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Job Summary
Business Architect
Overview
The Business Architect will provide senior-level business architecture expertise to support enterprise transformation initiatives within the Ontario Public Service (OPS). The consultant will be responsible for analyzing business operations developing business architecture artifacts facilitating stakeholder engagement and ensuring alignment between business strategies information architecture solution architecture and enterprise architecture standards.
This role requires extensive experience in government and large enterprise environments with a strong understanding of business architecture methodologies enterprise architecture frameworks governance processes and business transformation practices.
Responsibilities
Business Architecture Development
- Analyze government programs services business functions and organizational capabilities.
- Consult with government stakeholders and subject matter experts to understand business needs and strategic objectives.
- Facilitate workshops focus groups and stakeholder sessions to gather business architecture requirements.
- Develop and maintain Business Architecture Documents (BAD) in accordance with OPS standards and industry best practices.
- Design current-state and future-state business architecture models.
- Create business capability maps business function models service models and value chain analyses.
Enterprise Architecture Alignment
- Ensure alignment between Business Architecture Documents (BAD) Solution Requirements Documents (SRD) and Information Architecture Documents (IAD).
- Support enterprise architecture governance processes and standards.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects solution architects information architects and business stakeholders.
- Contribute to architecture governance reviews including Architecture Governance Point 1 (AGP1).
Business Process and Service Modeling
- Develop business process models using BPMN standards.
- Model business services functions outcomes and performance measures.
- Define business capabilities accountability models and organizational relationships.
- Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and measurement frameworks.
Data and Information Modeling
- Develop conceptual and logical data models.
- Create entity relationship diagrams (ERDs) and data flow diagrams.
- Support information architecture initiatives and data governance objectives.
- Ensure business architecture artifacts support information management and data strategy requirements.
Governance and Compliance
- Apply OPS Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards.
- Support governance controls and architecture compliance activities.
- Ensure business architecture solutions align with privacy records management information management and accessibility requirements.
- Incorporate AODA standards and service design principles into architecture deliverables.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Engage executives senior management business leaders and technical teams.
- Present architecture recommendations and facilitate consensus-building activities.
- Support decision-making through effective communication and visual representation of business architecture concepts.
- Incorporate stakeholder feedback into architecture deliverables and governance submissions.
Mandatory Qualifications
Experience
- Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience.
- Minimum 5 years of Business Architecture experience on large and complex projects.
- Experience delivering business architecture initiatives for government organizations preferably within the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or other large public-sector or enterprise environments.
- Proven experience developing enterprise-level and program-level business architectures.
Business Architecture Expertise
- Business Capability Modeling.
- Business Function Modeling.
- Business Process Modeling (BPMN).
- Service Modeling and Service Design.
- Value Chain Analysis.
- Business Outcome Definition and KPI Development.
- Strategic Business Alignment.
Enterprise Architecture
- Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as:
- Zachman Framework
- TOGAF
- OPS Enterprise Architecture methodologies
- Experience participating in architecture governance processes and reviews.
Data Modeling
- Conceptual Data Modeling.
- Logical Data Modeling.
- Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs).
- Data Flow Diagrams (DFDs).
Technical and Architecture Tools
Experience with enterprise architecture and modeling tools such as:
- Sparx Enterprise Architect
- Orbus
- PowerDesigner
- Other enterprise modeling repositories and architecture tools
Government and Regulatory Knowledge
- OPS Enterprise Architecture governance processes.
- GO-ITS standards.
- Architecture Governance Point 1 (AGP1).
- Information Management principles.
- Privacy and Records Management practices.
- Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA).
- Service Design principles and practices.
Required Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Executive stakeholder management and facilitation.
- Workshop facilitation and consensus building.
- Strategic planning and business transformation expertise.
- Ability to develop enterprise-level architecture deliverables.
- Ability to align business information solution and technology architecture domains.
Work Arrangement
- Five (5) days onsite.
- Government environment with extensive stakeholder engagement.
- Participation in architecture governance and enterprise transformation initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
- Previous Ontario Public Service (OPS) experience.
- Experience with large-scale digital transformation programs.
- Experience aligning business architecture with acquired solutions and enterprise products.
- Familiarity with emerging technologies and innovation-driven business architecture practices.
Required Skills:
Mandatory Skills & Experience Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering Proven experience designing deploying and maintaining hybrid infrastructure environments across: Microsoft Azure Amazon Web Services (AWS) Linux-based environments SaaS solutions COTS solutions On-premises systems Strong experience with Windows and Linux server administration including: CentOS Ubuntu CoreOS Experience supporting modern web technology stacks including: LAMP MEAN Drupal Elasticsearch Experience with virtualization platforms storage solutions networking and enterprise infrastructure services. Strong understanding of cloud architecture frameworks technology assessments and cloud solution strategies. Identity & Access Management Experience managing and supporting identity and access controls using: Active Directory Microsoft Entra ID Enterprise IAM solutions Experience implementing authentication authorization and access governance controls. DevOps & CI/CD Automation Strong experience designing building and administering CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and deployment. Experience with development and collaboration tools including: Azure DevOps JIRA Confluence Maven Jenkins Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and version-controlled deployments. Strong knowledge of DevOps methodologies automation frameworks and release management best practices. Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies including: Docker Kubernetes AKS / EKS Experience automating operational and compliance-related activities using: PowerShell Bash Python Programming & Scripting Hands-on experience with scripting and programming languages including: Python Bash PHP Java JavaScript Experience with build and configuration management tools including: Git Ansible Chef Puppet API & Integration Experience Experience building and consuming APIs and integration endpoints. Experience integrating cloud platforms enterprise systems and deployment pipelines. Understanding of enterprise integration architectures and service-based deployments. Security Monitoring & Compliance Strong understanding of infrastructure security cloud security and DevOps security best practices including: Least privilege access Secure logging Secrets management Vulnerability remediation Experience with security and monitoring tools including: Radware Dynatrace Splunk Azure Monitor / Log Analytics AWS CloudTrail / CloudWatch ELK Stack / SIEM solutions Experience implementing centralized audit logging and monitoring across enterprise platforms. Ability to support internal and external audits through reporting evidence gathering and log analysis. Experience supporting forensic investigations audit remediation and incident reviews. Familiarity with Government of Ontario I&IT Directives Policies and Information Technology Standards. Release Management & Operational Support Experience coordinating infrastructure and application releases across technical and business teams. Knowledge of change management processes deployment approvals rollback planning and release governance. Experience with release readiness reviews deployment validation and post-release monitoring. Ability to maintain release documentation operational records and audit artifacts. Project Management & Communication Strong project planning coordination and resource management skills. Experience with roadmap planning modernization initiatives and infrastructure investment planning. Strong stakeholder communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. Ability to explain complex technical concepts to business users leadership teams and non-technical stakeholders. Strong documentation reporting presentation and technical writing skills. Mobile Device Management Experience supporting mobile device management for cellular devices and tablets across multiple platforms and operating systems. Desirable Skills Experience supporting Government of Ontario enterprise environments. Experience with enterprise modernization and cloud transformation initiatives. Familiarity with enterprise governance compliance frameworks and audit readiness programs. Experience mentoring and coaching junior DevOps and infrastructure resources. Strong understanding of operational resilience disaster recovery and enterprise monitoring strategies. Additional Information Strong hands-on DevOps cloud infrastructure automation CI/CD security and enterprise release management experience is mandatory for this role.
