At RapidScale, we believe that exceptional technology is driven by exceptional talent. We provide secure and reliable managed and advisory services across public, private, and hybrid clouds, enabling organizations to innovate, adapt, and grow. As one of the industry's top partners with major technology providers like Broadcom, VMware, AWS, Azure, and Google, our solutions are focused on delivering favorable business outcomes while ensuring embedded cyber resiliency and AI capabilities to safeguard the present and future of healthcare.
As a Senior Healthcare Solutions Architect at RapidScale, you will be a key advisor to our most significant clients in the healthcare sector. Your mission is to shape and implement innovative cloud, infrastructure, and security solutions that tackle the unique regulatory, operational, and technological hurdles faced by large healthcare organizations.
This role is central to our solutions engineering team, primarily concentrating on strategic healthcare opportunities. You will leverage deep industry knowledge, familiarity with healthcare IT systems (including EHR, HIE, Telehealth, Imaging, and practice management), and an understanding of compliance and interoperability challenges facing the healthcare sector. You will bridge the gap between business, clinical, and IT priorities to align RapidScale's capabilities with our customers' business outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead tailored discovery engagements with healthcare organizations focusing on mission-critical applications, business and clinical workflows, IT infrastructure, cloud strategies, regulatory pressures (such as HIPAA and HITECH), data governance, and interoperability requirements.
- Translate healthcare-focused challenges into actionable, outcome-driven technical strategies.
- Conduct interviews and workshops with both business and IT leadership to surface high-impact initiatives.
- Influence C-level stakeholders by linking IT transformation to improvements in patient care outcomes and financial imperatives.
- Architect secure, scalable hybrid and multi-cloud environments aligned with application availability, performance needs, and regulatory standards.
Collaboration & Influence
Act as a technical leader across regional teams, supporting large strategic healthcare pursuits.Partner with RapidScale's sales team, cloud solution architects, AI / ML specialists, and security experts to co-develop strategies and solution roadmaps.Contribute to RFP responses, executive briefings, and solution validations tailored to healthcare use cases.Serve as a subject matter expert, helping to evolve our growing healthcare IT practice.Security & Compliance
Design secure environments that meet HIPAA, HITRUST, NIST, and evolving CMS cybersecurity expectations.Guide customers through risk assessments, BAA considerations, and audit readiness.Thought Leadership & Education
Stay updated on healthcare IT trends (e.g., cloud solutions in clinical systems, AI / ML in diagnostics, telehealth infrastructure).Educate clients on how RapidScale's solutions align with healthcare-specific goals, such as improving patient experience and clinician productivity while managing costs.Represent RapidScale at healthcare technology forums, panels, and strategic client briefings.Minimum Qualifications :
Bachelor's degree in a related field and 8 years of experience in a relevant area (such as solutions engineering, architecture, or consulting). A master's degree with 6 years, or a Ph.D. with 3 years of relevant experience may also be acceptable, or 12 years of experience in a related field.5 years of experience specifically in the healthcare sector.Familiarity with clinical and administrative systems (Epic, Cerner, PACS, HL7 / FHIR).Strong understanding of operational priorities in healthcare, including uptime for critical applications and funding constraints.Preferred Qualifications :
Hosted Cloud / Data Center : Strong knowledge of VMware, storage solutions (SAN / NAS), and VDI / DaaS environments hosting healthcare applications.Public Cloud : Familiarity with hybrid architectures that span AWS, Azure, and GCP, particularly optimized for healthcare workloads.Security and Compliance : Experience designing secure, compliant solutions for protected health information (PHI), including MDR, IAM, and encrypted backup / DR strategies.LAN / WAN Networking : Ability to design and optimize connectivity strategies between facilities, cloud regions, and co-located environments.Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity : Proven experience with high-availability solutions that meet healthcare uptime expectations and support testing / audit requirements.Compensation for this role includes a base salary range of $138,800.00 - $208,200.00, with an additional annual incentive / commission target of $62,000.00. The final salary may vary within this range based on the candidate's experience and the location of the position.
The Company offers eligible employees flexible vacation time, seven paid holidays throughout the year, and up to 160 hours of paid wellness time annually for personal or family wellness. Additional paid time off is available for bereavement, voting, jury duty, volunteering, military service, or parental leave.
All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship.
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