JOB ID: J0223-0906
Classification: Full-time Support
Pay Band: K
Pay Range: $42.38 - $49.15
Campus/Location: Progress
Hours/Week: 40
Shift Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
Posting Date: February 10, 2023
Closing Date: April 9, 2023
Centennial College recognizes and affirms Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Indigenous ways of knowing as central to the vibrancy and uniqueness of its learning and working academic mission. We strongly encourage applications from members of Indigenous communities and all equity-deserving groups including Women, Racialized, Persons with Disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities.
We also recognize that Centennial is situated on the Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and pay tribute to their legacy as well as that of all First Peoples that have been and remain present here in Toronto. We recognize that First Peoples come from sovereign Nations and that part of understanding our responsibilities of residing on this territory are understanding the true history, circumstances and legacy of the Treaties signed here (such as the Toronto Purchase, Robinson-Huron Treaty and Williams Treaties) and including pre-contact Treaties and Agreements between sovereign Nations and that all peoples in this area are therefore Treaty people with obligations and responsibilities to all our relations.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Chief Architect and working closely with the Enterprise Architects, the Architecture Analyst – Cloud focuses primarily on supporting the Technology and Cloud Architecture design, developing enterprise artifacts and providing guidance to preserve architectural integrity.
The Architecture Analyst collaborates with stakeholders across the College to understand business needs, evaluate technological and cloud options, and recommend technological and cloud execution. The Analyst will support the development of a cloud governance framework to support decision making across the organization, ensuring an integrated, robust, secure, and cost-effective systems environment to achieve Centennial’s strategic goals.
Responsibilities
- Supports technical experts with the documentation of Application and Technology Architecture and reviews artifacts for conformance to established standards
- Keeps abreast of the latest educational technology offerings and emerging cloud technologies; recommends how to best incorporate advancements aligned with the College’s strategic goals into the existing architecture
- Works with business stakeholders and technical experts (e.g. DevOps, Cybersecurity, Infrastructure) alongside the Architects to analyze requirements, solution options, and sustainability plans to mitigate risks and ensure an integrated, robust, secure, and cost-effective architecture
- Reviews and evaluates architecture of existing systems and software products to identify reuse, platforming, and refactoring opportunities.
- Assists the Enterprise Architects with the design and construction of technology plans that support future business direction and provide an efficient and maintainable set of technology resources
- Supports the Architects with monitoring, updating, and executing against the Enterprise Architecture roadmap
- Creates, tracks and reviews architecture documentation; assists with editing of quality documents (SOPs, guidelines, project plans and roadmaps).
- Assists with the coordination of requests for Architecture services and the management of artifacts through governance committees
- Contributes to the development of policies, procedures, standards, and guidelines for educational technology
- Promotes and improves stakeholders’ understanding of the rationale behind architectural decisions and their business value
- Provides technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to the teams in the implementation of established architectures and designs.
- Performs cloud risk assessments; establishes and enforces quality standards for cloud software architectures.
- Contributes to the design and implementation of efficient, secure design patterns and performance optimization in cloud solutions.
- Assist with projects in pre, during, and post-implementation phases by assessing proposals and designs for application, information and technical architecture compliance
Qualifications/Experience
- Three (3) year diploma or degree with a focus in Business Administration, E-Commerce and/or Computer Science. An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- Certificate for business analyst, business systems analysis, risk management framework (NIST) and/or cloud computing/strategy would be an asset.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience as a systems analyst and/or cloud/technology systems analyst in information technology, together with experience in managing customer relationships and/or project coordination.
- Experience within different areas of IT (Enterprise Solutions Team, Cyber Security, Information management and Privacy)
- Demonstrated exceptional understanding of Cloud models and deployments
- Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Office including Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Visio.
- Knowledge of IT governance, risk assessment methodologies and frameworks, IT service management (ITSM/ITIL).
- Experience creating detailed documentation such as policies, procedures, flow charts, system documentation, data flow diagrams, and reports.
- Experience analyzing cloud services and vendors and using a variety of tools and processes to accomplish analysis.
- Demonstrated independent judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Shows strong initiative and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated stakeholder management, including with senior leadership. Strong verbal and written communication.
- Ability to work independently as well collaboratively within a highly diverse team environment
- Completion of courses in the following areas:
- VMware Vsphere Administration
- VMWare VDI Administration
- Microsoft Exchange Administration
- AD/LDAP and IDM Administration
- Linux Enterprise Network Administration
- Network Engineering
- Data storage fundamentals
- ITIL Certification
- DevOps or Agile training courses
Apply online: www.centennialcollege.ca/careers
Proof of credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post secondary institutions and/or their foreign equivalents will be required at the time of job offer.
When applying, your cover letter and résumé must include examples that reflect all of the requested skills and qualifications and must be submitted online by April 9, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST. Please quote Job ID J0223-0906. Misrepresentation of applicant information will be grounds for your exclusion from the competition or for dismissal should you subsequently be hired for the position. We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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