Solutions Architect Advisor

Investiais looking for a Senior Solutions Architecttojoin its IT Solution Delivery and Digital Experience team.In this role, you will be playing a critical role in enabling innovation, by working with IT and business partnerstomodernizeourecosystem of applications and ultimately improve platforms and services forourclientandadvisornetwork.We are looking for a dynamic individual with strong communication skills that is comfortable managingmultiplepriorities and eagertohelp us transformoursystems and tools for the future.

Responsibilities

• Translaterequirements into solutionsand ensuredeliveries accordingtodesignfor all aspects (architecture lead):
• System functional and non-functional requirements, development, component selection and reuse, integration;
• Technological non-functional and technical requirements, use of new design approaches (e.g. cloud computing, mobile), security, performance, availability;
• Organizational processes, change management, requirements (functional specifications), legal and regulatory obligations
• Provide multidisciplinary leadership within the solution delivery team (designers, analysts, developers, etc.) and involved collaborators, including external providersContribute to the success of theproject, including actingtofacilitate the management of timeline, scope, and budget.
• Guarantee the integrity and quality of the solution from designtodelivery (end-to-end) including through oversight during execution and validation of the requirementsbasedontest results
• Provide coachingtojunior team membersonbest practices, modern ways of working and latest trends in technology
• Provide leadership in the governance of solution reviews and suggest, review, and approve architecture-related decisions in compliance with corporate guardrails.
• Guarantee alignment and the integration of the solution in the ecosystems in ordertomitigate potential issues and, when likely or inevitable, propose pragmatic alternative solutions.
• Maintain the traceability of architectural decisions, certify the technicalprojectdocumentation, and verify the updating of the permanent documentation relatedtothework.
• With the support of the enterprise architecture team, in ordertomaintain corporate alignment, participate in the evolution and ensure compliance of: prescriptive guidelines on enterprise guardrails, processes, the use of standardized tools, standards and other vetted architectural methods.As needed, submit waiver requests for exceptions.
• Be responsible for the application within the enterprise repository in order to ensure it is updated and guarantee the accuracy of the information about the applications and technologiesunderyour responsibility, in collaboration with the application portfolio manager.
• Remain aware of architecture trends that respect the organizations standards.

Desiredprofile:

• Bachelorsdegreein computer science, administrative data processing, information systems, computer or software engineering, mathematics, or other relevant training at the same level.
• Twelve (12)yearsof experience in information technology and aminimumof seven (7)yearsas an IT architecture professional in various large-scale projects and organizations.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary teams made up ofinternaland external resources.
• Excellent communication skills and abilitytoexplain complex notions in plain language.
• Excellent negotiation skills andadvancedconflict resolution skills.
• Hightolerance for ambiguity, uncertainty, and frequent changes.
• Abilitytosimultaneously managemultipledimensions of a complex file.
• Experience in the design of applications withhigh-volume andhigh-availability.
• Experience in of Agile and DevOps (Scrum/Lean) principles and an abilitytoapply them in a teamwork context.
• Experience in the creation of complex solutions both on-premises and in the cloud
• Experience in cloud, container and virtualization technologies (e.g. Azure DevOps, Docker, Kubernetes).
• Understanding of integration strategies using enterprise applications, data integration requirements, APIs and event-drive architectures.
• Understanding of various integration patterns [e.g. Pub/Sub, CQRS, Event Sourcing, etc.].
• Integration languages and tools:BiztalkandKafka, as well asAzure Event Hub,Azure Service Bus, which are considered assets.
• Good knowledge/understanding of key strategic IT technologies.
• Experience working with SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle), DevOps, Agile, MVP, LEAN and ITIL methodologies.
• Proven knowledge of the insurance and financial services industry (asset).
• Experience in digital transformation and in managing major projects (asset).
• Very good knowledge of French
• Very good knowledge of english isrequiredfor this role.This position requires interaction with senior leaders and stakeholdersbasedout of Quebec and Ontario.In addition, this role interacts frequently (weeklytodaily) with a vendor that isbasedout of Ontario and requires written and verbal communications in English.
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