AI and Data - Data Architect - Healthcare

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The Opportunity

We are seeking a Data Architect for o ur AI & Data practice team. We are looking for a candidate with strong technical leadership background, hands experience with Data Bricks, Pursuits, proposal and delivery.

What you will do

• Lead enterprise-level architecture for Health data platforms across ingestion, streaming, transformation, storage, APIs, and analytics consumption
• Understanding of Personal Health Information legislation (e.g., PHIPA)
• Instead of HIS specific – experience with health data across various health subsectors (acute, primary care, homecare/LTC, population health, etc.)
• Act as a senior technical authority, mentoring engineers and shaping architectural direction across stakeholders and teams
• Lead cross-functional projects involving healthcare IT professionals, data scientists, and clinical stakeholders
• Integrate agentic AI systems into data platforms to enable autonomous monitoring, orchestration, optimization, and remediation of data workflows
• Leverage AI agents to support metadata enrichment, lineage intelligence, data quality automation, and real-time anomaly detection
• Adopt AI-assisted engineering practices to accelerate design, prototyping, and architectural validation
• Define patterns for safe, compliant, and governed usage of agentic AI across the data ecosystem
• Architect and oversee complex data workflows and high-volume streaming pipelines, leveraging platforms such as Kafka, Pub/Sub, Apache Flink, Dataflow, PySpark
• Define architectural patterns for event-driven, stateful, and hybrid batch/stream systems
• Establish standards for data modeling, schema governance, versioning, and interoperability including FHIR R4+
• Embed data governance, privacy, compliance, and reliability into platform design
• Design data-centric microservices and APIs with strong data contracts and lifecycle management

What you bring

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering or related discipline
• 10+ years designing and delivering large-scale data platforms
• Deep expertise in data architecture, including streaming pipelines, complex transformations, and distributed data processing
• Proven ability to design end-to-end systems integrating data pipelines, storage, APIs, and services
• Strong understanding of event-driven architectures and data-centric microservices
• Experience with Hospital Information Systems (HIS) data and data ecosystems
• Experience with clinical data models and data exchange standards (e.g., HL7 FHIR v2, CDA, IHE, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native data platforms, including services such as Pub/Sub, Dataflow, BigQuery, Kafka, Flink, PySpark—preferably on Azure
• Familiarity with modern development practices and experience with AI-assisted coding and productivity tools
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and privacy in regulated environments
• Experience or interest in leveraging agentic AI to automate engineering workflows, enhance observability, and improve platform reliability
• Understanding of safe and compliant use of autonomous AI agents in regulated healthcare environments

What we look for

We’re interested in passionate leaders with a strong vision and a desire to stay on top of trends in the IT Consulting space. If you have a strong passion for helping businesses achieve their IT strategy, this role is for you. 

What we offer

At EY, our Total Rewards package supports our commitment to creating a leading people culture - built on high-performance teaming - where everyone can achieve their potential and contribute to building a better working world for our people, our clients and our communities. It's one of the many reasons we repeatedly win awards for being a great place to work.

We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package allows you decide which benefits are right for you and which ones help you create a solid foundation for your future. Our Total Rewards package includes a comprehensive medical, prescription drug and dental coverage, a defined contribution pension plan, a great vacation policy plus firm paid days that allow you to enjoy longer long weekends throughout the year, statutory holidays and paid personal days (based on province of residence), and a range of exciting programs and benefits designed to support your physical, financial and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

• Support and coaching from some of the most engaging colleagues in the industry
• Learning opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you

Toronto - $110000 to $160000 

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today. 

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