Senior Solution Architect

We are seeking a Senior Solution Architect to join our team in a pivotal role supporting our Application Portfolio Modernization (APM) Program. You will play a central part in proactively measuring and managing our organization’s technology application portfolio to reduce security risks and technical failure. This role is responsible for analyzing, planning, and executing a complex program to transform our technological landscape. You will be instrumental in optimizing technology effectiveness through industry-standard measurement frameworks while maintaining a balance between traditional on-premises environments and modern cloud-based solutions.

Location: Brampton, ON (Hybrid; minimum 2 days onsite per week)
Contract Duration: 12-month contract
Competitive rate

Advantages
Professional Growth: Work at the intersection of enterprise architecture, risk management, and modern software development.

Hybrid Flexibility: A balanced onsite/remote schedule based in Brampton.

Transformative Impact: Directly contribute to the measurable reduction of technical debt and the modernization of mission-critical systems.

Responsibilities
Strategic Planning & Rationalization: Define and maintain metrics that reflect the condition of software applications, ensuring alignment with our digital strategy and target state architecture.

Architecture Blueprints: Develop, update, and maintain the architecture evolution roadmap (1-5 years), including as-is and target states to guide future projects.

Technical Roadmap: Recommend upgrades, maintenance, replacement, or retirement actions to measurably reduce technical debt and ensure application portfolio optimization.

Solution Design: Create comprehensive solution design documents, ensuring robust interoperability, secure network integrity, and conformance to quality assurance and security principles.

Governance & Compliance: Review design documents for new or upgraded projects to ensure adherence to architectural policies, standards, and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) requirements.

Data & Integration Architecture: Develop logical data models and manage data handling processes, including up/downstream interfaces and data accountability.

Technical Leadership: Provide guidance to platform teams through mentoring and coaching, and conduct architecture reviews to recommend performance and scalability improvements.

Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner with IT leadership and business stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable technical plans.

Qualifications
Education: University or college graduate in Computer Science, with a post-bachelor’s certificate/diploma in Application Development or a related discipline.

Experience: Minimum of 5 years of advanced development experience, including expertise in ITIL, COBIT, application development, and spatial database modeling/design.

Architecture Proficiency: Proven experience in architecting, designing, and implementing high-performance, scalable enterprise-level systems.

Technical Stack: Expert knowledge of Java, C#, or .NET, along with industry-standard technologies including XML, JSON, JavaScript, HTML5, SOAP/REST Web Services, and application/web servers.

Frameworks & Methodologies: Proficiency in Object-Oriented Analysis, Design patterns, Unified Modeling Language (UML), Model-Driven Architecture (MDA), and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA).

Governance: Strong understanding of technology asset life cycles, including performance management, preventive maintenance, and security best practices.

Communication: Highly developed writing skills with the ability to author complex specification documents, blueprints, and proposals.

Asset: Experience with application portfolio rationalization and optimization initiatives is highly preferred.

Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Solution Architect role based in Brampton, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!

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