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The Solution Architect helps support and lead the implementation of enterprise, business, information/data, application and technology architectures as defined by the Enterprise Architect.  Working with the Enterprise Architect, the Solution Architect will provide support to enterprise-level business functions.

The Solution Architect will champion this enterprise view with support from the Enterprise Architect, and in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture strategies.  They will apply these Enterprise Architecture strategies, blueprints, and standards into their solutions and designs as they support business and technology projects. 

The role provides leadership in planning and implementing enterprise information systems to support both distributed and centralized business operations.  

The position has access to confidential information and makes recommendations for changes in methods, processes and procedures that may impact on financial and operational areas as well as staffing work loads, working conditions, changes in positions or staffing levels.

Specific Duties/Responsibilities

• Researches, evaluates and recommends new tools and methodologies for development of business applications
• Validate, Refine and Expand the Enterprise Architecture Model
  • Verify assumptions; utilize subject matter experts to improve and further define the model defined by the Enterprise Architect
  • Assess the value of solution-enhancing developments and incorporate as appropriate.
  • Use the requirements to develop well-formulated models of the components of the solution; augments models as necessary
  • Communicates ideas effectively through models
• Consults with customers to understand their requirements
  • Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives
  • Identify use or purpose, constraints, risks, etc.
  • Participate in the discovery and documentation of the business scenarios driving the solution.
  • Understand the requirements and captures understanding in architecture and solution specification.
• Provide project management services for programs and projects and management of the resource/team assigned.
• Manage the Architecture:
  • Represent architecture and issues during development and decision points
  • Act as an "agent of change", communicating the need for the implementation of the architecture.
  • Continuously foster the sharing of business unit, architecture, and technical information across the organization.
• Create a Useful Model:
• • • Use requirements and develop well-formulated models of the components of the solution; augment the models as necessary; use models and multiple views to communicate ideas effectively.
    • Leads evaluation, design, and analyses of the solution architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies, based on enterprise business strategies, business capabilities, value streams, business requirements and enterprise standards
• Provides technical assistance to business applications upgrades and implementation of other modules, including integration to other applications
• Develop technical implementation plan, including scope, budget, and schedule, for projects and initiatives
• Contribute to strategic planning of IT enterprise architecture, deployments and road map
• Participate in the development of IT specifications, budgeting estimates for capital and operating requests, procurement processes, and contract negotiation.
• Make recommendations for changes in methods, processes and procedures that may impact on financial and operational areas as well as staffing workloads, working conditions, changes in positions or staffing levels.
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Position Requirements

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• 5 years of professional IT experience in at least two IT solution disciplines – eg technical or infrastructure architecture, application development, cloud, IoT, data, integration
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a role focused on delivering solution architecture as a strategic practice
• Minimum of 1 years of experience in project management  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Extensive knowledge of current IT trends and technologies.
• Proficient in the techniques required to produce designs of complex systems; including requirements discovery and analysis, formulation of solution content, identification of solution alternatives and their assessment, technology selection, and design configuration.
• Working knowledge of more than one design method, such as the TOGAF Architecture Development Method (ADM)
• Experience using Enterprise Architecture tooling, Hopex preferred
• Ability to direct groups with diverse opinions together to reach a consensus and the ability to lead the effort of architecting a technical solution to address complex business problems.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills are required.
• Ability to communicate effectively to all levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work with both technical and non-technical staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work under pressure, manage multiple priorities and respond to requests in a timely manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts and team members to provide advice, information and assistance
• Thorough working knowledge of office productivity tools (e.g. Windows, MS Office, MS Project, etc.).
• Capable of handling business critical and sensitive information in a position of trust.
• Experience with API Management and Integration Platforms (API design, gateways, analytics)

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite.  At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

Requirements:

Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates need standard educational qualifications such as a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Candidates should have experience of 2 to less than 3 years

Candidate Status:

• Canadian citizens and permanent or temporary foreign workers of Canada are eligible for this position.

• International Candidates who don’t have a valid Canadian work permit also can apply

How to apply:

If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your resume) through the below-mentioned details.

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Overview

Reports To: Software Engineering Manager

Job Purpose
In keeping with the company’s mission and values, the Junior Software Developer is responsible for writing, maintaining and testing all levels of code related to LUCID products. The Junior Software Developer works on developing and supporting a high performance, reliable code.

Duties and Responsibilities

• • Develop various modules, scripts, etc. as needed primarily for testing
  • Write unit tests prior to writing corresponding code in order to deliver full coverage of the company software library
  • Participate regularly in development meetings, and code reviews to provide timely input and feedback on internal development processes
  • Develop and maintain test frameworks that integrate tools, libraries, and utilities needed to interact with the system under test
  • Follow Test Driven Development best practices to ensure established acceptance criteria are met and potential bugs are caught early in the development cycle and no regressions are introduced to the code
  • Use git and source control tools in order to support accurate source code management for the internal development team
  • Maintaining build machines and test machines in order to effectively simulate software performance for the end users
  • Contribute to the development of the internal SDK library and GUI applications
  • Other related duties, as required

• Qualifications/Education/Skills
• 1+ years experience in software development (specialty in desktop, web, or embedded applications)
• Support and knowledge of DevOps (including Jenkins, AWS), agile, and source control
• Experience with scripting languages like Python and batch scripting
• Experience developing code in C/C++
• Familiarity with Agile development best practices, including Test Driven Development (TDD)
• Salary range: CAD$70,000 – $80,000 annually

How to apply:

If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your Resume) through the below-mentioned details

By email

[email protected]