Lead Software Engineer

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At Ontario Health, we are committed to developing a strong organizational culture that connects and inspires all team members across the province. Our vision is that together, we will be a leader in health and wellness for all. Our mission is to connect the health system to drive improved and equitable health outcomes, experiences and value. How we work together is reflected through our five values: integrity, inspiration, tenacity, humility and care.  

• Fully paid medical, dental and vision coverage from your first day 

• a health care spending or wellness spending account

• a premium defined benefit pension plan 

• three personal days and two float days annually 

• three weeks’ vacation to start (for individual contributors), increasing to four weeks after two years

• career development opportunities 

• a collaborative values-based team culture 

• a wellness program

• a hybrid working model 

• participation in Communities of Inclusion  

Want to make a difference in your career?  Consider this opportunity.  

The Lead Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development (new and upgrades), and support of a range of applications at Ontario Health. They are considered a Lead within a specific business area of expertise or technical area of expertise where other developers on the team will reach out to for technical leadership, direction and mentoring. The Lead Software Engineer reviews and provides feedback on requirements, plays an active role in designing and selecting appropriate solutions and develops high quality code in collaboration with other software developers on the team. The Lead Software Engineer will technically lead the design and development of a project.

The Lead Software Engineer works within a cross-functional environment including team members such as Product Managers, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and other Developers to help organize, prioritize, and execute various development activities, identify dependencies and risks and contribute to both long-term project and product development as well as shorter-term maintenance and support needs. They also maintain and foster excellent working relationships with leaders across Ontario Health.

Here is what you will be doing:

• Recommend and implement best practices for cloud-native development.
• Optimize code for maintainability, efficiency, and performance.
• Ensure effective implementation of EHR Platform and FHIR frameworks to support interoperability and data exchange.
• Identify areas for improvement in FHIR APIs and related workflows.
• Contribute to the planning and execution of future platform enhancements or migrations.
• Ensure minimal downtime and maintain data integrity during transitions.
• Provide strategies for improving platform performance, including database tuning, caching, and load balancing.
• Document findings, recommendations, and technical guidance.
• Participates in developing project scope, work breakdown structures, task sequence and priorities, and identifying required skill sets and resources .
• Acts as a technical mentor and advisor, leads, and guides the team through the system development life cycle, such as gathering and reviewing requirements, playing an active role and takes the lead in designing and selecting appropriate solutions, writing and implementing system specifications, identifying any risks and issues, and evaluating impact and supporting the testing, productization, and release processes.
• Delivers the best user experiences possible and is jointly accountable for the quality of the products and services deliver for their customers. Engages clients, both internal and external, to gain a deeper understanding of their product domain and to assist them in the identification of the root cause of issues.
• Acts as lead resource on project teams responsible for most aspects of the system development life cycle deliverables, including client interaction, technical design, and development, testing etc.
• Performs size, break down, and estimate development activities, in user points or hours.
• Tracks development tasks in the application lifecycle management tool (Azure DevOps) and provide relevant reporting when needed.
• Performs code reviews and walkthroughs of system design and developed code.
• Provides input to the product roadmaps by developing an in-depth understanding of the immediate and future client business needs and identifies opportunities for improvement of business and development processes, related architectural and solution frameworks, and the overall direction of services.
• Develops technical solutions that meet client business requirements, this could include new or changed workflows, web services, web applications, etc.
• Consults with business units and projects in identifying, documenting, and evaluating options for the delivery of solutions to client business requirements.
• Researches and evaluates the feasibility of proposed solution architecture and technologies related to a business change and ensure consistency and integration with existing and planned architectures as well as business strategies.
• Applies a risk-based approach to design and development, communicating to team, considering options for their mitigation within the constraints of the timeline.
• Ensures application performance metrics are well-defined and delivered.
• Develops and delivers presentations to clients, steering committees etc. on proposed approaches to addressing client and deliverable and to facilitate understanding of technical solutions by business audiences using non-technical terms and link proposed solutions to overall business vision.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement of business and development processes, related architectural and software frameworks, and the overall direction of services.
• Champions change across the team's engineering practices as well as external team practices to improve the team's cycle time as well as lead time for the team's product backlog.
• Anticipates architectural inefficiencies and technological blockers in short term and long-term product roadmaps. Works with multiple departments to overcome these challenges.
• Independently engages and actively participates in team discussions with product management teams to recommend product features and changes to product features to improve the user experience, operation and maintainability of the product.
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effectiveness of solutions.
• Leads internal peer collaboration to ensure alignment of practices, patterns, and solutions.
• Supports development of software engineering roadmaps and long-term strategies aligned to direction from Product Management.
• Stays abreast of evolving technologies and makes recommendations on emerging directions for peer education.
• Makes decisions where results have a critical impact across the organization requiring sophistical solutions and long-term correction.

