Deliverables:

Lead the design, infrastructure architecture transformation, and
integration of the shared platform at Ontario Health
, ensuring alignment
with Panorama, the shared platform and iPHIS

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  Drive the development and sustainment of a comprehensive
  technology platform, technical strategy, and integrated architecture to enhance
  the structure and efficiency of the PHS solution portfolio
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  Work with PHS, Ontario Health, IBM, Oracle, AWS, and other
  vendor partners to ensure continued availability of a comprehensive technology
  platform, technical strategy and integrated architecture, to improve the
  structure and efficiency of the technical platforms and applications via web,
  mobile and the cloud
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  Act as a liaison between the branch and external
  stakeholders, including Ontario Health, IBM Canada, RedHat, Docker, Sematext,
  AWS and Oracle Canada
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  Apply the best practices in design, build, development and
  deployment, to meet the functional and non-functional requirements, adhering to
  GO-ITS and Ontario Health 2.0 standards and internal branch standards and in
  some cases proposing amendments to those standards
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  Define and design infrastructure, mobile, software, hardware
  and network requirements
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  Develop agreed-to solutions and implementation of those new
  systems
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  Design, test, install and monitor new systems
• 
  Anticipate and resolve problems to ensure that the
  deliverables are completed within budget, to the highest quality, meeting or
  exceeding expectations
• 
  Identify conflicts and communicate deliverable conflicts or
  issues to the engagement lead or client manager
• 
  Build positive relationships by developing an understanding
  of business and deliverable needs
• 
  Identify project and strategic risks and provide mitigation
  strategies
• 
  Provide the quality assurance/quality control of specific
  deliverables by overseeing junior staff
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  Act as the senior technical advisor/expert, coordinate all
  aspects of a specific deliverable, including the supervision of
  vendors/consultants where appropriate
• 
  Develop mechanisms, frameworks, processes and procedures for
  implementing the deliverables
• 
  Work with business analysts to translate the business
  requirements and functional specifications into an application design
  appropriate to meet the business and operational/IT needs and define project
  scope
• 
  Assist with the development of business requirements
• 
  Clarify client’s system specifications, understanding their
  work practices and the nature of their business
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  Liaise with staff at all levels of client’s organization
• 
  Analyze I&IT requirements and give independent and
  objective advice on the use of I&IT
• 
  Prepare reports, presentations, including options,
  recommendations, implementation plans, designs, strategies and
  change-management options, etc.
• 
  Present solutions in written or oral reports
• 
  Prepare documentation
  and presents progress reports to
  management as required

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

Design and Implementation: (10+ years of experience in
the following)

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  Proven working experience to design the infrastructure and
  solutions align with the AWS and Azure Well-Architected Framework by delivering
  architecture designs and review outputs that drive secure, resilient, scalable,
  and cost-optimized cloud implementations.
• 
  Proven experience in delivering Maximum Availability
  Architecture Solutions, including hands-on implementation of Amazon RDS for
  Oracle Multi-AZ deployments, robust backup and recovery frameworks, IBM
  WebSphere-based applications, and scalable solutions using APIs, Oracle
  GoldenGate, ETL pipelines, and modern web technologies.
• 
  Strong knowledge of emerging IT trends and directions in
  mobile, API services, web-based solutions, and Gen AI technologies, enabling
  the development of strategic roadmaps and alignment of IT systems with business
  objectives and digital transformation goals.
• 
  Preparing documentation, and presenting solutions and
  progress reports to clients

Skill Set Requirements:

Public Sector Experience:

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  5+ years of experience working with
  federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers
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  Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts
  (or similar), processes and practices
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  Ability to produce technical documentation that comply with
  industry standard practices
• 
  In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project
  Management Institute (PMI) and Public Sector I&IT project management
  methodologies
• 
  Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT
  project approval processes and requirements would be an asset
• 
  Demonstrated experience with GO-ITS Digital Health and
  Ontario Health standards
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  Extensive knowledge of the Ontario Health Technology
  landscape in Ontario
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  Extensive knowledge of Ontario health building blocks such
  as the Client, Provider, Consent and User Registries
• 
  Knowledge of the Public Sector TRA, and Architecture
  Processes would be an asset
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  Knowledge of the Ontario Health HIAL and Blueprints
• 
  Knowledge of Master Data Management solutions as they
  related to Health Care and the Ontario Health Client and Provider registries
• 
  Extensive experience with health care IT systems and
  standards in Ontario
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  Extensive knowledge of the Immunization, Pharmacy, Lab, Drug
  domains as well as other health domains in general
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  Experience with government IT systems and processes.

