Offer summary

Qualifications:

University graduation in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline with 4 years of related experience; or a 2-year diploma with 6 years of experience; or a 1-year certificate with 7 years of experience; or current professional certification with 7 years of experience., Experience in designing, planning, implementing, and supporting IT infrastructure and application solutions in an architecture capacity for a complex environment., Experience in cloud platforms and IT infrastructure architecture, including end-user devices, servers, networks, storage, applications, and data., Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with diverse groups..

Key responsibilities:

Research and evaluate the latest technology trends and architect new IT services.

Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and production rollouts, providing quality control on implementations.

Document technical recommendations and provide guidance to management and project teams, ensuring change management processes are followed.

Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and resource assignments related to architectural deployment and service delivery.

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.

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