RQ00451 IT Enterprise ArchitectStrategist Senior

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: CAD 101 - 101

Experience Required: 10years

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

This role will help support development of strategic and solutions architectures that support:

Realizing the vision for the enhancing Home and Community Care (HCC) Digital Connectivity initiative
Building the roadmap for home care supporting provincial services
Modernizing the CHRIS solutions architecture
Decomposing existing monolithic architectures into domain-specific services
Implementation of robust highly scalable resilient platform services

Must haves:

Proven experience in monolith decomposition and modernization initiatives.
Expertise in microservices architecture API design and distributed systems.
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms such as Azure App Service API Management etc..

Responsibilities:

Lead architecture strategy for decomposing legacy monolithic systems into modular scalable microservices.
Design and implement enterprise-grade solutions leveraging cloud-native technologies containerization and orchestration platforms.
Define and enforce architecture standards and best practices across platform services including authentication messaging and observability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives and ensure seamless integration of services.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams guiding them through modernization initiatives and complex system designs.
Ensure system resilience security and performance through robust architectural patterns and governance frameworks.

Desired Skills:

Experience with API-first strategy event streaming
Certifications or experience in TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or cloud architecture
Background in platform engineering and scalability planning

Required Skills:

Proficiency in domain-driven design (DDD) event-driven architecture and resilience patterns.
Familiarity with observability tools security best practices and performance optimization.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Requirements

Evaluation Criteria:

1 Proven Experience in Monolith Decomposition - 30 Points

Hands-on experience breaking down large legacy monolithic applications into modular components or services.
Familiarity with domain-driven design (DDD) and event-driven architecture.
Evidence of successful migration projects (e.g. case studies measurable outcomes like reduced deployment time or improved scalability).

2 Deep expertise in Microservices Architecture - 20 Points

Design and implementation of distributed systems using microservices principles.
Strong understanding of service boundaries API design data consistency strategies (e.g. eventual consistency CQRS).
Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).
Knowledge of observability (logging tracing metrics) and resilience patterns (circuit breakers retries).

3 Platform Services & Cloud-Native Skills - 20 Points

Experience building or integrating platform services (authentication messaging configuration monitoring).
Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and managed services (e.g. API Gateway Service Mesh IAM).
Understanding of DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for large-scale deployments.

4. Architectural Governance & Leadership - 30 Points

Ability to define architecture standards reference models and best practices for enterprise systems.
Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders.
Strong communication skills for technical roadmaps architecture reviews and executive presentations.
Familiarity with TOGAF SAFe or similar frameworks for enterprise architecture.

Deliverables Include but are not limited to:

Definition of strategic decomposition approach and architecture for existing monolith
Build vs buy evaluation for decomposed target-state components/capabilities
Support market evaluation and procurement for products where appropriate
Definition of solution application and integration architecture for modernized services and other associated documentation

Must Haves:

10 years Proven experience in monolith decomposition and modernization initiatives.
10 years experience in microservices architecture API design and distributed systems.
10 years experience of cloud platforms such as Azure App Service API Management etc..

This role will help support development of strategic and solutions architectures that support:Realizing the vision for the enhancing Home and Community Care (HCC) Digital Connectivity initiativeBuilding the roadmap for home care supporting provincial servicesModernizing the CHRIS solutions architect...