Cloud Architect - Healthcare Data Governance

Cloud Architect — Healthcare Data Governance (Contract)

Direct Client C2C. Remote (travel required for 3 domestic client site visits during tenure; expenses paid). Contract length 4+ months with potential extension.

Responsibilities

• Design Purview multi-cloud architecture across Azure, AWS, and Snowflake.
• Create collection hierarchy and implement an RBAC model for domain-based access control.
• Develop healthcare-compliant taxonomy and classification schemes.
• Architect AI accelerators using Azure OpenAI for automated metadata tagging and extraction.
• Design end-to-end data lineage (medallion pattern: Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Define and maintain governance policies for privacy, security, and interoperability.
• Identify compliance risks in data handling and propose mitigation strategies.
• Lead technical workshops and present architecture to CTO/CDO-level stakeholders.
• Guide implementation teams (Purview Engineers, AI Engineers, Security Lead) on complex integrations.

Requirements (Must-have)

• 10+ years cloud architecture experience (primarily Azure).
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Purview: Data Map, Information Protection, and DLP.
• Hands-on Purview experience within the last 18 months.
• Experience designing data lineage architecture and using Apache Atlas APIs.
• Healthcare/compliance expertise: healthcare data standards and related compliance.
• Experience implementing healthcare data governance models.
• Strong capability in PHI/PII protection in cloud environments.

Soft Skills

• C-level communication skills; able to present to CTO/CDO.
• Can lead technical teams remotely (US + India).
• Strong documentation and architecture diagramming.

Nice-to-have

• Experience with AI/GenAI platforms for metadata automation and intelligent classification (e.g., Azure OpenAI, LangChain, MS Copilot Studio).
• Azure OpenAI-related components such as Azure Functions and Application Insights.
• Healthcare/life sciences industry background.
• Azure Document Intelligence experience.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.