* University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 17 years of relevant working experience in IT;
* At least 10 years of experience in architecture best practices and patterns;
* At least 10 years of experience in applications design;
* At least 7 years of experience in modelling tools;
* At least 5 years of experience in microservices and architecture in the cloud;
* At least 5 years of experience in enterprise architecture and business process analysis;
* At least 5 years of experience in relational DBMS, data modelling and database design techniques and tools (e.g. SQL Developer Data Modeler, Oracle SQL Developer);
* At least 5 years of experience in Service-Oriented Architecture and interoperability technology (web services, message-oriented middleware, service-oriented bus, event architecture);
* At least 5 years of experience in IT security technologies and standards (web, database and cloud) and processes involved in crisis management, early warning and alerts;
* The following certifications would be considered an asset: Certified DevSecOps Professional (CDP), AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer (CKAD);
* Excellent command of the English language