Banner Architect | Remote

Banner Architect

Location: Toronto, ON
Work Model: Remote
Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent (FTE)
Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced
Banner Architect / Technical Lead to provide technical architecture, project leadership, and implementation expertise for complex
Ellucian Banner and enterprise ERP environments . The successful candidate will work closely with infrastructure, database, integration, data migration, functional, and Ellucian Cloud Services teams to design and implement secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.

The role requires a strong combination of
technical architecture, project management, systems analysis, Oracle database expertise, infrastructure architecture, and client-facing consulting skills , with Banner 9 and Ellucian Ethos Integration experience strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead technical architecture and implementation activities for complex
  Ellucian Banner / ERP projects .
• Establish and manage technical project timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources, and priorities.
• Develop detailed technical project plans within defined budgets in collaboration with the Project Manager.
• Coordinate technical activities across
  infrastructure, database, functional, integration, data migration, security, and application teams .
• Work closely with
  Ellucian Cloud Services, DBAs, Infrastructure teams, Integration Engineers, and other technical stakeholders .
• Ensure technical deliverables are completed within contractual obligations, project timelines, and
  SLA requirements .
• Lead
  Current State and Future State assessments covering application functionality, technology, infrastructure, and business processes.
• Facilitate technical workshops, whiteboarding sessions, and architecture discussions using tools such as
  Microsoft Visio .
• Design and document complex
  ERP system architectures , including hardware, network, application, database, and integration components.
• Develop technical roadmaps aligned with the client's future-state technology strategy.
• Identify, document, monitor, and proactively mitigate technical project risks.
• Conduct systems audits, technical assessments, and risk evaluations.
• Develop operational strategies and
  Technical Production Transition Plans for client go-lives.
• Review and validate technical installation, configuration, deployment, and technical assessment reports.
• Provide recommendations for system and application management based on industry best practices.
• Support secure server and application access planning for consultants and technical teams.
• Assist Infrastructure teams with
  hardware, software, server, and instance management .
• Provide guidance on database, application, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery requirements.
• Facilitate knowledge transfer and provide training on
  Banner and database concepts .
• Document current, intermediate, and future-state technical architectures.
• Communicate technical recommendations and technology requirements to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Evaluate technology solutions and capabilities to ensure alignment with business and institutional objectives.
• Promote technical standards, architecture guidelines, quality controls, and recommended practices.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 8 10 years of overall IT/technical experience.
• Bachelor's degree in
  Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline ; Master's degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience as a
  Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or ERP Architect .
• Strong project management and technical delivery experience.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent technica