Position Title: SharePoint Solution Architect

Location: Toronto

The Company:

Burntsand is a leader in the delivery of technology consulting services for customers with complex information processing and information management requirements in three practice areas - Enterprise Content Management, Collaboration and Service Management - aligned around our strategic partners, EMC, Microsoft and BMC. The Company delivers strategic design, technology architecture and custom application development through our proven Time-to-Value methodology, which mitigates business risk and speeds process improvements and returns. Headquartered in Toronto, Burntsand operates from locations across North America. The Company's shares (TSX: BRT) are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Learn more about Burntsand at www.burntsand.com

Our Collaboration Practice:

Burntsand's Collaboration practice focuses on creating solutions to deliver workflow automation through portals, registries and content management. Many organizations still rely heavily on a variety of information sources. Our solutions allow distributed information access as well as extensibility, simple administration and interoperability. An early adopter of sophisticated Microsoft applications and an award winning Gold Certified Microsoft Partner, we have developed best-in-class solutions. These solutions increase organizational productivity through integrated applications, information sharing, and content management. Burntsand's deep expertise in Microsoft .NET, SharePoint, and Dynamics CRM technology enable us to optimize the value of technology for our clients. . Due to our success in delivering high quality Microsoft technology solutions to our clients, Burntsand is expanding it Microsoft Practice in Toronto.

Role Responsibilities:

As a Burntsand consultant, your duties will include interacting with user, business and executive groups to help define the client's needs and translating those needs into a solution of value. As a partner to our clients, we do what is necessary to help them be a success. The ability to empathize with and understand the business needs of the client is one of the single most important characteristics you bring to the job as well as a great attitude toward teamwork and superb technical ability.

As a Solution Architect you will have strong business problem solving, technical, communication, negotiation and change management skills. You will:

Lead the development and deployment of solutions in the Microsoft Stack that solve business problems.
Create the architectural deliverables for the project. Recommend best-in-class solution architecture identifying functional as well non-functional parameters.
Aid in preparing, designing and reviewing solution architectures for standard and enterprise MS SharePoint installations (for MOSS Records Management, Collaboration, Document Management and Web Content Management functionality), both standalone and with integration to other systems.
Aid in analyzing user requirements, technical design, detailed design, programming, peer to peer reviews, documentation and support.
Participate in preparing, designing and reviewing solution architectures for building multi tier distributed application architectures and .net service oriented architectures.
Act as liaison between client and project team - recommend tools and platforms necessary to deliver the best possible solution and ensure quality and timeliness of every project.
Participate in design, setup and test cycles.
Assist in creation of prototypes, POCs, presentations, and sales collateral.
As a technical leader, ensure smooth and top-quality delivery of project in collaboration with project manager and the project team.
Follow frameworks, but know when to diverge from them.
Mentor developers to understand the architecture and the rationale for the decisions it represents.
Develop technology solution roadmaps and identify how we can differentiate our solution, as well as future impacts of solution decisions.
Provide documentation on all architecture decisions and best practice approaches to implementing the architecture design based on communication with project teams.

Role Requirements:

Knowledge and understanding of software architecture principles as applies to enterprise solutions and application architectures.
Experienced in life cycle deployment of mid sized (100 to 200 users) to large (>2000 users) MOSS Records Management, Collaboration, Search and Web Content Management functionality
Experience building multi tier distributed application architectures and .net service oriented architectures
Solid knowledge and experience on Microsoft technology landscape including various server products such as SharePoint.
Programming skills as required (c#, vb.net, HTML, css, javascript, asp.net, asp)
Database programming and administration skills
Familiarity with TFS and other source control systems
Experience communicating solutions to clients in a consulting environment
Excellent oral and written skills, teamwork attitude and ability to learn quickly.
Active experience with customizing intranet and internet sites on MOSS and understanding of underlying technologies such as CAML.
Professional and consultative mindset with commitment for excellent customer service.
Ability to patiently explain the technology and products to customers in laymans terms.
Strong ability to solve complex problems and optimize software development process Initiative, hard-working, professional team player, ability to quickly master new technology and cooperation
Passionate about technology, visionary in the approach to how it can be used
Good planning and organization skills, strong ability to handle high pressure, and time sensitive situations
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Computer Science or related field

If you are looking for an environment in which you can challenge yourself and develop new skills in a collaborative, team-based environment, we think you'll like it here. Our consultants - from creative designers to technical architects and project managers - are some of the best you will work with in your career. We encourage and expect Responsibility, Accountability, Trust, Respect, Recognition and Leadership from all our employees. We hope you will

Burntsand is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We thank all applicants for their interest in advance, and advise that only candidates being considered will be contacted.

No telephone calls or agencies please.

While Burntsand appreciates the interest of all applicants, only successful candidates will be contacted for an interview