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Microsoft Enterprise Architect, Manager- Calgary Job

Date: Feb 11, 2012

Location: Calgary, AB, CA

Microsoft Enterprise Architect, Manager- Calgary(Job Number: 10902)

Description

At Avanade, we:

- Are passionate about pushing the limits of Microsoft technologies to help our customers achieve their goals
- Thrive on open dialogue and debate. We share best practices and solve problems through teamwork.
- Are committed to growth - as an organization and for each individual.

As an Enterprise Architect , your focus will be on Enterprise Architecture and Integration with Microsoft Technologies such as .NET, SQL Server

You will provide professional consulting services on major enterprise initiatives utilizing the Microsoft Framework including web services, enterprise portals and mobile applications. You will build management, technical and planning skills by participating in large projects. You will improve your abilities to think creatively, design solutions, and interact with customers. You will contribute to our vast repository of intellectual property as we employ Microsoft technologies to create a dramatically more personal, integrated computing experience.

Qualifications

Duties include:
Providing customer guidance during product and services sales cycle
Playing a vital part in business strategy by providing internal practice management risk assessment
Driving successful solution deployments by ensuring proper business value and customer/partner satisfaction
Growing the business through mentoring, talent pipeline development, and community evangelism
Driving operational excellence and innovation

Minimum Requirements:

Must have:

-10 years of overall experience in IT
- Proven Delivery track record has lead teams with successful outcomes.
- Ability to support pre-sales process, experience with estimating, staffing and costing.

Must have a proven record of delivering business value from Information Technology at an executive level
Solid understanding of interoperability issues and the strengths and weaknesses of platforms and products, and able to provide a trusted voice at the decision-making table
Candidates must have a deep understanding of markets, industries, business, customers, and technology.
Work experience should involve a mix of business and technology consulting across the lifecycle of Information Technology (examples may include assessment and analysis, design, business case development, architecture, envisioning, planning, deployment, benefits analysis, and management)
The ability and background experience to provide leadership and a demonstrated effectiveness in consulting and client management
Executive-level interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills
Forming and leading virtual teams and collaborating across large, matrixed organizations
Travel is an integral expectation of this position as the needs of our customers and our business demand so we require flexibility here.
AvanadeĀ® Is An Equal Opportunity Employer. Avanade promotes equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, status as a protected disabled or Vietnam Era Veteran, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Primary Location: Canada-Alberta-Calgary
Travel: No
Job Type: Standard
Region: Canada
Job: Solutions Architecture
Capability Group: Con/Sol - Solutions Pre-Sales

LOC:CAN