Opp #496L3 - Technology Architect

Level 3: 10+ Years’ Experience

  • Assist in defining architecture foundation leveraging, storage and network services (including network security);

  • Develop technical architectures, frameworks and strategies, either for an organization or for a major application area, to meet the business and application requirements;

  • Identify the policies and requirements that drive out a particular solution;

  • Ensures the integration of all aspects of technology solutions;

  • Monitor industry trends to ensure that solutions fit with government and industry directions for technology;

  • Provide information, direction and support for emerging technologies;

  • Perform impact analysis of technology changes;

  • Provide support to applications and/or technical support teams in the proper application of existing infrastructure;

  • Review application and program design or technical infrastructure design to ensure adherence to standards and to recommend performance improvements;

  • Analyze research findings to formulate recommendations; and

  • Perform architecture impact assessments on new or changes to architectures and designs;

  • Provide the target blueprint for technology innovation that will serve as a baseline to establish buy versus build decisions for cross-departmental solutions;

  • Work with other architects to determine client's current state and determine how to integrate it with delivery models and integration strategies;

  • Facilitate a strategy, direction and architecture for, but not limited to, the following IT drivers:

  • Enterprise Architecture

  • Telecommunications and/or Network Architectures

  • Data Centre Architectures

  • Distributed Computing Architectures ;

  • Review system development and provide advice on all aspects of the systems integration strategies;

  • Provide prototype technology architecture to support the technology vision;

  • Plan and participate in the proof of concept solutions and proof of product evaluation;

  • Deliver technology architecture design, technical design and component design;

  • Assist in establishing design standards, guidelines and principles;

  • Provide model and document current technology architecture; design future state technology architecture based on business strategies and needs, as well as the technology framework architecture;

  • Define transition steps and plans to move from current to future application architectures, including interoperability with existing applications and migration strategies where applicable;

  • Assist in reviewing and defining functional requirements, user interface designs, usability reviews, performance reviews and operability reviews;

  • Report methodology compliance and reuse profile as defined;

  • Identify tasks and track progress within the required area of responsibility;

  • Coordinate with a multi-disciplinary team of specialists;

  • Transfer knowledge to SSC personnel to continue to support the architecture established

  • Develop technical architectures, frameworks and strategies, either for an organization or for a major application area, to meet the business and application requirements.

  • Identify the policies and requirements that drive out a particular solution.

  • Analyze and evaluate alternative technology solutions to meet business problems.

  • Ensures the integration of all aspects of technology solutions.

  • Monitor industry trends to ensure that solutions fit with government and industry directions for technology.

  • Provide information, direction and support for emerging technologies.

  • Perform impact analysis of technology changes.

  • Provide support to applications and/or technical support teams in the proper application of existing infrastructure.

  • Review application and program design or technical infrastructure design to ensure adherence to standards and to recommend performance improvements.

  • Coach, mentor and train the organization to perform any of the above.

Security Clearance Requirement: Reliability or Secret

Availability: Immediate through 2024

If interested, please send your resume to sarah@mtsolutions.ca