Mayo Clinic

Principal Platform Architect

Mayo Clinic$130K — $180K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology or 10+ years full-stack engineering experience (5 years in principal role).
  • 3-5 years in project management and system architecture/design.
  • 3-5 years of experience in Agile software development environments.
  • Principal level experience with Hyperscale Cloud Environments (preferably Google).
  • Experience with enterprise information security in public cloud; knowledge of HIPAA and HITRUST is a plus.
  • Expertise in DevOps and CI/CD principles.
  • Experience delivering clinical systems and managing cloud architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Own and enhance the test automation strategy and architecture for quality management.
  • Establish formal requirement traceability and validation systems.
  • Develop automated visibility tools for test coverage and defect trends.
  • Support the execution of the MCP technical roadmap.
  • Drive operational maturity through promoting new tools and standards.
  • Foster continuous improvement in processes and automation.
  • Mentor and coach technical team members for growth and systems-based thinking.
  • Define CI/CD and reliability engineering standards across the team and vendor partners.

Benefits

  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Reporting to the Mayo Clinic Platform (MCP) TechOps Director of Technology, the Reliability Platform Architect will be a technical leader, process and quality evangelist, and agent of change to drive operational maturity throughout the MCP systems.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Own the MCP test automation strategy and road mapping. Design, maintain, and improve the testing architecture used by other teams to manage their quality, covering Frontend, API Contracts, Performance, and Security.
  • Establish systems for formal requirement traceability and validation.
  • Develop automated mechanisms to provide clear visibility into test coverage, execution results, and defect trends across the Platform to inform team-level strategies.
  • Supports and advises the execution of the MCP technical roadmap.
  • Drive maturity of MCP Technology systems by launching and managing campaigns to promote adoption of new tools, processes and standards.
  • Foster a culture of continuous improvement by regularly reviewing and updating processes and automation according to evolving best practices.
  • Acts as a mentor and coach for other technical team members, supporting technical growth and systems-based thinking.
  • Define and champion comprehensive standards and best practices for CI/CD, observability, infrastructure as code, and reliability engineering across the Platform Technology team, as well as our vendor partners.
  • Work closely with developers, Product Managers, Infosec, Compliance and other stakeholders to set standards, identify risks, and ensure quality is a shared responsibility.

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work only. They are not an exhaustive list of all required responsibilities, duties, and skills. Other duties may be added or assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelors degree in a relevant information technology field or a minimum 10 years of direct full-stack engineering with increasing complexity or 5 years in a principal engineer capacity.
• 3-5 years project management, system architecture, and design.
• 3-5 years working in diverse environments utilizing Agile principles of software development.
• Principal level experience with Hyperscale Cloud Environments and their configurations (Google preferred. AWS or Azure considered).
• Experience with enterprise information security systems and application in a public cloud environment. Understanding of healthcare specific considerations such as HIPAA and HITRUST strongly desired.
• Principal level experience in DevOps and CI/CD principles.
• Experience directly delivering and supporting clinical systems.
• Experience with cloud architecture, deployments, and management in an enterprise setting.
• Experience with Interoperability standards such as HL7 and FHIR.
• Experience with solutions integration/delivery in a healthcare setting.

Desired Characteristics:
• Experience in driving and leading technology development and technical capability to guide strategically and manage resources.
• Experience with technology change management specifically around SDLC end of life and feature migration processes.
• Business acumen, to gauge not just what can be done but to know what can be completed cost effectively and sustainably.
• This person must have the ability to promote and explain technology initiatives to business leaders outside of the technology organization and to external partners and customers.
• The selected individual must combine a solid technical foundation with forward-looking strategic skills to help develop a Platform strategy to enable Mayo Clinic to capitalize on emerging technologies.
• Ability to think beyond the technology itself and will understand key business drivers that ensure technology investment will provide substantial value or improvements to customers.

About Us

Why Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other care provider according to U.S. News & World Report. As we work together to put the needs of the patient first, we are also dedicated to our employees, investing in competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit plans - to take care of you and your family, now and in the future. And with continuing education and advancement opportunities at every turn, you can build a long, successful career with Mayo Clinic.

Benefits Highlights
  • Medical: Multiple plan options.
  • Dental: Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
  • Vision: Affordable plan with national network.
  • Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
  • Retirement: Competitive retirement package to secure your future.


About the Team

Just as our reputation has spread beyond our Minnesota roots, so have our locations. Today, our employees are located at our three major campuses in Phoenix/Scottsdale, Arizona, Jacksonville, Florida, Rochester, Minnesota, and at Mayo Clinic Health System campuses throughout Midwestern communities, and at our international locations. Each Mayo Clinic location is a special place where our employees thrive in both their work and personal lives. Learn more about what each unique Mayo Clinic campus has to offer, and where your best fit is.

Equal Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status or disability status. Learn more about the "EOE is the Law". Mayo Clinic participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

About Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit academic medical center based in Rochester, Minnesota, focused on integrated clinical practice, education, and research. It employs more than 4,500 physicians and scientists and 58,400 administrative and allied health staff. The practice specializes in treating difficult cases through tertiary care and destination medicine. It is home to the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, which includes a medical school and research programs. Mayo Clinic has a large presence in three U.S. metropolitan areas: Rochester, Minnesota; Jacksonville, Florida; and Phoenix, Arizona. It also has several affiliated hospitals and clinics elsewhere in the United States and around the world.
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1919

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