Canada
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Intelerad
Database Architect (InteleShare)
Canada
Canada Hill, Nova Scotia, Canada
SQLPostgreSQLAWSGCPTerraform
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Company Description
At Intelerad, we believe that the path to healthcare answers should be clear, whether you are waiting for a diagnosis or trying to accelerate one. Our medical imaging solutions streamline the flow of information, simplify complex processes, maximize efficiency, and shed light on the unknown. We empower physicians to provide patients with the answers they need faster and improve outcomes for everyone. Through more accessible imaging, we bring patients out of the dark.
Headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Montreal, Intelerad has nearly 800 employees in offices across four countries. The company provides nearly 2000 healthcare organizations around the world with the speed, scalability, and simplicity needed to increase business performance while, most importantly, improving patient outcomes. Intelerad's modern enterprise solutions have been recognized with the "Best in KLAS" award, ranking first in the "PACS Europe (UK/Ireland)" category in the 2026 "Best in KLAS: Global Software (Non-US)" report.
Job Description
Position Overview
The Database Architect designs, implements, and optimizes the database architecture for Intelerad's medical imaging solutions. As a strategic technical leader, the incumbent creates scalable, secure, and high-performance systems for our PACS, RIS, and enterprise imaging platforms. These platforms serve healthcare institutions and imaging centers worldwide. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in database design, data modeling, and performance optimization in large-scale, mission-critical environments. This role requires balancing technical excellence with business needs in the healthcare IT sector, in collaboration with engineering, infrastructure, and product teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement enterprise-wide database architectures for Intelerad's medical imaging platforms. Ensure the scalability, performance, and reliability required to support diagnostic workflows for healthcare institutions and patient care delivery. These architectures cover various deployment models, including on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive data models, schemas, and database documentation compliant with healthcare interoperability standards, including DICOM, HL7, and FHIR. Optimize large-scale medical imaging data storage strategies and ensure efficient retrieval for clinical workflows.
- Establish and enforce database development standards, security protocols, and compliance frameworks to meet healthcare regulations, including HIPAA. Ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and availability across all database systems. Implement robust backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity strategies.
- Lead database performance improvement initiatives through query optimization, indexing strategies, and capacity planning. Proactively monitor system health and implement solutions that maintain sub-second response times. These response times are critical for real-time access to diagnostic imaging in clinical settings.
- Collaborate with software engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to integrate database systems into application architecture. Evaluate and recommend database technologies and platforms. Provide technical leadership for database migration, upgrade, and modernization projects that support product innovation and operational excellence.
Qualifications
Skills and Experience
- At least 7 years of experience in database architecture, design, and administration. Demonstrated expertise in both relational databases (Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQL Server) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra). Hands-on experience with large-scale, high-availability database environments.
- Proven expertise in data modeling, database design patterns, and normalization techniques. Creation of logical and physical data models that meet complex business requirements and support high-volume transactional systems.
- Excellent proficiency in database performance optimization, including query tuning, execution plan analysis, indexing strategies, and capacity planning. Experience with systems that process millions of transactions and manage petabyte-scale stored data.
- Extensive experience with cloud database platforms and services from AWS, Azure, or GCP. Knowledge of database migration strategies, hybrid architectures, and cloud-native database solutions.
- Deep knowledge of database security best practices, encryption methods, access control mechanisms, and regulatory compliance requirements. Specific experience with protecting healthcare data and HIPAA compliance.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor development teams, and communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders across the organization, whether they have a technical background or not.
Assets and Special Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Software Engineering.
- Experience with medical imaging system architecture, including PACS, RIS, VNA, or enterprise imaging platforms, and knowledge of healthcare data standards such as DICOM, HL7, and FHIR.
- Hands-on experience with distributed database systems, data replication strategies, and sharding. Knowledge of multi-region database architectures that support global healthcare operations.
- Proficiency in Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes and data integration tools. Experience designing data pipelines that meet business intelligence, analytics, and reporting needs.
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools, such as Terraform or CloudFormation, for database provisioning and management.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for database deployment. Experience with automated database testing, schema version control, and migration automation.
- Professional certifications such as AWS Certified Database – Specialty, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator Associate, Oracle Certified Professional, or TOGAF certification.
- Experience working in agile development environments and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams within an organization that prioritizes remote work.
This job description is not an exhaustive list of tasks or requirements. Intelerad reserves the right to modify it at any time.
All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications will be required to complete a 30-minute online assessment as part of their application.
All your information will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.
#LI-REMOTE
Intelerad is committed to the principles of equal employment. We are committed to complying with all federal, state and local laws providing equal employment opportunities and all other employment laws and regulations. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability and genetic information (including family medical history). Intelerad is dedicated to the fulfillment of this policy regarding all aspects of employment, including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, placement, transfer, training, promotion, rates of pay, and other compensation, termination, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment.
Intelerad is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Intelerad uses the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) as a standard for global recruiting and hiring purposes. This prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities. The ADA defines “disability” as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual, a record of such impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment.
Compensation: CAD 108750 - CAD 145000 - yearly
Additional Information
The base salary for this position ranges from $108,750 to $145,000 CAD. Salary may vary based on knowledge, skills, and experience related to the position. Intelerad is a company that offers total compensation. Salary depends on the position offered. Bonuses and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation program, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, retirement, paid time off, and/or other benefits.
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