Are you looking to take your I&IT career to the next level?
In this position, you are responsible for technical implementation of cloud deployment and migration strategy. This is a hands-on role crafting the cloud usage patterns for the organization with a strong focus on microservices, containers, infrastructure and migrating existing work loads to cloud. You will also contribute to enterprise-wide architectures and related policies, standards, guidelines, best practices and governance processes.
About the job
• Execute the strategic roadmap for cloud architecture
• Ensure all technology implementations in the cloud architecture are in line with OPS standards
• Provide subject matter expertise on cloud technology
• Define technology patterns within the cloud infrastructure
• Work closely with the enterprise architect to make sure usage is integrated and optimized
• Gather business requirements and designs solutions and enable service journeys into the cloud
• Work in partnership with cloud vendors, corporate services procurement, infrastructure, network and security
operations and ministry application owners to:
- Deploy cloud hosting services
- Integrate and secure cloud services
- Develop and certify cloud application design patterns
- Identify application candidates best suitable for cloud hosting
- Migrate applications and data to cloud
• Provide strategic and authoritative advice to support architecture, policy, procedures and program development
• Provide architecture guidance and support to client ministries, I&IT product managers and solutions designers
• Participate in enterprise-wide and cross jurisdictional architecture projects
What you bring to the team
Technical Knowledge and Experience (Domain Expertise):
You have:
• Knowledge of I&IT enterprise architecture (business, technology, applications, security and information) strategies, frameworks, policies, plans, current and emerging enterprise architecture principles, methodologies, mechanisms and techniques
• Understanding of disciplines of enterprise software development such as configuration & release management, source code & version controls, and operational considerations such as monitoring and instrumentation
• Strong knowledge of software development methodologies like Agile/Scrum, Kan Ban etc.
• Comprehensive understanding of enterprise project lifecycle
• Demonstrated experience delivering complex large scale cloud architecture solutions
• Strong understanding and experience with many or all of the following:
Cloud technology integration (Orchestration, network, data, identity and services)
Cloud application design methodologies
Cloud vendor contract management
Documenting cloud architecture and services
Understanding of Government IT practices, standards, policies, etc.
• Expert knowledge of cloud native solution design and best practices such as Microservice, API management.
• Demonstrated ability to design, plan, manage and provision cloud solution architecture, infrastructure, networks.
• Strong understanding of IAM and modern security mechanism/protocol, such as OAuth2, OpenID connect, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the cloud data management including but not limited to Security, Scalability, Governed access, automated backup and recovery.
Technical Knowledge and Experience (Agile Expertise):
You have:
• Demonstrated experience in Agile development
• Demonstrated experience working across multiple cloud environments
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud App Containerization
• Extensive experience with data ingestion, storage and processing on cloud
• Demonstrated experience delivering on large scale enterprise cloud migration initiatives
Communication Skills
• You have strong communications skills to consult and clarify needs, present information, options and recommendations, explain technical concepts and terminology and architecture-related topics to peers/clients/stakeholders.
OPS Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and anti- racism:
We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.
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OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the
OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.
We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's
Human Rights Code. Refer to the application instructions below if you require a disability-related accommodation.