Applications Architect - Senior
 

Summary

Join our team as a Senior QA Specialist, leading quality assurance initiatives across complex software systems. Leverage your expertise in test strategy development, automated testing tools, and quality management to ensure robust software delivery. This role combines hands-on testing with strategic planning, covering everything from GUI testing to system integration. Working in a hybrid environment (3 days onsite/2 days remote), you'll collaborate with project teams to implement comprehensive testing methodologies. Ideal for experienced QA professionals who excel in both technical testing and process improvement. Public sector experience is a plus. Must have 10+ years in application architecture and 7+ years with Maximo.

Description

Responsibilities

- Applied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components related to asset management systems

- Defines the structure and relationship among applications, including the identification of re-usable components, quality level metrics, the organization and layering of software, and the determination of interfaces

- Responsibilities also include architecting, designing, and delivering at least one cross-platform application in a large and distributed environment, monitor the whole system, understand all interactions between components on a given level of abstraction, as well as to define limitations and requirements for source code.

- Defines the interactions between application packages, databases and middleware systems

 

General Skills

- At least 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of application architectures

- Experience leading multi-tier application infrastructure design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations

- Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining large complex applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms

- Experience with middleware and gateways

- Deep knowledge and expertise in enterprise asset management systems, including Maximo

- Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments

- Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications

- Experience in the use of data and process modelling methodologies, techniques and tools, including a working knowledge of metadata structures, repository functions, and data dictionaries

- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation, including ADRs)

- Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills

- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

 

Desirable Skills

- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies, processes and practice

 

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Supplier Comments

MSP Notes 

Description

Responsibilities

- Applied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components related to asset management systems

- Defines the structure and relationship among applications, including the identification of re-usable components, quality level metrics, the organization and layering of software, and the determination of interfaces

- Responsibilities also include architecting, designing, and delivering at least one cross-platform application in a large and distributed environment, monitor the whole system, understand all interactions between components on a given level of abstraction, as well as to define limitations and requirements for source code.

- Defines the interactions between application packages, databases and middleware systems

 

General Skills

- At least 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of application architectures

- Experience leading multi-tier application infrastructure design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations

- Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining large complex applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms

- Experience with middleware and gateways

- Deep knowledge and expertise in enterprise asset management systems, including Maximo

- Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments

- Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications

- Experience in the use of data and process modelling methodologies, techniques and tools, including a working knowledge of metadata structures, repository functions, and data dictionaries

- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation, including ADRs)

- Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills

- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

 

Desirable Skills

- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies, processes and practice

 

Deliverables
 
Additional Terms
 
Supplier Comments

MSP Notes 

  

Shortlist Date:  2025-06-05, 1:00 p.m. 

  

Must Haves: 

  • 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of application architectures – large-scale solutions – ERP, LMS (Learning Management System), Asset Management, Integrations 
  • 10 years of Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation, including Architecture Decision Records - ADRs) 
  • 7+ years exp in enterprise asset management systems, including Maximo 

 

Location: Hybrid – 2 days in office minimum, some weeks will require more 

Public Sector Experience: Nice to have 

# of submissions/supplier: 1 

 

  • 10 years of experience in the development and implementation of application architectures – large-scale solutions – ERP, LMS (Learning Management System), Asset Management, Integrations 
  • 10 years of Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models and documentation, including Architecture Decision Records - ADRs) 
  • 7+ years exp in enterprise asset management systems, including Maximo 

 

Location: Hybrid – 2 days in office minimum, some weeks will require more 

Public Sector Experience: Nice to have 

# of submissions/supplier: 1