C5ISRT Architect

In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.

For decades, Ottawa has been a global technology leader. Today, Canada’s capital holds one of the brightest and most diverse technological ecosystems in North America. Voted as Canada’s best place to live 2017 by Maclean's, Ottawa offers a low cost of living with a high quality of life. The Thales Ottawa office has been a major supplier and long-term trusted partner to DND, enabling the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian Coast Guard to achieve mission success.

This role is Hybrid Ottawa, Ontario

Position Summary

The mission of the C5ISRT Architect is to ensure that the technical policy and strategic plan are well-defined and understood by the project, in line with the business objectives, and implemented accordingly.

You are ready to lead the definition and design of mission critical systems. You are ready to build professional teams from external partners and internal resources. You can communicate technical solutions to all audiences. You are ready to earn the trust of critical systems operators.

Regulatory Compliance Requirement

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Visualize and design data centric systems of systems of systems. Develop System Architecture documents and artifacts where functionality, performance, and cyber security are addressed as an integrated whole.
• Work with critical system operators to capture key value and pain points.
• Identify, vet, recommend, and collaborate with Thales’ partners.
• Present solutions and designs to partners, customers, and internal stakeholders, including the preparation of RFP documents.
• Contribute to the overall technical policy definition and its implementation
• Contribute to the Technology & Innovation strategy by eliciting needs from the business lines, and aligning with the Thales Group’s initiatives
• Provide coaching and tutoring on key strategic skills and techniques
• Lead technical specification definition and to subcontractor selection
• Lead the architecture practices (e.g., modeling, design, coding) as directed within one or more projects
• Inform and influence key stakeholders to align with strategic direction

Minimum Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in relevant field
• 5+ years in solution architecture, with increased complexity over time
• Demonstrated expertise in operational and capability analysis
• Product feature development & Co-engineering team lead
• Strong background designing Command & Control (C2) and Intelligence solutions
• Extensive hands-on experience in the development of robotic autonomous system
• Practical knowledge of AI/ML algorithms and multi-sensor fusion architecture supporting situational awareness and autonomous decision-making.
• Familiarity with modern loud computing framework & micro-service architecture for scalable system deployment

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in at least 5:

• Needs analysis & Value creation
• Architecture frameworks (e.g., DNDAF, TOGAF, DoDAF, NAF)
• Cybersecurity
• Everything Cloud
• Mobile communications and computing
• Distributed systems
• Enterprise systems
• Networking
• Command and control systems
• Software systems architecture
• Model-based systems engineering
• Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
• Data Science
• Data modeling
• Autonomous systems
• UX principles and methodologies
• Software systems integration
• Software development lifecycle

Special Position Requirements

• Physical Environment: Hybrid Working – remote and on-site as required
• Travel: may be required to travel domestically and/or internationally to different Thales and/or customer sites.
• Security: must be able to obtain and hold a valid Canadian security clearance and meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration Program and ITAR