IC401514 - TBIPS - A.1 Application Software Architect - Level 3 - CA GEN

PROJECT OVERVIEW - CIPO IT IMPLEMENTATION OF A PATENT LAW TREATY (PLT):Wide reaching changes are required to the main Patent system as the PLT harmonizes the rules and processing of patent applications among member countries. The major areas of change concern the minimum application requirements which can be requested at the time of filing to establish a filing date.Currently, applicants cannot secure a filing date without paying a fee; under the PLT, the fee will no longer be required for the purpose of securing a filing date. In addition, the PLT makes it possible for the applicant, not just a patent agent, to pay the maintenance fees for both applications and patents. System changes are not only required at the step of the original filing but also at later steps impacting other areas of the patent processing system.SCOPE OF WORK / KEY ACTIVITIESThe Senior Application Software Architect (CA GEN) will be required to define, plan, develop large scale CA GEN application and component architectures in a diverse, distributed technical environment. Their duties and tasks will include but not be limited to the following:Assess technical architecture impacts on business operations and/or procedures including systems maintenance and support and telecommunications infrastructure;Develop and document large scale application and component architectures in line with existing architectural principles i.e. SOA as they apply to CA GEN model based development;Develop and implement strategies for enabling legacy CA GEN procedures to be available to be consumed by newer Java and C++ applications;Integrate CA GEN component operations with Java applications and C++ (Windows) applications;Work with the lead application architect to ensure CA GEN models are developed in a consistent manner with established architectural principles;Develop strategies and plans related to the use of mainframe technology in general and CA GEN in particular;Provide technical leadership and mentoring to the project team in the use of CA GEN for model-based development and in the principles of Component Based Design (CBD) as applied to CA GEN models;Develop entity relationship diagrams using CA GEN for component data models;Design, develop, document and test CA GEN application and component model action diagrams, procedures, dialogues and screens, both directly and in support of the project team;Implement principles and procedures in support of developed strategies and plans; andProvide updates/status reporting to project team management.WORK LOCATIONThe contractor will carry out the work on Industry Canada premises located at 235 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario