I.t Solution Architect

Are you looking to join a world-class manufacturing organization? At Husky TechnologiesTM, we strive to be the best with a strong foundation built on innovation, collaboration and a unique culture with great people. If you are attracted to bold goals, believe in uncompromising honesty, support mutual respect, care about environmental responsibility, have a passion for excellence and a desire to make a positive contribution - we want you to join the Husky TechnologiesTM team

**What we offer**
- Excellent benefits package and retirement savings plans as well as life insurance program
- Competitive vacation policy promoting work-life balance
- Challenging career opportunities and growth
- Opportunity to work, innovate and collaborate with passionate people who drive change
- Amazing team - we are the best in the world at what we do

**Husky Technologies**TM** Campus**
- Large, beautiful campus with clean, state-of-the-art air-conditioned offices and manufacturing facilities with high air quality, climate control and outstanding safety records
- Onsite fitness and wellness center
- Organized out
- and indoor sports activities such as running teams, and bicycle teams
- Access to onsite medical practitioners
- Onsite cafeterias with fresh and healthy meal options
- Free parking

**Responsibilities**

Solution Design and Architecture
- Create architectural solutions that address business needs, including both high-level and detailed designs.
- Create architectural documentation and artifacts following established methodologies, standards and patterns.
- Evaluate design approaches, make architectural recommendations, and implement improvements to testing strategies.
Prepare and present solution architecture documentation and artifacts to the architecture review board (ARB).Technical Leadership
- Provide direction and support to development teams during the project lifecycle to ensure alignment with the architectural vision.
- Work closely with lead developers to ensure that the architectural design is refined into an appropriate technical design.
Promote and enforce best practices in design, coding, and performance.Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with business leaders, project managers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure solutions meet business objectives and requirements.
- Clearly communicate architectural decisions, plans, goals, and strategies to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Integration Management
- Design and manage the integration of various systems, ensuring seamless interaction and interoperability.
Oversee the development of APIs and integration points between systems.Risk Management
- Proactively identify potential risks related to architecture and technology.
Develop strategies to mitigate risks and ensure the robustness and reliability of the solutions.Quality Assurance
- Conduct code and design reviews to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
- Ensure rigorous testing and validation of solutions to meet quality standards.
- Perform architectural reviews/audits on implemented solutions.
Debug and create performance analysis on implemented solutions.Architecture Practice
- Collaborate with the architecture community of practice to ensure that their solutions align with target architectures and technology roadmaps.
Collaborate closely with other architects to create and maintain reusable architecture artifacts and solution assets in a central architecture repository (e.g. principles, reference architectures, patterns).**Qualifications**
- Bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in IT, computer science, software engineering, or equivalent.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in solution architecture or enterprise architecture roles.
- Certificates to demonstrate knowledge and competency (e.g. TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect) are highly desirable.
- Good understanding of business architecture, capabilities and processes.
- Good knowledge of architecture design and best practices.
- Proficiency in formal architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and modeling techniques (e.g., UML, ArchiMate).
- Demonstrated experience in the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, microservices, APIs, and integration patterns and frameworks, security practices
- Demonstrated experience architecting cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
- Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
- Demonstrated knowledge of DevSecOps processes and tool chains and processes.
- Excellent analytical skills and techniques, systems thinking and design thinking.
- Strong communication skills and assertiveness, confident appearance in front of stakeholders.
- Exceptional prioritization and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and deadlines effectively.
- Strong sense of ownership and self-sufficiency, with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
- Commitment to transparency and honesty in commun