RQ08317 - Sr Applications Architect

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

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.

50%

Technical Skills and Experience

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.

30%

General skills

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.

20%

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.