Availity delivers revenue cycle and related business solutions for health care professionals who want to build healthy, thriving organizations. Availity has the powerful tools, actionable insights and expansive network reach that medical businesses need to get an edge in an industry constantly redefined by change. At Availity, we're not just another Healthcare Technology company; we're pioneers reshaping the future of healthcare! With our headquarters in vibrant Jacksonville, FL, and an exciting office in Bangalore, India, along with an exceptional remote workforce across the United States, we're a global team united by a powerful mission. We're on a mission to bring the focus back to what truly matters – patient care. As the leading healthcare engagement platform, we're the heartbeat of an industry that impacts millions. With over 2 million providers connected to health plans, and processing over 13 billion transactions annually, our influence is continually expanding. Join our energetic, dynamic, and forward-thinking team where your ideas are celebrated, innovation is encouraged, and every contribution counts. We're transforming the healthcare landscape, solving communication challenges, and creating connections that empower the nation's premier healthcare ecosystem. As the Cloud Security Architect IV, you will provide consultation on Cloud solutions that will balance the need for speed and flexibility of Cloud infrastructure and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS applications with the requirement to never compromise Availity security. Lead efforts in enhancing the Information Security design for Cloud throughout the enterprise. Enforce regulatory requirements with Security policies, standards, procedures, and technical controls. Server as the technical SME on various Cloud initiatives. This vital role requires the ability to orchestrate visionary ideas with the aptitude to define new security strategies with the determination to get the initiatives done. Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position. Location: Remote, US Why work on this team: This is a flexible team that values and grows the relationships they have with their business partners as they understand that is where success lies in an ever-changing technology landscape This role will give this associate the chance to directly impact our business going forward as we move towards a fully cloud-based Availity Role qualifications: 10 years of progressive work experience designing business processes, process mapping, working on process improvement initiatives, and business applications security design Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technology field or 3 years of experience within the development or security field would be considered in lieu of a degree Must thoroughly understand software installations, systems monitoring and troubleshooting, account management, and overall efforts to minimize system downtime Must have an advanced understanding of DevOps ideologies to drive and communicate change supporting DevOps/SecOps methodology within organization Must have experience working with government compliance frameworks and translating those requirements into technical controls. These should include Impact Levels, Defense Information Systems Agency and FedRAMP controls and certifications. Must have experience with Git, Jenkins, and Terraform Must have experience with common serverless languages (Python, Go) Must have strong experience with cloud security strategy, cloud service provider (CSP) ecosystems (Amazon AWS) Must have experience with DevOps and Agile methodology Must have knowledge of cloud networking, operations, security, automation, and orchestration Must have clear understanding of security protocols and standards and experience with software/security architectures Must have excellent communication skills to bridge knowledge gaps between IT staff and non-IT corporate staff Must have experience with n-tier architecture Must have experience in networking concepts and services, to include PKI, IPsec, VPNs, and UDP, TCP/IP Must be familiar with high-availability (HA) and disaster recovery/failover implementations for multiple availability zones and regions. Must have strong written and oral communication skills Must be organized, responsive and excellent problem solver Must have the ability to work with minimal direction on a variety of, and on occasion ambiguous, functional and/or technical requirements What you will be doing: Lead Cloud Security Architecture and Engineering for Enterprise and Business teams for all IaaS, PaaS and SaaS implementations Serve as primary contact to Governance, Risk and Compliance to ensure all Cloud Accounts consistently meet Availity’s security, contractual, and regulatory requirements Provide technical leadership in IT Security strategy for both infrastructure and applications Steer cloud configurations and services towards industry-leading security with your domain expertise Proactively assess in collaboration with Offensive Security Teams all existing cloud implementations, identifying security issues and prioritizing fixes Engineer and implement new Cloud Security tools to support all DevOps/SecOps processes being mindful of cloud compute resources Execute daily and ongoing security oversight of SecOps operations, to include the security impact of proposed modifications, additions, and technology implementation/refresh of business and IT operations Understand and address all cloud security vulnerabilities and associated threats, as well as assess overall security risks to the cloud environments using approved software tools Provide mitigation recommendations to reduce identified security risks Work directly with internal IT staff and customer to establish and enforce IT security best practices, protection objectives, process improvements and effective IT security controls Availity culture and benefits: Availity is a certified “Great Place to Work”, a “Best Workplaces for Technology Companies”, a “Best Workplaces for Women” and a “Best Workplaces for Millennials”! Culture is important to us and there are many ways for you to make your mark here! We have several Diversity & Inclusion teams and various ways to engage with fellow Availity associates. “AvaiLadies”, “Beyond Black”, “HOLA”, “Availity Pride”, “VetAvaility” a Young Professionals Group and “She Can Code IT” a group for women in tech are some of the groups you can get involved in. Availity is a culture of continuous learning. We have many resources and experts in our tech stack and in our industry that can help get you there too! We offer a competitive salary, bonus structure, generous HSA company contribution, healthcare, vision, dental benefits and a 401k match program that you can take advantage of on day one! We offer unlimited PTO for salaried associates 9 paid holidays. Hourly associates start at 19 days of PTO and go up from there with all the same holiday benefits. Interested in wellness? We allow our associates to reimburse up to $250/year for gym memberships, participation in racing events, weight management programs, etc. Interested in furthering your education? We offer education reimbursement! Availity offers Paid Parental Leave for both moms and dads, both birth parents and adoptive parents. Want to work for an organization that gives back to the community? You’re at the right place! Availity partners with various organizations, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness, funds and morale as our staff members volunteer their time and funds to engage the organizations campaign. Next steps: After you apply, you will receive text/email messages thanking you for applying and then you will continue to receive more text/email messages alerting you as to where you are in the recruitment process. Interview process: Recruiter resume review Manager resume review Recruiter video interview Technical panel video interview Manager video interview Panel video interview Availity is an equal opportunity employer and makes decisions in employment matters without regard to race, religious creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other classification protected by federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. Availity is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. NOTICE: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. When required by state law or federal regulation, Availity uses I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification in conjunction with E-Verify to determine employment eligibility. Learn more about E-Verify at http://www.dhs.gov/e-verify. Click the links below to view Federal Employment Notices. Family & Medical Leave Act Equal Employment Law Poster Pay Transparency Employee Polygraph Protection Act IER Right to Work Poster Important Notice about Employee Rights to Organize and Bargain Collectively with Their Employers We love what we do. More importantly, we love where we do it. If you enjoy talented, positive people who are dedicated to working together to create awesome products and solutions, then Availity is the place for you. The work is challenging but the rewards run deep, as do the opportunities for growth. Come make your mark in a place where you will love what you do.