RQ09799 - Sr. IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist

RQ09799 - Sr. IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist

Contract 5 months, possible extension

Guelph/Toronto - Remote (Ontario Government Bldg, 1 Stone Rd W Guelph, Ontario N1G 4Y2)

Candidate can work remotely; however, may be required to come to the office as needed.

The Lands and Resources Cluster (LRC) and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (MAFA) require an enterprise architect/ business architect to act as a lead architect to update theEnterprise Architecture for theirAgriSuite Portfolio (AgriSuite) . The enterprise architect will lead and develop key Enterprise Architecture (EA) documents required for all Enterprise Architecture Governance Points.

Responsibilities:

• Develops recommends, implements and manages IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and architect deliverables for the organization
• Analyzes government information pertinent to business architecture, consults with appropriate government contacts on specific business architecture elements and conducts focus group workshops.
• Develops and maintains business capabilities of the enterprise in line with the corporate strategy, as well as contributing to the business strategy and plans.
• Develops/revises business architecture artifacts as part of the Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) Federated Framework and ensures that these are vertically integrated
• Models business at enterprise and/or core business levels.

This also includes:

• Design of capability models and related architectural solutions of business tasks, mapping capability functionality to the internal and external resources,
• Handling business solutions to the delivery and operational business functions of the organization
• Developing and maintaining architectural governance and controls over implementation
• For each step of the architecture development, business architects contribute to the development of a blueprint of the enterprise in order to promote a common understanding of the organization and alignment of strategic objectives with tactical demands.

Must-Have's:

• IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects
• Excellent communication, concept visualization, facilitation, stakeholder management, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with executives and senior management.
• Experience in developing business architectures using Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS.
• Knowledge of or experience in the Government of Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.
• Development of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to OPS standards and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture modelling tools e.g. PowerDesigner, Visio, etc.

Nice-to-Have's:

• Knowledge of Zachman Framework
• Experience in other architectural domains such as Information Architecture and Application Architecture
• Experience with the OPS Enterprise Architecture governance process, in general, and with Governance Points.
• Familiarity with Privacy and Records Keeping principles and concepts as they pertain to Business Architecture.
• Familiarity with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards as they pertain to Business Architecture.