RQ11160 - Applications Architect - Senior

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.
  
• Supports the procurement of card production and image capturing services.
  
• Guides project through Enterprise Architecture Governance, providing technical oversight and guidance.
  
• Assisting with Discovery Phase work for One-Card and digital credentials. This includes contributing technical expertise to feasibility studies, options analysis, and costing.
  

General Skills:

• Leadership experience in the development and implementation of solution architectures at the specified experience level.
  
• Extensive experience with applications, operating systems, environments, database technologies, programming languages and communication protocols.
  
• Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments.
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications.
  
• Experience with middleware and gateways.
  
• Extensive experience in applications analysis and design in large enterprise environments.
  
• Experience in the use of development tools, Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, information retrieval packages, and other software tools such as project management software and business re-engineering software.
  
• Experience in the use of data and process modelling methodologies, techniques and tools, including a working knowledge of metadata structures, repository functions, and data dictionaries.
  
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables and documentation (e.g. models).
  
• Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions.
  
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of object-oriented analysis and design techniques.
  
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables and documentation (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies, processes and practice.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
  
• Experience designing detailed functional and technical requirements for new and existing business solutions.
  
• Experience developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation).
  
• Experience leading multi-tier application infrastructure design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations.
  
• Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining large complex applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms.
  

Requirements

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.

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.

· Knowledge of architectural options and solution patterns for physical and digital credential ecosystems.

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.

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