We are looking for Intermediate Technical Architect - Remote / Telecommute for our client in Edmonton, AB
Job Title: Intermediate Technical Architect - Remote / Telecommute
Job Location: Edmonton, AB
Job Type: Contract
Job Description:
Responsibilities:

• Research and evaluate latest technology trends.
• Architect new IT services, develop solution paper and test plans.
• Evaluate current services and recommend remedial actions where required.
• Assist in determining hardware/software requirements.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production roll outs.
• Provide quality control on production implementations.
• Communicate operation guidelines and policies to the clients.
• Apply and interpret how the operation guidelines enhance the department s way of doing business.
• Review new services and technology requests by business area and assess their impact on the operational environment, giving recommendations for remediation.
• Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates pertaining to architectural deployment and services delivery.
• Assist in developing task lists and resource assignments within the context of architectural planning and deployments.
• Assist with implementation of IT infrastructure.
• Document technical recommendations and provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations and project team members and within shared IT services.
• Ensure change management processes are followed.
• Make recommendations to project team members pertaining to issues, risks and client satisfaction.
• Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required.

Must Have:

• Proposed resource must meet or exceed one of the following: University graduation.
• Computer Science(CS), Computer Engineering (CE), Information Technology (IT) or related discipline & 4yr related experience; OR 2yr diploma: CS, CE, IT or related discipline & 6yr related experience OR 1yr certificate: CS, CE, IT or related discipline & 7yr related experience; OR current active professional certification or accreditation in related discipline from a recognized issuing body & 7yr related experience.
• Experience designing, planning, implementing and supporting infrastructure and application solutions in an architecture capacity for an environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government sector.(4 Years )
• Experience developing on cloud platforms and utilizing cloud services in development and in solutions.(1 Years )
• Experience in IT infrastructure architecture and the relationships among the components that make up an IT service from end-user devices to servers, networks, storage, applications and data.(1 Years )
• Experience supporting an enterprise IT environment(3 Years).
• Experience working directly on site with end user troubleshooting technical computer related issues including software and hardware.(3 Years )

Nice To Have:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally with a diverse group.
• Ability to learn quickly, problem solve/troubleshoot, work independently and in a team. (Yes/No)
• Ability to manage stress and conflict (Yes/No).
• The ability to establish and maintain working relationships with team members, management and vendors. (Yes/No)
• Direct involvement in developing best-practices documentation (for example, operational procedures, network diagrams, etc.). (3 Years)
• Experience assisting clients to execute strategies with technology, process, organizational design and IT operations (3 Years).
• Experience in completion of migration of applications and other technologies from one environment to another. E.G. Moves between data centers, moves to different platforms, moves to the cloud from on-premise installations (2 Years).
• Experience in defining technical architecture, building technical environments, supporting software development processes and initiatives, software configuration and database management. (3 Years)
• Experience leading an organization through a large scale technology change impacting all levels of the organization. (3 Years)
• Experience using MS Office 2010 products or higher versions.(5 Years)
• Experience working in or for the public sector. (3 Years)

Equipment Requirements:

• Resources will require their own equipment.

Mandatory Training Courses:

• Once hired the resource will be required to complete all mandatory training which includes but not limited to Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and Security awareness training.
• There may also be some optional courses as well.