Marin General Hospital
Principal Systems Architect, Information Technology, Full-Time, Days
Marin General Hospital, San Rafael, California, United States, 94911
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14567 - EBTBD**ABOUT MARINHEALTH**MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.**Company:**Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center**Compensation Range:**$66.03 - $99.04**Work Shift:**8 Hour (days) (United States of America)**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40**Job Description Summary:**The Principal Systems Architect is a senior-level technical and strategic leader responsible for driving Marin Health’s modernization of on-premises infrastructure as part of the organization’s journey toward a secure, scalable, and resilient hybrid environment. This role will architect, build, and optimize on-prem systems, including core servers, storage, networking, desktop, and mobile platforms, ensuring seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
Working in close partnership with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, the Principal Systems Architect will ensure architectural continuity between on-prem and cloud platforms and serve as a backup in their absence. Together, they will co-develop hybrid strategies, migration roadmaps, and operational frameworks that align on-prem and cloud platforms to meet clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements. The Principal Systems Architect will lead initiatives to modernize legacy systems, implement best practices for availability, security, and compliance, and ensure that desktop and mobile environments are robust, user-friendly, and fully integrated with cloud services.
This role will collaborate extensively with Infrastructure, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles where applicable, optimize system performance, and support business continuity. The Principal Systems Architect will also engage with third-party vendors, healthcare partners, and technology providers to ensure Marin Health’s hybrid infrastructure remains agile, cost-effective, and future-ready.
Key responsibilities include developing and executing modernization plans for on-prem systems, coordinating operational direction between cloud and on-prem environments, mentoring engineering staff, and contributing to disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies. The Principal Systems Architect will work with IT leadership and Finance to create resource estimates, project timelines, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models, supporting Marin Health’s goal of delivering best-in-class, highly available technology that empowers patient care and organizational efficiency.
Key Focus Areas Include:
• On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration
• Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture
• Disaster Recovery, Backup & Continuity
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
• Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
• Financial, Operational & Project Alignment
• Change Management
• 24x7 On-Call Rotation**Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:****EDUCATION*** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).**EXPERIENCE*** 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud architecture roles.* 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting solutions in Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, ASR, and network security design.**PREREQUISITE SKILLS*** Proven ability to architect and modernize large-scale on-premises infrastructure and integrate with cloud platforms.* Demonstrated experience in desktop and mobile systems architecture, including enterprise endpoint management.* Strong understanding of hybrid environments, including interoperability between on-prem and cloud systems.* Expertise in disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup strategy design for hybrid platforms.* Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, IAM, RBAC, secure networking, and compliance-driven architectures.* Experience working within regulated environments (healthcare, finance, or similar).* Ability to build Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and create multi-year cost projections.* Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.LICENSE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:* Technical certifications preferred (such as Microsoft Azure Certified, CISSP, etc.)**PRIMARY CUSTOMER SERVED (Age-Specific Criteria):**This position is not a patient care position, and as such, this section does not apply.VII.
PATIENT PRIVACY (HIPAA Compliance):Employees in this position have access to protected health information.
The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records.
This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.VIII.
JOB FUNCTIONS:A.
ESSENTIALCloud Architecture Migration & Steady State Operations
•
Assess existing on-premises platforms and develop phased migration roadmaps.
•
Architect and deploy Azure-based infrastructure using best practices for availability, reliability, security, scalability, and cost optimization.
•
Lead and execute cloud migration projects including planning, build-out, testing, cutover, and post-migration optimization.
On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration
•
Modernize legacy on-prem systems, including servers, storage, networking, desktop, and mobile platforms.
•
Ensure seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
•
Co-develop hybrid strategies and operational frameworks with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect.
Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture
•
Design and implement enterprise endpoint management solutions.
•
Standardize desktop and mobile environments for security, usability, and integration with cloud identity and access services.
Disaster Recovery, Backup & Continuity
•
Architect and implement enterprise-level disaster recovery frameworks for hybrid environments.
•
Evaluate and integrate backup/recovery platforms that meet RTO/RPO objectives and compliance standards.
•
Perform failover testing and ensure procedures are documented and auditable.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
•
Partner with Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles, optimize system performance, and support business continuity.
•
Collaborate to align connectivity, segmentation, and security frameworks with cloud architecture.
Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
•
Serve as a subject matter expert for hybrid architecture.
•
Mentor engineering staff.
•
Engage with vendors, healthcare partners, and technology providers to ensure long-term platform viability and cost-effective solutions.
Financial, Operational & Project Alignment
•
Develop time estimates, capacity models, and resource requirement forecasts.
•
Create Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models for cloud and hybrid platforms.
•
Avise IT leadership and Project Management on project timelines, staffing needs, and risk considerations.
