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Business Architect – Senior

Upstaff

Job Location:

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 7 October 2026 (2 days ago)

Application Deadline: 4 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Assignment: Business Architect Senior

Client: Land & Resources Cluster (LRC) Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF)

Location: Toronto Ontario 40 St. Clair Ave W

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite 5 days per week

Start Date: October 22 2026

End Date: October 5 2027

Extension: Up to 1 additional term

Openings: 1

Security Clearance: No clearance required

Submission Limit: 1 candidate per supplier

Closing Date: October 9 2026 at 10:00 AM

Position Overview

The Land & Resources Cluster (LRC) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) are seeking a Senior Business Architect to support the enhancement and modernization of the Forest Resources Inventory Information Management System (FRI IMS) and the development/update of its Enterprise Architecture (EA).

The successful candidate will assess current and future business capabilities define target business outcomes optimize business processes develop business architecture artifacts and support enterprise architecture governance and approval activities.

The modernization initiative includes centralized data storage using Databricks and Azure Storage public-facing data exchange capabilities and a cloud-based data processing and analytics platform.

The Business Architect will work closely with the Senior IT Business Architect/EA lead project leads product managers solution designers service designers business analysts QA professionals subject matter experts and the LRC Enterprise Architecture team.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze government and organizational information relevant to business architecture.
Consult with government stakeholders and subject matter experts regarding business architecture requirements and decisions.
Facilitate focus groups workshops stakeholder consultations and architecture discussions.
Develop and maintain enterprise business capabilities aligned with corporate strategies and business plans.
Develop and revise Business Architecture artifacts in accordance with the Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) Federated Framework.
Ensure appropriate vertical integration between Business Architecture Information Architecture and Solution Requirements.
Model business capabilities at enterprise and/or core business levels.
Design capability models and related architectural solutions.
Map business capabilities and functionality to internal and external resources.
Develop business transformation plans in collaboration with senior business management.
Support business solutions across delivery and operational business functions.
Establish and maintain architectural governance and controls throughout implementation.
Develop enterprise blueprints supporting business transformation and organizational alignment.
Define business outcomes performance measures KPIs and strategic alignment.
Identify opportunities for business optimization and horizontal integration across business areas.
Support enterprise architecture engagement and governance checkpoints.
Lead or support project teams through the enterprise architecture engagement process.
Work across multiple projects and portfolios where required.
Ensure business architecture artifacts align with enterprise standards governance requirements legislation technology and strategic objectives.
Develop business architecture that directly supports business and system requirements elicitation.
Work collaboratively with Information Architecture Application Architecture Solution Design Service Design Business Analysis and other disciplines.

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications & Experience

1. Senior Business Architecture Experience

Minimum 10 years of total IT experience.
Minimum 5 years of experience performing Business Architecture on large and complex projects.
Demonstrated experience successfully completing Business and Information Architectures at the enterprise and/or core business level.
Experience working within government or large complex organizations.
Demonstrated experience contributing to major organizational or government transformation programs through Business Architecture practices.
Experience working across multiple projects and portfolios.
Experience leading project teams through enterprise architecture engagement processes.

2. Ontario Government EA / GO-ITS MUST HAVE

Candidates must have experience developing Business Architectures using Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS.

This is a critical requirement.

The candidate should demonstrate practical experience applying Ontario Public Service (OPS) Enterprise Architecture standards methodologies and GO-ITS in the development of Business Architecture deliverables.

3. Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) MUST HAVE

Candidates must have experience developing Program Area Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to:

Ontario Public Service standards
Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies
GO-ITS
Industry best practices

The candidate should be able to demonstrate hands-on experience creating maintaining and presenting formal Business Architecture deliverables.

4. BAD / SRD / IAD Vertical Integration MUST HAVE

Candidates must have experience creating alignment between:

Business Architecture Document (BAD)
Solution Requirements Document (SRD)
Information Architecture Document (IAD)

The candidate must understand and demonstrate vertical integration across these architecture and requirements artifacts in accordance with OPS standards and industry best practices.

Recruiter screening note: Candidates who cannot demonstrate direct experience with BAD SRD IAD alignment and vertical integration under OPS/GO-ITS standards should not be submitted.

