RQ10051 - Applications Architect - Senior

Responsibilities:

• Applied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of a computer, its operating system, a network, or other conception.
  
• Defines the structure and relationship among applications, 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 at least one cross-platform application 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.
  

General Skills:

• Experience in the development and implementation of application architectures at the specified experience level
  
• Extensive experience with at least two different computing platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, programming languages and communication protocols
  
• Experience with middleware and gateways
  
• Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications
  
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments
  
• Experience in the use of development tools, Computer Aided Software Engineering ( C A S E ) 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 (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 (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
  

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Experience design & implementation with Microservices architecture.
  
• Experience design & implementation with Azure Cloud Infrastructure
  
• Experience with DevOps
  
• Experience with Pipelines & Builds
  
• Knowledge of Microsoft Online implementations – Office 365 , Power Apps , Flows ,SharePoint
  
• Experience designing and implementing Big Data repositories.
  
• Experience with designing/implementing Business Intelligence systems
  
• Experience designing and implementing NOSQL databases such as CosmosDB (DocumentDB) or any document-oriented database program (SQL).
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Technical Skills:

Working knowledge of the following programming languages: .NET, C#, Python,

• Azure Service Bus
  
• Azure Container Services
  
• Azure Cosmos DB
  
• Azure Data Factory
  
• Azure Event Grid
  
• Azure HD Insight
  
• Azure IoT Hub
  
• Azure Key Vault
  
• Microservice Architecture
  
• Cosmo DB
  
• Azure Monitor/ Applications Insights
  
• DevOps
  
• Pipelines/Builds
  
• Azure Cloud infrastructure
  

Skills /Experience:

• Analyzing the technology environment
  
• Analyzing enterprise specifics
  
• Analyzing and documenting requirements
  
• Setting the collaboration framework
  
• Creating a solution prototype
  
• Creating a data structure/model
  
• Participating in technology selection
  
• Controlling solution development
  
• Supporting project management
  
• DevOps improvements
  

Planning Microsoft Azure Solutions:

• Experience design & implementation with Azure Cloud Infrastructure
  
• Knowledge of Microsoft Online implementations – Office 365 , Power Apps , Flows ,SharePoint
  

Design, build and sustainment of IT Applications:

• Experience design & implementation with Microservices architecture.
  
• Experience with DevOps
  
• Experience with Pipelines & Builds
  
• Experience designing and implementing Big Data repositories.
  
• Experience with designing/implementing Business Intelligence systems
  
• Experience designing and implementing NOSQL databases such as CosmosDB (DocumentDB) or any document-oriented database program (SQL).
  

Analytical, Problem Solving and Communication Skills:

• Proven ability to lead organizational development, strategy development, business planning.
  
• Strong experience ensuring knowledge is shared among team members such project objectives and deliverables are met.
  
• Working knowledge resolving resourcing and inter-personal conflicts, negotiating changes to resourcing.
  

OPS experience:

• Experience with OPS I&IT standards and best practices facilitating control of systems quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources would be an asset