Applications Architect

Title

Applications Architect

Open positions

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Location

Hybrid - Toronto area - 2 days per week at the office.

Duration:12 months, renewable.

Start date

as soon as possible.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall architecture and technology strategy for the Skilled Trades Ontario Portal project deployment to the Azure Public Cloud.
• Work with the Skilled Trades Ontario Agency on integration points between MLITSD and STO systems.
• 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 cross-platform environment.
• Provide input into the cloud costing, licensing and management and how individual projects and the overall program can make the most efficient use of their budget.
• Lead the project through the OPS enterprise gating processes at Architecture Review Board (ARB) by preparing architectural artefacts and presentations to the board members.
• Lead the technical integrated solutions delivery team comprised of Ministry, Cluster (LTC), Agency (STO) and vendor resources.
• Define and describe application architecture requirements with clients and obtain I&IT management approval. Develops and obtains approval for detailed plans and resource estimates for large-scale and complex information architecture projects and/or components of other projects with application architecture elements.
• Provide solution option analysis and deliver architectural artefacts to describe the solutions to resolve complex business requirements and to meet requirements of Ontario Government architecture standards.
• Undertakes and/or leads in-depth 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.
• Researches, develops, implements and maintains application 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 application 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 application architecture investigations.
• Deliver architectural artefacts as required by the OPS Zachman Enterprise framework.
• Provide leadership for the architecture definition and implementation of the projects.
• 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.
• Participate in the review of the artefacts in all architectural domains to ensure overall architecture quality and consistency.
• 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.
• Resolve technical and system problems/issues with business clients and other teams in order to ensure the project activities are implemented.
• Ensure the project teams develop artefacts according to Ministry standards and methodologies.
• Assist in the resolution of system related issues when needed.
• Provide post implementation support.
• Assist in IT project management in the preparation and maintenance of project plans as required.
• Provide effective knowledge transfer to Ministry staff at all stages of this assignment.
• Ability to take on other projects as assigned.

Skills and Experience

Solutions & Cloud Architecture

• Experienced in development & implementation of solutions to the public cloud using Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) (Azure experience preferred) - MUST HAVE.
• Demonstrated leadership role with microservice architecture and delivery leveraging containerized platforms - MUST HAVE.
• Demonstrated leadership role in cloud security and practical experience in securing cloud-based workloads against potential threat actors
• Proven ability to lead architecture of hybrid deployment of solutions to on-premise data centers as well as multiple cloud providers
• Demonstrates capabilities to differentiate between various cloud services and provide the best fit for the organization

Agile Software Delivery & DevOps

• Capable of working as an architect using Agile delivery methodologies - MUST.
• Ability to work as an embedded team member with the delivery team to provide leadership and guidance to the solution design.
• Demonstrated experience in leading solutions delivery project teams from a technical delivery perspective.
• Experienced in automation that supports DevOps with deployment of infrastructure & code, and test automation methodologies - MUST HAVE.
• Experience in building strategies for “blue-green” deployments.

Technology

• Experience with platforms such as Mid-Tier, and Mobile.
• Experience with operating systems such as Windows, Linux.
• Experience with database technologies such as MS SQL, Azure SQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience with programming languages such as Java, .NET / C#, and Responsive web extensions (including Angular, React, Node.js).
• Experience with Microsoft SharePoint Online, SharePoint on-premises deployments.
• Experienced in cloud networking design and implementation including design and build of Virtual networks (V-Nets), Sub Networks (subnets), network peering, Web Application Firewalls.
• Experience with API Management, REST API.
• Public Sector / Large Enterprise Organization Experience.
• Experience with Public Sector / large enterprise architecture governance and committees.
• Experience with IT standards including for an organization such as the GO ITS standards.
• Experienced leadership in leading projects through enterprise architecture governance committees such as the Ontario Government’s Architectural Review Board and providing relevant documentation and artifacts to support.