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About the Role:
We are looking for a Senior Solutions Architect (ERP Finance) to join us in the exciting work we do in Canadian Utilities Limited. Reporting to the Manager Architecture you will get to plan architect and provide direction on activities related to the implementation of software technologies and thirdparty solutions. In this position you will also be responsible for research and opportunity assessments of appropriate technology based on requirements and constraints leveraging your knowledge across a wide range of technologies and emerging trends to identify enhancements and evolve the technology portfolio and processes. This is a technofunctional role where your technical and functional consultancy skills will be at use for enterprise applications.
What You Get to Do:
Solution Architecture
- Provide expertise to ensure the realization of changes and enhancements to the implemented systems and develop architecture for all Enterprise Applications components extensions integrations and reports
- Provide leadership of the overall solution design and configuration of ERP systems and supporting applications
- Work with technical teams business partners/specialists across application groups and 3rd parties to understand the current state and identify constraints in defining the future state architecture for applications & related interfaces
- Work with Data Architecture Security Architecture Infrastructure SMEs and project teams to ensure all aspects of the architecture are defined in conjunction with ATCO standards policies priorities and best practices
- Manage the application portfolio in terms of technology currency business agility technology evolution business fit opportunities to improve efficiencies and Total Cost of Ownership
- Develop the architecture artifacts (Architecture Blueprint Architecture Decisions Application Roadmap) based on ATCO practices
- Facilitate small to large group meetings for reviewing technical architecture decision making and problem solving
Collaboration
- Act as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders during solution development to ensure proposed solution meet immediate and strategic business objectives of external Stakeholders (Business Analyst Business Users Technology/Application SMEs)
- Collaborate with Principal Architects Solution Architects and other project team members to validate solution architectures technical designs system deployments and support documentation covering all architecture design and operational aspects
- Assist the Project Manager with the technical aspects of planning quality control change control and risk management
- Collaborate with various departments architects project managers business relationship management and technical leads to develop estimates and overall implementation solution plan
- Work with application security infrastructure and other operational support teams as well as project teams to resolve technical design implementation or operational technology issues
- Engage with vendors third party and other industry experts to stay aware of ERP vendor roadmaps functional capabilities and lessons learned
Industry Knowledge and Technology Utilization
- Maintain a broad enterprisewide view of the business and varying degrees of appreciation for strategy processes and capabilities enabling technologies and governance
- Stay current on industry trends process improvement methodologies and architecture best practices
- Ensure alignment of Technology Strategy with Business Strategy
- Provides support in the appropriate research into current and emerging technology trends to determine how these may add value to the business and provide appropriate briefings to technical and nontechnical audiences
Operations Management
- Assist with the development documentation communication and enforcement of a policy for standardizing technology configurations and software as necessary
- Maintain and publish solution architecture artifacts to keep them current and usable
- Develop indepth knowledge of the companys existing architecture and technology footprint
- Identify inefficiencies and gaps in current processes and technology portfolio and recommend solutions
- Evaluate new technologies fit in current architecture
- Identify and develop opportunities for application reuse migration or retirement
What You Bring:
- Postsecondary degree in related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
- Minimum of 15 years business/IT industry experience
- Oracle ERP Cloud 24D or similar experience
- Deep knowledge of Oracle Financials Cloud (General Ledger Payables Receivables Assets Cash Management etc.)
- Understanding of Oracle PaaS and SaaS integration
- Functional finance & accounting knowledge
- Financial processes: ProcuretoPay (P2P) OrdertoCash (O2C) RecordtoReport (R2R)
- Familiarity with a variety of different architectural frameworks patterns and standards.
- Familiarity with architectural modelling techniques
- Extensive experience planning and deploying both business and IT initiatives
- Excellent understanding of the architectural principles of cloudbased platforms including IaaS PaaS CaaS and SaaS
- Experience with Oracle Integration Cloud (OIC) Web Services REST/SOAP APIs
- SQL PL/SQL BI Publisher and OTBI for reporting
- Extensive experience in designing software architecture SOA microservices API management data modeling
- TOGAF Certification is preferred
- Other ERPrelated business processes/modules like HR and Supply Chain are an asset
What We Offer:
- A culture based on caring integrity agility collaboration and striving for excellence
- Competitive compensation
- Flex benefits
- Tuition assistance program
- Training and mentorship programs
- Charitable donation matching
We would like to thank everyone for their application; however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.
ATCO delivers inspired solutions for a better world. We are a diversified global corporation with investments in the essential services of Structures & Logistics Utilities Energy Infrastructure Retail Energy Transportation and Commercial Real Estate. Learn more about how we build communities energize industries and deliver customerfocused solutions like no other company in the world at. ATCO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Visit our website for more information.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC