Senior Applications Architect

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• pplied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of a computer, its operating system, a network, or other conception.
• Defines the structure and relationship among applications, including the identification of reusable components, quality level metrics, the organization and layering of software, and the determination of interfaces.
• Developing, implementing and managing at least one cross-platform application in a large and distributed environment, monitor the whole system, understand all interactions between components on a given level of abstraction, as well as to define limitations and requirements for source code.
• Defines the interactions between application packages, databases and middleware systems.

General Skills:

• Experience in the development and implementation of application architectures at the specified experience level.
• Extensive experience with at least two different computing platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, programming languages and communication protocols.
• Experience with middleware and gateways.
• Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments.
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications.
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments
• Experience in the use of development tools, Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, information retrieval packages, and other software tools such as project management software and business re-engineering software.
• Experience in the use of data and process modelling methodologies, techniques and tools, including a working knowledge of metadata structures, repository functions, and data dictionaries.
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models).
• wareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions.
• team player with a track record for meeting deadlines with analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of object-oriented analysis and design techniques.
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
• Experience designing detailed functional and technical requirements for new and existing business solutions.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation).
• Experience leading multi-tier application infrastructure design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations.
• Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining large complex applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Core Skills and Experience - 40 %:

• t least 10 years of experience in design, development, implementation and maintenance of large complex Adobe AEM applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms.
• t least 10 years of experience in Adobe AEM integration with other systems such as Oracle Siebel, IBM Curam, J2EE or other COTS systems.
• t least 10 years of experience in Adobe LiveCycle products such as Form, Output, Reader Extension, Digital Signature, and Rights Management.
• Demonstrated experience with Adobe AEM enterprise technology, integration solutions, and solution methodologies.

Technical Skills and Experience - 35%:

• Must have hands-on experience with n-tier web-based applications, Unix, Shell Scripting, Ant script, Javascript, XML/XSD, XSL, HTML5, and source code management tools like Subversion or CVS.
• Execute tasks on XSLT/XQuery/XPath and transformation capabilities, hands-on experience with Oxygen XSLT IDE or any XSLT IDE for creating and debugging XSL
• Experience designing detailed functional and technical requirements for new and existing business solutions.
• Working knowledge in analyzing and designing changes to existing web-based software solutions.
• Working knowledge of SDLC methodologies such as Agile development.
• Demonstrated experience in and understanding of J2EE architecture.

Soft Skills - 20%:

• bility to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams.
• Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams, participate in a large team and work closely with other individual team members.
• Proven analytical skills, systematic problem solving, communication skills; both written and verbal.
• Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change.
• Displays problem-solving and analytical skills, using them to resolve technical problems.

Public Sector Experience - 5%:

• Knowledge of Government transfer payment policy and directive.
• Experience with Grants Management would be an asset.