Application / Solution Architect

Joblinxsapp; Fredericton; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Service New Brunswick's Provincial Health Application Services (PHAS) seeks an experienced Application/Solution Architect to augment the eHealthNB Community and Connected Care technical support team in Fredericton.

The role covers steady-state operations and project work, providing architecture, leadership, design, integration, and guidance for complex provincial healthcare applications that require 24/7 availability.

Job description

Application / Solution Architect 2 – Community & Connected Care

Client: Service New Brunswick (SNB) – Provincial Health Application Services

Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick

Work Arrangement: Onsite in Fredericton, NB; remote work may be possible only at the client's request and approval.

Contract: October 28, 2026 – October 27, 2027

Extension: Possible 1-year extension through October 27, 2028

Hours: Full-time, 7.25-hour workday

Language: English

Position Overview

Service New Brunswick's Provincial Health Application Services (PHAS) is seeking an experienced Application/Solution Architect to augment the eHealthNB Community and Connected Care technical support team.

The successful candidate will work across both steady-state operational support and project-based initiatives, providing architecture, technical leadership, solution design, integration, development guidance, and optimization for complex provincial healthcare applications.

The role supports applications used by Regional Health Authorities and the Department of Health, including highly complex healthcare systems requiring 24/7 operational support, enhancement, optimization, integration, and delivery of new technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, design and develop strategies, models and work plans to improve the stability, resilience and fault tolerance of the eHealthNB platform.
• Provide solution architecture direction and guidance, including technical design, development methodologies and procedures.
• Provide technical advice to executive management and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Plan and forecast technology requirements for existing systems and upcoming development initiatives.
• Provide solution architecture guidance to technical staff and consultants.
• Develop, maintain and oversee solution design and system configuration documentation.
• Develop proof-of-concepts for proposed solutions and architectures.
• Assist with the evolution of the eHealth platform roadmap from current to future state.
• Develop implementation, migration and integration strategies.
• Design and implement integration solutions that meet business objectives while maintaining information integrity and following applicable standards and best practices.
• Support both development and production environments.
• Monitor and optimize eHealth platform performance to support high availability.
• Work with business teams, project managers, application support teams, DBAs, vendors and development teams to successfully implement solutions.
• Provide regular status updates to the Health Applications Manager.
• Maintain technical documentation and participate in team scrums as required.
• Provide after-hours/on-call support when required and approved.

Requirements

Mandatory Requirements – MUST HAVE

M1 – Education

Required:

• University degree in Computer Science or a similar discipline is preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Recruiter Screening: Candidate resume should clearly identify the degree, discipline and institution, or clearly explain equivalent education/experience.

M2 – 20+ Years of IM/IT Experience

Required:

• Minimum 20 years of Information Management / Information Technology experience.

Recruiter Screening: Look for a clearly traceable IT career history totaling 20+ years, with employment dates stated as Month/Year – Month/Year.

M3 – 15+ Years as Senior Programmer/Analyst

Required:

• Minimum 15 years of experience specifically performing Senior Programmer/Analyst responsibilities.

Important: General IT experience alone is not sufficient. The candidate's history should explicitly demonstrate Senior Programmer/Analyst-level roles and responsibilities for at least 15 years.

M4 – Excellent English Communication

Required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Candidate must be capable of communicating effectively with technical teams, business stakeholders, management, vendors and project teams.

M5 – Immediate Availability / New Brunswick

Required:

• Candidate must be available to start immediately in New Brunswick on the date specified in the SOW.

Important screening point: The engagement begins October 28, 2026, and the successful candidate is required onsite in Fredericton for the engagement.

Scored Requirements – HIGH PRIORITY

S1 – Provincial Healthcare & EHR – 15+ Years

Required: 15+ years of demonstrated experience working with Provincial Healthcare and Electronic Health Records applications in a Canadian context.

