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QualDerm providers and staff are well-trained, highly skilled and recognized as leaders in the specialty of dermatology.\nWe currently have 158 practices in 17 states, spanning across the full spectrum of dermatology, skin cancer care, cosmetics, plastic surgery, and pathology with continued plans to expand further across the nation.\nWe will partner with you to establish the best combination of environment, technology, teamwork and personal reward opportunities to earn your confidence that we are your best place to work.\nPurpose:\nOur organization operates a network of healthcare facilities and depends on reliable, secure, and scalable technology to support patient care, clinical staff, and back-office operations across all sites. We are seeking a Director, IT Infrastructure & Cloud to lead the strategy, operations, and support security posture of our infrastructure environment - spanning on-premises systems, and our Microsoft Azure cloud footprint.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role for someone who has both architected and operated cloud infrastructure in a healthcare or other highly regulated, multisite environment, and who understands that in this industry, downtime and security incidents have direct consequences for patient care and compliance.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nInfrastructure & Cloud Strategy\nOwn the architecture, roadmap, and lifecycle management of infrastructure across facility-level IT, and Azure cloud environments.\nOwn and evolve the Company’s Azure-based cloud environment, ensuring scalability, resilience, performance, and cost discipline.\nStandardize and modernize clinic-level infrastructure (networks, devices, connectivity) while enabling local operational excellence.\nLead ongoing cloud migration and optimization initiatives (Azure IaaS/PaaS, Azure AD/Entra ID, Azure networking, backup/DR, cost management).\nEvaluate and implement hybrid cloud architectures that balance performance, cost, scalability, and regulatory requirements (HIPAA, HITRUST).\nDevelop and maintain a multi-year infrastructure investment and refresh plan across all sites.\nLead IT planning and execution for de-novo site launches - network design, hardware procurement, connectivity, security baseline, and go-live readiness - ensuring new facilities meet operational and compliance standards from day one.\nServe as the IT lead for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, including technical due diligence, infrastructure and security risk assessment, systems/network integration planning, and post-close consolidation of acquired sites into the corporate environment.\nDay-to-Day IT Operations\nDirect 24/7 operational support for infrastructure, network, servers, storage, virtualization, and end-user computing across all locations.\nEstablish and monitor SLAs/KPIs for uptime, incident response, and service desk performance; drive continuous improvement via automation and AI enablement.\nOversee capacity planning, patching, monitoring, and change management processes to minimize disruption to clinical operations.\nManage vendor and managed service provider (MSP) relationships, contracts, and performance.\nLead incident and problem management for infrastructure-related outages, including on-call escalation processes.\nOwn IT budget planning and management for infrastructure and cloud operations.\nCybersecurity & Risk Management\nPartner with the security function to ensure infrastructure and cloud environments meet HIPAA, HITECH, and applicable state/federal security requirements.\nChampion secure architecture practices: identity and access management, endpoint protection, network segmentation, encryption, and vulnerability management.\nLead response and remediation for infrastructure-related security incidents in coordination with security/compliance teams.\nSupport risk assessments, security audits, and third-party/vendor risk reviews.\nEnsure business continuity and disaster recovery plans are documented, tested, and aligned with clinical operational needs.\nLeadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration\nBuild, mentor, and develop a high-performing infrastructure and operations team across multiple sites.\nServe as a key advisor to executive leadership on infrastructure risk, investment priorities, and technology roadmap.\nPartner with clinical, facilities, and compliance leaders to ensure technology decisions support patient care delivery and regulatory obligations.\nStandardize infrastructure practices, documentation, and tooling across all facilities to reduce variability and risk.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nRequirements\nBachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience).\n8+ years of progressive cloud infrastructure experience, including 3+ years in a leadership/management role.\nDemonstrated, hands-on experience designing, migrating, and operating workloads in Microsoft Azure (compute, storage, networking, identity/Entra ID, backup/DR).\nProven track record leading day-to-day IT operations at scale, ideally across multiple physical locations or business units.\nDirect experience leading de-novo site setup (new facility IT builds) and M&A IT integration (due diligence, systems/network integration, and post-acquisition consolidation).\nSolid working knowledge of cybersecurity principles and practices - identity management, network security, endpoint protection, vulnerability management, and incident response.\nExperience operating within regulated environments; healthcare industry experience strongly preferred (HIPAA, HITECH, HITRUST familiarity).\nExperience managing budgets, vendor contracts, and cross-functional teams.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to translate technical risk into business terms for executive audiences.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience in multisite healthcare delivery organizations (hospital systems, ambulatory networks, home health, behavioral health, or similar).\nRelevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, CISM, or ITIL.\nExperience with EHR/clinical systems infrastructure requirements and uptime expectations.\nFamiliarity with network infrastructure connecting distributed clinical sites (SD-WAN, MPLS, site-to-site VPN).\nExperience leading or supporting disaster recovery and business continuity planning in a clinical setting.\nTrack record supporting rapid organizational growth through de-novo expansion and/or acquisition activity in a healthcare or multisite services environment.\nBenefits\nBenefits of joining Qualderm Partners:\n Competitive Pay - Attractive compensation to reward your hard work\n Comprehensive Health Coverage - Includes Medical, Dental, and Vision plans to keep you covered\n Generous 401(k) Plan - Company matches 100% of the first 3%, plus 50% of the next 2%, with immediate vesting\n Paid Time Off (PTO) - Accrue PTO from day one, plus enjoy 6 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays each year\n Company-Paid Life Insurance - Peace of mind with basic life coverage, with the option for additional plans\n Disability Protection - Short-term and long-term disability coverage to protect you in unexpected circumstances\n Additional Wellness Plans - Accident, critical illness, and identity theft protection plans for extra security\n Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Access confidential support for personal or work-related challenges\n Exclusive Employee Discounts - Save on products and services with special discounts just for you\n Referral Bonus Program - Earn bonuses by referring qualified candidates to join the team\nQualDerm Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. 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