RQ09718 - Solutions Designer - Senior

Responsibilities:

• Undertakes the design of hosting technology solutions based on the client’s service specifications, standards, policies, best practices and cost models, in order to meet client application business requirement and project/initiative deliverables.
  

General Skills:

• Knowledge of integrated networking technologies, mainframe, midrange server, enterprise storage and SAN, and personal computer system technologies
  


• Knowledge of related best practices, OPS directory/messaging standards, standard facilities infrastructure/architecture management, facility service delivery processes, infrastructures policies, procedures and direction, cost models and procurement processes,
  


• Ability to gather client business requirements; corporate I&IT information mandates, client information technology strategic plans, environment and standards
  


• Ability to participate in the development of solutions and provide advice on short/long term solution service development activities.
  


• Knowledge of leading edge technologies design criteria, security and recovery procedures, preparation of technical specifications for installation, testing and performance of integrated, multi-services systems; assess performance and capacity of existing system making recommendations for improving performance and develop technical documentation.
  


• Experience planning, migrating, implementing and sustaining large complex system development projects
  


• Knowledge of technology developments, trends and new products to evaluated application to client short and long term technology requirements.
  


• Basic knowledge of project management methodology (e.g. PMBOK), analytical tools and processes.
  


• Conceptual and analytical skills to assess and evaluate client needs and conduct cost/benefit analyses for new technology requirements in planning and designing solutions.
  


• Experience designing and developing large, complex, highly available, mission critical server applications
  


• Experience with systems evaluation to assess conditions, technical performance and capacity of existing systems and determine need and feasibility of expansion, renovation or replacement
  


• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills, team work skills
  


• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

•  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)
  


• 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
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Technical Skills:

• 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)
  


• 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
  


• Demonstrated experience as a technical design specialist expertly coordinating the design, develop and enhancement of complex large scale, high profile, high-risk technology solutions
  


• 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 in one or more languages: JavaScript ES6+, Spring Framework, Quarkus, Angular 9+, Angular Material, TypeScript, Node.JS, HTML5, CSS3
  


• 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
  


• 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
  


• 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
  


• 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 Skills:

• 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:

• 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.