Russell Tobin & Associates is hiring on behalf of one of its esteemed clients.

Job ID: 26-24384

Job Title: Senior Solutions Designer

Location: Toronto, ON/Onsite

Duration: 120 business days with possible extension

Client: Public Sector

Pay Rate: CAD $95/hr - $100/hr

Must have:

- 10 years of experience in solution design, backend development, implementation, and maintenance of large, complex enterprise applications.

- 10 years of experience with J2EE/JEE integration and development involving Oracle Siebel, IBM Cúram, Microsoft Dynamics, or other COTS CRM systems.

- Robust experience with J2EE/Java EE architecture and designing enterprise-level, n-tier web-based applications.

- 10 years of hands-on experience with backend technologies including REST Web Services, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, and PL/SQL.

- Solid expertise in enterprise integration architecture, integration patterns, middleware, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), and integration best practices.

- In-depth experience with Spring Framework, particularly Spring Integration, for designing and implementing integration solutions.

- Hands-on experience with IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM Integration Bus (IIB), MuleSoft, or comparable enterprise integration platforms.

- Strong understanding and hands-on experience with REST, JMS, AMQP, APIs, message queues, middleware, and cloud-based integration solutions, particularly within Azure environments.

- Experience with Oracle and SQL Server databases, data modelling, SQL, and PL/SQL.

- Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux, Shell Scripting, Ant scripts, JavaScript, XML/XSD, XSL/XSLT, XQuery, XPath, and HTML5.

- Experience using XSLT/XQuery/XPath transformation capabilities, including hands-on experience with Oxygen XML Editor or another XSLT IDE for developing and debugging XSL transformations.

- Experience with source code management tools such as Subversion (SVN), CVS, Git, or equivalent.

- Strong experience designing detailed functional and technical requirements, use cases, UML models, and solution specifications based on business requirements.

- Experience with system analysis, requirements gathering, solution prototyping, technical evaluation, performance and capacity assessment, and enterprise solution design.

- Experience designing, planning, migrating, implementing, and sustaining large, complex, highly available, mission-critical applications.

- Experience working with Enterprise Architecture within the Ontario Public Service (OPS), including adherence to OPS standards, documentation artifacts,



templates, policies, and I⁢ practices.

Role and Responsibilities:

- Design hosting and technology solutions based on client business requirements, enterprise standards, policies, best practices, security requirements, and cost models.

- Lead the design and development of large, complex, highly available, mission-critical enterprise applications and integration solutions.

- Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable, secure, maintainable, and cost-effective solution architectures.

- Design and implement backend solutions using J2EE/JEE, REST Web Services, JPA, Hibernate, SQL, and PL/SQL.

- Develop enterprise integration solutions using Spring Integration, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), middleware, APIs, message queues, and integration patterns.

- Design and develop integration solutions using IBM App Connect Enterprise (ACE), IBM Integration Bus (IIB), MuleSoft, or comparable enterprise integration technologies.

- Design integration solutions leveraging REST, JMS, AMQP, APIs, and messaging technologies within Azure and cloud-based integration environments.

- Design and implement n-tier web-based applications using Java/J2EE, Unix/Linux, Shell Scripting, JavaScript, XML/XSD, XSLT, XQuery, XPath, and HTML5.

- Develop and troubleshoot XML/XSLT transformations using XSLT/XQuery/XPath and appropriate IDE tools such as Oxygen XML Editor.

- Define and document functional and technical requirements, solution specifications, integration designs, use cases, UML models, and technical architecture documentation.

- Conduct system analysis, evaluate existing technology environments, assess system performance and capacity, and recommend improvements, expansion, modernization, or replacement strategies.

- Gather and analyze client business requirements, enterprise I⁢ mandates, technology strategies, standards, and environmental constraints to develop appropriate solutions.

- Evaluate emerging technologies, industry trends, and new products to determine their applicability to current and future client technology requirements.





- Develop technical specifications and provide guidance for installation, configuration, testing, performance, recovery, and implementation of integrated multi-service systems.

- Participate in solution prototyping and demonstrations for clients, senior management, technical teams, and business stakeholders.

- Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, infrastructure, development, security, business, and project teams to ensure solution designs align with enterprise standards and project objectives.

- Provide technical advice and recommendations regarding short- and long-term solution development, modernization, integration, and technology strategies.

- Support planning, migration, implementation, and transition activities for large-scale technology and application initiatives.

- Conduct cost-benefit analysis and assess technical feasibility, risks, performance, scalability, capacity, and operational impacts of proposed solutions.

- Ensure solution designs comply with OPS Enterprise Architecture standards, I⁢ policies, security requirements, documentation standards, and prescribed architecture artifacts and templates.

- Prepare and maintain detailed technical documentation, architecture diagrams, design specifications, decision records, and implementation documentation.

- Facilitate technical discussions and workshops with business stakeholders, solution teams, developers, infrastructure teams, and senior management.

- Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams while ensuring deliverables are completed within established timelines and quality standards.

- Apply strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, negotiation, and decision-making skills throughout the solution design and implementation lifecycle.

If this opportunity matches your experience and career goals, please share your most updated resume for consideration.

Russell Tobin is a leading minority-owned professional and technical recruitment and staffing advisory organization. We are comprised of specialized practices focusing on a variety of skill sets and industries. Having a depth and breadth of industry expertise, our subject matter experts can provide tailored and swift sourcing solutions to fulfill client hiring needs.

In other words, we connect top talent with companies. We are the staffing arm of the Pride Global network, a minority-owned integrated human capital solutions firm, with additional offerings in vendor management, payroll programs, and business process optimization.

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