Solutions Architect

World Vision Canada; Mississauga; Híbrido; CAD 110 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health Spending Account

Pension contributions (up to 6%)

Parental leave top-up

Generous paid vacation and personal/s­

Wellness days

Job security at Canada’s largest non‑‑

Resumo da oferta

World Vision Canada is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead end-to-end design of technology solutions that solve business problems. You will collaborate with executive leaders, developers, and agile teams to ensure solutions meet architecture standards and policies.

The role requires strong communication, broad technical knowledge, and a track record in delivering architectural artifacts within an Enterprise Architecture program.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of development experience and 5+ years in software/solutions architecture.
• Experience with design patterns and reusable architecture (e.g. TOGAF).
• Strong written and verbal communication to articulate solutions.
• Broad technical skills across CRM/ERP, web, integration, data, and cloud.

Responsabilidades

• Designs solution architectures addressing business and technical challenges while meeting requirements.
• Develops architecture artifacts, estimates effort, and communicates reusable designs.
• Interfaces with all levels to understand problems and communicate solutions.
• Articulates solutions to Scrum teams and ensures adherence to architecture.
• Ensures solutions follow Enterprise Architecture principles and policies.
• Participates in defining and maintaining EA principles, standards, and roadmaps.
• Collaborates with the EA community to set strategic direction and mitigate technical debt.

Conhecimentos

TOGAF

Dynamics 365

Web technologies

SOA / Microservices

RDBMS / NoSQL / Big Data

Cloud architectures

DevSecOps

Agile delivery

Architecture design

Communication

Formação académica

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Ferramentas

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Are you looking for more than a job? At World Vision Canada we offer challenging careers that change the lives of children all over the world and it will change yours too. Come and be part of a team of 400 Canadians with a vision for the world: Life in all its fullness for every child.

You will experience Christian faith in action helping to make real and lasting change in the lives of the world’s most vulnerable children. Join the World Vision Canada team and be part of a powerful and effective force for good:

For Children. For Change. For Life.

Position:

Solutions Architect

Reports to:

Director, Solution Delivery

Position Term:

Full Time Permanent

Primary Location:

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Workplace Type:

Hybrid

Job Purpose

World Vision Canada is in the midst of a digital transformation, and the Solution Delivery group within the Enterprise Technology and Transformation team is at the heart of it. The Solutions Architect is primarily responsible for the end-to-end design of technology solutions to business problems. This responsibility encompasses interfacing with all levels of internal and external stakeholders (both non-technical and technical) to fully understand problems and environments. They collaborate closely with other technical leaders and the agile teams that they support. The Solutions Architect is responsible for ensuring that solutions follow all Enterprise Architecture standards and policies, as well as being an active participant in the community that defines and maintains them.

Responsibilities

• Designs solution architectures that address business and technical challenges while meeting functional and non-functional requirements
• Develops architecture artifacts, estimates effort, and communicates reusable solution designs to support current and future business initiatives
• Interfaces with all levels of the organization to understand problems and communicate solutions
• Articulates solutions to Scrum teams and ensures adherence to documented architecture
• Ensures that solutions adhere to all Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, processes and policies
• Participates in the definition and maintenance of Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, processes and policies
• Works with the Enterprise Architecture community to define strategic direction and roadmap
• Safeguards the enterprise against technology creep and technical debt

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of development experience
• 5+ years in software architecture, data architecture, solutions architecture or equivalent
• Experience with design patterns and the principles of creating reusable architecture (e.g. TOGAF)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to ensure full understanding of problems and compelling articulation of solutions
• Wide breadth of technical skills, including but not limited to:
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 or similar CRM/ERP business suite
• Web technologies (including HTTP/HTTPS, Web services, SAML, Javascript and JS frameworks)
• Integration technologies/architectures, e.g. SOA, Microservices, MQ, EDI
• RDBMS, No SQL and Big Data data storage and related technologies (e.g. Snowflake, Spark, etc.)
• Artificial Intelligence and its use in software development lifecycle
• Cloud infrastructure architectures, including networking, identity and access management, security controls, disaster recovery, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• SaaS, PaaS and COTS implementation architecture
• DevSecOps principles and Design patterns
• Strong ability to adapt and learn new technologies
• 2+ years of delivery experience in Agile environments

Why Consider Us?

• Our competitive compensation & benefits include:
• Health Spending Account
• Up to 6% matched pension contributions
• Parental leave top-up
• Generous paid vacation, sick days, wellness and personal days
• Office closed extra days before long weekends (6x/year)
• World Vision Canada has consistently been awarded Canada and GTA top employer awards.
• We are Canada’s largest development, relief, and advocacy non‑profit organization.
• We embody an Agile mindset here.

This is a current vacancy that we are actively recruiting for. The salary range represents the expected compensation for this role and is provided in accordance with Ontario’s pay transparency requirements under the Employment Standards Act.

Placement within the range will be determined based on relevant skills, experience, qualifications, and internal equity. The final offer will reflect the successful candidate’s background and demonstrated capabilities.

We bring life‑saving support in times of disaster. We help poor communities to take charge of their futures. We provide small loans and training that boost family livelihoods. We work with policy makers to change the way the world is run. Our Christian faith teaches us that every child, regardless of gender, faith or race, is a precious gift to the entire world - and that their wellbeing concerns us all. We shall never rest while children suffer in situations that can be changed.

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Our Core Values: We are committed to the Poor. We are Christian. We value People. We are Partners. We are Responsive.

Qualified candidates must be able to demonstrate a commitment to the core values and mission of the World Vision partnership.

World Vision Canada takes our Safeguarding responsibilities seriously and we provide an environment that is safe for our child and adult beneficiaries. We have strong recruitment procedures to make sure the safest and most suitable people work with the children in our programs. We provide our staff and volunteers with ongoing supervision, support and training in their work with child and adult beneficiaries.

World Vision Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Thank you for your interest; however only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.