Zone: Digital Health
Location: 70 O'Leary Avenue
Technical Architect II
Digital Health - ARCHITECTURE
Temporary Full-time

Hours: 70 hours biweekly (8 hour; Days)

Salary: HL-22 ($76,523-$99,480) Annual

Competition Number: VAC0010381

Posted Date: 2025-04-17

Closing Date: 2025-04-24

About the Role:

We are currently looking for a Technical Architect II to join our Enterprise Architecture team.

Reporting to the Manager of Enterprise Architecture, your responsibilities will include:

• Design scalable and flexible architectures to support expanding healthcare service requirements.
• Ensure interoperability between all components of solution architecture.
• Create solutions that ensure seamless integration, high availability, service resiliency, and intelligent data processing.
• Provide thought leadership and support for the creation and evolution of technology strategies, roadmaps and integration guidelines.
• Develop strategies and actionable plans for portfolio optimization and modernization efforts.
• Satisfy business requirements with technology options.
• Align solution delivery with technology strategies of the organization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align solution decisions with business needs.
• Provide expertise on the evaluation of existing and emerging technologies.
• Lead business planning sessions to develop a strategic vision for holistic solutions that align with business objectives.
• Identify risk project, solution and enterprise risks, propose mitigation strategies, and review third-party component strategies for technical risk.
• Support Project and DevOps Managers with defining solution scope, implementation/test plans, and risk mitigation.
• Implement security controls, compliance measures, and ethical guidelines within the IT infrastructure.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure privacy and security considerations are addressed within solution design.
• Monitor technology resource utilization, solution performance, identify optimization opportunities, and suggest innovative enhancements.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends to ensure NLHS remains at the forefront of healthcare innovation.
• Provide guidance and training on managing healthcare IT solutions.
• Consult, interact, and provide mentorship to users, key stakeholders, vendors, and development teams.

About You:

Your education and experience include:

• Bachelor’s degree: Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field is essential.
• Master's degree in Cloud Computing, Digital Health, Data Science, or a related field. (Desirable)
• Certifications:
  • Cloud certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. (Desirable)
  • Digital health and interoperability certifications like HL7, FHIR, or equivalent.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Solution Architecture, including design, deployment, and management of IT solutions, preferably in the healthcare sector.
• At least 3-5 years of hands-on experience in Digital Health Interoperability, including the implementation of standards like HL7 and FHIR.
• Experience in managing IT projects, particularly system integrations and cloud migrations.
• Experience working with healthcare information systems, understanding the unique challenges and regulatory requirements of the healthcare industry.
• Experience in implementing security measures and ensuring compliance with industry standards.

You have the following skills and abilities:

• Proficiency in interoperability standards and frameworks (FHIR, HL7, SNOMED, XML, etc.), data exchange protocols, and integration technologies such as SOAP, RESTful APIs, SAML, and OIDC.
• Strong programming skills in languages such as Python, Java, R, or similar, with a focus on cloud and interoperability development.
• Experience with integration engines such as Corepoint, Rhapsody, BizTalk or similar technologies.
• Understanding of data management practices, including data integration, ETL processes, data warehousing, and big data technologies.
• Knowledge of security best practices (including cloud), identity and access management, encryption, and compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with healthcare information systems (Meditech, Epic), Electronic Health Records (EHR), Electronic Medical Record (EMR), patient management systems, telehealth platforms, and healthcare data standards.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration, delivery, and deployment (CI/CD), including version control systems (e.g., Git), containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform).
  Knowledge of major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their service.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 applications and services, including Microsoft Active Directory and Entra ID for identity and access management.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams, stakeholders, and executive management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, capable of designing innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Flexibility to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and industry trends, with a proactive approach to learning and development.

Demonstrated equivalencies may be considered.