Senior Application Architect

At Stantec, we have some of the world’s leading professionals passionate about enabling our business to be its best. Our business teams include finance, procurement, human resources, information technology, marketing, corporate development, HSSE, real estate, legal, and practice services. We bring diverse backgrounds, skills, and expertise and create a caring culture where everyone can thrive. Through teamwork and collaboration, we’re building a stronger, more resilient Stantec every day.

Stantec is looking for a Senior Application Architect that will be responsible for designing and overseeing the architecture of various software systems. The Senior Application Architect role ensures that applications (both cloud-based and on-premises) are scalable, secure, and integrated with existing systems, including our Oracle EBS ERP platform. They will work closely with our Custom Software Solutions development team, global database administrators and business stakeholders/SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) to translate business requirements into technical solutions, and guide projects through to successful implementation.

The initial focus of the role will be to work with business stakeholders/SMEs to optimize workflows and business processes between our Project Managers and Project Accountants (aka PM2PA). This will involve enhancing and integrating numerous existing applications and data stores, including our on-premises Oracle E-Business Suite, and in the future, Oracle Fusion Cloud apps.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Architecture: Design and document the overall application architecture for projects, spanning on-premises systems and cloud platforms. Ensure architectures are scalable, reliable, and meet business requirements. This includes creating strategies for integrating cloud services with existing systems (e.g. ensuring new cloud applications interface smoothly with Oracle EBS).
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Provide expertise in cloud services (such as Oracle and/or Azure) and architect cloud-based applications or migrations. Ensure all cloud solutions follow security and compliance requirements.
• Oracle EBS Integration: Serve as the subject matter expert on Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) within the architecture. Ensure that new and existing applications integrate seamlessly with Oracle EBS where necessary.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership to software development teams throughout the software development lifecycle. Lead architecture review sessions and code reviews, ensuring solutions align with the defined architecture and coding standards.
• Performance, Security & Compliance: Incorporate security requirements and performance considerations into all application architecture designs from the outset.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with stakeholders across the organization to understand requirements and translate business requirements into technical architecture designs.
• Project Involvement: Take part in planning and executing IT projects as the architecture owner.
• Continuous Improvement: Stay updated with emerging technologies, tools, and best practices in the industry.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology or a related field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Experience: Extensive experience in software development and architecture. Typically, 8+ years in software engineering/architecture covering the full software development lifecycle.
• Oracle EBS Expertise: Proven experience working with Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) in an architectural or senior development role.
• Cloud Architecture & Services: Strong expertise in cloud computing platforms and services.
• DevOps & CI/CD & Agile Practices: Embraces a DevSecOps culture for quicker and more reliable deployments.
• Systems Integration: Strong integration skills – ability to design and implement APIs and middleware for connecting heterogeneous systems.
• Technical Proficiencies: Proficiency in programming and scripting languages relevant to the enterprise stack.
• Architecture & Modelling Tools: Use of modelling tools to create architecture diagrams and documentation.
• Architecture & Design Knowledge: Strong grasp of software architecture principles and design patterns.
• Methodologies: Experience with Agile/Scrum development processes and understanding of the DevSecOps culture.
• Testing & Quality: Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and performance testing tools.
• Design Patterns: Utilizing Software Design Patterns appropriately to create robust, scalable and maintainable designs.
• Security by Design: Implementing security best practices at every layer of architecture.
• Performance and Reliability Engineering: Designing with performance in mind.
• Documentation & Governance: Maintaining clear architectural documentation and diagrams as living artifacts.
• Continuous Learning and Improvement: Encouraging a culture of learning within the technical team.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication skills are essential.

Pay Range:

• Locations Outside of Lower Mainland - BC & Various locations in Ontario - $105,400.00 - $158,100.00 Annually
• Locations in Lower Mainland -- BC, GTA & Ottawa Ontario - $114,600.00 - $164,600.00 Annually

Benefits Summary: Regular full-time and part-time employees (working at least 20 hours per week) will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a wellness program, health care spending account, wellness spending account, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.