Momentum Financial Services Group
Location
Toronto, ON | Canada
Job description
LI-Hybrid
Momentum Financial Services Group, formerly Money Mart Financial Services, is a leading provider of financial services in North America. For 40 years we've been committed to providing financial solutions that meet the evolving needs of consumers and business owners. Backed by a retail network of over 400 locations, we provide access to cash and related products to help our customers achieve their goals. We operate retail locations in local communities and cities across Canada under the Money Mart® brand and in Quebec as Insta Cheques® and in United States as Money Mart® and The Check Cashing Store®.
Our highly skilled workforce puts customers first in everything we do. We serve millions of people annually with diverse and innovative financial products and services. Through this ever-evolving suite of services, we empower customers to manage their finances and improve their lives. Wherever customers are on their financial journey, Momentum Financial Services Group provides solutions.
We believe in giving back to the communities where we live and work. With the generous support of our customers and staff, we proudly contribute over two hundred & fifty thousand dollars annually to charities and non-profit organizations, along with using our time and talent to serve in local communities throughout Canada and the United States. We are looking for aspiring, passionate people who are dedicated to understanding and providing our customers with the right financial solutions utilizing a growing menu of products and services. We embrace diversity and offer a fast-paced work environment.
Job Description
General Function:
The primary function of the Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure Architect is to provide business, data, application and technology consulting and leadership for the Enterprise IT CLOUD portfolio.
Responsibilities:
- Architecture and design level responsibility for the cloud infrastructure architecture for global information technology projects.
- Member of the core architecture team
- Works closely with Application Development to ensure Infrastructure and Operational requirements are understood and addressed
- Ensures alignment with non-functional requirements on development projects
- Leads design of DFG infrastructure providing the “right size” solution for business projects
- Promotes the use of common services and shared information resources
- Responsible for ensuring that all projects are aligned with the approved Enterprise Architecture principles and standards.
- Lead executive committee meeting with customer stakeholders to monitor delivery progress and customer support experience, promoting a proactive agenda.
- Conducts formal design reviews of DFG infrastructure
- Participates with IT Operations and DFG stakeholders to evaluate and measure production readiness
- Coordinates vendors during infrastructure technology selections
- Assist in the development and design of processes and procedures for Disaster Recovery in conjunction with IT Operations
- Works with and provides leadership and technical guidance to system administrators and network engineers.
- Design and implement new capabilities that address gaps and provide an integrated end-to-end scalable enterprise-class service
- Design, implement, manage and maintain a stable, responsive, highly available cloud infrastructure targeting a 99%+ uptime.
- Validate infrastructure viability and alignment with original architecture / design / operation process through oversight on project implementation.
- Defines infrastructure architecture principles and policies setting the direction for how infrastructure is deployed across the enterprise.
- Other duties as requested.
Qualifications
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
- OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field AND 8+ years experience in Cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting
- OR equivalent experience.
Experience/Skills:
- 8+ years of expertise in technical architecture specializing in Cloud technology, Automaton, Documentation and Virtualization
- Practical knowledge and experience of a broad range of infrastructure technologies and Internet facing environments.
- 8+ years of experience in the design of complex, distributed systems with 24/7 operational requirements
- Demonstrated ability to design infrastructure to achieve high levels of availability
- Expertise in storage technologies, configuration and management
- Experience in Enterprise-level software package integration and deployment
- Experience with performance management technologies
- Knowledge and implementation experience with service management concepts and practices such as ITIL and Microsoft’s Operations Framework (MOF)
- Provide detailed reviews of service disruptions, metrics, and risk management.
- Expert understanding of software development and infrastructure project lifecycles
- Ability to define and maintain architecture principles driving the direction for infrastructure investment and deployments
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical architectures & operation methodologies.
- Proven experience with defining and evaluating solutions, vendors, and technologies related to IT infrastructure.
Additional Information
Note to Internal Applicants: All internal applicants are required to notify current manager regarding interest in applying for this role.
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