Description

Our Client is seeking an Application Architect to guide the definition and management of the application architecture domain within the organization ensuring that both functional and IMT strategic objectives are met. A key focus will be on implementation of the application architecture to produce measurable benefits. The role of the Application Architect in the context of defining overall IMT solutions is to primarily focus on 'What the solution does'. The Application Architect will promote the design and implementation of an enterprise application portfolio that meets the functional needs of the business, improves capabilities such as integration and reuse, and strives for improvement in areas such as support costs.

Must be Canadian Citizen to apply. Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues.

Skills

Microsoft .NEt, Java, Python, TOGAF, OWASP

Type

Contract

Experience Required/Mandatory Skills

• Experience in developing and maintaining system design and Enterprise Architecture models in two or more architecture domains: Business, Application, Data, Technology, and Security. (8+ years)

• Experience in leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large-scale Enterprise projects with integrations between systems. (6+ years)

• Experience in planning, designing, implementing and supporting platform solutions in a large and complex enterprise IT environment. (8+ years)

• Experience leading and facilitating meetings with stakeholders at all levels. (6+ years)

• Experience with enterprise architectures, and all associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes. (6+ years)

• Experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use the development stack and derivative technologies (Microsoft .Net, Java, Python, etc.) within a large and complex organization. (6+ years)

• Experience working as an application architect in a large and complex enterprise IT environment. (6+ years)

Nice To Have Skills

• Experience and technical knowledge of application programming design patterns. (5+ years)

• Experience in contributing or developing application architecture standards and guidelines. (5+ years)

• Experience in implementing and supporting application framework in a large and complex enterprise IT environment. (5+ years)

• Experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of ideas and solutions. (5+ years)

• Experience with cloud-native software development, (6+ months)

• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Gartner or Zachman). (1+ year)

• Experience working with Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) Top Ten Web Application Security Flaws. (1+ year)

Location

Edmonton/Remote

Work Environment

5.5 months with possible 24-month extension

Hourly Rate

Negotiable