Principal Consultant - System Engineer

Detailed Overview

Supporting the Vision, Values, Purpose and Commitments of Fraser Health including service delivery that is centered around patients / clients / residents and families : Reporting to the Manager, Technology and Information Delivery, the Principal Consultant will lead and support technical teams to architect, build, and deploy on premise and cloud solutions across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments to support assigned projects for designated programs / services within CAADSI and / or throughout Fraser Health.

As a key member of the Systems team within CAADSI, the Principal Consultant is responsible for designing, maintaining, and troubleshooting technical infrastructure, cloud services, networking, and infrastructure security.

This role will work closely with other cloud teams, project managers, senior technical leadership, technical staff and other functions.

The Principal Consultant collaborates and liaises with PHSA IMITS technical teams, FHA business and analytics teams, external vendors (e.

g. Microsoft, AWS) and other internal or external technical teams on cross-functional projects. With a primary focus of ensuring CAADSI’s ability to deliver and promote cloud-based and on premise solutions within the approved, shared, enterprise environments, the Principle Consultant will apply strong design, migration, administration, and support experience in those environments (e.

g. Microsoft Azure, AWS). Responsibilities Oversees infrastructure design (Cloud and On-Prem) and develops detailed architecture models to host test, development, and production environments.

Defines requirements and creates architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing models.

Leads the design and implementation of cloud migration projects for FHA clients. Analyzes requirements, develops architecture / design artifacts, articulates the approach, and executes application and data migrations from on-premises data centers to cloud environments.

Acts as a technical lead on assigned projects and applies project management methodologies. Develops roadmaps, reference architectures and provides guidance and direction to project teams.

Drives holistic infrastructure design & patterns for secure cloud application environments using hybrid cloud infrastructures.

Participates in envisioning of next generation plans to achieve longer-term strategic objectives of the organization including the design, architect and implementation of next generation continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD) Platform and automation solutions.

Designs, both technically compliant and secure infrastructure solutions, as well as value-based, on-demand services to facilitate the effective transition and modernization of infrastructure.

Defines cloud delivery models and cloud infrastructure architecture, identifying and implementing cloud optimization strategies Analyzes, design, and implement strategies for continuous deployments while ensuring high availability on production and pre-production systems.

Deploys, provisions, and manages multiple cloud infrastructure components. Consults on regular management and administration tasks for all services including upgrades, patching, backup, disaster recovery, and troubleshooting.

Provides technical coaching, guidance to members of technical teams and assists in the recruitment and training of team members.

Performs other related duties as assigned. Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems Management or a data intensive related field plus at least five years’ experience as a Infrastructure Architect including three years’ experience in software, database, or infrastructure architecture or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

COMPETENCIES : Demonstrates the leadership practices of the Fraser Health Leadership Framework of Clear, Caring and Courageous and creates the conditions for people to succeed.

Professional / Technical Capabilities Proven ability to develop, deploy and maintain multi-tiered infrastructure, database, and web applications.

Ability to lead Azure and / or AWS specific Cloud Migrations, Application Modernization, and / or Cloud Transformation initiatives.

Ability to perform analysis of the current practices and design and implement best practices and emerging concepts in CICD landscape.

Expert-level understanding of software development, deployment and release processes, especially within a DevOps practice and DevOps toolset.

Demonstrated hands on experience building sophisticated and highly automated infrastructure. Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including micro services and message-driven architectures.

Strong skills in Azure / AWS environment and scripting languages : Shell, Python. Demonstrated strength in data modeling, ETL development, and data warehousing architecture with solid knowledge of various industry standards.

Strong analytical, prioritizing, interpersonal, problem-solving, presentation, budgeting, project management (from conception to completion), & planning skills.

Strong interpersonal skills including strengths in working in a team environment with a client / user orientation. Ability to work effectively with multi-disciplinary teams with different lines of reporting.

Demonstrated technical leader with skills in teaching, coaching and mentoring others. Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and processes in simple terminology to internal and external stakeholders, including all levels of management.

Demonstrated attention to detail and maintenance of high quality standards. Demonstrated ability to work independently, meeting deadlines under pressure, with minimal supervision and frequent interruptions.

Works effectively under time pressure to meet deadlines, balance work priorities and resolve problems in a timely manner.

Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.