Principal Azure Engineer

Job Description

• Design and implement very secure, scalable, performant Azure-based architectures that meet business requirements.

• Build repeatable, well-documented architectures that can be adopted and consumed by customers

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting best practices and driving technical excellence.

• Support L4+ troubleshooting and escalations in the event of problems or incidents.

• Review existing cloud architectures and recommend optimizations and performance improvements.

• Ensure architectural consistency and alignment with industry standards and best practices as well as other cloud architectures at GE HealthCare

• Evaluate and recommend new AI-focused technologies and tools to enhance our cloud infrastructure and development processes.

• Monitor system performance and troubleshoot complex issues to ensure high availability and reliability.

• Leads and coordinates the domain technical and business discussions relative to future architecture direction.

• Supports, develops, and communicates domain-wide policies, standards, guidelines and procedures.

• Works closely with project management to ensure alignment of plans with what is being delivered.

• Recommends cost effective solutions with a vigilant eye on financial operations

• Create and monitor key metrics validating designs

• Meets with project management and software development leaders to ensure progress towards architectural alignment with project goals and requirements.

• Define the skills, competencies in the skills and talents for architecture team members.

• Challenges conventional thinking and traditional ways of operating and invites stakeholders to identify issues and opportunities. Helps others overcome resistance to change.

• Knowledge of healthcare compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITECH, etc.)

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or “STEM” Majors (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) with a minimum of 15 years of experience