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Djaffar AchaibouDA

Djaffar Achaibou

Solution Architect | Functional Architect

€1,000/day
Québec, CA
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About Djaffar

Computer engineer with over 25 years of experience in functional architecture, analysis, and SaaS solution integration. I work with public and private organizations to design, structure, and deploy complex information systems.

Based in Quebec City, I have led major projects for organizations such as the Quebec government, Industrielle Alliance, the Société québécoise des infrastructures, and the Ministry of Transport. Notably, I orchestrated the deployment of solutions like Workday, Oracle S2P, FIS Payment Hub, and IBM Maximo, ensuring integration architecture and liaising between business and technical teams.

My added value: I speak the language of both business and technical architecture. I guide my clients in selecting, designing, and implementing solutions tailored to their operational realities.

Available for part-time mandates (evenings and weekends), in-person in Quebec City or fully remote, I engage in targeted assignments where my expertise quickly creates value.
  • French

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

  • Arabic

    Native or bilingual

Remote only
Primarily works remotely

Experience

  • Ministère du Transport et de le Mobilité Durable
    Functional Architecture Advisor
    TRANSPORTATION
    May 2024 - Today (2 years and 3 months)
    Québec, Canada
    Functional Architecture Advisor — Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility (2024 to present)

    Trusted functional architect for the Ministry, I am involved in strategic mandates combining document governance, data integration, and SaaS solution acquisition, bringing both a technical and business-oriented vision.

    I conducted an exhaustive diagnostic of the architecture documentation for 40 mission support systems, identified gaps and compliance discrepancies, modeled their functional architecture in the ministerial repository using Enterprise Architect, and produced standardized files (P140, P250), along with strategic recommendations presented to management.

    I designed the complete architecture for integrating road project data between Microsoft Project Online and the ministerial data warehouse, defining exchange APIs, data structure, conversion strategy, and testing plans.

    I contributed to the acquisition of three SaaS solutions—drainage asset management, identity and access management (IAM), and weather information with decision support for winter maintenance—by defining functional and non-functional requirements, designing integration architectures, drafting technical specifications, and actively participating in bidder evaluations.

    **Tools**: Enterprise Architect · Microsoft Project Online · Postman · Swagger · UML · Azure DevOps · Power AMC · Microsoft Visio



    **Impact**: Complete standardization of documentation for 40 systems · Significant reduction of integration risks on 3 SaaS acquisitions · Modernization of road data management and improved architectural traceability within the Ministry.
    IS Architecture Software as a Service (SaaS) Salesforce Enterprise Architect Microsoft Azure
  • Société Québécoise des infrastructures
    Senior Functional Analyst / Functional Architect (Consultant)
    REAL ESTATE
    December 2022 - April 2024 (1 year and 4 months)
    Québec, Canada
    Senior Functional Analyst — Société québécoise des infrastructures (December 2022 to April 2024)

    Participating in the deployment of the IBM Maximo Application Suite asset management solution, I held a dual role of Senior Functional Analyst and Functional Architect, ensuring the design of integrations and liaison between business and technical teams.

    I conducted a detailed analysis of the existing customer management system, identified all integrations with peripheral systems, and designed the new integration architecture based on event-driven messages in Azure Service Bus. I documented the functional components, defined the APIs and message exchange structure, and ensured the integration of buildings, properties, land, suppliers, and invoices into the new solution.

    I developed and executed functional tests in Azure DevOps TestPlans, participated in workshops with the integrator and business teams for the design of contract and project integration solutions, and supported analysts and developers throughout the implementation.

    Additionally, I conducted a proof of concept for interface test automation with Selenium IDE and Selenium WebDriver, demonstrating the potential for reducing non-regression testing efforts.

    **Tools**: IBM Maximo · Azure Service Bus · Azure DevOps · Postman · Swagger · SQL Server · Microsoft Visio · UML



    **Impact**: Successful integration of 4 key data domains · Test automation validated by proof of concept · Reduced regression risks on iterative deliveries.
    IS Architecture Functional Analysis Azure Service Bus IBM Maximo UML
  • Industrielle Alliance
    Solution Architecture Advisor
    BANKING AND INSURANCE
    January 2018 - November 2022 (4 years and 10 months)
    Québec, Canada
    Senior IT Analyst & Solution Architecture Advisor — Industrielle Alliance (January 2018 to November 2022)

    As part of several strategic mandates, I held a dual role of Senior Analyst and Solution Architect, contributing to the selection, integration, and deployment of major SaaS solutions for HR, procurement, and payments functions.

    I participated in the deployment of Workday as a Functional Analyst, analyzing integrations, developing the data dictionary, designing data exposure APIs, defining the SIT testing strategy, and ensuring the conversion of payroll and benefits data.

    I then took on the role of Solution Architect for the deployment of Oracle S2P, supporting the business partner from needs definition to solution selection, conducting gap analysis, designing the overall architecture, and evaluating integration costs.

    As a Solution Architect, I participated in the acquisition process and delivered the FIS Payment Hub solution over 36 months, orchestrating the entire cycle: requirements gathering, tender process, selection, configuration, UML modeling, security strategy, definition of Kafka topics, implementation of DevOps practices, and support for teams until production.

    **Tools**: Workday · Oracle S2P · FIS Payment Hub · Enterprise Architect · Kafka · Azure DevOps · Azure AD · Hopex · Power BI · SAFe · UML



    **Impact**: Three major SaaS solutions successfully deployed · Implementation of a DevOps and iterative delivery culture · Standardization of functional architecture practices within the organization.
    Workday Procurement TRAX Microsoft Power BI Apache Kafka

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Education

  • Engineering in Computer Science
    University of Tizi-Ouzou
    1999
    Ingéniorat en Informatique
  • ERP Configuration (SAGE)
    SAGE ALGERIE
    2003
    Configuration d'un ERP (SAGE).

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