Friday 23 September 2011

Lead Technical Architect

Zylog delivers top jobs to top talent. We are currently seeking experienced professionals for exciting new opportunities and career advancement.

Zylog represents hundreds of client companies for both contract and permanent positions. New jobs are being filled every day and our experienced professional resource managers are waiting to help you screen the top jobs that match your skills and experience.

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About the Job:
The Lead Technical Architect serves as technology expert on delivering technological requirements such as server, desktop, local service, Local Area Networks, Wide Area Networks, data centers, mainframes, medium sized server configuration, and backup services to meet business needs.

  • Provides technical expertise and guidance; participates in design reviews; validates technology approach and associated work products on medium sized projects to ensure adherence to company guidelines. Conducts cost analysis studies to determine feasibility of various approaches.
  •  Captures technical requirements and defines technology solutions; creates the conceptual, logical and physical design of the solution to ensure appropriate technology is acquired and implemented.
  • Works with team members, on-site consultants, partners, companies, third parties, and clients to define, develop and deploy technology solutions.
  • Assist clients in defining strategic technology direction for solution. Provides input in selecting business application packages and vendors. 
  • Evaluates technologies and determines strengths and weaknesses of technology architecture, implementation and suitability; recommends solutions to ensure consistency with the company vision.
Key Responsibilities
  • Responsible for provision of technical architectures & designs to support client businesses
  • Responsible for pursuing new business opportunities within existing account
  • Assist in client development planning and opportunity planning
  • Globalization of processes and procedures
  • Promoting, deploying and implementing agreed global initiatives and standards
  • Ensuring the account both follows the global strategies and provides input into them
  • Technology Architecture Management (on-going processes such as internal Statement of Work).
  • Weekly status reports to Regional Operations Manager and Account representatives
  • Input to various Technical Architecture technology threads and focus groups as required;
  • design reviews.  
Requirements or Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, business administration, or related field preferred
  • Nine or more years of technical consulting or computer science experience
  • Experience working with technology industry and architecture
  • Experience working with technical products, vendors, and families of technology
  • Experience working with mainframes, scheduling software, and other related technologies
  • Experience working with project management methodology such as Catalyst including budget development, project planning, control and assurance methodologies, project management software and finance and accounting knowledge
  • 10+ years as a Lead Technical Architect
  • Canadian citizenship required
  • Strong personal computer and business solutions software skills
  • Good communication skills to communicate with clients, support personnel, and management
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  • Good interpersonal skills to communicate with clients and management
  • Required on-site in Saskatoon, Canada
How to Apply
OnlineTo apply for this and other suitable exciting opportunities with Zylog Systems (Canada) Ltd., you can register and apply online at http://www.zylogcanada.com/.

Email
: If you would like to email a copy of your resume for review, please reference this posted Job Number or Job Description in the subject line of your email for prompt identification and send your email with attached resume to Resumes@zylog.ca.

Company Overview

Zylog is internationally ranked within the top 100 in the Global Recruitment Industry, and one of the top five IT Professional Staffing Firms in Canada.  Zylog is a leading provider of human capital resource management applications, and technology solutions with global delivery capability and proudly represents Fortune 500, Government, and Healthcare organizations actively seeking top talent for contract and permanent positions. Zylog leverages ISO 9001:2000 certified processes, industry best practices, and ownership of one of the largest professional talent databases in Canada; we are dedicated to the progress of our clients, consultants, and our community. Apply now or contact one of our experienced professional resource managers to help you find the perfect career to make the most of your unique skills and experience.

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