Solution Architect

The Solutions Architect is accountable for defining technology and solution architectures that align with the City’s business and IT strategies, with a particular emphasis on Microsoft 365 and Azure platforms. This position ensures that new, upgraded, or replacement technology investments are designed to align with the defined and approved architectures, especially within the M365 and Azure ecosystems. The role provides mentorship and establishes architectural best practices for the City and the IT team, guiding all work related to technical and business solutions. The Solutions Architect will play a key role in leveraging cloud technologies to enhance collaboration, security, and scalability across the organization. Key Duties and Responsibilities Works with business leaders to understand business requirements and help them understand how technology trade-offs influence strategy. Supports strategic alignment by identifying opportunities to leverage M365 and Azure capabilities. Leads the instantiation of IT architectural principles while planning, scheduling, and ensuring the effectiveness of the ARB. This requires leading a group of senior analysts and architects as well as key business stakeholders around collaborative planning and concepts and applying the correct templates, analyses, and frameworks to specific business or technical problems. Develops and maintains all artifacts related to the City’s enterprise architecture and develops to‑be architectures for proposed technology investments, ensuring alignment with business and technology strategies. Includes cloud‑first strategies and modern workplace solutions using Azure and M365. Consults with application or infrastructure development projects to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture and is accountable for the delivery of all solution architectures for all IT‑related projects. Provides architectural oversight for Azure‑based infrastructure and M365 integrations where applicable. Architects enterprise‑level application solutions, including designing user interfaces, application interfaces (API), application components, databases, systems integration, and application infrastructure. Leads and approves the work of contracted architects and vendors providing solutions, provides mentorship, and establishes architectural best practices for the IT team, growing and developing analysts on architectural concepts in both project and daily operational work. Promotes architectural maturity in cloud platforms, with a focus on Azure and M365 governance and adoption. Education and Experience Degree in Computer Science or related field. Microsoft Azure, TOGAF or ITIL certifications – considered an asset. 7 years of experience in architectural roles with a strong understanding of application architecture, infrastructure, data and security. 7 years of experience in delivering technology solutions across products, services, projects and systems. Required Skills/Knowledge Experience with leading programs and projects involving the integration of different types of technologies and platforms. Hands‑on experience in producing architectural artifacts at conceptual, logical, and physical levels. Experience working with cloud technologies and deploying solutions in the cloud (Azure, GCP, Azure). Experience with designing solutions with complex integration requirements. Experience in working with multi‑stake solutions. Knowledge of architecture domains, including business, application, infrastructure, data, and security. Experience with Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF and/or Zachman). Ability to distill complex technical solutions. Passion for learning, using, and explaining new technology. A team player that will help mentor teammates on architecture concepts. Strong customer service orientation with experience acting as the prime technical resource when liaising with vendors and business users. Excellent problem‑solving, facilitation, interpersonal, and leadership skills capable of mobilizing the project team to deliver solutions that fit customer needs. Ability to work effectively and collaboratively in a team environment while also working well independently. Excellent time management and organizational skills. Adept at effectively dealing with multiple competing priorities. Demonstrates good judgment and makes sound decisions. Shows commitment to personal growth, development, and leadership opportunities. Shares new ideas and challenges the status quo. Proven written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with honesty, openness, respect, and trust. Takes initiative to participate in a culture of learning, mentoring, and sharing. Contributes to building and being a part of a positive culture. Demonstrates personal leadership. Builds people and culture. Cultivates open communication. Shapes the future. Navigates and leads through complexity and change. We thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted. TheCityof Richmond Hill is committed to inclusive, barrier‑free recruitment and selection processes. If contacted to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise Human Resources if you require an accommodation. #J-18808-Ljbffr