Healthcare Cloud Migration Program - Archana M
Azure Cloud Migration for 5M+ Member
Healthcare Platform
Client Industry: Healthcare Technology
My Role: Program Manager – Cloud Migration
Duration: 8 months (ongoing)
Team Size: 25
Budget: $7.45M portfolio
The Challenge:
Migrate critical healthcare claims and payment processing platforms from on-premise
infrastructure to Azure cloud, serving 5 million+ members.
Critical requirements:
● 99.99% uptime requirement (zero downtime tolerance)
● Zero data loss acceptable
● HIPAA compliance mandatory
● 12+ microservices to migrate
● Complex data pipeline dependencies
● Live production system during migration
My Approach
1. Migration Planning:
a. Sequenced dependencies across all 12 microservices and data stores
b. Created detailed staged cutover plans with rollback procedures
c. Established go/no-go criteria for each migration phase
d. Coordinated across 8 engineering squads and infrastructure teams
2. Risk Management:
a. Set up comprehensive monitoring and alerting pre-launch
b. Established SLO tracking and error budgets
c. Implemented post-migration stabilization monitoring
d. Created detailed runbooks for each service migration
3. Agile Scaling:
a. Scaled Agile practices with Jira/Confluence
b. Set OKRs and sprint capacity rules
c. Established change budgets to control scope creep
Results Delivered:
1. Zero severe Incidents: 6-month track record post-migration
2. Operational Errors: Reduced by 33%
3. Schedule Performance: Completed 2 weeks ahead of schedule
4. Uptime Achievement: 99.97% during migration phases
5. Data Integrity: 100% validation pass rate
6. Delivery Stability: Stabilized error rates across all 8 squads
Technical Details:
Cloud Platform: Microsoft Azure
Services Migrated
Tools Used
1. Claims processing microservices
A. JIRA (Program tracking)
2. Payment processing systems
B. Confluence (Documentation)
3. Member-data stores
C. Datadog (monitoring)
4. Integration APIs
D. Terraform (IaaS)
5. Batch processing pipelines
E. Azure DataOps (CI/CD)
Key Skills Demonstrated:
Cloud Migration Program Management
Multi-Team Coordination
Healthcare Domain Knowledge
Azure Cloud Expertise
Stakeholder Management (C-Suite)
Risk Management & Mitigation
HIPAA Compliance
DevOps Collaboration
Contact: Available for cloud migration and modernization programs
Rate: $85/hour
Availability: Immediate start