Solution Architect
Spectraforce
Toronto, Ontario
2 hours ago
Job Description
Job Title: Solution Architect
Duration: 6 months of assigment (Possibility of Extension)
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid model, 2x a week in office)
Role Responsibilities
• Lead and manage technical solutions for enterprise programs, and portfolio projects
• Build effective solutions based on business requirements, as clarified by AM’s and BA’s
• Produce conceptual and logical architectures to meet strategic business, financial and technology objectives through documentation of systems, architectures, process flows and value-chains
• Ensure adherence of the solutions design with all relevant internal standards and external regulations.
• Manage trade-offs between speed to market, quality and financial impact
• Work alongside Account Managers and Business Analysts to clarify application requirements
• Attend requirements meetings and analysis meetings
• Clarify application components and consolidate requirements to account managers, which are further extended to the business for approval
• Work alongside the Enterprise Architecture team to gage the feasibility of application enhancements/creation and answer:
o Are these requirements feasible to implement?
o Are these requirements properly aligned with existing application features/limitations?
o How will this solution look once completed?
• Present and defend the solution at various governance forums.
Must-Have Skills:
• 3+ years of Solution Architect experience in a large, enterprise level environment
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise, application and information architecture design
• 5+ years of software development experience (no specific software development experience specified)
• Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture, databases, and data modeling techniques
• Strong experience with real-time and batch interface design and implementations, including sequence diagrams and documentation
• Strong understanding of TOGAF framework
• Strong understanding of the BIAN Financial model
• Strong experience designing and implementing micro-services
• Strong experience with RESTFUL/JSON schema design and implementation
• Strong experience with database structures and relational database design and modeling
• Strong cloud skills
Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Previous banking/finance experience
• Previous experience working on digitization projects
• Previous experience working on mobile or online banking channels projects/groups
• Banking experience on mortgage or ATM or branch or call centres
Soft Skills:
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written are a MUST
• Strong facilitation/negotiation skills are a MUST
• Ability to influence members of management and advocate for a solution whilst facing criticism is a MUST
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to work well with a team
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and multi-task numerous initiatives.
Educational Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field
• TOGAF Certification or similar (preferred)
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 80.00/hr.
Duration: 6 months of assigment (Possibility of Extension)
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid model, 2x a week in office)
Role Responsibilities
• Lead and manage technical solutions for enterprise programs, and portfolio projects
• Build effective solutions based on business requirements, as clarified by AM’s and BA’s
• Produce conceptual and logical architectures to meet strategic business, financial and technology objectives through documentation of systems, architectures, process flows and value-chains
• Ensure adherence of the solutions design with all relevant internal standards and external regulations.
• Manage trade-offs between speed to market, quality and financial impact
• Work alongside Account Managers and Business Analysts to clarify application requirements
• Attend requirements meetings and analysis meetings
• Clarify application components and consolidate requirements to account managers, which are further extended to the business for approval
• Work alongside the Enterprise Architecture team to gage the feasibility of application enhancements/creation and answer:
o Are these requirements feasible to implement?
o Are these requirements properly aligned with existing application features/limitations?
o How will this solution look once completed?
• Present and defend the solution at various governance forums.
Must-Have Skills:
• 3+ years of Solution Architect experience in a large, enterprise level environment
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise, application and information architecture design
• 5+ years of software development experience (no specific software development experience specified)
• Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture, databases, and data modeling techniques
• Strong experience with real-time and batch interface design and implementations, including sequence diagrams and documentation
• Strong understanding of TOGAF framework
• Strong understanding of the BIAN Financial model
• Strong experience designing and implementing micro-services
• Strong experience with RESTFUL/JSON schema design and implementation
• Strong experience with database structures and relational database design and modeling
• Strong cloud skills
Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Previous banking/finance experience
• Previous experience working on digitization projects
• Previous experience working on mobile or online banking channels projects/groups
• Banking experience on mortgage or ATM or branch or call centres
Soft Skills:
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written are a MUST
• Strong facilitation/negotiation skills are a MUST
• Ability to influence members of management and advocate for a solution whilst facing criticism is a MUST
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to work well with a team
• Ability to work independently with little supervision and multi-task numerous initiatives.
Educational Requirements:
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field
• TOGAF Certification or similar (preferred)
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $ 80.00/hr.