At FSRA, our vision is to ensure financial safety, fairness, and choice for Ontarians. As a financial services regulator, we’re passionate about protecting consumers. Our principles-based approach means we can quickly and effectively respond to the changing needs of consumers and the industry.
Our team combines industry expertise with commitment to public service. We attract individuals who are interested in meaningful work and who measure success through outcomes, not inputs.
At FSRA, we invest in the personal and professional growth of our team. We offer a competitive compensation package that includes an employer-matched defined benefit pension plan, and a comprehensive and competitive benefits plan. We prioritize learning and development, wellbeing, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, and community giving.
Join FSRA and help us shape the future of regulation for generations to come!
Job Description:
*Posting for Future Fixed Term and Regular Full Time Opportunities
Purpose of Position
To lead end-to-end design, integration of complex systems and delivery of solutions across FSRA ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements. Work closely with business stakeholders, technical teams, and vendors to lead architecture design, solution mapping, and implementation, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with business strategy overseeing all technological risks and ensuring solutions are consistent and meets the requirements.
Coordinates ongoing activities and translates the design concept into IT services, supporting the organization's overall business goals and daily activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Design and Strategy:
Lead the architecture, design, and deployment of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions and other technologies.
Translate complex business requirements into scalable and integrated solutions.
Design and oversee system integrations between D365 and other enterprise platforms (e.g., Azure, Power Platform, third-party systems).
Define data migration strategies and oversee data governance in alignment with FSRA’s policies and standards.
Support the delivery lifecycle from planning to go-live, including configuration, testing, deployment, and post-implementation support.
Collaboration and Communication:
Work and collaborate with the Solution Architect on architecture artifacts and maintain the architecture repository.
Collaborate with stakeholders to define solution roadmaps, integration strategies, and technical frameworks.
Develop a comprehensive understanding of the existing IT infrastructure and actively seek improvement areas.
Engage with stakeholders, providing updates on IT development processes and costs. collaborating with various stakeholders, managing project timelines and budgets, and staying abreast of industry trends.
Create and manage all high-quality architecture artifacts, maintain the architecture repository, and present them at the Architecture Review Board.
Project Management:
Ensuring successful delivery of projects within scope and on time.
Leading proof-of-concept development and pilot projects, as assigned.
Conducting pre- and post-implementation reviews.
Brings curiosity, problem solving, holistic thinking, passion and ownership mentality.
Innovation and Research:
Provide expert guidance on architectural design, promote best practices, and contribute to the development of innovative solutions.
Streamline workflows by implementing inventive technical solutions driving organization-wide process optimization to meet short- and long-term business goals.
Staying up-to-date and investigating new/emerging solutions technologies and best practices.
Evaluating and recommending new technologies to improve solutions ensuring that the application architecture can deliver system solutions for computer architecture.
Troubleshooting and Problem Solving:
Conduct thorough performance code reviews, create and review UML and sequence diagrams.
Regularly evaluate existing and emerging technologies.
Conduct solution assessments and gap analysis for current systems, proposing improvement plans.
Troubleshooting mis-specified architectures and implementing corrective actions.
Providing expertise in performance tuning, monitoring, and troubleshooting of systems.
Mentorship and Leadership:
Provide architectural guidance to project teams and ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards.
Mentoring and coaching other team members.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, STEM or equivalent.
Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure, TOGAF), an asset
7+ years of progressive experience in architecting and implementing enterprise-grade solutions, with 3+ years focused on Dynamics 365.
Proven experience with D365 with strong understanding of the Microsoft ecosystem, including Power Platform, Azure services, and Dataverse.
Experience in Agile, DevOps and building CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or similar tool
System Integrator experience preferred.
Experience creating context around key business drivers and the ability to present ideas in business-friendly language.
Proficiency in architectural patterns and design principles.
Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills to present complex and highly technical issues, IT strategies and solutions to non-technical audiences.
Communication skills to clearly articulate designs, technical details, and contract terms to clients, contractors, and other stakeholders, preventing misunderstandings and resolving issues effectively.
Project management skills to plan, estimate, budget, schedule, measure, monitor and control multiple, concurrent, complex large-scale architecture projects.
Proven ability to work well in a team environment, listen to others' ideas, and lead a team of designers, engineers, and contractors, ensuring everyone is aligned and moving in the right direction.
Demonstrated creativity and quick decision-making skills to find innovative solutions to complex problems, along with the ability to adapt to new technologies, changing client needs, and unexpected design challenges.
*Please note that this position will close at 12AM on the closing date*
Compensation Grade:
Grade 07-AMAPCEOCompensation Range:
$88,496.00-
$128,625.00Bargaining Unit:
AMAPCEOJob Code:
Job Code: 7A001FEmployment Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Scheduled Weekly Hours:
0FSRA is committed to ensuring equity in employment. Our goal is to create a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to ensure our services and communications are accessible to all individuals. Accommodation is available under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
NOTE: ONLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED