The Program

The Provincial Human Capital Management System (HCMS) Program will implement Workday software across seven BC health organizations: Fraser Health, Interior Health, Island Health, Northern Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, Providence Health Care, and Vancouver Coastal Health. The Workday platform will replace disparate existing human resources (HR) and payroll applications with a single, modern, integrated system. Human resource management has emerged as a high priority and is a key action in the province’s Health Human Resources Strategy.

Integration Architect

In accordance with the Purpose, Vision, Values and Coast Salish Teachings, and strategic directions of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) plans, manages and evaluates selected specialty and province-wide health care services across BC, working with the five geographic health authorities to deliver province-wide solutions that improve the health of people living in BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence.

Reporting to the Manager, Architecture, Data and Conversion, the Integration Architect is an integral team member responsible for providing integration architecture expertise and technical leadership to the Human Capital Management System (HCMS). The key responsibilities include translating high level business requirements into system requirements that guide the blueprint for the design and development teams. Integration Architect leads the analysis, documentation, prioritization, and alignment of requests and requirements, and provides expert consultation, vision and leadership in the analysis, feasibility, design, planning, implementation, and use of enterprise solutions. The Integration Architect is expected to provide options or recommendations that are sustainable, align with the clinical, operational, business, enterprise architecture and project requirements, and ensures a cohesive and integrated solution across the system solutions, interfaces and other applications.

What you’ll do

• Leads and liaises with partners to understand structures, policies, workflows, requirements and operations.

• Interfaces with and coordinates tasks with internal and external clinical and technical partners. Collaborates with Senior Leadership, Project Managers and team members to develop overall Integration plan, provide estimates and serve as a lead as required, to implement the configuration, integration and implementation efforts.

• Maintains oversight of architectural topics, including high-level design, file transfers, scheduling, security, and authentication.

• Champion integration design consistency by promotion patterns, conventions, tools and alignment to architectural best practices.

• Leads the development of formalized Integration methodologies, including building and maintain repository for deliverables, methodologies, and business development documents.

• Contributes to the principles that guide technology decisions for the enterprise and develops and implements policies and standards related to Integration architecture.

• Designs and coordinates the implementation of integration strategies and solutions based on clinical and business requirements across diverse platforms and technologies. Communicates the technology options and solutions to Senior Leadership, project team members and external partners.

• Conducts reviews of all scoped integrations, including those owned by BC Health to ensure technical alignment, quality and sustainability. Supports complex integration designs (ie. Studio), provides hands-on guidance to developers, and assists in Proof of Concept efforts for challenging or critical use cases.

• Leads the selection and implementation of middleware, API gateways, and integration tools.

• Researches and analyzes market, technology, and industry trends and standards related to relevant technologies for the purposes of determining potential impact on the design and build and the suitability of different approaches in solving emerging business needs. Provides recommendations on the use and evolution of system architecture.

• Designs and implements Integration architectures in alignment with enterprise wide security policies. Ensures Integration access controls are designed and built in a way that provides appropriate, demonstrable and coordinated security procedures and practices that are compliant with related law, regulation, policy and professional standards. Monitors and troubleshoots integration issues, ensuring high availability and reliability. Provides monitoring, auditing and investigation expertise into security, policy and appropriate use violations.

• Participates in meetings to support timely provision of information related to design decisions, progress, status, issues, tasks, and solutions related to project deliverables.

• Provides technical leadership and mentorship to development teams.

• Performs other duties as required.

What you bring

Qualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline, plus a minimum of seven (7) years’ recent, related experience in a large, complex organization, including but not limited to, systems integration, software / enterprise architecture, project management, systems analysis, application development, and operations or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Demonstrated experience in a technical architecture role in designing and deploying large scale solutions.

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings. This involves familiarity and understanding Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within Lab LIS and Informatics contexts found in the foundational documents 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 - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of belonging to all and informed by Indigenous Cultural Safety.

• Awareness 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.).

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated technical experience in API technologies, RESTful APIs, SOAP, and other integration protocols in required. Middleware is preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of identity management practices, approaches, and implementation.

• Demonstrated experience with test cycle management and vendor relationship management.

• Strong understanding critical path impacts and adopting ownership for decision making.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and customer-focused, with a passion for delivering high quality solutions that meet client needs and expectations.

• Solid understanding of delivering Architecture services within the Agile methodology.

• Physical ability to perform the duties of the job.

• 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: Temporary, Full-Time

Wage: $88,990 to $127,923. 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.
Location: 1775 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby BC V5C6E3
Closing date: Sep 1, 2025
Hours of Work: 08:30 to 16:30, Mon - Fri
Requisition # HCMS_ E06286

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 – Create equity – Be courageous.

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

PHSA is committed to anti-racism and 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 excluded groups identified under the B.C. Human Rights Code.

One of PHSA’s North Star priorities is to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism, which includes ongoing commitments to Indigenous recruitment and employee experience as well as dismantling barriers to health care employment at every level. We welcome Indigenous individuals to apply and/or contact the Sanya’k̓ula 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 exclusion faced by Indigenous peoples. These initiatives align with an Indigenous rights-based approach, recognizing the inherent rights and title of BC First Nations and self-determination of all First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities. PHSA is mandated to uphold legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents including the 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.

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