Enterprise Architect, Applied Technology Services

K2 Services • Atlantic, NS

4d

About The Position

Defined technology architecture standards for deployment into our client environments. Creation of standardization to increase the organization’s efficiency. Key Performance Indicator creation & reporting will drive automation and standardization focus. Engage and collaborate the organization’s departments to ensure all departments have input to the company’s technology architecture standards. Define swim lanes for each department to create a workflow that ensures communication across the organization regarding architecture changes. There are no direct reports to this position. Report to the Director of Technology Engineering.

Requirements

• Experience assessing and recommending software solutions that are on-premise and cloud.
• Experience architecting, designing and delivering services to internal or external customers
• Have cloud experience with deploying highly available, scalable and mission critical services
• Hands-on experience developing security concepts and best practices
• Understanding of Azure Cloud solutions like: O365, M365, Teams, Intune, Azure compute, Backup and DR, Networking, Security, Identity, and Migration.

Nice To Haves

• Plus Legal Experience
• Cloud Architect certification

Responsibilities

• Create a vision of cloud services standards going forward by defining standards
• Follow continual service improvement standards
• Encourage and manage the improvement process / feedback loop that ensures the team members supporting and deploying technology has a voice in the Architecture Review Board.
• Develop a scorecard matrix to score new solutions and technologies, present and communicate to the technology and business leadership.
• Prevent technology sprawl by limiting the number of technologies available.
• Develop architecture playbook(s), build reference solutions, data flows, guidance and design specs necessary for the rollout of the solutions.
• Review existing systems designs, gather technical requirements and architecture for compliance, adherence to quality and standards.
• Research emerging trends and ideas
• Review existing systems designs, gather technical requirements and architecture for compliance, adherence to quality and standards.

Benefits

• Respect We believe in treating everyone with dignity, kindness, and empathy. We foster an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are valued, and mutual respect is the cornerstone of our interactions.
• Accountability We take ownership of our actions and decisions, acknowledging their impact on our team, the organization, and our clients. We strive for transparency and follow through on our commitments, fostering trust and reliability within our community.
• Collaboration We understand that working together yields the best results and that our parts are better together. We actively promote teamwork, open communication, and the sharing of ideas. By embracing diverse talents and perspectives, we create a supportive and innovative environment that encourages collective growth and empowerment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: Associate degree