ON - RQ07741 - Solutions Designer - Senior

We would like to present to you a new job opportunity and I think you may find it interesting. 
If you are interested kindly send the following documents to [email protected] by Tuesday, August 20, 10:00 AM EST if that interests you and matches your profile.
Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

1. Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)

Job Title: RQ07741 - Solutions Designer - Senior
Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Work Location: Peterborough, Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid
Estimated Start Date: 2024-09-16
Estimated End Date: 2025-01-03
#Business Days: 75.00
Extension: 10.00
Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: No Clearance Required
Must Have
· Experience developing modern IT solutions, recommending performance improvements, and presenting cost/benefit analysis of new technologies
· Experience guiding the development of new solutions and planning for long-term maintenance
· Experience developing modern IT solutions, recommending performance improvements, and presenting cost/benefit analysis of new technologies
Nice to have:
· Experience supporting the design of Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server
Description
In this role, the successful candidate will be required to support GIS infrastructure solution designs for 3 projects under the Geospatial Ontario IT Program (please see attachments for more information):
1. Intake Item #288 - GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25 (33.3% allocation or 25 days of effort)
o This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, Portal for ArcGIS implementation, Geocortex to VertiGIS migration, Cyber Security analysis/mitigations, and platform architecture review/documentation.
2. Intake Item #289 - GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (33.3% allocation or 25 days of effort)
o This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring, analytics, and operational management modernization requirements, then implementing recommendations.
3. Intake Item #321 - ArcGIS Portal (33.3% allocation or 25 days of effort)
o This is a new high-priority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal, work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery, formalizing infrastructure design canvas', provisioning required resources, configuring, then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multi-ministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work.
The successful candidate maybe redeployed to other Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects:
1. Intake item #197 - LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor)
o This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204, and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e., recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
2. Intake item #204 - Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse
o This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning, design recommended solutions for development, as well as, inform the development of new data modelling standards, and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement).
3. Intake item #205 - LIO Data Modelling Standards
o This project aims to understand data owner required data model control, what, and how those data models need to change, and how those changes can support future user data access, and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning.
4. Intake item #290 - GDP Future State for LIO Modernization
o This project aims to explore Geospatial Ontario's future service and solution development / delivery. Work this fiscal will focus on provisioning and configuring a Raster Analytics role for ArcGIS Image Server, and service delivery discovery i.e., a new flood hazard layer, a new Ontario Service location layer, and Ontario Parcel data access requirements.
The GDP is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware, software, and networking components required to deliver corporate applications, web services, data, and geomatics tools. 
As of June, 2024, LIO, or Land Information Ontario, is now known as GEO, or Geospatial Ontario.
All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.
Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.
Responsibilities:
· Undertakes the design of hosting technology solutions based on the client's service specifications, standards, policies, best practices and cost models, in order to meet client application business requirement and project/initiative deliverables.
General Skills:
· Knowledge of Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, maintenance, services, applications, databases, monitoring, and tools.
· Knowledge of integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, midrange server, enterprise storage, and personal computer system technologies.
· Knowledge of related best practices, standard infrastructure/architecture management, service delivery processes, infrastructures policies, procedures and direction, cost models, and procurement processes.
· Ability to gather client business requirements; corporate I&IT information mandates, client information technology strategic plans, environment and standards.
· Ability to participate in the development of solutions and provide advice on short/long term solution service development activities.
· Knowledge of leading edge technologies design criteria, security and recovery procedures, preparation of technical specifications for installation, testing and performance of integrated, multi-services systems.
· Ability to assess performance and capacity of existing systems making recommendations for improving performance and develop technical documentation.
· Experience planning, migrating, implementing and sustaining large complex system development projects.
· Knowledge of technology developments, trends and new products to support short and long term technology requirements.
· Conceptual and analytical skills to assess and evaluate client needs and conduct cost/benefit analyses for new technology requirements in planning and designing solutions.
· Experience designing and developing large, complex, highly available, mission critical server applications.
· Experience with systems evaluation to assess conditions, technical performance and capacity of existing systems and determine need and feasibility of expansion, renovation or replacement.
· Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills and negotiation skills, team work skills .
· A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
IT Solution Design Experience - 40
· Experience designing solutions based on business analysis discovery outcomes, OPS standards, policies, and best practices
· Experience guiding the development of new solutions and planning for long-term maintenance
· Experience developing modern IT solutions, recommending performance improvements, and presenting cost/benefit analysis of new technologies
· Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting solution designs
Technical Experience - 35
· Experience supporting the design of Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server
· Experience supporting IT Infrastructure modernization, maintenance and the development of new solutions (services, tools, applications, databases, data access solutions, applications, etc.)
· Experience with multiple spatial and non-spatial database technologies e.g., Oracle Spatial, Azure SQL DB, MS Fabric, PostgreSQL
· Experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure e.g., virtual hardware, scaling, middleware, gateways, storage, and levels of highly available deployments
Communication Experience - 20
· Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
· Experience negotiating to achieve consensus
· Experience developing and delivering presentations to provide knowledge-sharing and skill-building concerning standards, methods, and specific solution design projects
· Excellent oral and written communication skills to manage diverse business relations
· Experience providing written and verbal instructions and advice to clients on re-engineering solutions
· Experiencing preparing reports, and providing recommendations to senior management and clients, and ensure documentation is clear for users who are not specialists in solution design
IT Public Sector Experience - 5
· Experience supporting discovery projects in the Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC)
· Experience navigating the Ontario Government to efficiently and successfully engage with multi-discipline stakeholders
· Experience supporting the discovery, and leading the design of new IT solutions within the Ontario Government
If you are interested to learn more about this opportunity or If not please feel free to send over any names or forward this email to anyone who may be interested. Please check it out on our career site.
APPLY ONLINE
(Click above for Skill matrix and for more details)
For daily updates you can also join our WhatsApp group: Please use this link below to join
CLICK HERE
Note:
Hybrid work arrangements are supported.
Successful candidates will need to report to either the Peterborough or Toronto MNR office in order to both receive and return an Ontario Public Service imaged laptop.
Ø 300 WATER STREET, NORTH TOWER, FLOOR 4, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
Ø 40 ST CLAIR AVENUE WEST, FLOOR 11, TORONTO, ONTARIO