Manager, Technical Architect Full Time

As a technology-driven organization, Teknion is committed to providing business applications for use by its internal workforce and business partners leveraging various modern technologies to build, deploy and integrate applications.

As a Manager, Technical Architect you:

• Possess skills in both advanced technology and exceptional managerial abilities
• Act as vital bridges between business needs and technological solutions, overseeing the design and implementation of IT Application systems
• Deliver state-of-the-art quality applications, on time, on budget

As a visionary leader with strong technical, architectural & analytical skills as well as a passion for technology and innovation, you will lead and influence by providing architectural insight and direction to a skilled developer team.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a proven track record of managing development teams and delivering impactful technology solutions, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership to the design, development and implementation of custom / integration solutions by the development teams leveraging a “shift-left” approach to development
• Architecture & Design: Oversee, lead and actively engage in the architecture and design of highly-available resilient application solutions deployed in private or public clouds covering UI, backend, APIs, integrations, and data modeling
• PMO Project Delivery: Partner with the PMO in the delivery of approved Corporate Objectives driven approved business application projects resulting in state-of-the-art quality applications, on time, on budget
• Application Integration: Lead and provide direction on integration strategies (API, Data Streams, etc) across the diverse portfolio of application (SaaS, Custom, Onpremise), cyber security & technology platforms within Teknion, its business partners and 3rd parties
• Application Development & Improvement: Understand as-is & to-be application solution states, identify improvements leveraging new and existing Technologies, Architectures & Designs. Converting business requirements into system qualities and repeatable design strategies
• Setting Technical Standards: Establishing and maintaining technical standards (policies & procedures) for product development and operations
• Security and Compliance: Assessing security risks, implementing appropriate measures, and ensuring compliance with cyber security, data storage and change control methods in accordance with new & existing change management and governance policies & procedures
• Advising on IT Developments: Providing advice on future IT developments and strategic planning
• Management: Manage a development team. Guide, mentor and provide business & technical direction to the developers involved in the delivery of application solutions

The successful candidate will…

• Demonstrate exceptional organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to swiftly adapt to changing contexts and priorities
• Possess a meticulous attention to detail and a passion for architecture, software engineering, technology, and customer experience.
• Have a proven track record in leading and enabling technology, architecture, and software engineering initiatives at an enterprise scale
• Seamlessly adjust to shifting priorities and new requests while upholding existing commitments
• Exhibit strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities
• Excel in facilitating and influencing across teams, departments, and divisions.
• Be self-motivated with a steadfast commitment to delivering high-quality results and meeting commitments.
• Communicate effectively and build relationships to interact, inform, influence, and engage with key stakeholders at all levels within the company.
• Maintain an intellectual curiosity and a drive to acquire and enhance business, technology, and architecture skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering / Systems Architecture or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering and Systems Architecture or Technology Solution design in mid to large sized organizations
• Experience creating solutions architectures for private clouds and public clouds (AWS, Microsoft Azure)
• Experienced in high availability distributed systems, API strategies, micro services, data modeling, messaging (activeMQ)
• Extensive knowledge of databases, data querying, and data security, including data masking
• Extensive knowledge of application servers, web application firewalls

Teknion is committed to supporting a culture of diversity and accessibility across the organization, starting with the hiring process.  It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment.

Teknion welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

This position is eligible for Canadians of all ages

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