This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Determine functional requirements.

• Create the functional architecture, use-case architecture, and service architecture.

• Identify applicable volumes.

• Define interaction protocols.

• Develop the data conversion strategy.

• Engage in architecture review sessions to establish direction and ensure the integration of solutions in line with project guidelines.

• Enhance the evaluation of the solution’s costs and benefits.

• Assist in formulating the implementation plan.

• Document completed tasks.

• Provide support to development teams and analysts regarding functional architecture.

• Collaborate on integrated testing and assist in testing and deploying changes with users.

• Conduct impact analyses and generate functional assessments.

• Execute quality assurance on deliverables.

• Facilitate workshops.

• Aid project managers in addressing decision points.

• Evaluate change and defect-fix requests.

• Ensure knowledge transfer to designated personnel within the organization.

• Undertake any additional responsibilities related to a functional and application-systems architecture advisor.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in information technology, including four (4) years as a functional and systems architecture advisor engaged in the development of computer systems on a mainframe platform.

• Must have acted as a functional and systems architecture advisor on three (3) projects, each with a minimum scope of 4,000 person-days, contributing at least 100 person-days per project.

• At least five (5) years of experience with CICS, IMS, DB2, and TSO technologies.

• A minimum of six (6) months of experience with a 3270 emulator.