Senior Director, Architecture- Remote- Toronto, Ontario

This is a remote position and can be located anywhere in Ontario!

AS THE WORLD MOVES TO FHIR, THERE ARE PLENTY OF REASONS TO SMILE.

Smarter decisions, fewer barriers, and better incentives are just the beginning. Smile Digital Health makes it easy for healthcare stakeholders to collect and exchange data with our leading FHIR-based data liberation platform.

We reduce barriers between information and care for those who deliver or consume health services and products and whose roles or care are hindered by fractured, inaccessible or complex information systems.

Let’s make a difference!  

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This position is responsible for leading the strategy and execution of the Enterprise Architecture team while ensuring the delivery of quality and timeliness of projects and software releases. This role supports and leads implementing the team strategy as part of the broader Engineering department strategy.

Responsibilities:

• Establish and implement the strategic direction of the Architecture team.
• Prioritize workforce planning and hiring efforts to focus on key roles and work with HR for efficient resource planning and support recruitment efforts to identify highly skilled candidates. 
• Engage and collaborate across multiple levels in the department to establish requirements, define scope and communicate status, and issues to ensure strategy is aligned with business objectives.
• Oversee the development and documentation of architecture processes and solutions that align with industry standards and best practices. 
• Lead the evaluation of vendors and technology. 
• Develop strategies and new initiatives within the team to advance on an organizational and technical level for both the Architecture team and the Engineering department.
• Manage team allocation and utilization by ensuring employees have a manageable workload, project needs and deliverables are met, and reallocating resources as needed.
• Provide professional growth and development through mentorship and guidance to the Architecture team. 
• Define, measure and report on goals and KPIs to determine performance and maintain quality service and documentation.
• Collaborate with senior leadership across the company to align strategic imperatives and technology strategy, troubleshooting as needed.
• Establish clearly defined goals, objectives, responsibilities, competencies, and development plans for all direct roles on the team.
• Provide timely, relevant analytics and recommend solutions to improve the team member experience. 
• Provide a consistent/successful interface between Technology Development and Product Strategy. 
• Serve as technical executive sponsor on relevant Product Initiatives. 
• Develop and regularly maintain industry trends and best practices as well as in-depth knowledge of Smile product(s), business objectives and vision. 
  

Requirements:

• Min of 10 years of relevant senior architecture experience. 
• Min of 5 years of experience in people management and leadership of technical resources. Experience in the healthcare technology industry and FHIR, preferred. 
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, computer science, software engineering, or equivalent and/or equivalent work experience. 
• Superior written, verbal communication skills combined with the ability to manage multiple and competing priorities.
• Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills combined with the ability to think creatively and collaboratively move work forward amongst various teams.
• Knowledge of industry standards and architectural best practices with demonstrated experience in developing scalable processes and solutions. 
• Experience with establishing and maintaining architectural governance. 
• Experience developing and/or maintaining an enterprise reference architecture and standards. 
• Experienced in multiple software delivery methodologies (waterfall, Agile & continuous delivery). 
• Experience providing direction and management of an enterprise technology landscape, including continuous improvement and alignment to current and evolving best practices. 
• Experience and understanding of development in languages such as .NET, J2EE/Java, SQL, Perl, etc. 
• Experience with integration platforms and architectures including micro services, message-driven patterns, event-based architectures, SaaS integrations, etc. 
• Experience with cloud infrastructure architecture, IaaS and PaaS models. 
• Experience with Enterprise Data Architecture, data modeling, data management. 
• Experience with security architecture and architecture patterns. 
• Architecture and technology certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, CISSP are beneficial.

Smile's core values include respect, inclusion, embracing our differences, and celebrating shared values and because our people are the foundation of our success, we remain dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams. We welcome and encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. We are big on creating a sense of belonging and empowering each other to bring our authentic selves to work.