Job Description

Working at CBC:

At the CBC, we all have a story to tell. What\xe2\x80\x99s yours?

If you share our passion for Canadian storytelling and you wish to help us engage with individuals and communities across our various digital platforms, this is where you\xe2\x80\x99ll want to be!

Every day, you will have an opportunity to shape the way in which Canadians see themselves reflected in our digital services. Your work will have a direct impact on how millions of Canadians from various communities connect with our products, with one another, and with the diverse voices that make our country so unique.

You will have the opportunity to play a part in enlightening and entertaining Canadians through our innovative work in building the mediums that deliver our content. We are an innovative hub, where the talented professionals we work with are respected and valued for their contributions. Our product teams are vibrant and our work culture strives to achieve the highest standards of diversity and inclusion. We believe that hiring people with different career paths and backgrounds is fundamental to our shared success and in building healthy and highly performant teams. When you join our mission, you are not only shaping the vision of the CBC but the future of our country.

This role offers the possibility of full-time telework or hybrid.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s why we should work together:

Our digital teams\xe2\x80\x99 values - collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement - embody who we are as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Our dedicated people managers work closely with every individual to ensure we are leveraging their strengths, championing their ideas, and supporting their pursuit of new skills and their desired career progression.

Here at CBC Digital Strategy & Products, we want you to be happy and feel good at work. It is essential that work be a safe space where our employees are able to share their authentic selves with one another and push each other to challenge conventions.

Why is this role important?

As the Solution Architect of content data integration and services, you will be reporting to the Agile Engineering and Architecture team to help design, shape and execute our visions on content data integration and distribution across the CBC Digital Strategy & Products department. Time to market, happy users, reliable, performant and resilient products are some of the reasons why we are looking for your help in building our architecture practice. You will be leading key technical decisions on the systems that ingest content data and make them available to various clients, including audience facing applications. You will be part of a team that values growth, excellence and innovation. We will bring out the explorer, challenger and trail blazer in you, but we are also grounded in sustainable, extensible and holistic approaches.

Solution / domain architects are accountable for technical decisions and architectural directions that span across multiple products. You will be asked to speak for, advocate and demonstrate value for architectural best practices, standards, frameworks and principles. You are expected to be the subject matter expert of an architectural domain and will be consulted to establish common technology visions for the digital department. You will also be advising on complex technical and architectural issues that require detailed analysis and thoughtful considerations on both functional and non-functional requirements.

How you will make an impact:

You are an experienced technical leader looking to apply and build upon your skills in:

• Handling cross team technical and architectural issues. Effectively working across development teams, business stakeholders, leading and facilitating collaborative analysis, solutioning, review and technical decisions.
• Providing consultation, assessment and optimization on architectural design that considers: functional integrity, scalability, resilience, stability, security and operational excellence. Able to balance business needs, strategies with long term growth and health of the digital ecosystem.
• Define and help implement architectural standards and patterns for common concerns to do with content data. Building foundational frameworks and technologies, and driving its adoption. Ensure designs adhere to regulatory, governance and certification requirements defined by the industry and governing bodies.
• Participating in the discovery and ideation phase of large initiatives. For instance assisting in build or buy decisions, and providing technology and architectural recommendations.
• Evolve the content data ingestion and distribution ecosystem. Manage integration architecture related artifacts, for instance, integration architecture / design, guidelines, integration patterns, messaging platforms and associated documentation.
• Oversees quality, design and implementation details with the development team. Find opportunities in improving the build, deploy and CI/CD in the delivery process.
• Help establish the department\xe2\x80\x99s integration patterns and architecture for content data. Develop methodology to manage dependencies and operational excellence for data access.

Qualifications

What you bring to our team:

• Three or more years of experience in a lead software developer, technical leadership or architectect role. Worked in roles that involve collaborating with development teams, technical leaders and stakeholders.
• Experienced in data management, e.g. ingestion, integration, governance, modeling, storage. Expertise in microservice architecture, data query technologies (GraphQL) and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience in enterprise, highly available messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka) including infrastructure components like CDN and caching. Exposure to distributed architecture and systems design.
• Knowledge of data modeling and data management principles (e.g. ACID). Familiarity in databases (PostgreSQL), and data architecture.
• Demonstrated experience in system modernization, helping define technical decisions and target state architecture that affect multiple systems and complex data flows. Ability to demonstrate methodical and holistic approach through leading discoveries, analysis (e.g. fit gap) and maturity plan.
• Have been keeping coding and hands on skills up to date. Able to read and write scripted and compiled languages (Java, Postscript). Knowledge of application setup (Spring MVC, Spring boot), deployment and runtime.
• Well versed in architectural principles and key concepts. Practical experience in driving department strategies through architecture and innovations. A forward thinking technologist who maintains close awareness of emerging technologies and their potential application for the products.
• Possess a degree (BA, BSc) or diploma in a Software Development, Science or Engineering related discipline, delivered by a recognized learning institution.

Assets:

• Experience in enterprise digital content publishing solutions.
• Experience in strategic planning, technology roadmaps and costing.
• A problem solver and good communicator who takes ownership of the work they do, see problems as opportunities, and share new ideas. A dynamic individual who loves to learn and connect with others.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

Perks you can look forward to:

• Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family and your work.
• Work from home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities to work with cutting edge technology.
• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
• Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Pair programming and mentorship opportunities, where you can learn from the best in the industry and help coach new talent.
• A creative and dynamic work environment, where your ideas and contributions can be heard, valued and respected.
• A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity.
• An environment which favours experimentation and an iterative approach in order to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

To Apply:

At the CBC, we recognize that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. We value diversity of thought and of experience, and we are excited to hear from you! Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning, and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet most of the qualifications and you are excited by the possibility of adding to the rich culture of the CBC, take a chance and express your interest by applying now!

If you\xe2\x80\x99re interested in reading more about the various backgrounds of the talented people that make up our teams, our exciting new projects, and what we\xe2\x80\x99re currently working on, check out our blog on Medium!

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country\xe2\x80\x99s diversity. That\xe2\x80\x99s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada\xe2\x80\x99s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.

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