RQ07954 - Sr. Solutions Designer

Responsibilities:

Undertakes the design of hosting technology solutions based on the clients service specifications, standards, policies, best practices and cost models, in order to meet client application business requirement and project/initiative deliverables. Maintains and enhances client-developed data linking technology to facilitate analysis of transitions between publicly funded secondary and postsecondary institutions possible. Use Data Linking and searching algorithms and techniques such as Probabilistic Matching, Jaro Winkler, Smith Waterman, and other Edit Distance Functions .

General Skills:

Knowledge of integrated networking technologies, mainframe, midrange server, enterprise storage and SAN, and personal computer system technologies

Knowledge of related best practices, OPS directory/messaging standards, standard facilities infrastructure/architecture management, facility service delivery processes, infrastructures policies, procedures and direction, cost models and procurement processes,

Ability to gather client business requirements; corporate I&IT information mandates, client information technology strategic plans, environment and standards

Ability to participate in the development of solutions and provide advice on short/long term solution service development activities.

Knowledge of leading edge technologies design criteria, security and recovery procedures, preparation of technical specifications for installation, testing and performance of integrated, multi-services systems; assess performance and capacity of existing system making recommendations for improving performance and develop technical documentation.

Experience planning, migrating, implementing and sustaining large complex system development projects

Knowledge of technology developments, trends and new products to evaluated application to client short and long term technology requirements.

Basic knowledge of project management methodology (e.g. PMBOK), analytical tools and processes.

Conceptual and analytical skills to assess and evaluate client needs and conduct cost/benefit analyses for new technology requirements in planning and designing solutions.

Experience designing and developing large, complex, highly available, mission critical server applications

Experience with systems evaluation to assess conditions, technical performance and capacity of existing systems and determine need and feasibility of expansion, renovation or replacement

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

A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements

Core Technical Skills 45%

· Experience designing, developing, testing and debugging web applications using JavaScript based web frameworks such as Angular, and experience with web UI/UX methodologies such as Material Design;

· Experience developing web applications which adhere to WCAG AA 2.0 for accessibility and which must run on multiple web browsers/different versions of web browsers;

· Experience managing a source control system, including responsibility for branching, merging, managing build and release pipelines; Experience with Continuous Integration and with build systems such as Azure DevOps or similar tools

· Experience with authentication and authorization concepts, standards such as SAML and OAuth, and experience with identity providers such as Azure Active Directory;

· Extensive experience as a full stack developer, capable of working across from presentation to data tiers; relevant experience working on systems supporting data, reporting and analytics;

· Experience with building solutions that programmatically interface with 3rd party web APIs; experience with building solutions that integrate with other systems and COTS products;

Other Technical Skills 40%

· Experience with Microsoft Azure configuring and using PaaS and SaaS services, and infrastructure and networking concepts;

· Experience designing, developing, testing and debugging applications on Azure and Office 365, including: SharePoint Online, Power BI, Power Platform, Azure App Service, Containers, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Factory;

· Experience with the configuration and administration of operating systems including Microsoft Windows and Linux;

· Experience with Data Linking and searching algorithms and techniques such as Probabilistic Matching, Jaro Winkler, Smith Waterman, and other Edit Distance Functions

· Experience with geocoding techniques and tools

General Skills 10%

· Experience analyzing requirements in order to determine functional and system requirements; able to take concepts and lead initiatives from end to end;

· Experience in documenting system design and producing technical specifications and architectural artefacts

· Demonstrated analytical problem solving and decision-making capabilities;

· Experience in dealing with multiple teams representing various areas in delivering the project;

· Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills;

· Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with client organizations;

Knowledge of industry methodologies, best practices, and standards;

Public Sector Experience: 5%

• Previous public sector experience in an organization of equivalent size and complexity.

7+ years

Must Haves:

· Experience with Data Linking and searching algorithms and techniques such as Probabilistic Matching, Jaro Winkler, Smith Waterman, and other Edit Distance Functions (algorithms for data matching machine learning) A MUST

· Experience developing web applications which adhere to WCAG AA 2.0 for accessibility and which must run on multiple web browsers/different versions of web browsers;

· Experience with authentication and authorization concepts, standards such as SAML and OAuth, and experience with identity providers such as Azure Active Directory;

· Extensive experience as a full stack developer, capable of working across from presentation to data tiers; relevant experience working on systems supporting data, reporting and analytics;

· Experience with building solutions that programmatically interface with 3rd party web APIs; experience with building solutions that integrate with other systems and COTS products;

Nice to Have:

• Public Sector