Banner Architect

Location: Toronto, ON

Work Model: Remote

Employment Type: Full-Time Permanent (FTE)

Experience: 10+ Years

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced

Banner Architect / Technical Lead to provide technical architecture, project leadership, and implementation expertise for complex

Ellucian Banner and enterprise ERP environments . The successful candidate will work closely with infrastructure, database, integration, data migration, functional, and Ellucian Cloud Services teams to design and implement secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.

The role requires a strong combination of technical architecture, project management, systems analysis, Oracle database expertise, infrastructure architecture, and client-facing consulting skills , with Banner 9 and Ellucian Ethos Integration experience strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead technical architecture and implementation activities for complex

Ellucian Banner / ERP projects .

- Establish and manage technical project timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources, and priorities.
- Develop detailed technical project plans within defined budgets in collaboration with the Project Manager.
- Coordinate technical activities across infrastructure, database, functional, integration, data migration, security, and application teams .
- Work closely with

Ellucian Cloud Services, DBAs, Infrastructure teams, Integration Engineers, and other technical stakeholders .

- Ensure technical deliverables are completed within contractual obligations, project timelines, and

SLA requirements .

- Lead

Current State and Future State assessments covering application functionality, technology, infrastructure, and business processes.

- Facilitate technical workshops, whiteboarding sessions, and architecture discussions using tools such as

Microsoft Visio .

- Design and document complex

ERP system architectures , including hardware, network, application, database, and integration components.

- Develop technical roadmaps aligned with the client's future-state technology strategy.
- Identify, document, monitor, and proactively mitigate technical project risks.
- Conduct systems audits, technical assessments, and risk evaluations.
- Develop operational strategies and

Technical Production Transition Plans for client go-lives.

- Review and validate technical installation, configuration, deployment, and technical assessment reports.




- Provide recommendations for system and application management based on industry best practices.
- Support secure server and application access planning for consultants and technical teams.
- Assist Infrastructure teams with hardware, software, server, and instance management .
- Provide guidance on database, application, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery requirements.
- Facilitate knowledge transfer and provide training on

Banner and database concepts .

- Document current, intermediate, and future-state technical architectures.
- Communicate technical recommendations and technology requirements to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Evaluate technology solutions and capabilities to ensure alignment with business and institutional objectives.
- Promote technical standards, architecture guidelines, quality controls, and recommended practices.

Required Qualifications &

Experience

- 8 10 years of overall IT/technical experience.
- Bachelor's degree in

Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical discipline ; Master's degree is preferred.

- Demonstrated experience as a

Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or ERP Architect .

- Strong project management and technical delivery experience.
- Experience managing multiple concurrent technical projects and priorities.
- Strong background in enterprise ERP systems and complex technology environments .
- Experience designing and architecting complex

ERP hardware, network, application, and database environments .

- Strong systems analysis and complex problem-solving skills.
- Ability to deconstruct complex technical issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solutions.
- Experience developing strategic implementation plans for complex IT initiatives.
- Robust client-facing, presentation, technical writing, and communication skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executive leadership, technical teams, functional teams, and end users .




- Ability to work independently in a rapid-paced and changing environment.

Banner & ERP Experience

- Experience with

Ellucian Banner is strongly preferred.

- Experience with

Banner 9 is an asset.

- Experience with

Ellucian Ethos Integration is preferred.

- Experience implementing and supporting large-scale ERP systems .
- Strong understanding of ERP application architecture, integrations, and system management.
- Experience supporting enterprise application implementations, upgrades, migrations, and go-live activities.

Technical Skills

- Strong experience with

Oracle 11g/12c databases .

- Experience supporting Oracle databases in

Windows, UNIX, and/or Linux environments.

- Experience with database backup, recovery, and disaster recovery .
- Experience with infrastructure and application architecture.
- Knowledge of

Identity Management, Single Sign-On (SSO), and account provisioning is an asset.

- Experience with web application deployment and management is preferred.
- Knowledge of

Apache Tomcat and SSL is a plus.

- Experience with hardware, software, server, network, and instance management.
- Strong understanding of business continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management practices.
- Proficiency with

Microsoft Visio for architecture diagrams and technical documentation.

Technical Leadership & Project Management

- Demonstrated

Agile project management experience.

- Ability to develop technical project plans covering resources, dependencies, durations, priorities, and criticality .
- Strong risk, issue, dependency, and change management capabilities.
- Experience coordinating cross-functional technical teams.
- Ability to manage project deliverables against scope, budget, timelines, contractual obligations, and SLAs .
- Strong organizational and stakeholder management skills.

Key Deliverables

- Technical Production Transition Plans for go-live.
- Current-State, Intermediate-State, and Future-State architecture documentation.
- ERP architecture and infrastructure design diagrams.
- Technical roadmaps aligned to future-state objectives.
- Technical implementation and deployment plans.
- Risk assessments and technical mitigation plans.
- Technical installation and configuration validation reports.
- System and application management recommendations.
- Knowledge-transfer and technical training materials.

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