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Senior Technical Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Senior Technical Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Cynet SystemsEdmonton, AB
30+ days ago
Salary
CA$80,000.00–CA$90,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Remote
Job description

Job Description : Responsibilities :

  • Research and evaluate latest technology trends.
  • Architect new IT services, develop solution paper and test plans.
  • Evaluate current services and recommend remedial actions where required.
  • Assist in determining hardware / software requirements.
  • Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production roll outs.
  • Provide quality control on production implementations.
  • Communicate operation guidelines and policies to the clients.
  • Apply and interpret how the operation guidelines enhance the department’s way of doing business.
  • Review new services and technology requests by business area and assess their impact on the operational environment, giving recommendations for remediation.
  • Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates pertaining to architectural deployment and services delivery.
  • Assist in developing task lists and resource assignments within the context of architectural planning and deployments.
  • Assist with implementation of IT infrastructure.
  • Document technical recommendations and provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations and project team members and within shared IT services.
  • Ensure change management processes are followed.
  • Make recommendations to project team members pertaining to issues, risks and client satisfaction.
  • Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required.

Must Have :

  • Proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following.
  • University graduation : Computer Science(CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Information Technology (IT) OR related discipline & 4yr related experience; or 2yr diploma : CS, CE, IT OR related discipline & 6yr related experience or 1yr certificate : CS, CE, IT OR related discipline & 7yr related experience; or current active professional certification OR accreditation in related discipline from a recognized issuing body & 7yr related experience. (Yes / No)
  • Experience designing, planning, implementing and supporting infrastructure and application solutions in an architecture capacity for an environment equivalent in size and complexity to the government sector. (4 Years)
  • Experience developing on cloud platforms and utilizing cloud services in development and in solutions.(1Year)
  • Experience in IT infrastructure architecture and the relationships among the components that make up an IT service from end-user devices to servers, networks, storage, applications and data. (1 Year)
  • Experience supporting an enterprise IT environment. (3 Years)
  • Experience working directly on site with end user troubleshooting technical computer related issues including software and hardware.(3 Years)

    • Nice To Have :

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
  • Ability to learn quickly, problem solve / troubleshoot, work independently and in a team. (Yes / No)
  • Ability to manage stress and conflict. (Yes / No)
  • The ability to establish and maintain working relationships with team members, management and vendors. (Yes / No)
  • Direct involvement in developing best-practices documentation (for example, operational procedures, network diagrams, etc) (5 Years).
  • Experience assisting clients to execute strategies with technology, process, organizational design and IT operations (5 Years).
  • Experience in completion of migration of applications and other technologies from one environment to another E.G. Moves between data centers, moves to different platforms, moves to the cloud from on-premise installations (3 Years).
  • Experience in defining technical architecture, building technical environments, supporting software development processes and initiatives, software configuration and database management. (5 Years)
  • Experience leading an organization through a large scale technology change impacting all levels of the organization. (5 Years)
  • Experience using MS Office 2010 products or higher versions. (5 Years)
  • Experience working in or for the public sector. (5 Years)

    • Mandatory Training Courses :

  • Once hired the resource will be required to complete all mandatory training which includes but not limited to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Security awareness training.
  • There may also be some optional courses as well.