Emerging Technologies Architect

Emerging Technologies Architect

Hybrid Cloud

Burnaby, BC

The Emerging Technologies Architect is a key member of the BCCSS Architecture team that is responsible for the analysis of emerging trends in technology and business, delivering innovative projects from ideation through implementation, identifying new service offerings, and writing influential articles for internal and external audiences. Focusing on key segments of the technology sector, the Architect applies deep knowledge of business and technology-sector dynamics and outstanding analytical skills to distill insight from data and diverse, unstructured information. Representative areas of focus include public & private cloud, automation and the industry changes to IT delivery. The Architect works with colleagues in multiple sectors and guides and mentors staff. This is a key position in a team of highly skilled, tech-trend savvy individuals who reveal emerging trends, and develop service offerings based on these trends for our clients which directly affects the work of other experts. The position is part of the BCCSS Emerging Technologies Group, whose charter is helping to drive innovation in all of Health Care. Sensing, understanding, and acting on emerging trends is a key path to innovation.

What you’ll do

• Devises compelling hypotheses and conceives, designs, and executes research projects to test those hypotheses. Identifies and explains trends that are not widely understood but are likely (in the next 12-24 months) to have significant impact on BCCSS and technology within Health Care. While collaborating with colleagues, this role involves hands-on responsibility for every phase of the work, including hypothesis generation, research, analysis and presentation.
• Provides practical innovation, including transformation of research into innovative service offerings for our clients. Reads and reflects intensively on a wide range of business and technology news sources, collect “signals” of emerging trends, and “connects the dots” to suggest potentially important trends that merit further study. Writes high-quality research reports/articles targeted at an executive audience based on insights and findings from research and analysis.
• Drives the adoption of emerging technologies and business opportunities across BCCSS and Health Care. Promotes technical innovation and service opportunities to business partners and clients.
• Facilitates to drive cross-functional / virtual teams to consensus based on strong communication and influencing skills. Delivers small to medium scale projects and services into production using an iterative/pilot based approach. Provides leadership to cross-functional and virtual teams.
• Maintains a watch-list of emerging technologies and business opportunities. Drives feasibility studies based on maturity of technology, strategic alignment and delivery capabilities.
• Prepares funding requests and manage expectations of the sponsors and stakeholders.

What you bring

Qualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related. A minimum of seven to ten (7-10) years’ of recent related experience in a large, complex organization including experience with at least three IT disciplines from a client/server environment, including but not limited to: Project Management, Technical Architecture, Systems Analysis, Network Management, Application Development, Middleware, Database Management, and Operations.
• Coordinating People: acting with integrity and trust; building a team environment; communicating clearly; fostering potential. Leading Change: striving for personal mastery; leading with vision; inspiring and engaging; promoting innovation. Partnering: focusing on customers; engaging stakeholders. Achieving Results: conceptualizing, demonstrating accountability. Business Acumen: managing resources; possessing health environment and political awareness.
• Open to new ideas; eager to learn. Excellent understanding of key trends and issues in information technology and consumer technology markets. Demonstrated passion and enthusiasm for innovative work. Excellent analytical and technical skills. Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture. Very strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to structure an extended written argument. Excellent planning and organization skills. Challenges conventional thinking with fresh and creative insights. Understanding of the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate. Ability to understand the long-term (big-picture) and short-term perspectives of situations. Ability to estimate financial impact of technical architecture alternatives. Strong analytical, problem-solving and critical thinking skills. Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies. Knowledge of emerging and transformational technologies (cloud, managed services). Understanding of how software is built; programming background.
• Knowledge with IT service Management (ITIL). Knowledge of Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF). Knowledge of Governance Frameworks (COBIT, IT4IT, SOA). One or more certifications in a solution product areas.

Skills & Knowledge

• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
• As a strong asset for consideration, we are looking for our successful candidate to have: Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $88,990 - $127,923 /year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.
Location: 1795 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby, BC V5C 6E3
Closing date: Applications accepted until position is filled
Hours of Work: 0830-16:30 (Monday to Friday)
Requisition # 175950E

What we do

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

Learn more about PHSA and our programs: jobs.phsa.ca/programs-and-services

PHSA is committed to equity in our hiring and employment practices. With learning and compassion, we are addressing existing inequities and barriers throughout our systems. PHSA is seeking to create a diverse workforce and to establish an inclusive and culturally safe environment. We invite applications and enquiries from all people, particularly those belonging to the historically, systemically, and/or persistently marginalized groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya'kula Team (Indigenous Recruitment & Employee Experience) for support at indigenous.employment@phsa.ca.

Indigenous-specific anti-racism initiatives are rooted in addressing the unique forms of discrimination, historical and ongoing injustices, and marginalization faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and self-determination of Indigenous communities. PHSA must uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents such as including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study.

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

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