Technology Architect 6838-30

Toronto 22 months agoFull-time External
Negotiable
Description: Responsibilities: Develops, recommends, implements and manages the technical architecture (hardware, software, database and communications) which will be used for all or specific applications in a large, distributed cross-platform environment. Responsibilities also include the identification of relevant information and the determination of the environment, which will be used for development. General Skills: Leadership experience in the development and implementation of technical architectures at the specified experience level Extensive experience with at least three different platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, and communications 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 Knowledge and experience designing processes around ITIL and is able to guide others using this methodology Experience translating business requirements into reporting needs Experience preparing conceptual, logical and/or physical processes and data models Experience developing, recommending, implementing and managing technical architecture Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools and other software tools such as project management tools Awareness of emerging technologies, trends and directions Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) Desirable Skills: Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice Knowledge and understanding of Enterprise Content Management (Open Text ECM applications) Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements Evaluation and nbsp;Breakdown and nbsp; 1. and nbsp;In and nbsp;depth and nbsp;knowledge and nbsp;of and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;Networks and nbsp;(DCN) and nbsp;Infrastructure and nbsp;Technology and nbsp;and and nbsp;Architecture and nbsp;- and nbsp;30% Parameters: Demonstrated and nbsp;10+ and nbsp;years’ and nbsp;experience and nbsp;working and nbsp;at and nbsp;an and nbsp;Enterprise and nbsp;level and nbsp;in and nbsp;a and nbsp;technical and nbsp;or and nbsp;business and nbsp;capacity and nbsp;with and nbsp;experience and nbsp;in and nbsp;n-Tiered and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;Networks and nbsp;and and nbsp;Tier-IV and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;environments. and nbsp; 2. and nbsp;Experience and nbsp;deploying and nbsp;new and nbsp;complex and nbsp;DCN and nbsp;Technologies and nbsp;in and nbsp;a and nbsp;Tier-IV and nbsp;Certified and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;- and nbsp;20% Parameters: Demonstrated and nbsp;10+ and nbsp;years and nbsp;preparing/developing and nbsp;and and nbsp;executing and nbsp;implementation and nbsp;and and nbsp;cut-over and nbsp;plans and nbsp;for and nbsp;modernized and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;Network and nbsp;gear and nbsp;such and nbsp;as and nbsp;routers, and nbsp;switches, and nbsp;firewalls and nbsp;and and nbsp;Application and nbsp;Centric and nbsp;Infrastructure and nbsp;(ACI) and nbsp;Fabric and nbsp;environments and nbsp;related and nbsp;to and nbsp;complex and nbsp;Enterprise and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;Networks and nbsp;hosted and nbsp;in and nbsp;certified and nbsp;Tier-IV and nbsp;Data and nbsp;centre. and nbsp; 3. and nbsp;understanding and nbsp;of and nbsp;DCN and nbsp;service and nbsp;strategies and nbsp;and and nbsp;provider and nbsp;models and nbsp;as and nbsp;well and nbsp;as and nbsp;SysTrust and nbsp;and and nbsp;PCI and nbsp;compliancy and nbsp;- and nbsp;10% Parameters: Demonstrated 8+ years’ experience evaluating, analyzing and developing Data Centre Network strategies and models and working in environments that are subject to annual SysTrust and PCI audits. Must haves: • Demonstrated and nbsp;10+ and nbsp;years’ and nbsp;experience and nbsp;working and nbsp;at and nbsp;an and nbsp;Enterprise and nbsp;level and nbsp;in and nbsp;a and nbsp;technical and nbsp;or and nbsp;business and nbsp;capacity and nbsp;with and nbsp;experience and nbsp;in and nbsp;n-Tiered and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;Networks and nbsp;and and nbsp;Tier-IV and nbsp;Data and nbsp;Centre and nbsp;environments. • Demonstrated 10+ years preparing/developing and executing implementation and cut-over plans for modernized Data Centre Network gear such as routers, switches, firewalls and Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Fabric environments related to complex Enterprise Data Centre Networks hosted in certified Tier-IV Data centre • Demonstrated 8+ years’ experience evaluating, analyzing and developing Data Centre Network strategies and models and working in environments that are subject to annual SysTrust and PCI audits. About the Company: Foilcon