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SUBMITTED 09/13/2024 - Application Architect - Senior
Edmonton, AB
IDj-19339Posted 9/6/2024
Application Architect - Senior
Company: Our Client
Client Location: Edmonton, Alberta (remote work but must be within Canada only due to network and data security issues; must be also available for onsite meetings when required)
Engagement Period: October 2024 to August 2025
 
Our client is seeking for an Application Architect who will guide the definition and management of the application architecture domain within the Ministries of our client, ensuring that both functional and IMT strategic objectives are met. A key focus will be on implementation of the application architecture to produce measurable benefits.
As a member of a team of architects, each with different focus areas/domains, the role of the Application Architect in the context of defining overall IMT solutions is to primarily focus on 'What the solution does'. Working closely with other application architects and designers across the department and our client, the Application Architect promotes the design and implementation of an enterprise application portfolio that: meets the functional needs of the business, improves capabilities such as integration and reuse, and strives for improvement in areas such as support costs.
 
Duties:
  • Provide high quality expertise in architecting principles, approaches and best practices to effectively support the development of software applications and solutions in a .Net environment.
  • Assist in buy vs build analysis and documentation for software solutions.
  • Design frameworks, components and solutions that satisfy business requirements while maximizing the goal of reuse when applicable.
  • Evaluate current services, recommend remedial actions where required.
  • Assist in determining hardware/software requirements.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production roll outs.
  • Provide quality control on production implementations.
  • Ensure the application architecture is aligned with the ministry and our client enterprise architecture standards and guidelines.
  • Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates pertaining to architectural deployment and services delivery.
  • Assist in developing task lists and resource assignments within the context of architectural planning and deployments.
  • Provide technical leadership and expertise to project team members by producing written specifications as needed, presenting technical information in formal meetings, and facilitating technical discussions.
  • Document technical recommendations; provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations, project team members and relevant others.
  • Document architecture designs, architectural models, related test plans, quality assurance plans, and other documents as required.
  • Ensure change management processes are followed.
  • Make recommendations to project team members pertaining to issues, risks and client satisfaction.
  • Research, evaluate and report on the latest technology trends relevant to business needs.
  • Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required.
 
Mandatory Requirements:
 
Education:
The proposed candidate must meet or exceed one of the following:
  • University graduation in computer science or a related discipline and 4-yr relevant experience; OR 
  • 2-yr diploma in computer science or a related discipline and 6-yr relevant experience; OR 
  • 1-yr certificate in computer science or a related discipline and 7-yr relevant experience; OR 
  • a currently active professional certification or accreditation and 8-yr relevant experience
Work Experience:
  • 8 years Experience in developing and maintaining system design and Enterprise Architecture models in two or more architecture domains: Business, Application, Data, Technology, and Security.
  • 6 years Experience in leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large-scale Enterprise projects with integrations between systems.
  • 8 years Experience in planning, designing, implementing and supporting platform solutions in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity with our client.
  • 6 years Experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels.
  • 6 years Experience with enterprise architectures, and all associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes.
  • 6 years Experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use the development stack and derivative technologies (Microsoft .Net, Java, Python, etc.) within an organization of equivalent size and complexity with our client.
  • 6 years Experience working as an application architect in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity with our client.
Other Requirements:
  • 5 years Experience and technical knowledge of application programming design patterns
  • 5 years Experience in contributing or developing application architecture standards and guidelines.
  • 5 years Experience in implementing and supporting application framework in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity with our client.
  • 5 years Experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of ideas and solutions.
  • 0.5 years Experience with cloud-native software development
  • 1 year Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Gartner or Zachman).
  • 1 year Experience working with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten Web Application Security Flaws.
 
Equipment Requirements:
The candidate will require their own computer and related equipment. The computer's operating system must be a modern version of Windows or MacOS that is compatible with Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and related software for remote access. Windows is preferred due to better compatibility. AVD/remote-related software will be installed on the resource's computer.
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