Technical Skills:

10+ years of experience in the following:

• 
  Design and Implementation:

• 
  Proven working experience to design the infrastructure and
  solutions align with the AWS and Azure Well-Architected Framework by delivering
  architecture designs and review outputs that drive secure, resilient, scalable,
  and cost-optimized cloud implementations.
• 
  Proven experience in delivering Maximum Availability
  Architecture Solutions, including hands-on implementation of Amazon RDS for
  Oracle Multi-AZ deployments, robust backup and recovery frameworks, IBM
  WebSphere-based applications, and scalable solutions using APIs, Oracle
  GoldenGate, ETL pipelines, and modern web technologies.
• 
  Experience in agile methodologies for the analysis, design,
  development and implementation of solutions in large complex environments
• 
  Strong knowledge of emerging IT trends and directions in
  mobile, API services, web-based solutions, and Gen AI technologies, enabling
  the development of strategic roadmaps and alignment of IT systems with business
  objectives and digital transformation goals.
• 
  Proven working experience of emerging IT trends and
  directions related to hybrid, on premise and Cloud development and
  implementations based on Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions as well as
  container as a service (CaaS) technologies
• 
  Knowledge of technical design and architecture principals.

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  Solution Delivery:

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  Senior designer and development experience in the
  architecture, design, development, implementation, monitoring and tuning of
  highly available mission critical systems using technologies such as JEE, Web
  Based applications based on JSF, JavaScript, Node.js and mobile technologies
  based on IOS and Android (Native and Hybrid Development)
• 
  Experience implementing comprehensive PKI and multi-factor
  authentication solutions in complex environments including Single sign on
  approaches.

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  Architecture and technical team collaboration:

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  Experience using HL7 related standards such as HL7 FHIR,
  HL7V2, V3 HL7-CDA, IHE-XDS/SCR, and knowledge of terminology standards such as
  SNOMED-CT and LOINC. Must have implementation experience with HL7-FHIR
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  Experience collaborating with a team of developers and
  architects.

Core Skills and Experience:

10+ years of experience in the following:

• 
  Proven technical leadership skills with ability to identify
  areas for improvement, and recommend solutions
• 
  Coordinating all aspects of a specific deliverable including
  consultants where appropriate
• 
  Anticipating and resolving problems to ensure that the
  deliverables are completed within budget, to the highest quality, meeting or
  exceeding expectations
• 
  Identifying conflicts and communicating deliverable
  conflicts or issues to the engagement lead or client manager
• 
  Building positive relationships by developing an
  understanding of business and deliverable needs
• 
  Developing mechanisms, frameworks, processes and procedures
  for implementing deliverables
• 
  Preparing reports, presentations, including options,
  recommendations, implementation plans, designs, strategies and
  change-management options etc.
• 
  Working with business analysts to translate the business
  requirements and functional specifications into an application design
  appropriate to meet the business and operational/IT needs and define project
  scope
• 
  Assisting with the development of business requirements
• 
  Planning timelines and required resources
• 
  Identifying project and strategic risks and provide
  mitigation strategies
• 
  Defining and designing application, mobile, software,
  hardware and network requirements
• 
  Designing, testing, installing and monitoring new systems
• 
  Preparing documentation, and presenting solutions and
  progress reports to clients
• 
  Knowledge and understanding of Information Management
  principles, concepts, policies and practices.

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General Skills:

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  Proven technical leadership skills with ability to identify
  areas for improvement, and recommend solutions
• 
  Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making
  skills
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  Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written
  communication, and presentation skills
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  Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience
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  Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to
  facilitate issue resolution
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  Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders
  with proven track record for building strong working relationships
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  Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills
  with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a
  successful outcome
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  Excellent customer service skills, including tact and
  diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively
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  A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team
  player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities,
  and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.