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We are currently seeking a Senior Technical Architect to join our team in Victoria, British Columbia (CA-BC), Canada (CA).
Why the Role Is Important:
Effective systems design is key to keeping projects on track long term. Through your effective design efforts, we will deliver complete and effective solutions. In addition, your expertise will help us during the pre-sales phase to make sure we have the best possible chance of winning new business. Finally, your guidance will help less experienced developers grow in their development skills resulting in an overall better team.
Once You Are Here, You Will:
• Partner with and become a knowledge expert across the organization to solve complex business problems, and form and test hypotheses using a wide array of skills
• Provide a consultative approach with business users, asking questions to understand the business need and determining the platform and products underpinning technology components based on those needs
• Architect platform and product solutions that align with NTT DATA engineering or delivery capabilities, which include but are not limited to: DevOps, Full Stack (.NET or Java), Front-End Frameworks (React, Vue, React-Native, Angular, etc.), AI and Data Analytics, Security
• Assess and recommend cloud provider services (AWS, Google, Microsoft, etc.)
• Gather and review business (use case / user experience) objectives and interpretation into technical requirements
• Evaluate and recommend technical products (SaaS Solutions, Cloud Provider Services) and communication of best practices for those tools and activities to improve effectiveness and quality
• Identify delivery risk due to integration and definition of Technical Architecture or spikes, backlog to mitigate such risks
• Define and prioritize product non-functional requirements
• Capture and communicate investment costs (one-time, ongoing) for technology products and services
• Organize tasks and resources to complete work and meet deadlines according to established departmental procedures.
• Collaborate closely with NTT DATA practice area leadership during strategy and consulting engagements
• Assist developers in application architecture and resolving technical issues with integration architecture or operations architecture
• Align with team DevOps leadership on technology and tools for delivery
• Provide delivery support in the design, deployment of the product/solution architecture
• Engage and collaborate with client Enterprise Architecture, Architecture Review Boards and Delivery Organizations to align technology recommendations to enterprise standards
Requirements
• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing large scale platforms and products that contain a variety of technology products in integration architecture, development architecture, execution architecture (infrastructure, application, data) and operations architecture
• Experience with modern programming languages like Java, Python, Ruby, etc., as well as scripting and configuration management; Ability to apply application architecture patterns (e.g. Strangular)
• Experience in database technologies and information/data architecture
• Experience working in public cloud environments like AWS and understanding tools/techniques for data ingestion and analytics such as Glue, Kinesis, S3, SQS, SNS, Lambda, Step Functions, Redshift, Postgres
• Experience in DevOps, using continuous integration and continuous development (we use Jenkins, Nexus, Git), automation of testing data and transformations, and cloud-native designs and tools, e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
• Experience with decoupled architectures, realtime or near-realtime event/data streaming, enterprise integration and common messaging patterns, as well as workflow management technologies such as Airflow, Oozie, Azkaban, Luigi, etc.
• Experience implementing monitoring, quality assurance, data validation processes in a relational and big data environment (metrics-driven reliability and performance)
• BS or MS degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, physics, math, engineering, or economics. Equivalent education and/or experience may be substituted for the minimum education requirement
Preferred:
• Ability to constructively resolve conflict, manage expectations for competing priorities, and drive towards business goals; providing leadership in product delivery teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and experience in collaborative environments
• Deep understanding in one domain that aligns to NTT DATA practice areas (Front-End Design, [LJ1]DevOps (DevSecOps), Security, .NET, Java, Operations, Cloud Services, Salesforce, etc.)
• Ability to interpret business requirements to formulate technical solutions and to decide among competing technical solutions
• Broad experience in executing technology recommendations across the landscape of platform and services (infrastructure, development and test, application, data, security, operations)
• Expertise in security best practices, especially in a cloud or hybrid setting, including data access controls and tools, auditing, encryption/securing data at rest and in transit, privacy/anonymization constraints, etc.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
Ideal Mindset:
• Lifelong Learner. You are always seeking to improve your technical and nontechnical skills.
• Servant leader and Team Player. You are someone who wants to see everyone on the team succeed and is willing to go the extra mile to help a teammate in need.
• Communicator. You know how to communicate your design ideas to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders, prioritizing critical information and leaving out extraneous details.
• Partner. You understand the transformation journey of clients in terms of their strategic objectives, business service offerings, and how IT investments support them.
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About NTT DATA Services
NTT DATA Services is a recognized leader in IT and business services, including cloud, data and applications, headquartered in Texas. As part of NTT DATA, a $30 billion trusted global innovator with a combined global reach of over 80 countries, we help clients transform through business and technology consulting, industry and digital solutions, applications development and management, managed edge-to-cloud infrastructure services, BPO, systems integration and global data centers. We are committed to our clients' long-term success. Visit nttdata.com or LinkedIn to learn more.
NTT DATA Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants without regarding to race, color, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please inform your recruiter so that we may connect you with the appropriate team.
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