Technology Architect Level 3

A digital capabilities branch within a federal defense organization is seeking a Senior Technology Architect (Level 3) to design, implement, and manage enabling infrastructure across multi-layered data domains. Operating under a national digital campaign, this strategic role focuses on architecting secure enterprise solutions spanning Collaboration, Power Platform, Data Platform & Analytics, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. The successful candidate will build scalable workflow architectures and automated intelligence services to optimize communication and modernize service delivery channels across diverse internal departments.

Advantages
Remote Work Environment: Enjoys a fully remote work profile, operating under standard local business hours (07:00 to 18:00 EST/EDT).
Contract Longevity: Structured 1-year contract paired with a unilateral 1-year option period to extend.
Cutting-Edge Stack Leadership: Gain hands-on design authority over enterprise-wide AI implementations using Copilot Studio and advanced cloud reporting analytics.
Provisioned Devices: All necessary physical or virtual computing infrastructure and secure remote access networks are provided entirely by the organization.
High-Level Organizational Impact: Act as a central change agent, shaping how a large-scale public organization communicates, manages information, and interacts with automated data platform technologies.

Responsibilities
Enterprise Infrastructure & Pipelines: Design and deploy robust enterprise data infrastructure and ETL pipelines to consolidate data from fragmented networks.
Advanced Analytics Modeling: Build comprehensive Power BI dashboards, advanced data analytics models, and automated reporting systems to support high-level operational decision-making.
Process Automation: Develop customized Power Apps and Power Automate workflows to modernize business operations and process execution across cross-functional units.
AI & NLP Implementation: Lead the architectural design and rollout of custom Copilot Studio features, integrating natural language processing (NLP) and workflows with core business systems to enhance organizational productivity.
Digital Collaboration Services: Design and manage secure SharePoint Online digital service portals, enforcing strict metadata/tagging frameworks, permission-based collaboration, and advanced document management systems.
Governance & Compliance: Establish data governance protocols, audit platform usage, and enforce policy compliance to support scalable, sustainable software adoption.
Training & Change Enablement: Deliver structured technical training and change management support for SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, Power BI, Fabric, and Copilot Studio to promote organization-wide digital literacy.

Qualifications
Core Experience Baseline: Minimum 10 years of dedicated professional experience performing the requirements of a Technology Architect (Level 3).
Defense & Public Sector Expertise: * Minimum 5 years of experience within the last 10 years providing technology architect services within the Canadian Armed Forces, National Defence, Allied Military Forces (NATO), or other Canadian federal departments.At least 5 years of experience within the last 10 years building, creating, or site-managing multi-version SharePoint/SharePoint Online architectures within a public sector or defense environment.
Large-Scale Data Architecture: Minimum 2 years of experience developing enterprise solutions integrating SAP and Power BI (Premium) as a reporting platform supporting a footprint of at least 100K users and 500K+ page views.
Technical Asset Criteria (Scored):Deep architectural experience utilizing SharePoint and SAP BOBI as data repositories within a military or federal department.
Proven mastery over advanced SharePoint capabilities, including Content Types, Metadata/Tagging, Permission Controls, Site Collection Migration, and Low-Code platforms.Advanced Professional Certifications (Assets): Holding active certifications from the following list is highly advantageous:MS-900 (M365 Fundamentals), SC-900 (Security, Compliance & Identity), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals), PL-900 (Power Platform Fundamentals)AIIM SharePoint Specialist, MCTS SharePoint, or MS SharePoint MasterCertificate of Master Data Management of Taxonomy
Security & Language: Must hold an active Secret security clearance. Work must be conducted with fluent professional proficiency in English.

Summary
A digital capabilities branch within a federal defense organization is seeking a Senior Technology Architect (Level 3) to design, implement, and manage enabling infrastructure across multi-layered data domains. Operating under a national digital campaign, this strategic role focuses on architecting secure enterprise solutions spanning Collaboration, Power Platform, Data Platform & Analytics, and Microsoft Copilot Studio. The successful candidate will build scalable workflow architectures and automated intelligence services to optimize communication and modernize service delivery channels across diverse internal departments.

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