Enterprise Architecture & Business Architecture Experience

Candidates should demonstrate strong experience in:

Business capability modeling.
Business function modeling.
Business process modeling.
Services modeling.
BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation).
Value Chain Analysis.
Business Outcomes definition.
Performance Measures and KPI definition.
Strategic legislative and technology alignment.
Business transformation planning.
Enterprise and core business architecture.
Horizontal business integration.
Identification of common business elements and delineation points.
Business Functional Accountabilities.
Contractual Accountabilities.
Architecture governance and controls.
Development of business architecture blueprints.
Translating business architecture into business and system requirements.
Alignment of Business Architecture with Service Design practices.

Stakeholder & Leadership Skills

The successful candidate must demonstrate excellent:

Communication skills.
Facilitation skills.
Concept visualization skills.
Stakeholder management.
Negotiation.
Consensus building.
Problem solving.
Executive and senior-management engagement.
Workshop and focus-group facilitation.
Cross-functional collaboration.

The candidate should be comfortable working directly with senior business leaders enterprise architects government stakeholders project teams and subject matter experts.

Desirable / Asset Qualifications

The following experience is considered an asset:

Architecture Frameworks & Domains

Knowledge of the Zachman Framework.
Experience in Information Architecture.
Experience in Application Architecture.
Ability to integrate standalone Business and Information Architectures.
Experience developing solution and program-area Data Architecture.
Experience developing solution and program-area Information Architecture and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD).

OPS Governance

Experience with the OPS Enterprise Architecture governance process.
Experience with Architecture Governance Point 1 (AGP1).
Familiarity with Ontario Government EA governance checkpoints and approval processes.

Information Management

Information Management.
Data Governance.
Data Quality.
Master Data Management (MDM).
Records Management.
Privacy and Records Keeping principles.

Accessibility & Digital Services

Familiarity with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and related standards.
Familiarity with Ontario Digital Service Service Design principles and practices.

Data & Technology

Data modeling.
Data Architecture.
Ability to design Business Architectures leveraging modern/cutting-edge technologies.
Experience with cloud technologies and modern data platforms.
Experience supporting architectures involving data platforms analytics and data exchange capabilities.

Ideation & Requirements

Ideation.
Information/Data Requirements Analysis.
Test Strategy planning.
Ability to use reference artifacts to promote shared/reusable solutions.
Ability to align Business Architecture artifacts with acquired solutions services and existing strategic IT products.

Methodologies & Tools

Experience with SAFe methodology.
Experience with Enterprise Architecture modeling tools such as:

PowerDesigner
Sparx Enterprise Architect
Orbus
Similar EA modeling platforms

Procurement

Experience providing architecture advice and support during procurement of services or solutions.
Ability to advise procurement teams on appropriate architecture documentation and evaluation considerations.

Project / Team Environment

The successful Business Architect will work as part of a multidisciplinary project team consisting of:

Senior IT Business Architect / EA Lead
Project Leads
Product Manager
Solution Designer
Service Designer
QA Tester
Business Analysts
Subject Matter Experts
Other project team members

The team will work through the Architecture Governance Process (AGP) engagements with the LRC Enterprise Architecture team and the Corporate Enterprise Architecture Review Board.

Required Skills:

Business Architecture Enterprise Architecture Business Capability Modeling Business Function Modeling Business Process Modeling BPMN Services Modeling Value Chain Analysis Business Outcomes KPI/Performance Measures Business Transformation Enterprise Blueprints Architecture Governance GO-ITS OPS Enterprise Architecture Ontario Government EA Methodologies Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) Solution Requirements Document (SRD) Information Architecture Document (IAD) BAD/SRD/IAD Vertical Integration Information Architecture Data Architecture Application Architecture Business Requirements System Requirements Strategic Alignment Stakeholder Management Workshop Facilitation Focus Groups Consensus Building Negotiation Executive Engagement Service Design Horizontal Integration Data Governance Data Quality MDM Records Management AODA SAFe EA Modeling Tools PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus Cloud/Data Platforms

Required Education:

Bachelors degree or equivalent in Business Administration Computer Science Information Technology Enterprise Architecture Business Analysis Engineering or a related field. Relevant Enterprise Architecture / Business Architecture certifications are an asset.

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