Chief Technology Officer

Company Description

Harmony Healthcare IT (HHIT) is a data management firm that moves and stores patient, employee, and business records for healthcare organizations. To strengthen care delivery and improve lives, vital information is preserved and managed by HHIT in a way that keeps it accessible, releasable, usable, interoperable, secure and compliant. HHIT has established core values for the workplace. This helps to maintain a culture of excellence and provides guidance in our daily work.

• Do the right thing
• Be easy to work with
• Exceed expectations
• Serve humbly
• Never stop improving

As our Development‑Focused CTO, you will lead the engineering and technology functions to build scalable, high‑impact products. You will bridge the gap between business goals and technical execution, ensuring our development processes are efficient, innovative, and secure.

• Technology
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Define and own the long‑term technical vision and architecture.
• Engineering Leadership:
  Lead, mentor, and scale a high‑performing engineering team.
• Product Development:
  Partner with product teams to align technical strategy with user needs and market demands.
• Dev Ops & Infrastructure:
  Oversee CI/CD pipelines, system reliability, and cloud infrastructure at scale.
• R&D and Innovation:
  Research and implement emerging technologies to maintain a competitive edge.
• Quality & Security:
  Establish rigorous QA standards and ensure data protection and cybersecurity compliance.

• Technical Mastery:
  Extensive experience in software architecture and full‑stack development.
• Strategic Thinking:
  Ability to translate business objectives into a technical roadmap.
• Talent Management:
  Proven track record in hiring, onboarding, and developing engineering talent.
• Operational Excellence:
  Deep understanding of Agile methodologies, SDLC, and modern Dev Ops practices.
• Executive Communication:
  Skills to represent technology vision to boards, investors, and stakeholders.

• Time‑to‑market for major product releases.
• Engineering team retention and growth.
• System uptime, performance benchmarks, and scalability.
• Adherence to R&D and technology budgets.

• Academic Foundation: A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field is a standard prerequisite.
• Advanced Degrees: A Master’s degree (MS in CS or IT Management) or an MBA is highly preferred to bridge the gap between engineering and executive business strategy.
• Technical
  
  Certifications:
  
  Credentials like AWS Certified Solutions Architect, CISSP (for security), or Certified Scrum Professional (for Agile leadership) are significant assets.

• Tenure:
  Typically requires 10–15 years of progressive experience in the technology field.
• Leadership Track:
  At least 5+ years in a senior management or executive‑level role (e.g., VP of Engineering, Head of Development).
• Technical Roots: A proven background as a Software Engineer or Architect, with a history of building and shipping large‑scale, customer‑facing products.
• Strategic Impact:
  Demonstrated success in scaling engineering teams, managing multi‑million dollar technology budgets, and overseeing complex digital transformations.

• Experience in high‑growth startups or PE/VC‑backed environments where rapid scaling was required.
• Hands‑on experience modernizing legacy systems or migrating to cloud‑native architectures.
• Direct experience with regulatory compliance (e.g., HIPAA, GDPR) depending on your industry.

• Willing and ready to exemplify HHIT’s core values on a daily basis.
• Responsible for protecting data entrusted to HHIT by customers or other parties by strictly adhering to HHIT’s data security and privacy policies and procedures, as well as HIPAA, PIPEDA and all other applicable law.
• Speaking and writing English is a requirement for this position.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.