Applications Architect

About the role

Requirements: What you'll need

Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Qualifications:

Business Architecture Skills, Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications:

10+ years experience as a Business/Applications Architect following Zachman framework

Proven experience working on large-scale programs involving multiple highly inter-dependent systems

Experience in designing secured system-to-system integrations using Web services and API-based architectures

Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Proven experience with JAD facilitation, interpret business needs to technical requirements, project meetings for reviews.

Experience in documenting business processes, business requirements and system requirements.

Experience in identifying, reviewing and analyzing solution implementation options and alternatives, including associated risks, documenting results and presenting conclusions.

Experience in advising clients on options, cost benefit analysis and reporting to senior decision makers.

Experience working in programs consisting of multiple highly inter-dependent projects.

Proven experience facilitating the resolution of I&IT and Business issues.

Demonstrable experience with requirement management, quality assurance and change

management tools.

Demonstrable skills and experience with documenting deliverables outlined in Deliverables section

Application/Information/Data Architecture Skills, Experience, Knowledge and Qualifications:

10+ years experience as an Application/information/Security Architect developing a mixed of system architectures for in-house custom solutions/COTS/Cloud based solution

Knowledge of how the Architecture Governance Process works, including Gating/Checkpoints and their significance. The successful candidate should have previous experience in guiding project through the Architecture Governance Process.

Knowledge/Experience in producing Enterprise Application/Information architecture artifacts and how they provide an enterprise view to the application being architected / designed.

Experienced in the analysis and design of of Microsoft Azure Cloud Based Applications and advanced workflows using Microsoft Flow & Logic Apps

Proven experience in API design, integration and technical requirement definition

Knowledge/Experience in system analysis, solution design and use case driven modeling.

Knowledge in documenting the Architecture using the Unified Modeling Language (UML).

Knowledge/experience in application and information modeling with extensive use of well accepted design patterns for Conceptual, Logical and Physical architecture.

Knowledge/experience in Data Modeling, including Conceptual, Logical and Physical data and dimension models.

Demonstrated Experience in the analysis and planning for the large/complex multi-platform, multi-tier Information Technology Systems.

Proven ability to manage to successful completion an assignment of this nature, magnitude and complexity, and achieve the results on schedule and within budget.

Experience working on projects within a multi-client/partner environment.

Proven experience facilitating the resolution of complex IT issues related to architecture domain.

Experience in providing all related security information while documenting application Architectures

Tools:

Expert skills in using PowerDesigner tool for developing all architectures domains

Expert skill with MS Office software including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Visio

Public Service Experience:

Experienced with OPS enterprise architecture methodologies, processes and all applicable GO-ITS standards

Experience with TRA's, PIA's and Security Systems within the OPS

Experience with Government of Ontario Architecture deliverables (including the Zachman framework), and approval processes

Knowledge and experience in working in accordance with policies and procedures of Ontario Public Service

Must Have:

10+ years experience as a Business/Applications Architect following Zachman framework

Proven experience working on large-scale programs involving multiple highly inter-dependent systems

10+ years experience as an Application/information/Security Architect developing a mixed of system architectures for in-house custom solutions/COTS/Cloud based solution

Knowledge of how the Architecture Governance Process works, including Gating/Checkpoints and their significance. The successful candidate should have previous experience in guiding project through the Architecture Governance Process.

Proven experience in API design, integration and technical requirement definition

Knowledge/experience in Data Modeling, including Conceptual, Logical and Physical data and dimension models.

Expert skills in using Powerdesigner tool for developing all architectures domains