Solutions Architect

Location : Ottawa, CanadaIn fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

Ottawa, ON., (CAN.), Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales has a vacancy for an Enterprise Architect , who’s mission it will be to ensure that the technical policy and strategic plan are well-defined and understood by the project, in line with the business objectives, and implemented accordingly.

As an Enterprise Architect you are ready to lead the definition and design of mission critical systems. You are ready to build professional teams from external partners and internal resources. You can communicate technical solutions to all audiences. You are ready to earn the trust of critical systems operators.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Visualize and design data centric systems of systems of systems. Develop System Architecture documents and artifacts where functionality, performance, and cyber security are addressed as an integrated whole.
• Work with critical system operators to capture key value and pain points. Identify, vet, recommend, and collaborate with Thales’ partners. Present solutions and designs to partners, customers, and internal stakeholders, including the preparation of RFP documents.
• Contribute to the overall technical policy definition and its implementation. Contribute to the Technology & Innovation strategy by eliciting needs from the business lines, and aligning with the Thales Group’s initiatives.
• Provide coaching and tutoring on key strategic skills and techniques. Lead technical specification definition and to subcontractor selection. Lead the architecture practices (e.g., modeling, design, coding) as directed within one or more projects.
• Inform and influence key stakeholders to align with strategic direction.

Minimum Qualifications

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in at least 5 :

Special Position Requirements

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash 130,000.00 - 160,000 CDN Annual.

This reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including – but not limited to – the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.

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Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following :

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and / or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian Enhanced Reliability security clearance.