Principal Architect, Infrastructure

Thank you for considering a career at Ensemble! Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country. Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference! O.N.E Purpose: Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation. Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results. The Opportunity: Ensemble is seeking an experienced Network Architect to help design and evolve our enterprise and cloud network architecture across a modern, cloud-first, multi-site environment. In this role, you will translate business and security requirements into resilient, secure, and scalable network designs that support mission-critical healthcare operations. You will collaborate closely with engineering, cloud operations, and security teams to set architectural direction, establish standards, and guide delivery. This is a hands-on, influence-driven role for a systems thinker who communicates equally well with engineers and executives. What You’ll Do Define and maintain the target-state network architecture across cloud and on-premises environments, including reference designs, standards, and documentation. Architect cloud network solutions in an Azure-first environment, designing for scalability, segmentation, and secure connectivity. Design and govern the network security edge, including next-generation firewalls, zero-trust principles, and secure remote access. Guide the evolution of enterprise routing, switching, and wireless infrastructure, and define integration paths between on-premises and cloud. Support multi-cloud connectivity as part of a broader cloud strategy. Ensure network designs align with healthcare regulatory and security requirements, partnering with the security organization on audit readiness. Champion automation and Infrastructure-as-Code approaches to network provisioning and change management. Partner on incident response and root cause analysis, translating lessons learned into architectural improvements. Evaluate emerging technologies and vendors, making recommendations that improve reliability, security, and cost efficiency. Present and defend architecture decisions to technical teams and senior stakeholders with clear, business-framed rationale. What You Should Bring 8+ years in enterprise networking, with 3+ years in a formal network architecture role for a large, multi-site environment. Cloud network architecture hands-on experience designing cloud networking, with depth in Microsoft Azure. Network security strong background with next-generation firewall platforms, zero-trust architecture, and secure remote access. Enterprise networking solid experience with enterprise routing, switching, and wireless technologies. Multi-cloud exposure to additional public cloud platforms is a plus. Automation familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code and scripting (e.g., Terraform, PowerShell, or Python). Experience designing for high availability, resiliency, and secure access in a regulated environment (healthcare/HIPAA experience preferred). Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering, leadership, and partner teams. Must be inquisitive and demonstrate openness to innovation including AI to explore better processes and ways to alleviate friction and improve patient and client experiences. This is a remote position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require. This position pays between $148,800 - $223,200 based on experience Nice to Have Relevant industry certifications in cloud networking, network security, or enterprise networking. Experience in healthcare, revenue cycle, or another regulated industry. Exposure to establishing architecture standards or review practices. #LI-MT1 #LI-Remote Join an award-winning company Five-time winner of “Best in KLAS” 2020-2022, 2024-2025 Black Book Research's Top Revenue Cycle Management Outsourcing Solution 2021-2024 22 Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) MAP Awards for High Performance in Revenue Cycle 2019-2024 Leader in Everest Group's RCM Operations PEAK Matrix Assessment 2024 Clarivate Healthcare Business Insights (HBI) Revenue Cycle Awards for strong performance 2020, 2022-2023 Energage Top Workplaces USA 2022-2024 Fortune Media Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2024 Monster Top Workplace for Remote Work 2024 Great Place to Work certified 2023-2024 Innovation Work-Life Flexibility Leadership Purpose + Values Bottom line, we believe in empowering people and giving them the tools and resources needed to thrive. A few of those include: Associate Benefits – We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs. Our Culture – Ensemble is a place where associates can do their best work and be their best selves. We put people first, last and always. Our culture is rooted in collaboration, growth, and innovation. Growth – We invest in your professional development. Each associate will earn a professional certification relevant to their field and can obtain tuition reimbursement. Recognition – We offer quarterly and annual incentive programs for all employees who go beyond and keep raising the bar for themselves and the company. Ensemble is an equal employment opportunity employer. It is our policy not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Ensemble also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Ensemble provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law. If you require accommodation in the application process, please contact [email protected] . This posting addresses state specific requirements to provide pay transparency. Compensation decisions consider many job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location; knowledge; skills; relevant experience; education; licensure; internal equity; time in position. A candidate entry rate of pay does not typically fall at the minimum or maximum of the role’s range. Employment Disclaimers – Ensemble