Job Description Summary
The Senior Staff Cloud Engineer at GE HealthCare is a senior technical leadership role responsible for designing, delivering, and governing secure, enterprise-scale cloud solutions on AWS while driving innovation through AI/ML-enabled infrastructure operations. This role defines cloud architecture strategy, establishes reusable engineering standards, and ensures alignment with GE HealthCare’s enterprise cloud and security frameworks. The position combines deep hands-on cloud engineering expertise with strong technical leadership, guiding teams, influencing architectural direction across domains, and partnering with stakeholders to modernize healthcare technology platforms. The Senior Staff Cloud Engineer leads optimization efforts across performance, security, reliability, and cost, while integrating AI-driven automation, predictive monitoring, and infrastructure intelligence. Success in this role requires extensive experience building and operating large-scale cloud platforms, strong knowledge of cloud-native and distributed systems, familiarity with healthcare compliance standards, and the ability to mentor engineers, shape technical strategy, and drive operational excellence in a regulated, mission-critical environment.
Job Description
As a Senior Staff Cloud Engineer at GE HealthCare, you will lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale, secure cloud solutions on AWS. You will drive cloud architecture strategy, mentor engineering teams, and leverage AI/ML technologies to transform our infrastructure operations. This is a highly technical leadership role requiring deep expertise in cloud engineering and the ability to influence technical direction across the organization.
GE Healthcare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our mission is to improve lives in the moments that matter. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Architecture & Engineering
- Design and implement secure, scalable, high-performance AWS-based solutions that meet enterprise business requirements
- Develop repeatable, well-documented engineering patterns and solutions for broad organizational adoption
- Review and optimize existing cloud architectures for performance, security, and cost efficiency
- Ensure architectural consistency and alignment with industry standards and GE HealthCare's cloud strategy
- Monitor system performance and resolve complex technical issues to maintain high availability
AI-Driven Infrastructure Innovation
- Integrate AI-powered tools to automate infrastructure provisioning, optimize resource allocation, and enhance monitoring capabilities
- Develop AI agents and workflows for infrastructure-as-code generation, documentation automation, and predictive maintenance
- Evaluate and adopt emerging AI technologies that align with security requirements and industry best practices
- Drive the transformation of cloud infrastructure operations through machine learning solutions
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, promoting cloud best practices and driving technical excellence
- Lead domain-wide technical and business discussions regarding future architecture direction
- Develop and communicate policies, standards, guidelines, and procedures across the organization
- Define skills, competencies, and talent requirements for architecture team members
- Challenge conventional approaches and help stakeholders identify improvement opportunities
Collaboration & Operations
- Partner closely with project management to ensure architectural alignment with project goals and delivery timelines
- Support L4+ troubleshooting and incident escalations
- Recommend cost-effective solutions with focus on financial operations optimization
- Create and monitor key metrics to validate architectural designs
- Lead early-stage customer interactions and guide enterprise-level technical solution alignment
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) with minimum 14+years of experience in cloud engineering
Technical Expertise
- Proven experience designing and deploying enterprise-scale cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure
- Deep expertise in cloud-native design patterns, microservices architecture, and distributed systems
- Advanced knowledge of network architecture and API integrations across cloud platforms
- Strong problem-solving abilities with experience troubleshooting complex technical issues
- Experience with healthcare compliance frameworks (HIPAA, HITECH, etc.)
- Ability to analyze current state, design future state, and develop comprehensive implementation roadmaps
- Experience managing operational stability through all lifecycle phases (planning, implementation, steady state, decommissioning)
Leadership & Communication
- Excellent analytical and creative problem-solving skills with ability to identify pragmatic alternatives
- Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively and influence across all organizational levels
- Proven ability to build consensus with global teams and leadership
- Experience guiding customers through enterprise-level technical decisions and legacy system integration
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced certifications in Microsoft Azure (Solutions Architect Expert, DevOps Engineer Expert)
- Experience with generative AI platforms and automation tools
- Knowledge of infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, ARM templates, Bicep)
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
- Background in healthcare technology or regulated industries
- Knowledge of other clouds (Azure/OCI)
Inclusion and Diversity
GE Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership – always with unyielding integrity.
Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you’d expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you’ll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.
Additional Job Description
Additional Information
Compensation Grade
SPB3
**Relocation Assistance Provided: **Yes