Digital Services Architect

Alstom; Quebec; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a seasoned professional to drive digital railway integration across complex projects. You will assess client requirements, design architecture, and lead cross-functional teams to validate and integrate diverse digital solutions with emphasis on interoperability and standards.

Bilingual French/English is required, with a strong background in IT/OT systems architecture and project management.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent in Information Systems/Technology.
• Bilingual in French & English.
• Experience: 5 years managing industrial IT/OT projects with strong technical background.
• Hands-on interface management experience in multi-team contexts.
• Experience with tender costing is desirable.
• Experience on signaling projects (system engineering, TC) is a plus.
• Knowledge of Alstom ways of working is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Assess RFP and project needs for Digital Railway solutions and analyze requirements.
• Design and validate overall architecture and interfaces for digital integration.
• Support validation strategy to ensure safety, performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and implement test environments and ensure proper tooling and data handling.
• Lead standardization of Digital integration activities and contribute to cost and project execution insights.

Skills

Leadership

Coordination

Communication

System architecture

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Req ID:522940

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

We'll look to you for:

• Assess RFP and project needs for Digital Railway solutions:

• • Analyze client’s functional and technical requirements (RAMS, validation criteria, internal and transversal specs)
  • Identify key integration topics and dependencies, coordinating with sub-systems managers
  • Ensure integration and end-to-end validation activities are identified and shared within cross-functional teams

• Perform the End-to-End analysis:

• • Ensure system-level functioning (including interfaces)
  • Conduct performance analysis to identify issues and areas for improvement

• Design and build the Technical Integration:

• • Design and validate overall architecture, including technical documentation and interfaces
  • Support seamless integration of various digital solutions, fostering interoperability and efficient communication
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to maintain integration standards and protocols
  • Address integration challenges by developing innovative solutions to enhance system coherence and functionality

• Support the Validation Strategy:

• • Develop and execute a robust validation strategy to meet safety, performance, and regulatory requirements
  • Provide technical expertise, coordinate testing efforts, and ensure thorough documentation of results
  • Align validation objectives with project goals and timelines, ensuring successful execution
  • Provide detailed reports and actionable insights to stakeholders

• Support the design and implementation of the Test Environment:

• • Provide expertise for the design and implementation of test environments
  • Ensure test environments have necessary tools, data, and configurations for comprehensive testing
  • Collaborate with project teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues within the test environment

• Support the standardization of Digital integration activities

• • Build and maintain the Digital Services architecture references
  • Support the standardization of Digital integration ways of working
  • Support the growth of Digital architects community with a training plan
  • Proactively lead Project return of experience to improve costing and project execution
  • Lead benchmark activities to ensure alignment of Alstom products with latest architecture and technology trends

Education and experience

• Engineering Graduate/ Diploma in Information Systems and Technology field or equivalent on-work experience
• Bilingual : French & English
• Expertize on technical architecture, Cloud services and IT processes delivery desirable
• Experience of 5 years on management of industrial projects with strong technical background in the field of IT and OT systems architecture
• Hands-on experience on interface management in multiple team context
• Previous experience on costing of activities in Tender phase desirable
• Previous experience on a signaling project (system application engineering, T&C) is a plus
• Knowledge of ALSTOM way of working for efficient process execution desirable

Competencies & Skills

• Rigorous, autonomous, capacity to learn fast complex technical topics
• Interest for system architecture with good capacity of abstraction, technical writing and modeling
• Strong leadership, coordination and communication skills and capacity to orchestrate cross-functional activities in a multi-cultural and multi-level (system & sub-systems) environment. Result-oriented.
• Drive to push new topics throughout the organization and in front of the customer.

Knowledge of a language other than French is an asset when dealing with our international partners, suppliers, colleagues and customers. In Quebec, French remains the main working language of our company.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type:Experienced