Solutions Architect

Our client

.. a rapidly growing fintech company based out of downtown Toronto, is looking for someone to assist in their continued , large scale business and technology transformation initiatives. 

What’s in it for you?

Join a team in expansion mode with an award winning platform in an industry sector that is experiencing rapid change.  Features include a dynamic team and working environment that provides ongoing support with frequent company wide social events and a fully stocked kitchen  

Responsibilities

• Work closely with technology leaders and other architects to establish and develop architecture standards for both software and hardware across the organizations.
• Help delivery teams with producing project estimates
• Produce architecture and design artifacts in accordance with established standards such as UML diagrams, database architecture diagrams, table design, application specs and low level application architecture diagrams.
• Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements
• Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
• Translate non-technical requirements into clear, highly technical specifications and vice versa
• Manage the set-up and configuration of systems
• Define and coordinate the execution of testing procedures, and develop test cases to serve the overall quality assurance process
• Provide documentation of all processes and training as needed
• Perform design and code reviews as needed
• Develop and implement maintenance procedures, monitor systems health, gather system statistics, and troubleshoot reported errors and alarms
• Perform design, implementation, and upgrades of information systems to meet the business and user needs
• Implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance

Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology
• 3-5 years experience working with information technologies and systems analysis, ideally in the financial technology industry
• Expertise in the design, development and deployment of enterprise-level N-tier architecture in a Microsoft .NET Framework or Java Enterprise Edition platform
• Strong computer, hardware, software, and analytical skills
• Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
• Proven ability to assess risk and implement mitigation plans
• Proven experience in producing all low-level design for projects and the necessary documentation (i.e. UML class diagrams, table design, flows, program specs, etc.)
• Strong understanding and knowledge of the principles and practices associated with database maintenance and administration
• Experience installing, configuring, documenting, testing, training, and implementing new applications and systems
• Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages (specifically, experience in C# and JavaScript, working with RESTful APIs and with relational databases (SQL))
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience in an Agile development environment