RQ10051 - Sr. Applications Architect

Source Code; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech firm is seeking a Senior Applications Architect for a 1-year+ contract position located in Toronto, Ontario. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in defining application architectures, developing cross-platform applications, and analyzing enterprise specifics. Candidates must possess strong analytical skills and experience with Azure cloud infrastructure and microservices architecture. The role requires excellent communication skills and a proven track record in meeting deadlines, ensuring successful project outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in the development and implementation of application architectures.
• Proven results in systems analysis and design within large environments.
• Expertise in utilizing diverse development tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Define structure and relationships among applications.
• Develop, implement and manage cross-platform applications.
• Monitor system interactions and define limitations and requirements.

Skills

Experience in application architecture development

Extensive experience with multiple computing platforms

Experience with middleware and gateways

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Team player with deadline management

Tools

.NET

C#

Python

Azure Cloud infrastructure

DevOps

Microservices

Job description

RQ10051 - Sr. Applications Architect

1-year+ contract

ONSITE -222 Jarvis Street

Central Agencies Cluster - Ministry of Treasury Board Secretariat

Security Level: CRJMC

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

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 managementDevOps improvements

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).