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Job Title: Solutions Architect   Date Posted: 08/14/26 Ref. Number: 927 Type: Full Time Part Time Location: Newmarket Requirements: • Successful completion of a University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or approved equivalent combination of education and experience. • TOGAF certification (or equivalent enterprise architecture framework), or relevant solution architecture and/or development certifications. • Minimum five (5) years of Solution Architecture, Design and Development experience. • In-depth understanding and thorough knowledge of o Software Development Lifecyle, Agile, DevOps, o Software Development Stacks, Platforms (including low-code) and programing languages, o Multi-tier system design, API and services based architecture, o Modern web application architecture; application security architecture and implementation, o System integration techniques and patterns; system, process and data modeling and documentation o User Experience and User Centered Design • Ability to fully understand and translate business needs into technical architecture requirements leading to optimal solution implementations. ALL CANDIDATES MUST APPLY ONLINE THROUGH YORK REGION'S ONLINE PORTAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION TO JOB SKILLS https://york.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/JobSearch/viewAll Description: ABOUT THE ROLE This position is responsible for defining and assessing the organization's enterprise solution architecture, and practice as well as its information technology road map and application portfolio, and effectively translates business objectives into specific solutions enabled by Region’s approved technologies and services. This role will be overseeing the overall technology selection, strategy, analysis, design and implementation of solutions; and providing guidance, training, mentoring, and coordinating, assigning, scheduling and checking the work of project teams. WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING • Promotes re-use, agility, security, maintainability, extensibility, and user centered solution development strategies; works with Enterprise Architects (EA) and Subject Matter Experts to define strategy, standards and best practices around usage of development platforms and development methodology used by the Region. • Creates the architecture and frameworks that facilitate access to and flexible sharing and exchange of reusable software components across the Region. • Provides expert knowledge in the development of the requirements, principles, current state, target state, models, designs and road maps for the target state of Application Software Architecture in alignment with Enterprise Architecture. • Participates in the planning for retirement of solutions and migration of systems infrastructure and ensures alignment with corporate technology infrastructure • Works with various technology and information teams to ensure risk management and associated security of our information and systems is identified and managed. • Promotes shared infrastructure and applications to reduce costs and improve information flow, ensuring that projects do not duplicate functionality or diverge from each other and business and IT strategies. • Coordinates analysis and implementation activities with cross-functional staff, project teams, EA team members, business constituents and IT staff. • Understands and interprets requirements: Probes for information, listens, influences people, facilitates consensus building, translates ideas into actionable requirements, and articulates ideas. Scheduled Weekly Hours 35 Scheduled Shifts 0830-1630 Hours per week: 35 Rate of Pay: $69.68 - $75.74/hour