Cloudtrend Inc. specializes in building and managing an exclusive network of IT professionals to better their career opportunities and meet the demand of the market. We provide career management services and opportunities.
Position
Our client requires an Application Architect with extensive Microsoft .Net experience required to assist projects with solution design of software applications / software solutions in order to fulfill business requirements. This includes, but is not limited to, the following tasks: • Provide high quality expertise in architecture principles, approaches and best practices to support the development of software applications and solutions in a .Net environment effectively • Assist in Opportunity and Business Case development • Assist in buy vs build analysis and documentation for software solutions • Design frameworks, components and solutions that satisfy business requirements while maximizing the goal of reuse when applicable • Evaluate current services, recommend remedial actions where required • Assist in determining hardware/software requirements • Collaborate with multi-disciplined teams on proof of concept and limited production roll outs • Provide quality control on production implementations • Ensure the application architecture is align with the ministry and enterprise architecture standards and guidelines • Assist in developing project plans, schedules, and estimates pertaining to architectural deployment and services delivery • Assist in developing task lists and resource assignments within the context of architectural planning and deployments • Provide technical leadership and expertise to project team members by producing written specifications as needed, presenting technical information in formal meetings, and facilitating technical discussions • Document technical recommendations; provide technical advice and guidance to management, operations, project team members and relevant others • Document architecture designs, architectural models, related test plans, quality assurance plans, and other documents as required • Ensure change management processes are followed • Make recommendations to project team members pertaining to issues, risks and client satisfaction • Research, evaluate and report on the latest technology trends relevant to business needs • Provide tracking and reporting of time and status on all work as required
Requirements
University graduation, two-year diploma or one-year certificate in computer science or a related discipline and 6-yr related experience
Experience working as an application architect in an enterprise IT environment
Experience documenting solution architecture in an enterprise IT environment
Experience designing, planning, implementing and supporting software solutions in an enterprise IT environment
Experience with the Enterprise Architecture or similar corporate architectures, and all associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes
Experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use Microsoft .NET Framework and derivative technologies (ASP.NET MVC, Web API, WCF, etc.)
Experience in leading the practice of solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large-scale Enterprise projects.
Desirables
Experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of architecture ideas and solutions.
Experience designing, planning, implementing and supporting software solutions in cloud environment (AWS, Azure, etc.)
Experience with Enterprise architectural elements like clustering, load balancing, caching, availability, disaster recovery, etc.
Experience and technical knowledge of application programming design patterns
Technical knowledge of OWASP Top Ten Web Application Security Flaws
Experience in writing and maintaining application architecture development standards and guidelines