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Solutions Architect
@ Island Health
Victoria, British Columbia
Overview
Island Health is hiring a Solutions Architect to lead the strategy, design and architecture of clinical and business technologies. The role works across Leadership, Corporate and Clinical Services and operational teams to shape solutions for organizational plans. Candidates need a Bachelor's-equivalent education, ITIL training and senior architecture experience.
Responsibilities:
- Design strategy and architecture for clinical and business technologies
- Work with leadership and operational teams on organizational solutions
- Evaluate RFPs, RFIs, RFQs and SOWs
- Write and review technical standards, project plans and SLAs
- Manage relationships with strategic partners and solution providers
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's-equivalent education in computing or information management
- ITIL training and experience required
- Five or more years in health care IT, with senior architecture roles preferred
- Recent success with large IT acquisition or design and build projects
- Expertise in privacy and security standards
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-08
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | IT |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Licences & certifications | ITIL |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Computing Science, Information Management |
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Island Health
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Company size | 10001+ |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,276 |
Job Description
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health) patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reporting to their responsible Director, the Solutions Architect provides for the strategy, design and architecture of high quality and highly available clinical and business oriented technologies. The Solutions Architect regularly works with Island Health Leadership, Corporate and Clinical Services, and cross functional operational teams to inform and develop solutions supporting organizational strategic plans and goals.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Computing Science, Information Management or a related discipline. At least five years' experience working within or supporting a health care environment is preferred, including several years in a senior technology oversight or architecture role. Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) training and experience required.
Skills And Abilities
- Demonstrated success as a senior technical systems administrator or architect, as well as the successful completion of large information technology acquisition or design and build projects within the last three years.
- Demonstrated ability to write technical standards documents.
- Intermediate to expert-level system implementation, Privacy and Security standards and best practices skills.
- Proven ability to track, coordinate and integrate external issues as they affect Island Health's Strategic plans.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate contract documents such as RFP's, RFI's, RFQ's, SOW's, etc.
- Proven ability to write, analyze and edit project plans, proposals, Service Level Agreements, MOU's for accuracy and consistency.
- Demonstrated ability to problem-solve with an overall Island Health perspective in alignment with key strategic priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to establish and manage relationships with internal and external strategic partners and solution providers.
- Demonstrated ability to respond to the needs of internal stakeholders supported by an acute awareness of the impact of action.
- Demonstrated ability to apply an evidence-based framework to inform decision-making.
- Excellent presentation, interviewing, facilitating, and negotiating skills.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.
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