Manage System Changes
•
Oversee and implement system changes in compliance #J-18808-Ljbffr
San Rafael, CAtime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
14567 - EBTBD**ABOUT MARINHEALTH**MarinHealth is already realizing the benefits of impressive growth and has consistently earned high praise and accolades, including being Named One of the Top 250 Hospitals Nationwide by Healthgrades, receiving a 5-star Ranking for Overall Hospital Quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and being named the Best Hospital in San Francisco/Marin by Bay Area Parent, among others.**Company:**Marin General Hospital dba MarinHealth Medical Center**Compensation Range:**$66.03 - $99.04**Work Shift:**8 Hour (days) (United States of America)**Scheduled Weekly Hours:**40**Job Description Summary:**The Principal Systems Architect is a senior-level technical and strategic leader responsible for driving Marin Health’s modernization of on-premises infrastructure as part of the organization’s journey toward a secure, scalable, and resilient hybrid environment. This role will architect, build, and optimize on-prem systems, including core servers, storage, networking, desktop, and mobile platforms, ensuring seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
Working in close partnership with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect, the Principal Systems Architect will ensure architectural continuity between on-prem and cloud platforms and serve as a backup in their absence. Together, they will co-develop hybrid strategies, migration roadmaps, and operational frameworks that align on-prem and cloud platforms to meet clinical, operational, and regulatory requirements. The Principal Systems Architect will lead initiatives to modernize legacy systems, implement best practices for availability, security, and compliance, and ensure that desktop and mobile environments are robust, user-friendly, and fully integrated with cloud services.
This role will collaborate extensively with Infrastructure, Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles where applicable, optimize system performance, and support business continuity. The Principal Systems Architect will also engage with third-party vendors, healthcare partners, and technology providers to ensure Marin Health’s hybrid infrastructure remains agile, cost-effective, and future-ready.
Key responsibilities include developing and executing modernization plans for on-prem systems, coordinating operational direction between cloud and on-prem environments, mentoring engineering staff, and contributing to disaster recovery, backup, and business continuity strategies. The Principal Systems Architect will work with IT leadership and Finance to create resource estimates, project timelines, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models, supporting Marin Health’s goal of delivering best-in-class, highly available technology that empowers patient care and organizational efficiency.
Key Focus Areas Include:
• On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration
• Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture
• Disaster Recovery, Backup & Continuity
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
• Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
• Financial, Operational & Project Alignment
• Change Management
• 24x7 On-Call Rotation**Job Requirements, Prerequisites and Essential Functions:****EDUCATION*** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).**EXPERIENCE*** 10+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems engineering, or cloud architecture roles.* 5+ years of hands-on experience architecting solutions in Microsoft Azure, including IaaS, PaaS, ASR, and network security design.**PREREQUISITE SKILLS*** Proven ability to architect and modernize large-scale on-premises infrastructure and integrate with cloud platforms.* Demonstrated experience in desktop and mobile systems architecture, including enterprise endpoint management.* Strong understanding of hybrid environments, including interoperability between on-prem and cloud systems.* Expertise in disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup strategy design for hybrid platforms.* Knowledge of Zero Trust principles, IAM, RBAC, secure networking, and compliance-driven architectures.* Experience working within regulated environments (healthcare, finance, or similar).* Ability to build Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models and create multi-year cost projections.* Effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners.LICENSE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION:* Technical certifications preferred (such as Microsoft Azure Certified, CISSP, etc.)**PRIMARY CUSTOMER SERVED (Age-Specific Criteria):**This position is not a patient care position, and as such, this section does not apply.VII.
PATIENT PRIVACY (HIPAA Compliance):Employees in this position have access to protected health information.
The protected health information a person in this position can access includes demographics, date of service, insurance/billing, medical record summary information, and all other information that may be contained in patient records.
This position requires patient health information to perform the functions outlined as part of this position description.VIII.
JOB FUNCTIONS:A.
ESSENTIALCloud Architecture Migration & Steady State Operations
•
Assess existing on-premises platforms and develop phased migration roadmaps.
•
Architect and deploy Azure-based infrastructure using best practices for availability, reliability, security, scalability, and cost optimization.
•
Lead and execute cloud migration projects including planning, build-out, testing, cutover, and post-migration optimization.
On-Prem Modernization & Hybrid Integration
•
Modernize legacy on-prem systems, including servers, storage, networking, desktop, and mobile platforms.
•
Ensure seamless integration and operational continuity with cloud-based solutions.
•
Co-develop hybrid strategies and operational frameworks with the Principal Cloud Solutions Architect.
Desktop & Mobile Systems Architecture
•
Design and implement enterprise endpoint management solutions.
•
Standardize desktop and mobile environments for security, usability, and integration with cloud identity and access services.
Disaster Recovery, Backup & Continuity
•
Architect and implement enterprise-level disaster recovery frameworks for hybrid environments.
•
Evaluate and integrate backup/recovery platforms that meet RTO/RPO objectives and compliance standards.
•
Perform failover testing and ensure procedures are documented and auditable.
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Zero Trust Security Design
•
Partner with Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Application teams to embed Zero Trust principles, optimize system performance, and support business continuity.
•
Collaborate to align connectivity, segmentation, and security frameworks with cloud architecture.
Technical Leadership & Partnership Engagement
•
Serve as a subject matter expert for hybrid architecture.
•
Mentor engineering staff.
•
Engage with vendors, healthcare partners, and technology providers to ensure long-term platform viability and cost-effective solutions.
Financial, Operational & Project Alignment
•
Develop time estimates, capacity models, and resource requirement forecasts.
•
Create Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) models for cloud and hybrid platforms.
•
Avise IT leadership and Project Management on project timelines, staffing needs, and risk considerations.
Manage System Changes
•
Oversee and implement system changes in compliance #J-18808-Ljbffr