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Applications Architect 8317-0812

Applications Architect 8317-0812

FoilconToronto, Ontario, Canada
17 days ago
Job description

HM Note : This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name. Candidate can work in either Toronto or Kingston Ontario client office

Responsibilities :

  • Defines the structure and relationship among solutions, including the identification of re-usable components, quality level metrics, the organization and layering of software, and the determination of interfaces.
  • Responsibilities also include developing, implementing and managing solutions in a large and distributed environment, monitor the whole system, understand all interactions between components on a given level of abstraction, as well as to define limitations and requirements for source code.
  • Defines the interactions between application packages, databases and middleware systems.
  • Develops enterprise architecture deliverables and documentation.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Technology Architecture Experience : 50%

  • Defines, identifies and describes technical and information architectural requirements with clients, and obtains I&IT management approval.
  • Develops and obtains approval for detailed plans and resource estimates for large-scale and complex architecture projects and / or components of other projects with architecture elements.
  • Ability to complete complex technology and information architecture reviews and assessments, to support projects, new and changed enterprise priorities and initiatives, and client clusters’ and their clients’ information architecture and / or business needs.
  • Researches, develops, implements and maintains technology and information architectural policies and standards, as approved by management.
  • Ensures integration with related corporate and client cluster policies and standards, and incorporation of best practices in the industry.
  • Provides general and situation-specific architecture interpretation advice and expertise to other project and / or enterprise level I&IT project teams, client management and staff, cluster clients, and external contractors.
  • Leads and or / participates in highly sensitive technology and information architecture investigations.
  • Develops solution and technology architecture specifications for RFBs and participates in assessing bids and negotiating contracts / SLAs with service providers and vendors.
  • Demonstrated experience developing checkpoint deliverables and creating necessary artefacts for checkpoints.
  • Knowledge and experience creating architecture artefacts such as logical and information data models.
  • Knowledge and experience creating business architecture documentation.
  • Knowledge and experience creating solution architecture documentation.
  • Knowledge and experience creating information architecture documentation.
  • Extensive knowledge in security and privacy requirements as they relate to technology architecture and data elements.

    • Technical Skills and Experience : 30%

  • Experience with Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools or solution architecture modeling tools.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
  • Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.

    • General skills : 20%

  • Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
  • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
  • Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution.
  • Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships.
  • Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome.
  • Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively.
  • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.

    • Must Haves :

  • Knowledge and experience creating Business, Solution AND Information architecture documentation, as well as creating architecture artefacts such as logical and information data models.
  • Defines, identifies and describes technical and information architectural requirements with clients, and obtains I&IT management approval.
  • Researches, develops, implements and maintains technology and information architectural policies and standards, as approved by management.
  • Ensures integration with related corporate and client cluster policies and standards, and incorporation of best practices in the industry.