Senior Technology Architect

Duration: 12 Months assignment (contract)

Client Location: Toronto, ON ( Onsite Role ): 7.25 hours/day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday)

Engagement Model: Professional Services Engagement – B2B (Incorporated Entities Only)

Note on Assignment Type

This position is provisionally Onsite , requiring 7.25 hours per calendar day between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM , Monday to Friday (excluding breaks). Conditions may change based on organizational requirements and at the discretion of the Hiring Manager.

Must haves:

Design and Implementation:

10+ years of experience in the following

• 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

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Public Sector Experience

• 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public‑sector healthcare providers
• Knowledge of Public Sector Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices
• Ability to produce technical documentation that complies 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
• Extensive knowledge of the Ontario Health Technology landscape in Ontario
• 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
• 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
• Extensive knowledge of the Immunization, Pharmacy, Lab, Drug domains as well as other health domains in general
• Experience with government IT systems and processes.

5 points

Technical Skills

10+ years of experience in the following:

1. 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) solution as well as container as a service (CaaS) technology
• Knowledge of technical design and architecture principals.

2. Solution Delivery:

• Experience implementing comprehensive PKI and multi‑factor authentication solutions in complex environments including Single Sign On Approaches.

3. Architecture and technical team collaboration:

• 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
• Experience collaborating with a team of developers and architects.

50 points

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.

30 points

General Skills

• Proven technical leadership skills with ability to identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutions
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision‑making skills
• Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills
• Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience
• Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution
• Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships
• Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome
• Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively
• 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.

How to Apply

Interested applicants are encouraged to submit their resumes in confidence to View email address on ca.talent.com or through LinkedIn directly.