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Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Job Description

HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name and candidates must reside in Ontario


The Application Architect will be responsible for the following activities and deliverables:
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and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Develop recommend implement and manage the application architecture (hardware software database and communications) which will be used for all or specific applications in a large distributed crossplatform environment.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Define and describe application and business architecture requirements with clients and obtain I and amp;IT management approval. Develops and obtains approval for detailed plans and resource estimates for largescale and complex information architecture projects and/or components of other projects with application architecture elements.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Undertakes and/or leads indepth and complex application architecture reviews and assessments development and/or support projects to support new and changed enterprise priorities and initiatives and client clusters and their clients application architecture and/or business needs.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Researches develops implements and maintains application architectural policies and standards as approved by management.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ensures integration with related corporate and client cluster policies and standards and incorporation of best practices in the industry.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provides general and situationspecific application architecture interpretation advice and expertise to other project and/or enterprise level I and amp;IT project teams client management and staff cluster clients and external contractors.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Leads and/or participates in highly sensitive application architecture investigations.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Deliver architectural artefacts as required by the OPS/RUS Zachman Enterprise framework.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Deliver architectural artefacts as required by the GOSMART methodologies and IT gating process. (e.g. Software Architecture Document Logical architecture Conceptual architecture document.)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Deliver architectural artefacts as required by the project to successfully pass through the project review checkpoints and gateways.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide leadership facilitation and presentation for the architecture definition and implementation of the projects.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide leadership in updating an existing architecture work plan and design meetings. If required participate in the selection or implementation of acquired solutions and tools.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Participate in the review of the artefacts in all architectural domains to ensure overall architecture quality and consistency.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Define solutions to accommodate the communication between the system components and the other systems that it must interact with to support the business and any new or modified service delivery requirements.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Resolve technical and system problems/issues with business clients and other teams in order to ensure the project activities are implemented.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ensure the project teams develop artefacts according to Ministry standards and
methodologies.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Assist in the resolution of system related issues when needed.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide post implementation support.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Assist in IT project management in the preparation and maintenance of project plans as required.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide effective knowledge transfer to Ministry staff at all stages of this assignment.
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Skill Set Requirements:
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Leadership experience in the development and implementation of application architectures at the specified experience level.
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Extensive experience with at least three different platforms (e.g. Mainframe Midtier Mobile) operating systems (e.g. Solaris Windows AIX Android) environments database technologies (e.g. Oracle MS SQL DB2 IMS MySQL) programming languages (e.g. Java C/C PL1 Cobol C# JavaScript) and communications protocols (ftp http smtp ntp tcp/ip udp icmp)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge of and experience with MTO application patterns and infrastructure
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in structured methodologies for the design development and implementation of applications
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (Case) tools (i.e. PowerDesigner) and other software tools
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Awareness of emerging technologies trends and direction
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge of and experience working with MTO IT applications

Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Evaluation Criteria
Information Architecture 30%
  • 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of applications and databases
  • Demonstrated experience providing information architecture interpretation advice and expertise to other project and/or enterprise level I and amp;IT project teams
  • Demonstrated experience delivering architectural artefacts as required by the project to successfully pass through the project review governance points.
  • Demonstrates previous leadership in complex application architecture reviews and assessments development and/or support projects for enterprise initiatives
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Environmental 25%
  • 10 years of experience with vendor integrated solutions
  • 10 years of experience with platforms such as Mainframe Midtier and Mobile
  • Experience with operating systems such as Solaris Windows AIX and Android
  • Experience with database technologies such as Oracle MS SQL DB2 IMS and MySQL
  • Experience with programming languages such as Java C/C PL1 Cobol C# and JavaScript
  • Experience with communications protocols such as ftp http smtp ntp tcp/ip udp and icmp
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Technical Skills 25%
  • Experience in structured methodologies for the design development and implementation of applications
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Solid experience in cloud design and solution including infrastructure design with cloud subscription
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Solid experience in cloud native architecture including microservice architecture RESTful API API management
  • Experience in systems analysis and design in a large integrated systems environments
  • Experience in the use of architecture design tools and cloud management tools such as Power Designer DevOps and Collaboration tools. and nbsp;
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Public Sector Experience 5%
  • Experience with Public Sector enterprise architecture governance and committees
  • Experience with Public Sector IT standards including:
  • Information Modeling Standards;
  • Information Modeling Handbook (IMH);
  • Common Data Elements Model Party LDM
  • Common Data Elements Model Address LDM
  • Common Address Data Usage Patterns LDM
  • Enterprise Architecture Principles and Artefacts Appendix A Ontario
  • Public Service Enterprise Architecture Principles
  • Enterprise Architecture Principles and Artefacts Appendix B
  • Corporate Enterprise Architecture Review Requirements Guidebook
  • Public Sector Guides to Data Migration
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Soft Skills 15%
  • Excellent analytical problemsolving and decisionmaking skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
  • Excellent facilitation skills and process mapping skills
  • Excellent presentation skills
  • Excellent documentation skills


Must Haves:
  • Mix of Business Data and Solution architecture Enterprise architecture experience.
  • Demonstrated experience providing information architecture interpretation advice and expertise to other project and/or enterprise level I and amp;IT project teams
  • Demonstrates previous leadership in complex application architecture reviews and assessments development and/or support projects for enterprise initiatives

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