Platform Architect
at Queens University
Kingston, ON, Canada -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 06 Sep, 2024 | Not Specified | 06 Jun, 2024 | 5 year(s) or above | Interpersonal Skills,Work Processes,Technology,Software,Web Technologies,Addition,Computer Science,Project Plans,Discrimination,Consultation,Saas,Software Packaging | No | No |
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Description:
ABOUT QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
Queen’s University is the Canadian research intensive university with a transformative student learning experience. Here the employment experience is as diverse as it is interesting. We have opportunities in multiple areas of globally recognized research, faculty administration, engineering & construction, athletics & recreation, power generation, corporate shared services, and many more.
We are committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcome applications from individuals from equity seeking groups such as women, racialized/visible minorities, Indigenous/Aboriginal peoples, persons with a disability, persons who identify in the LGBTQ+ community and others who reflect the diversity of Canadian society.
Come work with us!
REQUIRED EDUCATION
- Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent in computer science preferred. In addition, requires trade certification, qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- More than 5 years of experience.
- Experience in cloud computing environment considered an asset (e.g., Platform-as-a-service (PAAS), Infrastructure-as-a-service (IAAS), Software-as-a-service (SAAS), etc.).
- Experience with software and web technologies considered an asset (e.g., ServiceNow, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), other software packaging, etc.).
JOB KNOWLEDGE AND REQUIREMENTS
- Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or significant work experience.
- Provide expert advice, guidance and consultation on highly complex issues and/or where the outcome may be contentious.
- Interaction with others requires highly developed interpersonal skills to effectively persuade, negotiate, counsel, and/or consult.
- Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.
- Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.
- Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.
- Lead team and project meetings and develop team/unit and departmental project plans.
- Lead procedural or technological change within a unit or across broader university functions.
- Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.
- Anticipate complex challenges to ensure activities are completed on time.
- Effectively leverage relevant data as input to making decisions.
- Appropriately assess risks before making a decision.
- Comprehensive understanding of what sexual violence, harassment and discrimination are, and their varying effects on diverse members of the community.
- Question and take appropriate steps to address attitudes, macroaggressions and other behaviours which are discriminatory. Acknowledges and respects diverse cultural traditions, abilities and beliefs.
Responsibilities:
- Provides a wide spectrum of design support to create or modify a platform including researching and promoting an understanding of business requirements and proposed technological solutions, and facilitating decision-making.
- Oversees the development of platforms, including the creation and integration of dashboards, workflows, third-party integrations, and custom applications.
- Oversees the implementation and testing of new platform solutions.
- Oversees ongoing platform administration, maintenance, configuration, integrations, upgrades, and release management.
- Plans, develops, and oversees all technical tasks for configuration and implementation of out-of-the-box platform components.
- Provides subject matter expertise and support to diagnose, support, and resolve platform issues.
- Oversees and develops design documentation for platform solutions.
- Other duties as required in support of the department and/or unit.
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:5.0Max:10.0 year(s)
Information Technology/IT
IT Software - Other
Information Technology
Graduate
Computer science preferred
Proficient
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Kingston, ON, Canada