IT Solution Architect - Winnipeg, MB, Canada - Bison Transport Inc

Description

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Apply locations Winnipeg, MB time type Full time posted on Posted 4 Days Ago job requisition id R5250 The Senior Solutions Architect will collaborate with Continuous Improvement and Development teams as well as business leaders, stakeholders, and vendors to develop strategies and roadmaps.

They work to define and maintain architecture artifacts for supporting project delivery and application support and lead technical vision and direction for solutions, ensuring consistency with overall enterprise and portfolio architecture that may at times include hands-on development (e.g., Proof of Concept and project development).

The Solutions Architect will also have an opportunity to effect change within the organization by incorporating new patterns and/or technologies into new ways of working that improve business value.

Defines and facilitates a solution architecture that leverages enterprise capabilities and efficient usage of process, technology, data, and people to align these capabilities.

Leads the definition of and maintains the technical architecture(s).
Owns architectural decisions for the team and leads technical vision and direction for solutions.
Integrate vendor supplier software into the Bison technology eco-system.
Focal point for significant infrastructure and development issues ensuring quality designs that meet reliability and resiliency needs.
Builds roadmap(s) for implementing software and technology best practices in alignment with Bison's technology strategy.
Works closely with all team members to create solutions that accommodate future architectural changes and designs.
Identify critical driving forces of process, data, people, and technology at the highest levels.
Bachelor Computer Science / Software Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
~ Minimum 5 years of experience in IT environments especially in the areas of application development and integrations.
~Familiar with architecture quality attributes, their basic tactics, and most-common trade-offs.
~ Experience tackling engineering aspects of an application including performance, availability, security, resiliency and maintainability issues.
~ Understanding and experience on most of the following architectural styles: Values simplicity and is unafraid to challenge technical constraints and procedures to utilize an iterative or agile approach.
~ Ability to gauge, express and communicate risk.

Considered to be an Asset:
Experience with vendor offerings in the trucking domain.
Experience with database design or data modeling.
Development experience in RDBMS, modern programming language(s) and frameworks such as services/API's, SDLC, automation, agile.

Architectural experience using modelling languages and frameworks (UML, TOGAF, Archimate, 4+1 View Model, etc.), architecture practices and principles in Business, Information (data), Application, Technology, and Security architecture disciplines.

Thrive in a supportive team that provides coaching and training to help develop your skills and progress your career

• Meaningful and impactful work and projects with an essential service provider
• Active in giving back through Corporate Social Responsibility and Charitable Giving
• Bison Transport is committed to Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace.

Background and suitability for a career in Transportation is wide ranging. Some of our brightest people have joined us with no previous "trucking" experience.

So, whether you have a background in the airline, automotive, retail or hospitality industries, to name a few, your experience is valuable and we are bound to find many transferrable skills.

We seek team players who are eager to learn our business from the ground up, are able to demonstrate a track record of strong performance and possess a sincere interest in growing their careers in the transportation arena.