Job Description:
Responsibilities:

• Validate the architecture and design of the EHR platform to ensure scalability, reliability, and security in a cloud environment.
• Recommend and implement best practices for cloud-native development.
• Review code to ensure adherence to industry best practices and organizational standards.
• Optimize code for maintainability, efficiency, and performance.
• Ensure effective implementation of EHR Platform and fast healthcare interoperability resources (FHIR) frameworks to support interoperability and data exchange.
• Identify areas for improvement in FHIR APIs and related workflows.
• Propose and implement cloud-native solutions leveraging appropriate cloud services.
• Guide the adoption of modern technologies like containerization, orchestration, and serverless computing.
• Ensure adherence to healthcare compliance standards (e.g., PHIPA) and implement robust security measures.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of future platform enhancements or migrations.
• Ensure minimal downtime and maintain data integrity during transitions.
• Provide strategies for improving platform performance, including database tuning, caching, and load balancing.
• Work closely with vendors and internal teams to align development with business goals.
• Document findings, recommendations, and technical guidance.

Desired Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills to identify gaps and areas for improvement; own the build, release, and configuration management of applications; ensure high availability, performance, scalability, and security of applications.
• Communication skills, both oral and written, to communicate clearly within the team, product groups and across OH on a range of cloud related topics; mentor staff to strengthen cloud support and quality services; collaborate with product teams.
• Ability to code to automate system-level deployment using tools such as Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, Bicep.
• Ability to design and implement continuous code and infrastructure delivery using continuous integration/continuous deployment CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps, AWS Code pipelines, etc.
• Ability to deploy, automate, and manage cloud (Azure/AWS) based systems.
• Ability to maintain in-depth knowledge of cloud technologies and tools for multiple providers, assist IT leadership in developing roadmap for cloud integration and strategies and ability to maintain expert knowledge in multiple areas of focus.
• Ability to work closely with members of the product team, and other teams to design and integrate cloud services, enabling secure operations in the cloud environment.
• Ability to collaborate with product teams to deliver solutions using modern DevSecOps tools and best practices and take ownership of the build, release, and configuration management of applications.
• Ability to identify gaps in as well as create and maintain up to date operational documentation.
• Ability to make decisions where results have a major impact across the organization.

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:

• 10 years experience in the creation of technical project and user documentation, including procedures at the specified experience level with electronic health-related projects, ideally with experience deploying clinical software systems: 10 Points
• Provides subject matter expertise in V2 HL7/FHIR, XML messaging principles, techniques, and technologies.: 10 Points
• Advanced Cloud certifications in Cloud Practices (Azure/AWS).: 10 Points
• Advanced knowledge pertaining to design, implementation, operation and support of Healthcare products and services operating in multiple cloud environments.: 10 Points
• Advanced knowledge of migration approaches for moving legacy products and services from on-premises datacenter deployments to the cloud.: 10 Points
• Knowledge of coding practices as it relates to Infrastructure as Code, building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and using source control tools.: 10 Points
• Knowledge of other IT systems and/or programs and points of interaction or integration.: 5 Points
• Experience with a wide range of technical writing methods, tools and techniques and knowledge of industry standards and best practices: 10 Points
• Experience working in the public sector, preferably in a health care setting: 10 Points
• Excellent communication skills both verbal and written, collaborative and strong stakeholder engagement skills: 10 Points
• Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple project deliverables: 5 Points

Deliverables:
Design and Architecture Review:

• A validated and optimized architecture document that ensures scalability, reliability, and security.
• A set of recommendations and implementation plans for adopting cloud-native principles.

Code Quality Assurance:

• Detailed code review reports with actionable feedback for improvement.
• Documentation of best practices and coding standards for the development team.
• Smile CDR/Other EHR Product & HAPI FHIR Expertise.
• Comprehensive evaluation of the Smile CDR and HAPI FHIR implementations, including an improvement roadmap.
• Optimized FHIR APIs and workflows that ensure seamless data exchange and interoperability.

Cloud-Native Recommendations:

• Recommendations for adopting cloud-native technologies tailored to the platform's needs.
• Implementation guidelines for containerization, orchestration, and serverless computing, where applicable.
• Security policy recommendations and a checklist for robust IAM and data protection.

Migration Strategy Input:

• A high-level migration plan outlining steps to ensure seamless transitions between platforms.
• Risk mitigation strategies to minimize downtime and preserve data integrity.

Performance Optimization:

• Performance tuning reports with measurable metrics for improvement.
• Suggestions for database optimization, caching strategies, and load balancing.

Collaboration and Documentation:

• Comprehensive documentation of technical findings, design validations, and recommendations.
• Regular status reports to stakeholders summarizing progress and actionable insights.