Solution Architect Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our client's team on a contract basis. C lient for this project is a large globalprofessional services firm.

Responsibilities

Identify key business stakeholders and establish communication with;
Identify business goals and objectives;
Gather primary functionality, quality characteristics of software behavior and given constraints;
Elaborate business, information, and technology architectures mapping;
An elaborate architecture vision that satisfies architecturally significant requirements, through trade-off analysis, proof of concept implementation, and benchmarking.
Set up and manage architecture design and documentation processes;
Document and communicate architecture decisions and trade-offs to major stakeholders;
Review and validate design decisions made by downstreams and ensure they do satisfy the solution architecture vision.

Requirements

Commercial experience in software development (more than 7 years);
Commercial experience in solution architecture design (more than 3 years);
Experience with data management, data integration, and data transformation approaches;
Understanding of containerization and orchestration;
Understanding SDLC processes and their reasoning;
Experience with guiding software development, testing, deployment, and project management;

Excellent knowledge in Computer Science, Computing Theory:

Database theory;
Code testing practices;

Practical experience with:
Business skills:

Excellent client-facing, business consulting, and communication skills;
Ability to efficiently communicate verbally and visually.
Ability to explain and prove the differences, pros and cons of suggested design decisions.
Ability to influence senior client decision makers;
Develop long-lasting relationships with business and technical stakeholders
Leading and supporting medium to large size solution delivery projects;
Analysis of business, product and technology requirements.

Certifications on:

Experience with:

Release Management tools & Configuration Management tools;
Infrastructure as a code tools
Experience in Pre-sales, Proposal/Bid preparation;
Databricks experience is a plus.

Personal skills:

Ability to relate positively to and engage with a wide range of people
Strong self-motivation, reliable and flexible team-player. High attention to details
Always seeking to improve processes and suggest alternative better solutions