Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) is a multi-site organization that includes the Huntsville District Memorial Hospital Site and the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital Site, and together we provide outstanding, integrated care to support people in living their healthiest lives.

OVERVIEW

The role is responsible for ensuring secure, reliable IT infrastructure and serving as the lead technical escalation point while collaborating with organizational and regional teams.

ROLE

• Ensure network and infrastructure environments follow best practices for high availability and security

• Architect and oversee virtual, cloud, and disaster recovery environments

• Serve as the department representative in technical initiatives and cross-functional working groups

• Act as the primary technical escalation point for management, staff, physicians, and vendors

• Safeguard the security and availability of information systems, biomedical systems, communications, and IT assets

• Develop, maintain, and enforce change management and service management strategies and documentation

• Lead cybersecurity response efforts and implement proactive cybercrime prevention strategies

• Collaborate with vendors, partners, and clinical teams to align infrastructure decisions with operational and clinical needs

• Provide leadership, guidance, and escalation support to the technical IT team while managing infrastructure upgrades and deployments

• Plan and manage IT infrastructure resources, software licensing, monitoring, automation, documentation, on-call support, and additional assigned duties

QUALIFICATIONS

• Post secondary degree or diploma in a related discipline or significant work experience and training required
• 5 plus years of experience focused on systems analysis and design, systems administration, network and/or infrastructure design and implementation in a hospital environment
• 5 years recent leadership or project leadership experience in project implementation in an Information Technology setting
• Excellent problem solving and interpersonal skills fostering a collaborative work environment.
• CCNA, MCSE, VCP, ITIL, CCP-V, CCNP Security, desired

ADDITIONAL PERKS AT MAHC

• Staff referral program $1000 (for each successful permanent part-time and permanent full-time new hire you refer to MAHC)
• Extended health benefits (permanent full-time)
• Enrolment in the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

Location: Remote/Multi-Site, working on site at both the South Muskoka Memorial Hospital (SMMH) located in Bracebridge and Huntsville District Memorial Hospital (HDMH) located in Huntsville. Applicants must reside within 125km of one of our hospital campuses or be willing to relocate prior to starting. *Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis

Hours of Work:  Regular hours of work are Monday to Friday 8 am - 4 pm, plus a rotational on-call requirement. Shifts and hours may change according to departmental requirements per the collective agreement. 

Recruitment Process

• Submit your cover letter and resume together as either a PDF or Word document(s) to this posting by 11:59 pm on the closing date. Please Note: Applicants must submit their application through this posting listed to be considered. Email and paper submissions will not be accepted unless otherwise indicated.
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• We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity. As much as we would like to reach out to every applicant, please note that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Selection will be based on skills, abilities, experiences, and qualifications. MAHC reserves the right to conduct interview(s) or other applicable testing where required.
• Please note, AI (Artificial Intelligence) is not being used to screen, assess, or select applicants in our recruitment process.

Conditions of employment for external hires includes;

• Proof of immunization and vaccination records to the Hospital’s Occupational Health and Safety department
• Legal entitlement to work in Canada
• Satisfactory Criminal Record & Judicial Matters Check

Our organization: MAHC is committed to a selection process and work environment that is inclusive and barrier-free. We encourage applicants from all equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to, individuals who identify as Indigenous, racialized, seniors, persons living with disabilities, women, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code. If you have accommodation needs for attendance at the interview, please advise us at time of the interview being scheduled

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