Consulting Cloud Architect GCP

Introduction

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below:Consulting Cloud ArchitectHCA Healthcare. Local candidates preferred.

Benefits

HCA Healthcare offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a Consulting Cloud Architect for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

What makes HCA Healthcare Information Technology Group (ITG) unique as a technology company is that our solutions ultimately impact the care of patients. Although our skills are needed many industries, we in ITG apply them specifically to the noble cause of healthcare. We are "Healthcare Inspired." It is this guiding vision that pervades and positively influences every level of our organization. It shapes our mission, defines our values, and brings our leaders and employees together in a shared enthusiasm for their work, setting ITG apart as a uniquely purpose-driven company in the IT industry. As a part of that, we exist to raise the bar, unlock possibilities, and care like family.

As part of the Enterprise Technology Architecture and Innovation (ETAI) team, the Consulting Cloud Architect - Google Cloud Platform (GCP) will help design, implement, and manage scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud solutions. They will be responsible for helping to define the overall cloud architecture, leading the design and implementation of cloud infrastructure, and ensuring alignment with business requirements and industry best practices. They will work closely with development teams, security experts, and business stakeholders to deliver innovative cloud solutions that drive business value and enable our organization's cloud transformation journey.

The ideal candidate possesses a deep understanding of GCP services and technologies, strong application architecture skills, and a passion for cloud-native development. They should be proficient in DevOps practices, security best practices, and have a proven track record of delivering successful cloud implementations. Excellent communication and collaboration skills are essential, as they will be responsible for communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences and fostering a collaborative team environment focused on GCP excellence. They will be a key influencer in shaping our organization's cloud strategy and ensuring its success.

We are on a mission to change the face of the healthcare industry through value driven products. These products will create innovation to all users of healthcare across HCA's nationwide ecosystem. To do this we are building teams that are curious and quick to adapt to new technologies.

Major Responsibilities:

• Champion a collaborative team environment focused on GCP best practices and knowledge sharing, working closely with development teams, security, and operations colleagues to achieve business objectives through optimized cloud solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (business stakeholders, product owners, project managers, end users, and security teams) to gather and translate functional and non-functional requirements into robust and scalable GCP architectures.
• Lead investigations and propose innovative GCP-based solutions to complex development, design, and operational challenges, leveraging Google Cloud's services and capabilities.
• Leading cultural changes for cloud adoption in the organization through HR, training, RFPs, project engagements and business priority areas.
• Advisory level access to IT leaders for legal, finances, development for cloud and program adoption processes.
• Champion in technical and business roadmap development with lines of business and domain architects.
• Active participant in architecture reviews, innovation programs and new technology adoption.
• Guide team members in accurate scope of work estimation and forecasting for GCP-related projects, considering resource utilization, infrastructure costs, and potential scaling needs.
• Serve as a GCP subject matter expert and community leader, evangelizing cloud architecture, design patterns, implementation strategies, security standards, and cost optimization best practices within the organization.
• Perform proof-of-concept (POC) and proof-of-technology (POT) evaluations of various GCP services and solutions to demonstrate their value and feasibility to stakeholders, driving adoption of appropriate technologies.
• Prepare and present comprehensive architectural designs, feasibility studies, and impact analyses of proposed GCP solutions to diverse audiences, from senior management to analysts and developers, clearly articulating the benefits and trade-offs.
• Create detailed architectural and design documentation necessary to guide development teams in building and deploying GCP-based applications, including but not limited to: conceptual diagrams, network diagrams, deployment diagrams, security architecture, and data flow diagrams.
• Practices and adheres to the "Code of Conduct" philosophy and "Mission and Value Statement."
• Training and mentoring of peers and other staff
• Performs other duties as assigned

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field required
• 7+ years of experience in systems development and engineering Required

Required and Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Behaviors:

• Growth Mindset & Continuous Learning: Demonstrates a proactive approach to learning new GCP services, technologies, and best practices.
• GCP Expertise (Core): Possesses deep knowledge of core GCP services across compute, storage, networking, data, and security.
• Data Engineering & Integration Skills: Has experience with data-related GCP services and tools, and a foundational understanding of the broader data landscape. Preferred
• Application Architecture & Development: Understands application architecture principles and development practices relevant to GCP, like microservices, APIs, and serverless.
• DevOps & Automation: Proficient in DevOps principles and practices with experience using GCP-related tooling for IaC, CI/CD, and configuration management.
• Security Expertise: Demonstrates a strong understanding of cloud security best practices and GCP security services.
• Problem-Solving & Analytical Skills: Exhibits excellent problem-solving and analytical skills for resolving complex technical issues in GCP environments.
• Communication & Collaboration: Communicates technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences and collaborates effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Agile Methodology: Understands and applies Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) in software development lifecycles. Preferred
• Diagramming and Documentation: Effectively creates clear architectural diagrams, technical documentation, and presentations.
• Legacy System Integration: Integrates GCP solutions with on-premises systems, understanding common integration patterns.
• Cost Management: Understands and applies GCP cost management principles and tools to optimize cloud deployments for cost efficiency.
• Ability to lead technical interviews of potential candidates of a vary levels. Preferred
• Ability to sit for long periods of time.

Travel Required

• Occasional Travel: The job may require travel from time- to-time, but not on a regular basis.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Consulting Cloud Architect opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

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