Azure Applications Architect

Position:

Azure Applications Architect Location:

Toronto, Burlington or London, Ontario Compensation:

$135K-$140K base salary - excellent pension plan and comprehensive benefits; no bonus Job Type:

Permanent Posting Type:

Open vacancy Working Model:

Hybrid - 3 days onsite

Role Overview We are seeking an Azure

Application

Cloud Solutions Architect / Technical Lead to design, develop and implement scalable, cloud-native applications and integration solutions within Microsoft Azure and enterprise business systems. ***Please note this is a

APPLICATION

role vs infrastructure role. This is an opportunity to provide technical leadership, drive cloud innovation and shape application architecture within a collaborative, mission-driven organization supporting healthcare and public sector services across Canada.

What You'll Mainly Own

Lead the architecture and design of business applications and external customer systems, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives.

Translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive functional and technical solutions, including software products, customizations and integrations.

Architect and implement cloud-based applications using Azure App Services and Azure Functions.

Work with Azure SQL and Azure Storage to support application data management, persistence and storage requirements.

Design application integration patterns that enable communication between internal systems, third-party platforms and external services.

Design and implement scalable applications and services using Microsoft Azure.

Develop and integrate APIs, RESTful services and enterprise application integrations.

Collaborate with development teams to ensure architectural designs are implemented effectively.

Ensure applications meet requirements for scalability, availability, performance, security and maintainability.

Identify opportunities to modernize existing applications and improve system integration through cloud-native technologies.

Other things you will own

Oversee the technical implementation of medium to large-scale IT initiatives, ensuring delivery against project plans, timelines, quality standards and business objectives.

Provide architectural guidance and technical support throughout the solution lifecycle, from planning and design through development, testing and deployment.

Develop and maintain architectural documentation, technical specifications and end-to-end solution blueprints.

Design, build and maintain integrations between heterogeneous applications, APIs, databases and cloud-based platforms.

Support ERP and web developers in creating and maintaining application features and functionality on Microsoft Azure.

Identify opportunities to improve system scalability, performance, responsiveness, availability and resource utilization.

Establish and maintain architectural standards, governance practices, development methodologies and technical documentation.

Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to establish integration strategies and ensure accurate, consistent information flow between systems.

Research emerging technologies and recommend solutions that improve flexibility, innovation and cost effectiveness.

Guide software promotion and release processes, helping manage transitions between development and production environments.

Support cloud migration initiatives, troubleshoot technical issues and contribute to network, database and end-user support for cloud-based platforms.

Promote DevOps best practices, automation, security, reliability and continuous improvement across Azure environments.

What We're Looking For

A university degree in programming, computer science, database development or administration, or a related discipline.

6+ years of equivalent professional experience.

Microsoft Certified Professional certifications.

Proven experience designing and implementing scalable, secure cloud solutions using Microsoft Azure.

Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical architecture and cloud-native application designs.

Experience leading application architecture, systems integration and deployment initiatives.

Experience with Infrastructure as Code and cloud automation.

Experience modernizing legacy applications and migrating workloads to Azure.

Experience designing, developing and integrating APIs, including RESTful APIs.

Experience with messaging technologies, asynchronous communication and event-driven architecture.

Strong understanding of application integration, system integration and distributed application architectures.