Are you passionate about shaping the future of Next Generation of 9-1-1 Ambulance Services? Do you thrive on designing innovative solutions and driving technical excellence? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
We are seeking a talented I&IT Senior Solutions Designer to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in modernizing Ontario's 911 land ambulance services. In this role, you will harness the power of Azure and AWS platforms to design and implement cloud solutions that will enhance emergency response and save lives.
This role is dynamic and requires a blend of technical skills, strategic thinking, and effective communication. It's a great opportunity to lead impactful projects and drive technological innovation within an organization.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise solutions leveraging Azure, AWS, and hybrid cloud technologies to support modernization initiatives and mission-critical emergency health services.
- Develop target-state architectures, solution roadmaps, migration strategies, implementation plans, and transition-to-operations approaches for complex business and technology initiatives.
- Design scalable, resilient, secure, supportable, and cost-effective solutions that align with enterprise architecture standards and organizational objectives.
- Define architectural patterns, design standards, and implementation frameworks to guide delivery teams and promote consistency across solutions.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, developers, analysts, infrastructure teams, security teams, and vendors to identify and address business and technical requirements.
- Design and govern integrations between cloud, on-premises, SaaS, and third-party platforms using API, messaging, and event-driven architectures.
- Lead proof-of-concept initiatives, technology evaluations, and architectural assessments to validate solution options and reduce implementation risk.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend emerging technologies, methodologies, and best practices that improve operational efficiency, service reliability, scalability, security, and cost-effectiveness.
- Define implementation, deployment, cutover, operational readiness, and support strategies to ensure successful delivery and long-term sustainability of solutions.
- Evaluate technical options and communicate architectural recommendations, risks, trade-offs, and impacts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Provide technical leadership and architectural governance throughout the solution lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation, operational transition, and production support.
The Opportunity:
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the world of cloud computing and contribute to the modernization of Ontario's 911 land ambulance services, we want to hear from you! Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity – apply now and become a key player in shaping the future of emergency response.
About the job
As an I&IT Senior Solutions Designer, you will:
- Establish technical direction for large-scale, integrated business and technology solutions, including cloud-native and hybrid platforms.
- Lead solution discovery, requirements analysis, architecture, and detailed design activities for complex business initiatives.
- Design end-to-end solutions that support strategic business objectives, operational requirements, security standards, and enterprise architecture principles.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, business representatives, and subject matter experts to understand business needs and translate them into practical technology solutions.
- Analyze current-state environments and develop future-state architectures, modernization roadmaps, and implementation strategies.
- Lead the development and delivery of logical and physical architecture artifacts, design documentation, and technical specifications.
- Design secure integrations between applications, cloud services, data platforms, and third-party solutions.
- Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to project teams throughout the solution delivery lifecycle.
- Govern solution implementation activities and ensure compliance with approved architecture, design standards, and best practices.
- Define operational readiness requirements, including monitoring, support processes, knowledge transfer, documentation, and service onboarding activities.
- Lead implementation planning, deployment, cutover, stabilization, and transition-to-operations activities.
- Evaluate architectural alternatives and communicate business, technical, operational, and financial trade-offs to support informed decision-making.
- Identify, assess, and mitigate solution risks, dependencies, constraints, and technical debt throughout the project lifecycle.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, maintainable, and optimized for long-term operational efficiency and total cost of ownership.
To learn more about the role and what we are looking for in a successful candidate, please visit www.ontario.ca/careers and search for job ID 248177.
This job ad is also available in French. Cette offre d’emploi est également disponible en français.
Additional information
Address:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 5700 Yonge St, North York, Toronto Region
Compensation Group: Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario
Schedule: 6
Category: Information Technology
Posted on: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Note:
How to apply:
Please apply online, only, at www.ontario.ca/careers, quoting Job ID 248177, by Thursday, December 3rd, 2026. Please follow the instructions to submit your application.
If you require accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/ContactUs.aspx to provide your contact information. The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with Ontario’s Human Rights Code.
