Senior Leader, Information Systems

Viva Health•Birmingham, AL

43d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Leader, Information Systems provides strategic leadership, governance, and operational oversight for all information systems and information technology functions across the organization. This role partners closely with leadership to ensure technology, data, artificial intelligence, and security initiatives directly enable organizational growth, operational excellence, innovation, and trust. This role is accountable for enterprise systems, infrastructure, AS400 operations, software development leadership, ETL/EDI pipelines, project execution, vendor partnerships, data security, privacy oversight, and business continuity within a complex, mission-critical environment. The Senior Leader, Information Systems serves as the primary organizational authority for safe, secure, and responsible use of technology and AI, bridging executive vision and operational execution.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field
10 years’ experience in information technology
8 years’ experience in a supervisory/management role
8 years’ experience architecting and managing scalable, highly available enterprise application infrastructure
Self-motivated, organized and detail oriented
Analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to prioritize and execute tasks
Skilled in the most current technologies and products used in the industry
Hands on familiarity with DevOps or similar development and infrastructure management process
Technical knowledge of networks, communications, and operating systems
Knowledge of current standards, procedures, and protocols
Ability to present ideas and solutions in a user-friendly language
Available to work outside regular hours in emergency situations or as needed

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science or related field
10+ years’ experience in a supervisory or management role
Knowledge of the following technologies, systems, and applications but not limited to: MS SQL Server, MySQL, SAN, Mongo DB, Windows, Active Directory, VMWare, Tivoli, Linux/Unix, VPN, and LAN/WAN
Working knowledge of SQL

Responsibilities

Partner with leadership to define and execute the enterprise information systems, data, security, and AI strategy aligned with short- and long-term organizational objectives.
Own and maintain the enterprise technology roadmap, ensuring clear prioritization, sequencing, and value realization.
Establish strategic direction for technology modernization, scalability, automation, AI adoption, and cybersecurity maturity.
Identify opportunities where technology and AI can improve efficiency, quality, decision-making, customer experience, and competitive advantage.
Serve as the senior organizational leader for artificial intelligence adoption, governance, and responsible use.
Define and lead the enterprise AI framework, including use-case identification, data readiness, model lifecycle oversight, risk management, and compliance.
Partner with leaders to translate operational challenges into AI-enabled solutions such as automation, predictive analytics, decision support, and intelligent applications.
Establish policies and governance for responsible AI use, including data privacy, transparency, security controls, model validation, and bias mitigation.
Ensure AI initiatives deliver measurable business outcomes, operational efficiency, and value.
Own and oversee enterprise data security, information security, and privacy programs in alignment with organizational risk tolerance and regulatory requirements.
Establish and maintain security governance, policies, standards, and controls across infrastructure, applications, data platforms, and AI systems.
Partner with compliance, legal, and executive leadership to ensure adherence to data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity obligations.
Lead security risk assessments, remediation planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Ensure security is embedded throughout system design, software development, AI deployment, and operational processes.
Oversee security incident response coordination, post-incident reviews, and prevention strategies.
Ensure business continuity and disaster recovery plans fully incorporate data security, system resilience, and cyber risk scenarios.
Manage and strategically direct software development.
Oversee the development of innovative, secure, and scalable applications, including AI-enabled solutions that support future business needs.
Promote modern development practices including DevOps, secure development lifecycle practices, and continuous improvement.
Balance innovation with operational stability, security, and governance.
Provide leadership for all enterprise systems, platforms, and applications.
Oversee AS400 operations, core enterprise systems, data platforms, integrations, and supporting infrastructure.
Ensure system reliability, security, scalability, and performance through governance, standards, and best practices.
Maintain working knowledge of production environments, dependencies, and operational requirements.
Lead infrastructure and platform strategy to support enterprise applications, analytics, AI workloads, and security requirements.
Ensure appropriate compute, storage, network, identity, and access management capabilities across on-premise and cloud environments.
Direct capacity planning to support growth, resilience, and data-driven operations.
Govern the IT, IS, data, security, and AI project portfolio across the organization.
Oversee ETL/EDI initiatives, intelligent workflow redesigns, system integrations, and operational improvements.
Approve business requirements prior to technical or AI solution design and implementation.
Ensure initiatives deliver within scope, timeline, and budget with measurable business value.
Lead strategic vendor relationships, including technology, security, and AI providers.
Oversee vendor risk management related to data protection, system security, and compliance.
Coordinate initiatives with vendors, UAB Hospital, and internal leadership.
Represent information systems leadership in customer, partner, and stakeholder engagements as appropriate.
Support budgeting, cost management, and investment prioritization for information systems, security, data, and AI initiatives.
Provide ROI, cost-benefit, and risk-value analysis for technology and security investments.
Ensure responsible stewardship of resources while advancing organizational capabilities.
Provide senior leadership to IT, IS, and information security teams.
Develop organizational technology, security, and AI literacy through training, coaching, and leadership engagement.
Recruit, mentor, and retain high-performing technical, security, and leadership talent.
Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and responsible experimentation.
Act as a senior liaison between business units, technology teams, security functions, and leadership.
Lead change management efforts related to technology modernization, security enhancements, and AI adoption.
Facilitate cross-functional alignment and executive decision-making.