Expert, Application Information Architecture

At CN, we work together to move our company-and North America-forward. Be part of our Information & Technology (I&T) team, a critical piece of the engine that keeps us in motion. From enterprise architecture to operational technology, our teams use the agile methodology to automate and digitize our railroad ensuring our operations run optimally and safely and our employees can focus on value-added tasks. You will be able to develop your skills and career in our close-knit, safety-focused culture working together as ONE TEAM. The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!
Job SummaryThe Expert, Application Information Architecture is responsible for ensuring, via models, standards, technologies, and processes, that information is handled as a strategic business. The role is for a driven information architect to help build the next generation cloud and web native applications for CN’s new customer facing portals. The new portal aims to service both existing and new customers and use-cases and will help bridge the gap between legacy systems and modern applications and flows.
Main Responsibilities

·       Understand CN’s customer systems requirements and business processes and translates them into information architecture models.

·       Develop, deliver, maintain, communicate, and govern information architecture strategy, standards, guidelines, diagrams, and models.

·       Identify and resolve gaps between solution conceptual models and the Business Information Model (BIM) as well as gaps between solution logical models and the enterprise logical data model

·       Understand and govern business processes related to Customer Services applications.

·       Using Domain Drive Design to ensure alignment and architecture across domains.

·       Define the data architecture framework, standards, and principles, including modelling, metadata, security, reference data, master data, versioning, lineage, and data lifecycle.

·       Lead architectural discussions and design exercises to educate best practices for data management

·       Define the policies, procedures, models to be used in collecting, organizing, storing, and accessing information

·       Design conceptual data, logical data, and business process models

·       Communicate deliverables with software engineering and supporting the development of logical and physical data models

·       Design and lead the data model and overall architecture of the data

·       Ensure alignment with corporate information standards, policies, solution, technology, and business architecture

·       Participate in relevant recurring architecture & design meetings

·       Work with peer architects, providing guidance on a comprehensive governance model to ensure solutions are developed according to the developed information architecture

 

Working Conditions

The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday. Due to the nature of the role, the incumbent must be able to meet tight deadlines, handle pressure, and stress. The role may require minimal travel (up to 10%), within Canada and the United States (U.S.).

Requirements Experience

Information Architecture

·       Minimum 10 years of overall work experience

·       Minimum 5 years demonstrating technical leadership qualities or overseeing deliverables

·       Between 7 to 10 years experience in a similar role

o   Experience understanding, designing, and implementing information architectures that enable well-integrated transactional, collaborative and analytical systems

o   Experience with various information modelling types and techniques at the enterprise level

Education/Certification/Designation

·       Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent demonstrated experience

Competencies

·       Inspires others with impactful communications and adapts to the audience through speech and writing 

·       Applies analytical thinking

·       Innovates through problem solving

·       Knows the business and stays current with industry trends to elevate expertise and work

·       Demonstrates organizational abilities

·       Collaborates with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity

·       Works independently with little supervision

Technical Skills/Knowledge

·       Expert Knowledge of taxonomies and ontologies, as well as the challenges of applying structured techniques (data modelling) to less structured sources

·       Expert Knowledge of designing high volume, high performance transactional applications and services data using information, data and integration patterns.

·       Good Knowledge of business intelligence, data warehousing, relational and
non-relational database management systems, and other data structures.

·       Good Knowledge of best practices and latest trends in the information architecture practice (e.g., Non-Structured Query Language (NoSQL), Master Data Management (MDM), Big Data).

·       Knowledge of Information and Enterprise Architecture tools such as Ardoq, Enterprise Architect SparX, Erwin, Microsoft Visio or others*

·       Knowledge of rail, transportation, or logistics industry*

 

*Any knowledge for any of the above would be considered as an asset

This position is posted as a grade 7. For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position may adjust based on the employee's experience.
About CN
CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. As the only railroad connecting Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the Southern tip of the U.S. through a 19,500 mile rail network, CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. At CN, we work as ONE TEAM, focused on safety, sustainability and our customers, providing operational and supply chain excellence to deliver results.
For internal candidates, note that the grade level of the position will depend on the employee's experience.