Location: Edmonton, AB
Contract Duration: 5 months with a possibility of extension
Estimated Hours Per Day: 7.25
Estimated On Call/Standby or OT Hours Per Month: 15
Estimated Workdays: 95

Estimated Start Date: 15-Nov-2021

Estimated End Date: 31-Mar-2022

Job Title: Application Architect - Senior (Electronic Medical Certificate of Death/Stillbirth Data Transfer Planning)

Project Overview

This position is for Electronic Medical Certificate of Death/Stillbirth Data Transfer planning project,

The Planning projects will determine the appropriate design method and/or platform through a fit-gap analysis. Planning work will also provide understanding of current and future states through comprehensive gathering and analysis of requirements.

The purpose of the planning projects will provide a shared understanding of:

-the current state of existing system

-the business rationale for application redevelopment; and

-the recommended approach to the project planning and delivery

The output from the analysis will be used to create an implementation IMT intake for a successive phase.

ADDITIONAL DELIVERY DETAILS TO BE SHARED WITH POTENTIAL CANDIDATES:

Setting and communicating technical direction for projects by evaluating and assessing current technology requirements and trends.

• Validate project requirements (reuse, buy versus build).
• Review opportunities and project requirements as needed.
• Sector Architecture requires project teams to author the following deliverables for EA approval (i.e. Non-Functional Requirements, Solution Architecture Design, Technical Readiness, Security, Code Review template, Code Quality metrics).

Keep project informed of Ministry standards and best practices.

Description of Services

• Provide high quality expertise in architecting principles, approaches and best practices to effectively support the development of software applications and solutions in a .Net environment.
• 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 aligned 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.