Solutions Designer - Senior

Job Title: Solutions Designer - Senior Location: Toronto / Kingston Work Model: Onsite Duration: 6 months Extension: 1 Time Security Clearance: CRJMC Must Haves • Demonstrated experience as a technical design specialist expertly coordinating the design, develop and enhancement of complex large scale, high profile, high-risk technology solutions • Experience utilizing cloud-based technologies including containerization, orchestration and microservices • Working knowledge of standards for health care data exchange, in particular Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) • Experience in one or more languages: JavaScript ES6+, Spring Framework, Quarkus, Angular 9+, Angular Material, TypeScript, Node.JS, HTML5, CSS3 • Experience working with security architects and privacy SMEs to ensure the application design and physical deployment meet the required level of security and adhere to data privacy standards Description / Responsibilities / Skills Technical Skills • Demonstrated ability to work with business analysts to translate the business requirements and functional specifications into an application design Communication Skills • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities Deliverables • Knowledge of best practices in design, build, development and deployment adhering to GO-ITS standards and internal branch standards Experience & Skill Set Requirements Technical Skills 45 points • Proven ability to lead development teams to work on the definition and design of application software, hardware and network requirements • Experience overseeing the development of agreed-to solutions and implementation of those solutions, including designing, testing, installation and monitoring of the new systems • Experience with automated build processes in the development environment through CI/CD • Experience with Agile software development process and VSTS/Azure DevOPS • Provide technical leadership skills with an ability to identify areas for improvement and recommend solutions • Conduct performance tuning and recommend performance improvement solution • Demonstrated ability to 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 • Knowledge of best practices in design, build, development and deployment and their application to meet functional and non-functional requirements, adhering to GO-ITS standards and internal branch standards • Experience working with architects providing consistent object, data model, interface and application models • Experience producing low-level design/development artefacts that show sufficient detail to allow developers to code and test • Experience working with infrastructure, operational, deployment and technical teams to define the physical deployment of the application • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with the architecture team to create required architectural artifacts • Working knowledge and experience with the MS Office suite, Visio and SharePoint. General 35 points • Experience monitoring progress, resolving problems and reporting regularly to business and I&IT management decision makers • Experience with issues and risk management practices • Experience developing and providing input to overall solution objectives • Knowledge and understanding of I&IT technical analysis and data analysis practices • Proven troubleshooting and analytical experience • Experience with privacy and security requirements of software development in a health context or equivalent. • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills. • Ability to promote OPS I&IT standards and best practices for planning, design and architecture governance. • Awareness of emerging IT trends and directions and opportunities for client Communication Skills 20 points • A demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadlines. • Demonstrated strong leadership and people management skills • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills • 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.