Here is what you will need to be successful:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent experience, is required.
• 7 – 10 years of extensive solution development experience including technical design, development, application analysis, work breakdown and estimation, complex dependency management ideally with experience deploying clinical software systems
• Prior experience in a leadership role (i.e., technical, or direct reports) is an asset.
• Strong experience with Java/.NET platforms, Spring and HAPI Framework, Kafka, MQ, Windows, Linux, Unix, Redis, Windows/Linux Shell scripting
• Strong experience with containers/Cloud technology (Docker or Podman, Kubernetes, Openshift, AWS/Azure)
• Strong proficiency in Apache Camel, JavaScript.
• Nice to Have - Worked in SmileCDR (Smile Digital Health in previous experience)
• Provides subject matter expertise in HL7 V2 and FHIR, XML messaging principles, techniques, and technologies.
• Advanced Cloud certifications in Cloud Practices (Azure/AWS), are an asset.
• Advanced knowledge pertaining to design, implementation, operation and support of products and services operating in multiple cloud environments.
• Advanced knowledge of migration approaches for moving legacy products and services from on-premises datacenter deployments to the cloud.
• Advanced knowledge and experience with distributed system solution development and Agile development methodologies.
• Extensive experience supporting critical business applications in a production environment.
• Experience in continuous integration and continuous deployment or DevOps is an asset.
• Advanced knowledge of software development and all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Subject matter expert of relevant software development tools and frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of software security principles.
• Knowledge of other IT systems and/or programs across OH and points of interaction or integration.
• Experience with a wide range of technical writing methods, tools and techniques and knowledge of industry standards and best practices
• Knowledge of privacy legislation, regulations (specifically the Protection of Personal Health Information Act, Ontario 2004) and Ontario Health policies, procedures, guidelines, and communication material relevant to the protection of confidential information
• Knowledge of relational database development techniques.
• Deep understanding of Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, and Relational Database Analysis & Design (OOD/OOP).
• Experience working in the public sector, preferably in a health care setting
• Knowledge of Ontario Health systems, and business environment.

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to make decisions where results have a critical impact across the organization.
• Strong written and oral communication skills to develop and deliver presentations to clients and steering committees, lead and guide the team through the system development life cycle, influence and/or negotiate with stakeholders with conflicting goals and priorities, discuss and incorporate stakeholder’s feedback, and clearly communicate issues found and solutions.
• Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills to evaluate the feasibility of proposed solution architecture and technologies, identify/anticipate architectural inefficiencies and technological blockers, identify opportunities for improvement of business and development processes.
• Ability to translate software requirements into programming code through to usable application.
• Ability to develop technical solutions that meet client business requirements, this could include new or changed workflows, web services, web applications, etc.
• Ability to identify, document and evaluate options for the delivery of solutions to client business requirements. Researches and evaluates the feasibility of proposed solution architecture and technologies related to a business change and ensures consistency and integration with existing and planned architectures as well as business strategies.
• Ability to apply a risk-based approach to design and development, communicating to team, considering options for their mitigation within the constraints of the timeline.
• A team player with a deep commitment to contributing to team success.
• Ability to work well with end users from different disciplines with varying degrees of business experience.
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy in collaboration with Architecture and Product Management teams.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to perform standard application unit testing.
• Ability to act as a subject matter expert and technical mentor and advisor, and lead and guide the team through the system development life cycle.,
• Capacity to be aware of, control, and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships judiciously and empathetically within and across portfolios, with some external stakeholders, technical partners, and customers.

Deliverables:

Design & Architecture

• Collaborate with Architects in preparation of optimized architecture for the EHR Platform that ensures scalability, reliability, and security.
• A set of recommendations and implementation plans for adopting cloud-native principles.

Code Quality Assurance

• Detailed code review reports with actionable feedback for improvement.
• Documentation of best practices and coding standards for the development team.

HAPI FHIR Expertise

• Comprehensive evaluation of the SmileCDR and HAPI FHIR implementations, including an improvement roadmap.
• Optimized FHIR APIs and workflows that ensure seamless data exchange and interoperability.

Cloud-Native Recommendations

• Recommendations for adopting cloud-native technologies tailored to the platform's needs.
• Implementation guidelines for containerization, orchestration, and serverless computing, where applicable.
• Security policy recommendations and a checklist for robust IAM and data protection.

Migration Strategy Input

• A high-level migration plan outlining steps to ensure seamless transitions between platforms.
• Risk mitigation strategies to minimize downtime and preserve data integrity.

Performance Optimization

• Performance tuning reports with measurable metrics for improvement.
• Suggestions for database optimization, caching strategies, and load balancing.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Comprehensive documentation of technical findings, design validations, and recommendations.
• Regular status reports to stakeholders summarizing progress and actionable insights.

Knowledge Transition Documents

• A detailed knowledge transfer (KT) document summarizing all work performed during the role.
• A repository of design decisions, key technical configurations, and code review practices.
• Guidelines and recommendations for future enhancements, including unresolved issues or pending optimizations.

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Location: Ontario (currently hybrid; subject to change)

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