Position Summary
We are seeking an expert Senior Solution Architect to lead the creation, update, and alignment of Enterprise Architecture artifacts for a major geospatial technology program. In this role, you will guide an augmented project team of designers, developers, and business specialists through formal corporate architecture governance gating processes. The technical focus of this position centers on a large-scale GIS Delivery Platform (GDP), including its hosted/interconnected corporate applications, web services, spatial data, geomatics tools, and synchronized platforms.
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Location: Toronto or Peterborough, ON (Hybrid arrangements may be discussed; primary locations include standard corporate offices)
Work Requirements: 7.25 hours per calendar day, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate is expected to work without a break in service to ensure adherence to strict fall governance deadlines.
Contract Duration: Initial contract structured around project milestones, with extension options permitted only to the extent of unused contract days and remaining contract funds.
Advantages
Governance Leadership: Act as the primary technical lead steering complex architectures through formal corporate Architecture Review Boards (ARB).
Advanced Geospatial Scope: Architect and optimize a highly integrated GIS Delivery Platform, web services, and advanced geomatics toolsets.
Cross-Functional Influence: Lead and collaborate within an elite, augmented team of Senior Designers, Project Managers, and Vendor Subject Matter Experts.
Strategic Advisory: Provide definitive architecture interpretation advice to high-level project teams, external contractors, and management.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Gating: Lead the project team through formal enterprise artifact upgrades, focusing on preparation, review, and engagement for critical corporate governance gate points.
Architecture Reviews & Assessments: Undertake deep and complex application and enterprise infrastructure reviews to support new, changing, and high-priority business initiatives.
GIS Advisory Expertise: Provide general and situation-specific GIS application and infrastructure architecture interpretation advice to technical teams, contractors, and client management.
Policy & Standards Development: Research, design, implement, and maintain forward-looking application architectural policies and compliance standards.
Multi-Platform Integration: Support the architecture of interconnected corporate applications, spatial data structures, and web services to ensure system synchronization and traceability.
Qualifications
Must-Haves & Mandatory Requirements:
10+ years of deep experience in software, application, and enterprise architecture design within complex IT environments.
Extensive, proven experience navigating Enterprise Architecture Gating processes, with a strict emphasis on the creation, review, and engagement process for Gate Points 1 and 2.
Demonstrated expertise providing general and situation-specific GIS application and infrastructure architecture interpretation advice to enterprise-level I&IT project teams.
Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of guiding diverse, multi-disciplinary technical teams (developers, database experts, and business analysts) toward tight governance deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a highly developed ability to present complex technical solutions clearly to senior executives and governance boards.
Preferred & Desired Skills:
Background in large-scale public sector systems or major geospatial utility networks.
Knowledge of structured frameworks for high-availability cloud hosting, web services integration, and data synchronization.
Exceptional analytical and risk-mitigation skills used to align technical delivery with shifting corporate priorities.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Solution Architect role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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Position Summary
We are seeking an expert Senior Solution Architect to lead the creation, update, and alignment of Enterprise Architecture artifacts for a major geospatial technology program. In this role, you will guide an augmented project team of designers, developers, and business specialists through formal corporate architecture governance gating processes. The technical focus of this position centers on a large-scale GIS Delivery Platform (GDP), including its hosted/interconnected corporate applications, web services, spatial data, geomatics tools, and synchronized platforms.
Location: Toronto or Peterborough, ON (Hybrid arrangements may be discussed; primary locations include standard corporate offices)
Work Requirements: 7.25 hours per calendar day, Monday to Friday. The successful candidate is expected to work without a break in service to ensure adherence to strict fall governance deadlines.
Contract Duration: Initial contract structured around project milestones, with extension options permitted only to the extent of unused contract days and remaining contract funds.
Advantages
...
Governance Leadership: Act as the primary technical lead steering complex architectures through formal corporate Architecture Review Boards (ARB).
Advanced Geospatial Scope: Architect and optimize a highly integrated GIS Delivery Platform, web services, and advanced geomatics toolsets.
Cross-Functional Influence: Lead and collaborate within an elite, augmented team of Senior Designers, Project Managers, and Vendor Subject Matter Experts.
Strategic Advisory: Provide definitive architecture interpretation advice to high-level project teams, external contractors, and management.
Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture Gating: Lead the project team through formal enterprise artifact upgrades, focusing on preparation, review, and engagement for critical corporate governance gate points.
Architecture Reviews & Assessments: Undertake deep and complex application and enterprise infrastructure reviews to support new, changing, and high-priority business initiatives.
GIS Advisory Expertise: Provide general and situation-specific GIS application and infrastructure architecture interpretation advice to technical teams, contractors, and client management.
Policy & Standards Development: Research, design, implement, and maintain forward-looking application architectural policies and compliance standards.
Multi-Platform Integration: Support the architecture of interconnected corporate applications, spatial data structures, and web services to ensure system synchronization and traceability.
Qualifications
Must-Haves & Mandatory Requirements:
10+ years of deep experience in software, application, and enterprise architecture design within complex IT environments.
Extensive, proven experience navigating Enterprise Architecture Gating processes, with a strict emphasis on the creation, review, and engagement process for Gate Points 1 and 2.
Demonstrated expertise providing general and situation-specific GIS application and infrastructure architecture interpretation advice to enterprise-level I&IT project teams.
Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of guiding diverse, multi-disciplinary technical teams (developers, database experts, and business analysts) toward tight governance deadlines.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a highly developed ability to present complex technical solutions clearly to senior executives and governance boards.
Preferred & Desired Skills:
Background in large-scale public sector systems or major geospatial utility networks.
Knowledge of structured frameworks for high-availability cloud hosting, web services integration, and data synchronization.
Exceptional analytical and risk-mitigation skills used to align technical delivery with shifting corporate priorities.
Summary
If you're interested in the Senior Solution Architect role based in Toronto, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca. Only qualified candidates will be contacted for the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you!
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
This posting is for existing and upcoming vacancies.
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