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Jackson Nurse Professionals · 3 days ago

Director, Engineering- Platforms

Nashville-Tennessee

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

10+ years exp

Kimedics, LLC is part of the Jackson Healthcare family, focusing on workforce solutions for healthcare staffing. The Director, Engineering will oversee platform infrastructure and reliability, manage technical teams, and ensure compliance while optimizing performance to support business growth.

Staffing Agency

Responsibilities

Own production reliability, cloud architecture, and data infrastructure that scales to meet revenue goals

Design and optimize Azure infrastructure for performance, availability, and cost efficiency

Build and maintain data platform capabilities enabling real-time analytics and reporting

Deliver platform capabilities and self-service tooling that accelerate developer productivity and deployment velocity

Establish quality frameworks, testing infrastructure, and monitoring achieving enterprise-grade reliability

Partner with Jackson Healthcare security team to lead HITRUST compliance, SOC2 certification, and security programs for Kimedics; own incident response for platform and security issues

Develop cross-functional partnerships with Product, Engineering, business leaders to deliver customer value

Build and develop platform, quality, and security teams; cultivate technical leadership pipeline

Define and execute platform roadmap aligned with business goals; make build-vs-buy decisions for infrastructure and tooling

Manage daily operations of direct reports, ensuring they meet daily metrics and budget goals

Train, develop, and motivate associates to achieve desired goals

Support the VP, Technology serving as backup as needed

May work on special projects or other duties as assigned

Manages a team of direct reports

Utilizes Full-time and contractor employees to accomplish goals

Maintains budget oversight for given areas

Communicates with external vendors and service providers as needed

Qualification

Cloud architectureData infrastructureEngineering leadershipAzure Solutions ArchitectCISSP certificationInfrastructure-as-codeCI/CD pipelinesHealthcare complianceAgile methodologiesDevOps practicesCommunication skillsCritical thinkingOrganizational skillsTime management

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, required

10+ year(s) of progressive engineering experience, including:

5+ year(s) of platform/infrastructure engineering

3+ year(s) in engineering leadership

Ability to adhere to and exhibit the Company Values at all times

Advanced proficiency of cloud platforms (preferably Azure), infrastructure-as-code practices, and CI/CD pipelines

Strong understanding of healthcare compliance frameworks, including HIPPA and SOC2 requirements

Ability to leverage AI tools and automation to accelerate engineering productivity and support data-driven decision making

Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams

Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices

Excellent communication - skills both oral and written

Ability to translate technical concepts for executive-level stakeholders

Ability to build a team that encourages engineers to take risks, admit mistakes, and learn

Proficiency in customer relationship management (CRM) software

Ability to build and maintain relationships with potential clients

Solid critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills

Strong organizational and time management skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Flexibility and adaptability to change

Ability to consistently meet goals, commitments, and deadlines

Ability to work with sensitive information and maintain confidentiality

Preferred

Relevant certifications in cloud platforms (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Professional, or equivalent), preferred

CISSP or Security certifications, preferred

Experience scaling infrastructure and teams from startup to growth-stage

Benefits

Company-paid beneﬁts (Basic Life and AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, Compass Health Advocate and Transitions)

Healthcare beneﬁt options (Value Plan, High Deductible Plan with HSA, Healthcare FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Prepaid Legal Services, 529 Savings Plan, Pet Insurance)

Paid parental leave

Company sponsored 401k plan with company matching

PTO that accrues at a rate of 15 days/year for 1st year and continues to increase with tenure