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About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Applications Architect to support enterprise application architecture initiatives, ensure solution design quality, and provide leadership in architecture governance and standards compliance. The successful candidate will play a key role in designing cloud-based application solutions, developing architecture artifacts, supporting architecture review processes, and ensuring alignment with organizational standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

Support the integrity of business applications and architectures.
Ensure development adheres to established standards and documentation requirements.
Provide leadership regarding Enterprise Architecture artifacts and support business and technical teams.
Perform application design activities and architecture governance support.
Draft solution designs and detailed technical solution designs for applications built using packaged cloud products.
Develop architecture artifacts including Business Architecture Documents, Solutions Architecture Documents, Solution Requirements Documents, and Information Architecture Documents.
Create visual representations of use cases and process flows while ensuring alignment across business and solution architectures.
Support architecture review board activities and enterprise architecture checkpoints.
Develop and maintain Logical and Physical Data Models, Data Dictionaries, and CRUD Matrices.
Document communication protocols and interfaces for external partners.
Develop onboarding documentation.
Assist with system and user interface design modifications.
Lead cloud security assessments and develop mitigation strategies for identified risks.
Review privacy and security assessment outputs and establish traceability matrices.
Review test scenarios to ensure requirements are met and maintain traceability documentation.
Assist with metadata and test data preparation for implementation activities.
Ensure alignment with organizational processes and standards.
Support system testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
Participate in knowledge transfer activities.
Document and handoff architecture documentation, detailed system designs, program specifications, modifications and enhancements, and supporting technical documentation.

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of experience.
Experience using structured methodologies for design, development, implementation, and maintenance of applications.
Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and meet deadlines.
Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, and PowerPoint.
Experience with enterprise architecture standards and artifacts.
Experience using solution design and prototyping tools to facilitate design sessions and stakeholder workshops.
Experience designing and architecting cloud and SaaS-based applications.
Experience leading technical teams to ensure architectural alignment throughout project delivery.
Deep understanding of architecture patterns such as Layered Architecture, Microservices, and Event-Driven Architecture.
Expertise designing and consuming RESTful APIs and Web Services.
Strong knowledge of integration patterns and tools.
Strong understanding of enterprise security principles and application security best practices.
Knowledge of enterprise IT strategy, business process modeling, data modeling, information management, business analysis, and process re-engineering.
Experience developing business, solution, and information architectures.
Experience using architecture modeling tools such as PowerDesigner and Enterprise Architect.
Experience creating architecture artifacts for enterprise architecture checkpoints and governance activities.
Demonstrated solution design and architecture experience.
Experience coordinating architecture activities across complex environments supporting internal and external stakeholders.
Experience reviewing privacy and security assessment reports and ensuring findings are reflected within architecture artifacts.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience preparing and presenting architecture documentation.
Ability to explain architecture decisions to development, security, and infrastructure teams.
Experience leading architecture reviews, design sessions, and technical workshops.
Strong technical writing skills for architecture specifications, integration guides, governance policies, and design patterns.
Experience working within Ontario Public Sector (OPS) environments and adhering to public-sector policies and procedures is considered an asset.

Skills

Enterprise Application Architecture
Solution Design Quality
Architecture Governance
Standards Compliance
Cloud-Based Application Solutions
Architecture Artifact Development
Architecture Review Processes
Organizational Standards Alignment
Best Practices
Business Applications Integrity
Development Standards Adherence
Documentation Requirements
Enterprise Architecture Artifacts Leadership
Application Design
Cloud Security Assessments
Risk Mitigation Strategies
Privacy and Security Assessments
Traceability Matrices
Test Scenario Review
Metadata Preparation
Test Data Preparation
Organizational Processes Alignment
System Testing Support
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) Support
Knowledge Transfer
IT Architecture Initiatives Leadership
Large-Scale Technology Projects Delivery
Stage Gating
Architecture Review Board Activities
Solution Design Practices
Business Analysis Practices
Structured Methodologies
Facilitation
Presentation
Analytical Skills
Problem-Solving
Decision-Making
Verbal Communication
Written Communication
Interpersonal Skills
Negotiation Skills
Collaboration
Deadline Management
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft PowerPoint
Solution Design Tools
Prototyping Tools
Stakeholder Workshops
Cloud Application Architecture
SaaS Application Architecture
Technical Team Leadership
Layered Architecture
Microservices
Event-Driven Architecture
RESTful APIs Design
Web Services Design
Integration Patterns
Integration Tools
Enterprise Security Principles
Application Security Best Practices
Enterprise IT Strategy
Business Process Modeling
Data Modeling
Information Management
Process Re-engineering
Business Architecture Development
Solution Architecture Development
Information Architecture Development
Architecture Modeling Tools
PowerDesigner
Enterprise Architect
Architecture Artifact Creation
Complex Environment Coordination
Internal Stakeholder Coordination
External Stakeholder Coordination
Privacy Assessment Report Review
Security Assessment Report Review
Technical Concept Communication
Non-Technical Stakeholder Communication
Architecture Documentation Preparation
Architecture Documentation Presentation
Development Team Communication
Security Team Communication
Infrastructure Team Communication
Architecture Review Leadership
Design Session Leadership
Technical Workshop Leadership
Technical Writing
Architecture Specifications
Integration Guides
Governance Policies
Design Patterns
Ontario Public Sector (OPS) Environments
Public Sector Policies and Procedures

Location

Toronto, ON

Work Type

Onsite

Experience Level

Minimum 10 years of experience

About the Company

Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done.
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Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.
We serve customers in two ways: Digital Experts (IT Consulting expertise) and Recruitment (Find The Right People You Need).
Serving IT & Business leaders, Symbiotic Digital provides a business system that enable us to provide the Expert Technical staff needed to solve challenging business and IT problems.
IT leaders in the most reputable organizations in Canada have relied on Symbiotic Digital to help them staff difficult assignments with proven Experts uniquely evaluated by our proven QMS- Quality Management System Staff Development Model.
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