Deployment Specialist (Computer Services Officer 3)

About Us

At CSDS, we prioritize people—both within our team and in the communities we serve. Our mission is to redefine how Nova Scotians engage with government by creating accessible, reliable digital solutions centered around user needs.

In today’s tech-driven world, CSDS empowers government departments with essential digital solutions to meet Nova Scotians’ expectations. As a trusted partner across government, we enable departments to fulfill their mandates with secure, user-friendly services. From healthcare and education to public safety, we collaborate to transform how services are designed and delivered.

We don’t just implement technology; we modernize outdated systems and reimagine processes. Our agile, data-driven approach ensures that digital services are both efficient and adaptable to Nova Scotia’s evolving needs.

Joining CSDS means contributing to work that makes a real difference. From providing vital tech support to healthcare professionals to strengthening cybersecurity and developing scalable digital platforms, you’ll play a key role in building a more inclusive, responsive government for Nova Scotians.

Together, we’re setting new standards for digital public service, delivering resilient solutions that meet today’s needs—and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.

About Our Opportunity

As part of the Digital Health Enablement Team, you will play a critical role in advancing the One Person One Record (OPOR) initiative - one of the province’s most significant digital health transformations.

This position is essential to ensuring that digital health systems are deployed smoothly, adopted effectively, and sustained for the long term. From coordinating stakeholders to supporting go-live readiness, you will help deliver on a system that makes healthcare more connected, efficient, and accessible for Nova Scotians across the province.

You’ll bridge technical and clinical domains, supporting system integration, device deployment, service model design, and real-time reporting so that frontline healthcare professionals have the tools they need to deliver high-quality care.

Primary Accountabilities

• Drive planning and coordination for deployment and go-live milestones, ensuring readiness across organizations and care settings.
• Provide real-time reporting and risk tracking to monitor progress and suppo+rt decision-making.
• Support system integration and device deployment to ensure digital tools are fully adopted and operational in healthcare environments.
• Translate stakeholder needs into actionable plans that improve healthcare delivery for communities across Nova Scotia.
  
  

Qualifications and Experience

To be successful in this role, you bring a mix of technical and people skills, with a proven track record of leading complex initiatives.

You have:

• A bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, health informatics, or a related field, plus a minimum of 3 years’ related experience; or graduation from a recognized Inforamtion Technology Program, plus 3 years and 6 months related experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead business process analysis, requirements gathering, and documentation.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and relationship-building skills across diverse stakeholders.
• A track record of supporting successful client engagements and translating business needs into actionable solutions.

You bring experience with:

• Large-scale deployment planning.
• Data visualization and reporting using tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar.
• Developing comprehensive business and technical roadmaps that clearly define current and future states.
• Managing competing priorities in complex organizational environments.

Assets:

• Prior experience with health information system projects, particularly in deployment, logistics, or analytics.
• Experience supporting go-live milestones, deployment coordination, and real-time reporting.
• Background in change management and training initiatives to support system adoption.
• Knowledge of healthcare delivery environments and how digital systems integrate with frontline operations.

You Are:

• Passionate about project work that transforms systems and creates sustainable change.
• A collaborative problem solver who can bridge technical and clinical domains.
• Committed to ensuring digital health solutions improve care delivery for communities across Nova Scotia.
  
  

Equivalency

We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status and union agreement, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs. For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Additional Information

This is a TERM employment opportunity with an anticipated end date of December 31, 2026.  The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

We recognize equivalent combinations of training, education, and experience, providing opportunities for individuals with diverse backgrounds to contribute their skills and expertise. Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in their application.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

What We Offer

• Career development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• Department specific flexible working schedules