Cloud Architect
Symbiotic Digital London, Ontario, Canada
Staffing and Recruiting · 2-10 employees
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About the role
The Cloud Architect will lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise application architectures within complex distributed environments. They are responsible for defining architectural standards, integration strategies, and ensuring technology solutions align with business objectives.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have 10+ years of progressive experience in IT architecture and systems integration with expert-level Microsoft Azure skills. A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology is required, while industry certifications like TOGAF or Azure Solutions Architect are considered strong assets.
Full description
Position: Cloud Architect
Location: Toronto, ON
Job ID#: RQ11513
Duration: 12 Months
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Applications Architect to lead the design, development, implementation, and management of enterprise application architectures within large, complex, distributed environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining application structures, integration strategies, reusable components, quality standards, and enterprise-level architectural deliverables while supporting cloud-based and hybrid technology ecosystems.
Key Responsibilities
- Define
and document application architecture, logical components, and interrelationships across enterprise systems.
- Design
and manage cross-platform application solutions in large, distributed environments.
- Develop
architectural standards, reusable components, interfaces, and integration frameworks.
- Define
interactions between application packages, databases, middleware, APIs, and enterprise systems.
- Monitor
overall system architecture and understand interactions between components at multiple levels of abstraction.
- Establish
source code limitations, technical standards, and architectural requirements.
- Develop
enterprise architecture deliverables, including models and supporting documentation.
- Lead
multi-tier application infrastructure design, documentation, implementation, and configuration activities.
- Design,
develop, implement, and maintain large-scale enterprise applications, workflow processes, and dynamic forms.
- Ensure
alignment of technology solutions with business objectives and organizational standards.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor's
degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Master's
degree and/or industry certifications such as TOGAF or Azure Solutions Architect are considered strong assets.
Experience
- 10+
years of progressive experience in IT architecture and systems integration.
- Extensive
experience developing and implementing application architectures in large-scale enterprise environments.
- Experience
working with multiple computing platforms, operating systems, databases, programming languages, and communication protocols.
- Strong
experience designing, implementing, and optimizing Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.
- Proven
experience integrating complex enterprise applications and managing cross-functional technical dependencies.
- Extensive
systems analysis and design experience in complex environments.
- Experience
developing enterprise architecture deliverables, models, and technical documentation.
Technical Skills
- Expert-level
Microsoft Azure architecture experience including:
- Security
- Networking
- Identity
Management
- Data
Services
- Monitoring
and Operations
- Enterprise
Integration expertise including:
- APIs
- Enterprise
Service Bus (ESB)
- Microservices
Architecture
- Middleware
Technologies
- Experience
with:
- Middleware
and gateways
- Application
performance optimization
- Development
and CASE tools
- Data
and process modeling methodologies
- Metadata
repositories and data dictionaries
- Structured
system development methodologies
- Cloud
security practices and compliance requirements
- ITIL
incident, change, and release management processes
Soft Skills
- Excellent
analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong
decision-making capabilities.
- Exceptional
written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong
stakeholder engagement and negotiation abilities.
- Proven
leadership and mentoring experience.
- Ability
to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated
ability to meet project deadlines in fast-paced environments.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge
of object-oriented analysis and design techniques.
- Experience
designing detailed business and technical requirements.
- Experience
with enterprise architecture methodologies and practices.
- Prior
public sector architecture experience.
- Information
Management knowledge, including principles, concepts, policies, and practices.
Work Arrangement
- 5
Days Onsite
About Symbiotic Digital.
Symbiotic Digital provides the IT Experts you need that solve problems and get things done. See what the top 2% in their field can do for you. (Symbiotic Digital is a division of Symbiotic Group Inc.) We serve customers in two ways, we provide:
- Digital
Experts: IT Consulting expertise. Bright Minds That Produce Proven Results
- 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. We are a 100% Indigenous owned company.
Learn more online at https://www.symbioticgroup.com/home-sd/.
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