Senior Technical Architect - Oracle Health Cerner

This is a remote position.

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Architect to provide technical architecture leadership and advisory services for complex enterprise healthcare information systems. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience with Oracle Health Cerner (formerly Cerner Millennium), enterprise technology architecture, clinical systems integration, and mission-critical healthcare infrastructure.

This consulting opportunity involves designing, optimizing, and supporting integrated healthcare technology solutions while improving system performance, reliability, interoperability, security, and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will collaborate with technical, clinical, operational, and cybersecurity teams to deliver scalable, sustainable solutions aligned with enterprise architecture standards and business requirements.

Requirements

• Lead the design, architecture, implementation, optimization, and operational support of complex enterprise healthcare technology solutions.
  

• Provide technical architecture expertise for Oracle Health Cerner and associated clinical and business information systems.
  

• Design and support integrated solutions involving Citrix, authentication, enterprise single sign-on (SSO), databases, virtualization, and supporting infrastructure.
  

• Support clinical interoperability using HL7, Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI), interface engines, and related healthcare integration technologies.
  

• Assess technical dependencies, architectural risks, and integration impacts across interconnected enterprise systems.
  

• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, testing, and resolution of complex technical issues.
  

• Develop architecture documentation, technical standards, implementation plans, and recommendations.
  

• Collaborate with infrastructure, cybersecurity, application, and clinical teams.
  

• Provide technical leadership for system modernization, optimization, and lifecycle management.
  

Mandatory Experience and Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of solution/enterprise architecture experience designing and supporting complex enterprise IT solutions.
  

• Minimum 15 years of experience supporting enterprise healthcare information systems in complex clinical environments.
  

• Minimum 10 years of Oracle Health Cerner (Cerner Millennium) experience, including EHR implementation, operational support, optimization, and integration.
  

• Experience supporting large-scale Cerner environments within a Canadian healthcare organization.
  

• Advanced knowledge of Cerner architecture, clinical workflows, and integration technologies.
  

• Strong experience with HL7, EMPI, interface engines, and healthcare interoperability.
  

• Demonstrated experience delivering complex healthcare technology solutions across multiple organizations.
  

• Strong technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  

Required Technical Skills

• Oracle Health Cerner / Cerner Millennium
  

• Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture
  

• Electronic Health Record (EHR) Systems
  

• HL7, EMPI, and Healthcare Interoperability
  

• Interface Engines and Clinical Systems Integration
  

• Citrix Platforms
  

• Microsoft Active Directory
  

• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
  

• Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO)
  

• Imprivata OneSign
  

• Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Databases
  

• Virtualization and Application Delivery
  

• Roaming Profiles
  

• Enterprise Infrastructure Design
  

• Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting
  

• Technical Architecture Documentation
  

• Root-Cause Analysis and System Modernization
  

Work Arrangement and Contract Details

• Position: Senior Technical Architect
  

• Employment Type: Contract
  

• Location: Canada
  

• Working Hours: Pacific Time (PT)
  

• Work Arrangement: To be confirmed
  

• Start Date: ASAP
  

• Initial Contract End Date: March 31, 2027
  

• Estimated Effort: 487.5 hours, subject to actual assigned work
  

• Contract Duration: 0–6 months initially
  

• Extensions: Up to three possible six-month extensions, subject to approval
  

• Candidates must be based in Canada and have appropriate Canadian work authorization.
  

• Availability outside regular business hours may be required.