Enterprise Architect

LeanIX Architect (8 month contract)

Location : Vancouver, BC / Hybrid

Staffing Placement Opportunity

General Description

The Enterprise Architect Level 1 develops architecture plans and oversees solution architecture activities for medium to large scale technology projects and initiatives to support business operations in achieving organizational objectives.

Experience and Role Accountabilities

• A minimum six (6) years of work experience as a solution or enterprise architect on large scale projects or equivalent.
• Deliver architecture plans using artifacts such as architecture visions, definitions, roadmaps, solution blueprints, design decisions, design standards, and guidelines for medium to large scale projects and / or initiatives to support business operations in achieving organizational objectives.
• Provide ongoing technical expertise, oversight, and leadership to solution architects and other subject matter experts throughout the project and / or initiative life cycle to continuously develop future capability.
• Identify, assess, and communicate risks, contingencies, issues, and mitigations pertaining to architecture, security, and other technology dimensions;

assess solution options and provide recommendations so that projects and / or initiatives are implemented as planned.

• Collaborate with internal teams and application and infrastructure service providers to gather, evaluate, set solution requirements and constraints, and reconcile solutions with business challenges so that projects and initiatives are completed safely, with quality, within budget, and on time.
• Identify opportunities to maximize the return on IT investments through optimized architecture and prudent technology selection while keeping abreast of technology standards and best practices to continuously improve architectural processes.
• Build meaningful relationships by communicating the objectives, requirements, status, and other details of assigned projects and / or initiatives using excellent business acumen, analytical, problem solving, and facilitation skills so that relevant information is distributed across the organization accurately and on time.

Education and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or technical diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
• Certificate in Technical / Solutions Architecture, SysOps, or Development Associate level, an asset, Professional level preferred
• Excellent working knowledge of IT infrastructure including active directory, system center, data center technology, and exchange and collaboration tools
• Excellent working knowledge of cloud and mobility architectures and designs
• Intermediate skills in architecture and service delivery frameworks such as TOGAF and ITIL
• Excellent communication skills for professional environment, written and spoken

Mandatory experience :

• LeanIX strategy / roadmap modeling including applications, infrastructure, security and OT domains.
• Experience with other EA tools may be considered. Please specify what Enterprise Architecture tool was used and experience with the tool.

Note : this is an opportunity with a Microserve client.