Chief Digital Architect

Job Description Summary

The Chief Digital Architect – CVUS Digital Portfolio is the senior technical authority responsible for defining and owning the end-to-end software architecture for Digital( across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments) and Device SW platforms. The role owns architecture decisions covering technology selection, application and platform architecture, engineering toolchain, data architecture, integration, interoperability, cybersecurity and non-functional requirements. Working closely with CTO leadership, Product Management, Engineering, Systems, Cybersecurity and cross-functional stakeholders, the role translates product and technology strategy into a scalable, secure and executable architecture roadmap.

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.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Serve as the architecture authority for EchoViewer and own major architecture decisions across the

product lifecycle.

• Define and maintain the end-to-end architecture for on-premises, cloud and hybrid deployment models.
• Own architecture decisions covering applications, services, APIs, data, integration, interoperability,

deployment and infrastructure.

• Define the technology stack and engineering toolchain, balancing productivity, maintainability, security,

lifecycle cost and technology obsolescence.

• Establish architecture principles, reference architectures, design patterns and technical guardrails for the

engineering organisation.

• Define the product data architecture and integration strategy, including data models, APIs, external

interfaces and clinical ecosystem interoperability.

• Drive interoperability using relevant healthcare standards, including DICOM, HL7 and FHIR.
• Architect cybersecurity by design, minimising attack surface, unnecessary dependencies and technology

footprint while enabling secure deployment, upgrades and maintenance.

• Define architectural approaches for identity and access, data protection, secure communication, logging,

observability, resilience and component lifecycle management.

• Drive non-functional requirements covering performance, scalability, reliability, availability,

maintainability, serviceability, cybersecurity and interoperability.

• Partner with Engineering leadership to translate architecture into technical roadmaps, executable product

increments and release plans.

• Work with Systems and V&V leadership to ensure that the architecture is testable and supports effective

integration and automation.

• Lead architecture reviews and resolve complex technical issues and cross-product architectural trade-

offs.

• Make build, buy, reuse and platform-adoption recommendations based on product, technology and

business needs.

• Drive reuse of common services, components, APIs and platform capabilities across the CVUS Digital

portfolio.

• Manage technical debt and architecture evolution to balance short-term commitments with long-term

scalability and maintainability.

• Partner with CTO, Product Management and cross-functional leaders to define product and technology

strategy.

• Communicate architecture strategy, major decisions, technical risks and investment needs to senior

leadership.

• Mentor architects, principal engineers and senior technical talent across Bengaluru and the global CVUS

organisation.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronics,Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive experience in software product development, including significant experience as a Software

Architect, Principal Architect, Chief Architect or equivalent senior technical leader.

• Proven experience architecting and releasing complex commercial digital products across on-premises

and cloud environments.

• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end software architecture for complex, software-intensive products.
• Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, distributed systems, cloud services, APIs, data

architecture, integration patterns and scalable software design.

• Strong experience defining technology stacks, engineering toolchains and architecture standards for large

product-development organisations.

• Proven experience with data integration and interoperability architectures.
• Strong understanding of product cybersecurity, secure architecture principles and software/component

lifecycle management.

• Demonstrated ability to make trade-offs across performance, scalability, cybersecurity, cost,

maintainability, interoperability and time to market.

• Experience translating product and business strategy into technology strategy, architecture roadmaps and

actionable engineering direction.

• Proven ability to influence engineering, product and technology leaders across organisational and

geographical boundaries.

• Excellent technical communication skills, including the ability to explain architectural decisions, options

and risks to senior leadership.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience architecting medical-device, healthcare, diagnostic imaging or regulated digital products.
• Experience with ultrasound, cardiology, enterprise clinical viewers or other data-intensive healthcare

applications.

• Strong knowledge of DICOM, HL7, FHIR and healthcare interoperability architectures.
• Experience architecting solutions using Microsoft Azure, AWS or equivalent cloud platforms, including

cloud-native and hybrid architectures.

• Experience with microservices, containers, API platforms, event-driven architecture, data services,

observability and CI/CD ecosystems.

• Knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 14971, IEC 62366-1, medical-device design controls and software lifecycle

requirements.

• Experience with threat modelling, secure development lifecycle practices and vulnerability management.
• Demonstrated experience modernising legacy/on-premises products towards modular, platform-based,

cloud or hybrid architectures.

• Experience defining reusable software platforms and common services supporting multiple products or

clinical workflows.

• Demonstrated ability to balance technology innovation with architecture simplicity, reducing unnecessary

dependencies and long-term cybersecurity complexity.

• Strong product mindset connecting clinical workflows, customer needs, product strategy, technology

choices and engineering investment.

Inclusion and Diversity

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.

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Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No