EAAAC-1130-Senior-Application-Architect

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Vantix Systems Inc. is a dynamic and savvy organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We are looking for creative and talented professionals to join our team.

Job Opportunity
DescriptionAn Application Architect will be responsible for recommending an application architecture solution that can be developed to meet business requirements. The application architecture will also define the technology platform(s) and components required by the enterprise to support objects and delivering value to the business unit. 
SkillsApplication Architecture 
TypeContract 
Project Description 
Experience Required/ Mandatory Skills
  • Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent professional work experience.
  • At least four (4) years technical and/or solution architect experience, providing technical leadership and best practices in how technology can and should be deployed.
  • Fundamental understanding of software development life cycles, application release management and software development methdologies.
  • At least two (2) years experience in leading an agile development team, i.e., collaborative solutioning using agile software development methodologies based on iterative and incremental development.
  • At least two (2) years experience in developing applications using enterprise class open source platforms such as Red Hat JBoss and open source database platforms.
 
Nice To Have Skills
  • Experience in application development using best-of-breed Java based automation technology for business process modeling, execution and business rules management technology.
  • Experience in all aspects of use case modeling including requirements gathering, use case model walkthrough with business users and communicating use case requirements to the application delivery team.
  • Experience in leading and facilitating workshops in business requirement analysis, rapid application development or joint application development, including development and use of traceability matrices.
  • Experience in design and development of reusable software components and understanding of enterprise application integration and interface design including integration of Microsoft SQL data stores and open source databases.
  • Experience in the set-up and use of agile development project management framework, best practices, process and tools. (e.g., Rally)
  • Proven analytical and problem solving skills in planning and high level design of creative, effective solutions to meet business requirements, including decision-making with respect to developing requirements into packaged solutions, based on information management/information technology knowledge.
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively and establish rapport with application delivery team, business users and client organization, including ability to deal effectively with staff at all levels from support personnel to senior management.
 
LocationEdmonton 
Work Environment 
Hourly RateNegotiable