Solution Architect

NexGedia Enterprise; Halifax; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Solution Architect for a major transformation project, focusing on scalable technology strategies and software architecture. The role involves strategic decision-making and stakeholder communication, with a fully remote work option available. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong technical ownership and experience with government digital services.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering modern software applications.
• Ownership of architecture from inception to production.
• Breaking down strategic architecture into actionable steps.

Responsibilities

• Capture technical decision records for technology choices.
• Communicate decisions effectively to diverse audiences.
• Develop data migration and architecture evolution plans.

Skills

Technical Decision Making

Effective Communication

Data Migration

Architecture Evolution

User-Centric Technology Decisions

Digital Services Delivery

Job description

Role: Solution Architect

Start date: 17 Jun 2024

End date: 13 Jun 2025

Duration: 1820 billable hours

Location of Work (Address or City, Province): Halifax

Remote Work be considered? Yes. Fully remote.

Description

Our client is seeking a Solution Architect to work on a major transformation project.

Responsibilities

• Technical Decision Records capturing significant technology choices, the viable options, and the reasons for the chosen approach.
• Verbal, text, and diagram-based communication of technology decisions, tailored to technical and non-technical audiences as appropriate.
• Data migration and architecture evolution plans showing how teams will deliver in the short term and work toward a long-term strategic architecture.

Knowledge and Experience

• Proposed candidates must demonstrate a hands-on approach to technology and architecture, with appropriate experience delivering modern software applications.
• Proposed candidates must demonstrate ownership of an architecture end-to-end from inception through to production operation.
• Proposed candidates must demonstrate ability to break down a strategic architecture into a series of steps aligned to a delivery plan.
• Proposed candidates must demonstrate how they have used user needs as the driver for technology decisions and avoided making technical choices in isolation.
• Experience delivering digital services for government departments.