Senior Developer App Architect Drupal

Senior Developer App Architect Drupal

Provincial Digital Health and Information Services (PDHIS)

Burnaby, BC

In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of PHSA safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA's Agencies/Divisions/Services, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

The Senior Developer/Application Architect (SD/AA) reports to the Manager or designate and is responsible for providing leadership and direction on the support and development of new and existing systems within Information Management Information Technology Services (IMITS) that provides services to Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care. Applying a broad range of information technology experience and knowledge, the SD/AA manages a variety of projects that range from building/supporting IMITS systems/solutions to evaluating products for their technical and architectural fit within the application environment. This position draws on a high level of expertise in the management of a medium to large scale development environment, providing both architectural and technical direction to help translate business needs into requirement specifications. In addition to the preparation of white papers, project plans, and product roadmaps, the SD/AA plays a key role within the team, overseeing product assessments, defining and implementing standards, performing security reviews, and providing the framework for systems development.

What you'll do

• Setup and configure Drupal sites
• Develop, customize, extend and implement new or existing Drupal themes/modules/views/ taxonomy/paragraphs/blocks
• Implement automated testing methodologies and best practices
• Architect enterprise Drupal solutions including data, display, and information architecture
• Designs and plans the architecture for the application environment, including business and clinical systems, and database environments. Conducts research, performs analysis and product reviews, identifies technical specifications, develops technical whitepapers and business cases, and makes recommendations. Carries out quality assurance (QA) testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) as required.
• Provides consulting related to the acquisition of new systems and standards or the implementation of new applications on existing systems. Provides leadership on backup, recovery, and disaster recovery strategies and activities for all application environments. Ensures these processes are maintained and followed in the case of an emergency.
• Provides system administration and troubleshoots Web, client server and n-tier database issues including performance tuning and security. Assesses and implements database updates and upgrades that affect the application environment. Provides change leadership through the upgrade of applications and incorporates new trends in development methodologies. Installs, configures, tests and maintains software.
• Drafts policies, procedures and best practices for application deployment and change control. Participates in project teams to ensure development activities adhere to implementation standards and practices. Recommends new procedures and tools, including capacity and trend reporting, issue management and prevention. Develops and maintains the System Development Life Cycle processes and methodologies.
• Designs, develops and implements a development framework including development standards, tools, reports, interfaces and documentation requirements for new and existing application. Implements and follows processes and procedures relative to change control.
• Participates in projects including the evaluation and implementation of improvements to the overall environment, assisting with the development and monitoring of project budgets, preparing reports and conducting briefings. In conjunction with senior staff or manager, participates in contract negotiations with vendors.
• Coaches, mentors and provides technical guidance to junior staff such as assistance with developing work plans, complicated scripts, and code reviews.

What you bring

Qualifications

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 year professional experience in using/maintaining Drupal 8+ applications
• At least five years' recent related experience in architecture planning, design, development, and delivery of highly available enterprise applications.
• Experience coding and designing solutions using Microsoft stack.
• The ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with projects managers, architects and developers.
• Proven hands-on experience with relational databases, web frontend development frameworks like Bootstrap or Tailwind, JSON/XML, .and Object-Oriented programming concepts.
• Experience with source control management (TFS/Azure Dev Ops), and MS Entity Framework 6.
• Experience in Automating Web Application Testing using Selenium WebDriver.
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development methodologies, both waterfall and agile. Broad understanding of change control practices including ITIL.
• Ability to analyze operational problems and recommend innovative solutions.
• Demonstrated time management skills.
• A Proven ability to execute projects with stringent budgets and timelines.
• Demonstrated organizational, analytical, and decision making skills.
• Experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript/jQuery, PHP/SQL/mySQL
• Experience developing mobile solutions in Drupal and PHP implementations, PHP files, theme functions, and knowledge of the Drupal theme layer.
• Experience creating custom Drupal modules.
• Experience building responsive websites using Drupal CMS.
• Deep knowledge and experience with multiple SDLCs such as Agile, Scrum and traditional waterfall
• Excellent communications and troubleshooting skills.
• The ability to participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation if required.

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 impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, 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: $72,445 - $104,139 /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: 800-1630 (Monday to Friday)
Requisition # 164100E

As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.

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 employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments' unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey-one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.

ATTN: PHSA Employees:

To be considered as a PHSA employee (internal applicant) for this position, you must apply online via your internal profile at http://internaljobs.phsa.ca

Please note the internal job posting will no longer be accessible after the expiry date of April 29, 2024. If the internal job posting has expired, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk and advise that you would like to be considered as a late internal applicant for this position. Please do not apply for the external job posting.

If you have not registered your internal profile, a password is required to log in for the first time. To obtain your password, please contact the Internal Jobs Help Desk at 604-875-7264 or 1-855-875-7264. Please note regular business hours are Monday - Friday (excluding stats), 8:30am to 4:30pm. For inquiries outside of regular business hours, please email the Internal Jobs Help Desk at internaljobshelpu@phsa.ca and a Help Desk Representative will contact you the next business day.

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Health Care