Senior Application Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Cynet systems Inc; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions company seeks an experienced Software Architect to provide expertise in architecting principles and solutions in a .Net environment. Responsibilities include designing frameworks, evaluating services, and collaborating with teams. Ideal candidates must have a degree in computer science and substantial experience in enterprise IT environments. This role requires technical leadership and a deep understanding of software architecture standards.

Qualifications

• Four years of relevant experience with a university degree in computer science.
• Experience leading solution architecture for large-scale projects.
• Experience working in enterprise IT environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality expertise in architecting principles.
• Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams.

Skills

Software architecture

.Net environment

System design

Problem-solving

Education

University graduation in computer science or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft .Net

Java

Python

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality expertise in architecting principles, approaches, and best practices to effectively support the development of software applications and solutions in a .Net environment.
• Assist in buy versus build analysis and documentation for software solutions.
• Design frameworks, components, and solutions that satisfy business requirements while maximizing reuse when applicable.
• Evaluate current services and recommend remedial actions where required.
• Assist in determining hardware and software requirements.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production rollouts.
• Provide quality control on production implementations.
• Ensure the application architecture is aligned with enterprise architecture standards and guidelines.
• Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates pertaining to architectural deployment and service delivery.
• Assist in developing task lists and resource assignments within the context of architectural planning and deployments.
• Provide technical leadership and expertise to project team members by producing written specifications, presenting technical information, and facilitating technical discussions.
• Document technical recommendations and provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations, project team members, and relevant stakeholders.
• Document architecture designs, architectural models, related test plans, quality assurance plans, and other documents as required.
• Ensure change management processes are followed.
• Make recommendations to project team members regarding issues, risks, and client satisfaction.
• Research, evaluate, and report on the latest technology trends relevant to business needs.
• Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required.

Requirements / Must Have

• University graduation in computer science or a related discipline with four years of relevant experience; or two-year diploma in computer science or related discipline with six years of relevant experience; or one-year certificate in computer science or related discipline with seven years of relevant experience; or a currently active professional certification or accreditation with eight years of relevant experience.
• Experience in developing and maintaining system design and enterprise architecture models in two or more architecture domains including business, application, data, technology, and security.
• Experience leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for large-scale enterprise projects with integrations between systems.
• Experience in planning, designing, implementing, and supporting platform solutions in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the client.
• Experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience with enterprise architectures and associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes.
• Experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use the development stack and derivative technologies including Microsoft .Net, Java, and Python.
• Experience working as an application architect in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the client.

Preferred Skills

• Experience and technical knowledge of application programming design patterns.
• Experience contributing to or developing application architecture standards and guidelines.
• Experience implementing and supporting application frameworks in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the client.
• Experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of ideas and solutions.
• Experience with cloud-native software development.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Gartner, or Zachman.
• Experience working with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten web application security flaws.

Additional Information

• Candidate will require own equipment.
• Completion of mandatory training such as Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and security awareness training will be required once hired.