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InterSystems · 2 months ago

Principal Healthcare Cloud Engineer

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$140K/yr - $173K/yr

10+ years exp

InterSystems is a creative data technology provider that enables healthcare organizations to revolutionize their operations through innovative, cloud-based technology solutions. The Principal Healthcare Cloud Engineer will own the architecture, automation, and operational excellence of large-scale, mission-critical healthcare workloads, guiding cross-functional teams and mentoring engineers while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Big DataHealth CareInformation TechnologySoftware

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design end-to-end cloud architectures (network, compute, storage, security) for InterSystems IRIS-based solutions, ensuring scalability, resiliency, performance, and compliance

Establish technical roadmaps and standards for infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, observability, and security across multiple cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Serve as the technical authority in design reviews, threat modeling, DR planning, and performance tuning

Build, deploy, orchestrate, and automate application and infrastructure packages using Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Azure Resource Manager, and Kubernetes-based tooling

Champion Git-centric workflows and CI/CD pipelines (GitLab preferred) to enable safe, repeatable releases

Drive rigorous monitoring, logging, and incident-response practices leveraging CloudWatch, Prometheus, Coralogix, Lacework, PagerDuty, or equivalent

Coach and develop senior and junior engineers; foster a culture of continuous improvement, knowledge sharing, and psychological safety

Partner with product owners and customer executives to translate complex healthcare requirements (HL7 V2.x, C-CDA, FHIR) into robust cloud solutions

Lead post-incident reviews and capacity-planning sessions, ensuring lessons learned feed directly into architecture and process refinements

Evaluate emerging technologies (serverless, service mesh, confidential computing, AI-for-Ops) and drive adoption where they add measurable value

Represent InterSystems at industry events and customer briefings, articulating the technical vision and ROI of our cloud-first strategy

Qualification

InterSystems IRISCloud architectureClinical data integrationLinux administrationTerraformKubernetesCloud certificationsPython scriptingBash scriptingPowerShell scriptingSoft skills

Required

10 + years managing production healthcare or regulated-industry environments, including application support, code deployment, and 24×7 operations

10 + years building solutions with InterSystems IRIS Interoperability (Ensemble, Health Connect) and advanced ObjectScript development

Deep expertise in clinical data integration and interoperability (HL7 V2.x, C-CDA, FHIR, IHE profiles)

Advanced Linux administration (Red Hat or Ubuntu); strong scripting in Python, Bash, or PowerShell

Demonstrated success leading architecture and incident-management efforts for high-availability, multi-AZ/region deployments

Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and navigate competing priorities

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred

Professional-level cloud certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect)

Mastery of configuration-management and IaC (Terraform Enterprise, Ansible Tower, Puppet, Chef)

Production experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, AKS) and service-mesh or serverless architectures

Solid understanding of Zero-Trust security principles, DevSecOps pipelines, and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, ISO 27001)

Expertise in TCP/IP networking, VPN & Direct Connect, load balancing, storage performance, and Linux kernel internals

Experience driving large-scale cost-optimization and FinOps initiatives in cloud environments

Benefits

Medical, vision, and dental insurance

Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance

401(k) Profit Sharing Contribution

Paid Time Off and Holidays

Parental Leave

Tuition reimbursement

Company

InterSystems

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InterSystems is a vendor of software and technology for high-performance database management, integration, and health information systems.

Founded in 1978

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.intersystems.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (62)

2024 (42)

2023 (25)

2022 (33)

2021 (19)

2020 (9)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Leadership Team

John Paladino

Head Of Client Services

Kathleen Aller

Head of Global Healthcare Market Strategy