Solutions Architect

We all need energy. It warms our homes, cooks our food, gives us light, and gets us where we need to go. It also improves our quality of life in countless other ways. At TC Energy, our job is to deliver that energy to millions of people who depend on it across North America. And we take our job very seriously.

Guided by our values of safety, integrity, responsibility and collaboration, we develop and operate our facilities safely, reliably and with care for our impact on the environment. With our presence across the continent, our people play an active role in building strong communities.

We're proud of how our hard work and commitment sets us apart and benefits society, every day. We're looking for new team members who share our values and are ready to take on exciting challenges.

To remain competitive, support our high-performance culture and allow for more flexibility in the way we work, we offer a hybrid work model and flexible dress code for our eligible office-based workforce in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.

The opportunity
The energy industry is primed for digital disruption, and we're excited about the opportunities ahead. We are leading the digital transformation journey by unlocking creativity and innovation in new ways, every day. If you're ready to challenge the status quo to deliver outstanding business results that propel us into the future, we want you to join our team! Our Information Services team is evolving to play a major role in leading innovation in our industry and to meet the needs of our growing business. This role will be based in our Calgary, AB head office location.

We are seeking a highly innovative architect whom has experience in modern technologies such as cloud, machine learning, IoT, and composable solutions. They will be accountable to translate business strategy into solutions architecture, lead solution design and analysis, orchestrate solution delivery and facilitate and collaborate with other Product Line members to deliver business outcomes.

You will ensure the technology decisions follow TC architectural guidelines, finding a balance between new innovation, maximum security, delivery velocity and legacy solution, to ensure the best alignment to our desired business outcomes.

You will be focused on both ensuring delivery today as well as planning years ahead for technology roadmaps to manage the changes that have significant business value and impact.

What you'll do

• Interfaces with business partners to understand business value, to ensure alignment to technology strategies and solutions across organizational boundaries, aligns solutions along current architectural guidelines challenging existing guidelines when better solutions exist
• Works with the Portfolio Architect, Business Analysts and Business customers to deliver an all-encompassing solution, from architecture to user experience (meeting outcomes and value requirements)
• Provides direction to Product Line Delivery Team on the technology to be used, data flow, security, cost estimation and ensures alignment with enterprise direction while ensuring compliance with regulatory and cyber security requirements
• Develops Product Team Release and Technical Roadmaps
• Facilitates collaboration between Product Line and Operational teams to ensure smooth product delivery to sustainment including operational, business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
• Other tasks as required

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution
• Six or more years of solution design and architecture experience
• Experience creating reference and transition architectures
• Ability to communicate different architecture viewpoints to a to variety of audiences
• Ability to work with the different stakeholders to build various products roadmaps
• Solid understanding of full stack applications as well as cloud technologies.
• Ability to assess both vendor and custom-built solutions
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with clients, support staff, vendors, and service providers
• Proven ability to lead and collaborate cross-functionally through strong presentation, facilitation and influencing capabilities
• Have a strong personal initiative, ability to deliver high quality results, and desire for continuous improvement
• Demonstrated ability to design and oversee the implementation of complex systems
• Excellent organizational and planning skills and have the ability to manage contesting priorities under tight deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience in the energy industry is considered a strong asset
• Previous experience with AI/ML/Data Science/Advanced Analytics projects and solutions
• AWS Solution Architect Associate certification would be an asset

About our business
TC Energy is a leading energy infrastructure company in North America. We have three complementary businesses of natural gas pipelines, liquids (oil) pipelines, and power generation. Our operations span three countries, seven Canadian provinces, and 34 U.S. states.

Apply now!

Apply to this posting by 02/23/2022 using reference code 91102. You must apply through our jobs system at jobs.tcenergy.com. Only applications submitted through our system will be acknowledged. Applications may be submitted using a mobile device or a desktop / laptop computer.

TC Energy is an equal opportunity employer and participates in the E-Verify program supervised by the U.S. government.

Thank you for choosing to grow your career with TC Energy.

* Depending on qualifications, the successful candidate may be offered a position at a more appropriate level and/or ladder.

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