Kaiser Permanente · 19 hours ago
Sr Director - Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture and Cloud Security
California-Pleasanton-Pleasanton Tech Cntr Building A
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
12+ years expKaiser Permanente is a leading healthcare organization, and they are seeking a Senior Director for Enterprise Cybersecurity Architecture and Cloud Security. This strategic leadership role involves overseeing the cybersecurity architecture and ensuring the security of digital infrastructure while leading a team of architects and engineers.
Health CareHospitalMental HealthNon ProfitPersonal Health
Responsibilities
Directs the operations of multiple units and departments by identifying customer and operational needs; analyzing resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporating them into business plans; engaging strategic, cross-functional business units to champion and drive support for business plans and priorities; translating business strategy into actionable business requirements; obtaining and distributing resources; setting standards and measuring progress; anticipating and removing obstacles that impact performance; addressing performance gaps and implementing contingency plans accordingly; ensuring products and/or services meet customer requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies; serving as a subject-matter expert and trusted source to executive leadership; and providing influence and consultation in the development of the larger organizational or business strategy
Models and drives continuous learning and maintains a highly skilled and engaged workforce by aligning cross-functional resource plans with business objectives; overseeing the recruitment, selection, and development of talent; motivating and empowering teams; building organizational capacity and developing high potential employees for growth opportunities and advancement; staying current with industry trends, benchmarks, and best practices; providing guidance and leadership when difficult decisions need to be made; and ensuring performance management guidelines and expectations align with and drive business objectives and results
Directs efforts to develop and maintain the enterprise IT technology direction by ensuring technology direction is leveraged properly to develop target state architecture and drive decision making
Directs the development and management of strategic architectural direction
Oversees the process for defining, communicating, and implementing architecture standards, guidelines, and statements of direction
Guides research on industry standards and technologies to ensure business needs are met
Ensures the establishment of architectural best practices that guide the design of technology solutions
Directs the program for development and maintenance of enterprise-level IT architecture across the organization by shaping the architecture strategy within assigned domain(s)
Facilitates architects and business leaders in the definition of target state architectures aligned to technology direction across areas (for example, application, data, security, infrastructure)
Ensures architectural change requests or exceptions are managed appropriately
Oversees the development of architecture designs in accordance with IT delivery processes and governance requirements
Ensures processes are in place to drive the adoption of new technology which includes identifying organizational and financial impacts of proposed technology strategies
Partners with IT and business senior leadership to influence technology and business investments
Champions innovative technologies to improve productivity and drive new opportunities
Provides guidance and direction to assigned domain(s) in the adoption of architecture practices by communicating and educating others throughout the organization, including senior leadership, on the architecture methodologies, governance, and standards
Provides direction to ensure the continuous improvement of the companys architecture practices and drive consensus in adopting changes to these practices
Directs the development and execution of an architecture communication plan to influence stakeholders inside and outside IT on the benefits of architecture practices
Qualification
Required
Minimum six (6) years supervisory experience
Minimum four (4) years managing operating budgets and/or project financials
Bachelors degree in Computer Science, CIS, Engineering, Business, or related technical field and Minimum twelve (12) years IT experience delivering technical solutions, including at least Minimum four (4) years in IT architecture. Additional equivalent work experience may be substituted for the degree requirement
Company
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is a health organization that offers disease prevention, mental healthcare, and chronic disease management services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$7.48M2018-07-17Grant· $0.08M
2014-08-05Grant· $7.4M
Leadership Team
Gregory Adams
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
James L. Robinson III
Senior Vice President/Area Manager
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