Senior DV Platform Engineer
4 days ago
Cheltenham
Why a Great Opportunity Work with experienced, collaborative IT team using latest technologies Able to work at home 2 or 3 days per week Able to live in either Ottawa, Montreal, or Toronto Work with very successful, established pan-Canada service company in well-recognized and accomplished IT department One of Canada's leading, client-centric, innovative service firms, requires an IT Application Architect, based in either Ottawa, Montreal, or Toronto. Bilingual preferred but not essential. On site 40% of time / flexible. Senior role, reporting to the company IT Director. Home office and Fitness expenses. • Serving as technical leader re the software development process, as well as the data layer supporting 3rd party solutions., • Creating prototypes, evaluating possible risks and defects, examining specifications and customizing applications, mindful of integration and scalability., • Executing roadmap for data architecture in line with the company's data strategy., • Working with several other architects, and an IT team between 75 and 100 people., • Help choose state of the art application architecture / technologies applicable to all functions of the company., • Balance in-place and suggested IT technologies to minimize risk, meet goals and business requirements, and be successful into the future., • Mentor and guide all inside and outside architects, technical and project teams and stakeholders with respect to leading architectural design, principles, implementation., • Create specs for system architecture, validate re requirements and best practices., • Help database team meet mission critical goals., • Promote use of state of the art technologies, enterprise architecture frameworks, methodologies, and leading practices, leading to the best solution delivery., • Help data management manager and team in the delivery of business intelligence solutions and maintenance of data sources., • Lead application architecture projects, and oversee existing and future related strategies., • Work with project managers, business analysts, development teams towards a goal of architectural excellence., • Documentation, DW/BI standards, database design oversight., • Engage in annual review of system architecture., • Overall leadership of architects, IT staff, stakeholders, supporting company's service standards, and communicating its goals across all of IT., • Serve as Subject Matter Expert SME across the organization, able to communicate up to the C-Suite., • BS, BSc, Diploma, Certifications - IT related., • 10 years working with database or application development, providing solutions for user requirements., • 5 years data architecture design and implementation, BI methodology, data integration., • Professional, innovative thinker and leader, deep understanding of architecture, security, system implementation., • True leader and decision maker, able to assist and work at all levels, up to C-Suite., • Able to help non-technical users, and interact with other IT professionals and architects, vendors, users, to gain consensus., • Data integration (APIs, SQL, etc.) and warehousing, identity management product (MS MIM, Azure AD, Okta, etc.)., • Microsoft software stack, including Azure Cloud, MS SQL Server platform, Cloud Architecture/Technologies, Azure DevOps and QA best practices., • SME on architecture, technology, processes, tools, design, security., • Self starter, lots of initiative, excellent client service, customer focused skills., • Strong oral, written communication, interpersonal, organizational, time management, problem solving skills., • Able to multi-task but set priorities., • BS, BSc, Diploma, Certifications - IT related., • 10 years working with database or application development, providing solutions for user requirements., • 5 years data architecture design and implementation, BI methodology, data integration., • Professional, innovative thinker and leader, deep understanding of architecture, security, system implementation., • True leader and decision maker, able to assist and work at all levels, up to C-Suite., • Able to help non-technical users, and interact with other IT professionals and architects, vendors, users, to gain consensus., • Data integration (APIs, SQL, etc.) and warehousing, identity management product (MS MIM, Azure AD, Okta, etc.)., • Microsoft software stack, including Azure Cloud, MS SQL Server platform, Cloud Architecture/Technologies, Azure DevOps and QA best practices., • SME on architecture, technology, processes, tools, design, security., • Self starter, lots of initiative, excellent client service, customer focused skills., • Strong oral, written communication, interpersonal, organizational, time management, problem solving skills., • Able to multi-task but set priorities. #J-18808-Ljbffr