Background Information:

A digitization opportunity is offered by the Patients before Paperwork initiative to standardize the creation, completion and dissemination of primary care admin forms using provincially available digital solutions.

Ontario Health seeks to implement an eForms solution, starting with the eForms MVP, that will implement the prioritized OMA/MOH forms, following a repeatable process, building on the success of the MTO forms implementation with EMR vendors for the primary care community. The scope of the eForms MVP consist in creating a digital forms publication pipeline and establish a provincial library of electronic forms that will be readily available in all point of care systems and is integrated with provincial digital assets (i.e. EHR). 

The digital implementation is in progress.

The purpose of this procurement is to acquire a senior cloud engineer to support the delivery of a Ministry objective (Patients Before Paperwork (PB4P) – eForms SADIE (Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange)) through a digital solution.

The FY24-25 deliverables include:

·      Complete the delivery of the eForms LPR into its target Azure environment.

·      Engage in eForms Phase 2 planning and delivery.

·      Complete the EMR (Electronic Medical Record) to SADIE (Special Authorization Digital Information Exchange) Integration with SSO and contextual launch.

Must haves:

·      Over 6 years of experience in Azure DevOps with an enterprise-level cloud environment

·      Over 6 years of experience in Azure Cloud Services and proficiency with AWS

·      In-depth knowledge of Terraform and Bicep scripts for efficiently implementing and managing Azure resources as Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

·      Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Azure CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment) pipelines, infrastructure automation, and deployment strategies

·      Expertise in managing and scaling Azure Container Instances and Kubernetes Services

Responsibilities:

·      Design, develop, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for automated building, testing, and deployment of frontend web applications and backend microservices

·      Create and manage code repositories in Azure Repos, ensuring seamless integration with CI/CD pipelines

·      Set up development, QA, and production environments with a focus on infrastructure as code principles

·      Implement and oversee robust monitoring systems for all deployed applications to ensure optimal performance and uptime. Proactively address and resolve any downtime or performance issues

·      Monitor applications and infrastructure performance, responding proactively to potential issues and optimizing resource utilization to achieve cost-effective solutions

·      Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate development and operations smoothly, ensuring scalability and reliability of all system components

Desired Skills:

·      Certifications in Azure, AWS, or GCP are highly regarded

·      Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK stack.

·      Understanding of compliance requirements for data security and privacy.

·      Working knowledge of HL7 is an asset

·      Knowledge and experience in at least one programming language

Required Experience / Evaluation Criteria:  

Criteria Details Criterion Maximum Rating

1 Hands-on experience with Azure Cloud Services: 20 Points

2 Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining Azure CI/CD pipelines for automated building, testing, and deployment: 35 Points

3 In-depth knowledge of Terraform and Bicep scripts for efficiently implementing and managing Azure resources as Infrastructure as Code: 35 Points

4 Proven experience in Azure DevOps with an enterprise-level cloud environment: 10 Points