What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Technology Architect position at Seattle Children's?
The Director, Technology Architect is responsible for defining and guiding the enterprise-wide technology architecture strategy for Seattle Children's, with a primary focus on leading our strategic migration to a modern public cloud ecosystem. This individual ensures that clinical, research, and administrative systems are safely, securely, and efficiently transitioned to optimize institutional goals, regulatory requirements, and emerging innovations in healthcare technology.
The incumbent will cultivate and optimize relationships with strategic technology vendors and hyperscale cloud providers, establishing the foundational landing zones, governance models, and migration frameworks that ensure external architectures seamlessly enable Seattle Children's technological roadmap and patient-care objectives.
The role bridges IT, clinical and business operations, and research, ensuring scalable, secure, and interoperable systems that support high-quality patient care, business processes, and data-driven research. The Technology Architect partners closely with the IT senior leadership team, hospital and research leadership, to drive digital transformation, legacy modernization, and innovation.
Required Education And Experience
$180,884.00 - $271,326.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
The incumbent will cultivate and optimize relationships with strategic technology vendors and hyperscale cloud providers, establishing the foundational landing zones, governance models, and migration frameworks that ensure external architectures seamlessly enable Seattle Children's technological roadmap and patient-care objectives.
The role bridges IT, clinical and business operations, and research, ensuring scalable, secure, and interoperable systems that support high-quality patient care, business processes, and data-driven research. The Technology Architect partners closely with the IT senior leadership team, hospital and research leadership, to drive digital transformation, legacy modernization, and innovation.
Required Education And Experience
- Bachelor's Degree in related field; or equivalent experience.
- 10 years of experience in architecture with a track record of successfully developing and delivering technology solutions of different scales.
- 5 years of experience in an enterprise, solution, application, or technology architect role with demonstrated progressive leadership.
- 5 years of experience leading large-scale cloud migration strategies (Lift-and-Shift, and Re-platforming, ) from on-premise/co-located data centers to public cloud environments.
- 10 years of direct, hands-on experience across multiple enterprise architecture domains such as strategy, business, process, systems, infrastructure, information, and IS security.
- 5 years of demonstrated industry leadership, including impactful decision-making, mentorship, and team building.
- At least one Professional or Expert-level Cloud Architect certification from a major cloud provider (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Cloud Certified Professional Cloud Architect).
- Proven experience designing Cloud Operating Models (Cloud Center of Excellence - CCoE) and transitioning teams from traditional infrastructure support to DevSecOps and FinOps.
- Deep technical knowledge of hybrid-cloud networking, cross-cloud security compliance, and cloud financial management (FinOps) to drive cost-optimization across hyperscale environments.
- Deep knowledge of healthcare systems (preferably Epic), interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR), and regulatory requirements.
- At least five (5) years of experience in IT leadership roles in an academic medical center, complex health system, or other related field.
- Master’s Degree in a STEM field including, but not limited to, Computer Science, Engineering, and Information Technology.
$180,884.00 - $271,326.00 per year
Salary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on full-time employment (2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity, skills, experience, and expertise, and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle, positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Children’s offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 403(b), life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens.org/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Children’s – to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a mission-driven organization that is life-changing to many, and touches the hearts of all? #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region, regardless of the families’ ability to pay. Together, we deliver superior patient care, advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serve as the pediatric and adolescent, academic medical center for Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho – the largest region of any children’s hospital in the country.
U.S. News & World Report consistently ranks Seattle Children’s among the nation’s best children’s hospitals. For more than a decade, Seattle Children’s has been nationally recognized in key specialty areas. We are honored to be one of the nation’s very best places to care for children and the top-ranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution, we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide best-in-class care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion, Excellence, Integrity, Collaboration, Equity and Innovation. Whether it’s delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner, practicing the highest standards of quality and safety, or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases, these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment
Seattle Children’s welcomes people of all experiences, backgrounds, and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our patients and families. Our organization recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes based on merit without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Children’s are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves.
Seattle Children’s is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
Salary : $180,884 - $271,326