Position Title: SharePoint Solution Architect

Location: Vancouver

The Company:

Burntsand is a North American 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 solutions focus on creating workflows to deliver automation. 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.

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. Burntsand's team of highly trained and specialized consultants differentiates us from other technology services firms. Due to our success in delivering high quality Microsoft technology solutions to our clients, Burntsand is expanding our Microsoft Practice in Vancouver. As an architect you will:

Create the architectural deliverables for the project. Recommend best-in-class solution architecture identifying functional as well non-functional parameters.
Act as a senior technical resource at client locations and guide the project teams as well as customer on important technological decisions.
As a technical leader, ensure smooth and top-quality delivery of project in collaboration with project manager and the project team.
Participate in design, setup and test cycles.
Take individual responsibility in self-growth to serve clients in a better fashion.
Provide detailed architecture analysis and design, and direction on the infrastructure setup activities.
Provide leadership in gaining insight on functional and non-functional requirements related to required infrastructure.
Lead the effort to validate all architecture anomalies to conclusion.
Assist in creation of prototypes, POCs, presentations, and sales collateral.
Acting as an SME and a technology consultant, offer educated solution recommendations to customers for given problem definitions. Where applicable, assist in fine-tuning the problem/solution space.
Provide documentation on all architecture decisions and best practice approaches to implementing the architecture design based on communication with project teams.

Role Requirements:

Prior project management experience (Minimum of 5+ years).
Knowledge and understanding of software architecture principles as applies to enterprise solutions and application architectures.
Understanding of SOA, SaaS, Business Intelligence, Information Management, Knowledge Management, Integration, Data Management, Portals, and RIA.
Solid knowledge and experience on Microsoft technology landscape including various server products such as SharePoint.
Microsoft platform and technologies based Projects - 6+ years.
Overall software development experience - 9+ years.
Prior consulting / contracting experience preferred.
Excellent oral and written skills, teamwork attitude and ability to learn quickly.
Bachelor's degree (BA or BS) in Computer Science or related field.
Experience in design and development of enterprise applications on Microsoft platform.
Solid understanding of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (MOSS) product and Windows SharePoint Services technology platform. Good understanding of Microsoft Information Worker infrastructure and architecture. Understanding of related products such as Project Server, Forms Server, and InfoPath.
Active experience with customizing intranet and internet sites on MOSS and understanding of underlying technologies such as CAML.
Proficient with tools such as SharePoint Designer, Visual Studio Team System, and Team Foundation Server.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral) which should help you to put forth your view in crisp and concise manner.
Professional and consultative mindset with commitment for excellent customer service.
Ability to patiently explain the technology and products to customers in laymans terms.
Ability to come up with creative solutions for ambiguous problems.

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 become part of the team.

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