About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a GCP FHIR Architect based in Canada.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end Google Cloud reference architectures for ingesting, processing, storing, and serving clinical data using HL7 FHIR standards.
- Architect and implement healthcare data solutions using GCP Healthcare Data Engine, Cloud Healthcare API, BigQuery, Dataproc, Pub/Sub, Dataflow, and related services.
- Develop scalable, high-throughput workflows for healthcare data processing and interoperability.
- Build integration pipelines that transform legacy healthcare formats, including HL7 v2, C-CDA, DICOM, and X12 EDI, into FHIR resources and JSON structures.
- Design and implement healthcare data mappings, transformations, and integration patterns across disparate clinical systems.
- Apply appropriate cloud security and identity architectures using IAM, KMS, Data Loss Prevention, and related controls.
- Ensure cloud solutions align with healthcare and data protection requirements, including HIPAA, HITRUST, GDPR, and SOC 2.
- Develop data models and architectures that support healthcare analytics across relational and NoSQL environments.
- Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to translate healthcare interoperability requirements into scalable architectural solutions.
- Provide technical leadership across architecture, integration, data engineering, security, and cloud implementation activities.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture, including at least 3 years focused on GCP healthcare solutions.
- Deep hands-on knowledge of HL7 FHIR, including STU3 and R4, FHIR profiling, resources, bundles, and RESTful API operations.
- Strong expertise with GCP services including Cloud Healthcare API, BigQuery, Dataflow/Apache Beam, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions or Cloud Run, and IAM.
- Proven experience designing and implementing healthcare interoperability and data integration solutions.
- Strong knowledge of healthcare data formats including HL7 v2, C-CDA, DICOM, and X12 EDI.
- Experience with integration engines such as Mirth Connect, Rhapsody, or equivalent GCP-native mapping and integration capabilities.
- Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and NoSQL databases and healthcare-focused data modeling.
- Understanding of cloud security, privacy, and compliance requirements within healthcare environments.
- Ability to design scalable, resilient, and secure architectures for complex clinical data workflows.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
- GCP Professional Cloud Architect or Professional Data Engineer certification is preferred.
- Ability to work independently and effectively in a remote contract environment.
Conditions
- Remote contract position.
- Opportunity to work on healthcare cloud architecture and clinical data interoperability.
- Hands-on exposure to GCP Healthcare Data Engine, Cloud Healthcare API, BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and related technologies.
- Opportunity to design solutions supporting large-scale healthcare data workflows.
- Work at the intersection of cloud architecture, healthcare interoperability, data engineering, and security.
- Opportunity to contribute to complex healthcare technology initiatives in a flexible remote environment.