Solutions Architect - Retail at Ness Canada Inc
Toronto, ON M5G1M1
About the Job
Required Technical Expertise:
• Solution architect with broad expertise in wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc.
• Experience architecting single integration & API management platform for both accessing data in multi-cloud & on-prem
• In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web /mobile applications or platform with either Java/J2EE/spring Spring or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc.
• Integration experience around TIBCO, MuleSoft
• Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as
• cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, server less, API management, Kafka, etc.
• Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee, APIM), Kafka
• Application dev experience with MS Azure (we are not looking for AWS expert)
• Experience with large scale platform modernization and cloud (Azure) migration of on-premise applications – familiar with various migration strategies
• Expertise with Containerization – Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies like Scrum, Spotify Agile, TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc.
• DevOps experience – CI/CD – tools and processes (Terraform)
• NOT looking for infrastructure or network expert, but application development expert with cloud
Roles & Responsibilities
• Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process
• Develop customer proposals – solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines
• Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts
• Understand business & technology issues /challenges and translate that to modern technology solutions
• Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction
• Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders
• Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision
Basic Requirements
• Bachelors or master’s degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.)
• 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles
• Vertical domain knowledge in Retail and/or Digital Commerce industry will be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects
• Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment
• Ability to travel up to 40%
• Required Experience
(a) working at a large company that underwent a major IT operating model transformation to an Agile/DevOps/Bi-Modal/Cloud native development and operations environment or
(b) worked at a rapidly growing/startup company which operated in an Agile/DevOps/Cloud native development and operating model
General Architecture Skills Needed
• Familiarity with architecture modeling tools e.g. TOGAF
• Proven track record of designing / developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level
• Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions
• Strong communications skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building)
• Solution architect with broad expertise in wide range of digital technologies in areas of application platform development, web and mobile development, cloud, integration, security, etc.
• Experience architecting single integration & API management platform for both accessing data in multi-cloud & on-prem
• In-depth, hands-on experience in developing web /mobile applications or platform with either Java/J2EE/spring Spring or .NET tech stack and database technologies such as Oracle, MySQL, etc.
• Integration experience around TIBCO, MuleSoft
• Expertise in application architecture using modern technologies such as
• cloud native development, 12 factor Apps, microservices, server less, API management, Kafka, etc.
• Deep knowledge of Microservices, Containers, REST APIs development, API Management tools (e.g. MuleSoft, Apigee, APIM), Kafka
• Application dev experience with MS Azure (we are not looking for AWS expert)
• Experience with large scale platform modernization and cloud (Azure) migration of on-premise applications – familiar with various migration strategies
• Expertise with Containerization – Docker, Kubernetes
• Experience in Agile software development methodologies like Scrum, Spotify Agile, TDD, BDD, Performance/Load testing etc.
• DevOps experience – CI/CD – tools and processes (Terraform)
• NOT looking for infrastructure or network expert, but application development expert with cloud
Roles & Responsibilities
• Work on opportunities along with sales, practice, delivery teams through the pre-sales process
• Develop customer proposals – solution architecture, pitch decks, estimating solution effort, resourcing and timelines
• Translate requirements into solution architecture diagrams, implementation roadmap, delivery approach and other artifacts
• Understand business & technology issues /challenges and translate that to modern technology solutions
• Engage with business and IT groups to align solution architecture with strategic business direction
• Build a trusted advisor relationship with business and technology leaders
• Stay periodically engaged throughout the entire project lifecycle to ensure ongoing alignment to established solution vision
Basic Requirements
• Bachelors or master’s degree in engineering (computer, electronics, etc.)
• 20+ years of Solutions Architecture experience (or equivalent enterprise architecture experience) and in customer-facing roles
• Vertical domain knowledge in Retail and/or Digital Commerce industry will be an advantage
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience in client-driven large-scale application platform implementation projects
• Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment
• Ability to travel up to 40%
• Required Experience
(a) working at a large company that underwent a major IT operating model transformation to an Agile/DevOps/Bi-Modal/Cloud native development and operations environment or
(b) worked at a rapidly growing/startup company which operated in an Agile/DevOps/Cloud native development and operating model
General Architecture Skills Needed
• Familiarity with architecture modeling tools e.g. TOGAF
• Proven track record of designing / developing scalable solutions at the enterprise level
• Demonstrated success in quickly understanding business needs and aligning it to technology solutions
• Strong communications skills (e.g. active listening, requirements elicitation, oral, written, presentation, workshop facilitation, consensus building)