City : Ottawa

Category : Other

Industry : Education

Employer : Algonquin College

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Department:

R3 Technical Team (Jason Taker)

Position Type:

Full-Time Support

Salary Range:

$45.43-$52.63-Hourly

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Anticipated Start Date:

April 04, 2022

Length of Contract:

n/a

Posting Information

Employees who are full-time internal candidates, as defined by the Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration.

Posting Closing Date:

Please note: jobs are posted until 12:01 am on the job closing date.

Job Description:

***Please note that applicants must submit their application by the evening before the closing date mentioned above. The posting closes at 12:01am on the morning of the closing date***

The incumbent will be the lead technical resource on the new enterprise resource planning implementation of Unit4-Student Management (U4SM) as the College’s new Student Information System.

The incumbent will be accountable for understanding detailed business architecture and supporting processes and determine the best approach to digitally automating them in U4SM.

The incumbent will use industry best practices to provide input to the Manager in the formation of technical strategy for the replacement of the current SIS and identification of key gaps and provide a roadmap to close those gaps. The Unit4 Student Information Systems Architect will be a key resource for high-level enterprise plans, and initiate and participate in projects to evaluate technologies and recommend methods for implementing these plans.

This position will focus on the U4SM Platforms, which includes but not limited to Student Information Systems, Cloud solutions strategy and an integrated Automated Programming Interfaces (API) framework employed through all compatible systems.

The incumbent will be the lead resource for working with other teams to identify means to automate and replace current integrations and functionality.

The incumbent will assist in the analysis of requirements to support the implementation of a corporate portal to replace our current Student and Staff portals.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum three (3) year diploma/degree in Computer Science/Systems/Engineering/Information Systems or Business Administration with a Computer Major;

• Qualifications in Azure, API is required;

• Minimum of eight (8) years of experience in architecture including framework and methodology development;

• Must have experience with other development platforms, preferably .net, C++;

• Must have experience with real-time integration; experience with integration of COTS solutions via API or Web-Services;

• Must have understanding of best practices and design trade-offs, with the ability to communicate design choices;

• Must have experience in managing and introducing a wide range of enterprise applications and technologies;

• Must have experience in analyzing partner business requirements;

• Must have experience in proposing technology solutions meeting partner and IT stakeholders requirements;

• Experience in producing strategic roadmaps an asset;

• Must have experience in product lifecycle management; including introducing, maintaining and decommissioning IT products;

• Participation in knowledge sharing and mentorship;

• Must have proven success with ERP implementations with preference for Unit4SM or other SIS implementations;

• Must have knowledge of internet and cloud architecture paradigms;

• Student Information Systems experience as application Architect.

This job requires occasional or regular onsite work in accordance with Policy HS 16:

HS16 Policy-Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination

HS16 Policy-Mandatory-Use-of-Masks

HS16 Policy COVID-19 Workplace Recovery

Full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of hire (subject only to any legislation or legal principles that may apply) for all positions that need to come on campus, including fully onsite 5 days per week, hybrid 1-4 days per week, and ad-hoc meetings on campus. This applies to all classifications of employees.  Official proof of COVID-19 vaccination in the form of a copy of an Ontario Ministry of Health vaccination certificate (or its equivalent from another jurisdiction) must be submitted prior to the commencement of employment.

* This position is paid at Payband L

* Vacancy is for P16620

This position is subject to the terms of the Support Staff Collective Agreement: https://www.algonquincollege.com/hr/files/2019/04/2018-2022_college_support_ft.pdf

Algonquin College values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We offer an inclusive work environment and encourage applications from all qualified individuals. Internal candidates will receive first consideration based on qualifications. If you require accommodation during the recruitment process please contact the Human Resources department at humanresources@algonquincollege.com. While we thank all those who apply, only those to be interviewed will be contacted.