Recruiter should look for:

• Canadian provincial healthcare environments.
• Provincial health authorities/government healthcare programs.
• EHR/EMR applications.
• Clinical systems.
• Healthcare data repositories.
• Healthcare application integration.
• Candidate's specific employer/client, project, role and dates.

This is a critical requirement.

Generic healthcare experience outside Canada should not automatically be treated as equivalent.

S2 – Technical Solution Development – 15+ Years

Required: 15+ years developing, documenting, coding, testing and implementing technical solutions to meet business requirements.

Candidate should demonstrate experience across the full technical solution lifecycle, including:

• Requirements analysis
• Solution design
• Technical architecture
• Development/coding
• Technical documentation
• Testing
• Implementation/deployment
• Production support
• Business stakeholder collaboration

S3 – Rhapsody Integration Engine – 10+ Years

Required: 10+ years of demonstrated experience working with Rhapsody Integration Engine(s).

Candidte should demonstrate hands-on experience with:

• Rhapsody Integration Engine
• Healthcare system integration
• Interface development
• Integration workflows
• Data/message transformation
• Healthcare interoperability
• Production support and troubleshooting

The current SNB environment specifically includes a Rhapsody Integration Engine supporting the Provincial Integration Engine and EMR-related solutions.

S4 – Orion Health Platform – 9+ Years

Required: 9+ years of demonstrated experience with the Orion Health Platform.

Relevant experience should specifically identify Orion Health, rather than simply stating "EHR" or "healthcare systems."

Experience may include:

• Orion Health Clinical Data Repository
• Orion Health EHR solutions
• Healthcare application integration
• Clinical data
• Architecture/design
• Implementation and support

SNB's current portfolio includes Orion Health for the Clinical Data Repository and EHR and Orion Health's Rhapsody Integration Engine.

S5 – Microsoft SQL Server – 15+ Years

Required: 15+ years of demonstrated experience with Microsoft SQL Server.

Look for:

• SQL Server database development
• Database design
• Queries/stored procedures
• Data integration
• Reporting
• Performance optimization
• Application/database integration
• Production troubleshooting

The current portfolio includes SQL Server and custom work involving Oracle and SQL Server.

S6 – Java & JavaScript – 15+ Years

Required: 15+ years of demonstrated experience with Java and JavaScript.

The candidate should clearly identify experience with both technologies, preferably with specific projects/roles and dates.

Do not rely solely on a generic "programming languages" skills section.

S7 – EMPI / Initiate / InfoSphere – 9+ Years

Required: 9+ years of demonstrated experience with Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) technologies, such as:

• IBM Initiate
• IBM InfoSphere

Relevant experience should demonstrate work involving:

• Enterprise patient identity
• Patient matching
• Identity resolution
• Master data
• Client/patient registry
• Healthcare data integration

The current SNB portfolio specifically identifies IBM Initiate for the Client Registry.

S8 – Oracle – 15+ Years

Required: 15+ years of demonstrated experience with Oracle.

Candidate should demonstrate practical Oracle experience through specific projects/roles, such as:

• Oracle database development
• Database architecture
• SQL/PLSQL
• Data integration
• Reporting/extracts
• Performance optimization
• Application/database integration
• Production support

SNB's current environment includes Oracle for extracts, views, reports and SSIS, as well as custom Oracle work.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate will be a senior Application/Solution Architect or Senior Programmer/Analyst with 20+ years of IT experience, including 15+ years in Senior Programmer/Analyst roles, and extensive Canadian provincial healthcare experience.

The candidate should have a strong combination of:

Healthcare + EHR + Integration + Architecture + Development with particularly strong experience in:

• Provincial Canadian healthcare environments
• EHR/EMR applications
• Rhapsody Integration Engine
• Orion Health
• IBM Initiate / EMPI
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Oracle
• Java
• JavaScript
• Technical architecture and solution design
• Healthcare application integration
• Development, testing and implementation
• Production support and high-availability environments