Principal Platform Architect

Principal Platform Architect at Zelis Healthcare shapes long-term cloud strategy and oversees architecture for globally distributed systems, enforcing standards and governance. The role includes vendor management, disaster recovery planning, and mentoring engineers across product, security, infrastructure, and data teams.

• Develop long-term cloud strategy
• Oversee architecture for globally distributed systems
• Influence vendor relationships and negotiate cloud service agreements
• Mentor senior engineers and engineering managers
• Define architectural standards, development methodologies, and governance

Senior cloud architecture leadership with focus on edge computing, AI/ML integration, zero-trust security, and disaster recovery. Responsible for documentation, governance, and cross-functional collaboration across enterprise cloud initiatives.

A senior cloud architect leader with 12+ years of experience (Bachelor’s +15 or Master’s +12) who can define long-term cloud strategy, oversee globally distributed architectures, govern standards, manage vendor relationships, and mentor engineers in a healthcare tech environment.