Data Center & Application Hosting Strategy - Architect

$170,560 - $170,560/Yr

Fraser Health - San Jose, CA

Full-time - Senior

San Jose, CA

Hospitals

About the position

The Data Centre and Application Hosting Strategy Architect will play a crucial role in developing and maturing the data centre and application infrastructure/cloud hosting strategy for the Vancouver Island Health Authority. This position involves gathering business requirements, assessing application inventories, and creating a comprehensive 3-5 year roadmap for hosting services that aligns with the organization's long-term objectives.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews, workshops, and stakeholder meetings to gather and document business needs and IT goals.
• Analyze existing hosting infrastructure and its alignment with current business objectives.
• Identify and document gaps, risks, and improvement opportunities within the current infrastructure setup.
• Review, assess, and enhance the current application inventory assessment of all IT hosted applications.
• Evaluate the technical, operational, and security requirements of each application in the context of their hosting/delivery strategy.
• Develop a report categorizing applications based on hosting suitability (e.g., cloud-ready, on-premises preference, hybrid, etc.).
• Design a robust infrastructure/cloud hosting strategy document that supports the organization's long-term objectives.
• Identify hosting options (e.g., private cloud, public cloud, hybrid solutions) for different application types based on their requirements.
• Define best practices, guidelines, and governance for hosting application services, considering security, compliance, and operational resilience.
• Recommend cost-optimization measures and licensing models for future hosting infrastructure.
• Assess existing datacentre hosting facilities in context of suitability, security, and resiliency recommendations.
• Develop a detailed 3-5yr+ roadmap with phased hosting options and migration recommendations.
• Provide insights into technological advancements, industry trends, and future considerations for ongoing strategy refinement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (preferred).
• 5 years of experience in Cloud Architecture and Migration (required).
• 5 years of experience in Datacentre, Infrastructure, and Cloud Hosting (required).
• Strong stakeholder engagement experience.
• Experience with cloud architecture and migration strategies.
• Experience with datacentre architecture and migration strategies.

Nice-to-haves

• Previous Health Care IT experience preferred.

Benefits

• Remote work opportunity
• Flexible working hours
• Competitive pay up to $82 per hour