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Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro is focused on delivering safe, reliable service to power our customers. We are a company of people who work hard behind the scenes for our customers, the people and businesses of this province. We pride ourselves on being strong and steady, tried and true; while innovating in our approaches to our business. We value our employees, we take care of each other, we recognize excellence, we respect individuality, and we work hard to create an inclusive and welcoming workplace. People who work at Hydro feel like they're part of a community and we give back to the communities where we live and work to make them stronger.

We're looking for passionate and performance focused people - people who want to make a difference for our customers and who share our values.

Senior Architectural Analyst
Competition Number: NLH-NR-25-030
Status: Permanent
Location: St. John's

As a Senior Architectural Analyst with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, you will report to the Senior Manager, Solution Delivery. You will provide insight, direction, and vision regarding technology and its impact across the corporate infrastructure, including cloud technology networks, computer hardware infrastructure, software applications, and end-user tools. You will also establish standards for the deployment of infrastructure plans and ensure adherence and compliance. Principal Activities,

Duties, and Responsibilities:

• Develop and update infrastructure and application roadmaps.
• Serve as the technical lead on select projects, providing guidance and expertise to team members.
• Assist with the development of project estimates, justification, and play a key role in the Capital Planning process.
• Analyze the IT (Information Technology) environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Document necessary technical architecture design and analysis work, possibly including project postmortem documentation and metric collection.
• Co-ordinate and synchronize the strategic and tactical plans for the following areas:
  • Computer hardware platforms
  • Application software
  • Database technology
  • End User tools
  • Security infrastructure
• Work with each area to ensure that implementation plans are developed so that new technologies are made available when needed.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

A minimum education level of a University Degree in a quantitative discipline or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience in system design and implementation of large sized enterprise-wide systems. 5 to 7 years of experience in at least two IT disciplines in a client/server or service- oriented architecture (SOA) environment, including technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management, or operations. Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, and processing environments and experience with cloud computing platforms (ie. Azure, AWS) would be considered an asset.

• Excellent analytical and technical skills, written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes.
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
• Ability to translate business needs into solution architecture requirements.
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives.
• Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems.
• Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.

CLOSING DATE: May 2, 2025

Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro manages our province's electricity system. We are a company of people who work hard behind the scenes because we know our customers are counting on us. Through our generation, transmission and distribution operations, we're committed to meeting the needs of our customers and providing residents, businesses and communities across the province with safe, reliable power. For more information, visit www.nlhydro.com.

Our company values diversity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from diverse candidates, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Submit your application online. Please quote the competition number with your application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those considered for an interview will be contacted.