Description
Position Type:
PermanentIf you’re looking for a fulfilling career that can make a real difference in your life, and the lives of others, you’ve come to the right place.
As a national health solutions partner, we put people first in everything we do - and that begins with our team of 8,000+ professionals who bring a cross-section of diverse life experiences and career expertise to Medavie. By collaborating and innovating together, our employees are creating industry-leading solutions in insurance, primary care and emergency medical services that impact millions of lives in Canada each year.
Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians so that every life can be lived to the fullest - and it’s reflected in our award-winning culture. We celebrate individuality and value the diverse perspectives and skills our employees contribute. We go beyond providing competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, flexible work options, meaningful experiences, and supportive leadership. Medavie is where employees can be their best selves, feel they belong, and achieve their full potential. Be part of it by applying for a position with us today.
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chief Architect, the Solution Architect is responsible for discovering and helping implement innovative digital solutions to enable Medavie to compete in a fast paced, always changing digital world.
Candidate must be able to architect secure, always-on, internet-scale solutions utilizing concepts such as multi- cloud strategies, containerization, auto-scaling and failover, micro-services and server less applications where appropriate. Working closely with the Chief Architect, as well as, the projects Application Architect, applications team leads and Technical Services Architects, the successful candidate must be able to create secure, automated enterprise class solutions that move Medavie forward in the digital world.
Key Responsibilities:
Leading Kubernetes adoption. Medavie is moving to “infrastructure as code” as a core automation principle, and this position will be responsible for leading the adoption of Kubernetes, defining the architecture for Kubernetes, and leading the move from Docker Swarm to Kubernetes for container orchestration.
Bootstrapping the adoption of new technologies - For example, when Medavie decided to adopt Docker and Kubernetes, an architect not only researched and chose these technologies, but learned to use them, created sample projects and guidelines, coached and led technical teams in their adoption of these technologies.
Suggesting digital solutions to corporate needs - For example, maybe we need a new “payroll system”, or a “corporate social responsibility system”. Find out what our needs are (and will be). Find out what’s out there. How does it integrate with our existing systems. Does it meet our security standards. Research, a little planning, some relationship building, general technical know how. Does it offer innovative features that move us forward?
Continuously improve the corporate architecture. Be aware of architecture trends and best practices and help Medavie incorporate industry innovations and best practices. Help us adopt OCR, AI, Robotic Process Automation, Machine Learning, where and when appropriate. Help us better adopt dev-ops.
Respond to Request for Proposal’s (RFP) by writing the technical portions of responses. Requires excellent communication skills, and a wide range of technical knowledge.
Required Qualifications:
Education: Post secondary bachelor degree in computer science, business, or related field
Experience: 7+ Years of relevant experience.
Relevant Skills:
Strong ability in more than one of java or node.js, plus knowledge of related technologies such as spring boot, rest apis
Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, as well as git and CI/CD pipelines
Experience with various database paradigms and best practices involving relational and nosql databases
Experience designing and architecting multi-tier, distributed, clustered systems.
Experience working in agile/scrum based projects
Experience securing all components of a system
Excellent communication skills
Language: English, written and spoken. Bilingualism is considered an asset
Security Clearance: In conjunction with our contract with the Federal Government, you will be required to have Reliability Status Clearance (Enhanced Level B) through the Public Works and Government Services Canada Department prior to your first day. This includes; Fingerprinting, Criminal Record Check and Credit Check.
Leadership Accountabilities:
Values and Ethics: Reflects a commitment to employees, customers and key corporate stakeholders in own and unit activities. Fosters a climate of transparency, trust and respect and encourages learning and growth.
Engagement: Shares information vertically and horizontally and promotes collaboration among cross- functional teams. Encourages open, constructive communication of diverse perspectives.
Strategic Thinking: Provides input into the creation of functional strategy for department and develops annual business plans. Coordinates information from multiple projects to form a comprehensive perspective and identifies interdependencies across projects. Tracks changing priorities and analyzes impact on unit work plan
Technical Leadership: Researches and understands where key technologies are headed. Raises awareness of possibly disruptive technologies to our business model. Determine which emerging technologies can give Medavie a competitive advantage, and define and communicate action plans to adopt and utilize these technologies.
Deliverable Accountabilities:
Design documents
Prototypes
Whitepapers
We also offer:
Comprehensive health and dental plan that is 100% employer paid effective on your first day
Opportunities for continued learning
Emphasis on work life balance, providing a personal wellness account, health resources and fitness center discounts
Remote work option available from home; we will be providing the necessary equipment you will need to get started
Base salary plus a variable pay program which is based on your performance
A diverse team of colleagues with multiple fields of expertise
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We believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible, we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs. We are committed to making sure recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation are fair and accessible while following all relevant human rights and privacy laws. We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
If you experience any technical issues throughout the application process, please email: Medavie.Recruitment@medavie.ca.
