We are currently seeking an experiencedSenior Business Architect to support the Geospatial Ontario IT Program in preparation for Architecture Governance Point (AGP) 3 approval with the Ontario Governments Architecture Review Board.
The successful candidate will play a critical leadership role in updating and enhancing Enterprise Architecture artifacts Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD) for enterprise-wide governance initiatives focused on the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP) and associated enterprise applications web services geomatics tools and synchronized data platforms.
This role requires close collaboration with senior stakeholders architects technical specialists project managers business analysts and vendor SMEs to ensure successful delivery of AGP 1 & 2 artifact upgrades and readiness for the targeted AGP 3 presentation.
The resource may also contribute to initiatives aligned with the Government of Ontarios Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025 as required.
Requirements
Mandatory Skills & Experience
Business & Enterprise Architecture Experience
Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience.
Minimum 5 years of Business Architecture experience on large complex enterprise initiatives.
Extensive experience developing Business and Information Architectures for government or large enterprise organizations.
Proven experience contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives through Business Architecture practices.
Experience working across multiple projects within large portfolios.
Strong experience with Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards.
Experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture governance and AGP processes particularly AGP 1 and AGP 2.
Information & Data Architecture
Experience creating conceptual and logical data models mapped to business process requirements.
Expertise in Information Architecture development and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD).
Experience with Data Governance Data Quality Master Data Management and Records Management.
Strong understanding of business process modelling alignment with data modelling and information resource management.
Ability to integrate standalone Business and Information Architectures.
Architecture Methodologies & Tools
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles methodologies and frameworks including TOGAF and Zachman.
Experience across multiple architecture domains including Business Data/Information Application Integration Infrastructure and Security Architecture.
Familiarity with architecture modelling tools such as PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus or equivalent.
Ability to develop architectural governance controls and reusable architecture artefacts.
Business Process & Service Design
Demonstrated experience with:
BPMN
Business Function Modeling
Business Process Modeling
Value Chain Analysis
KPI and Performance Measure Definition
Strategic Legislative and Technology Alignment
Experience aligning Business Architecture with Service Design practices and Ontario Digital Service principles.
Ability to model business functional and contractual accountabilities.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Excellent communication facilitation negotiation consultation and stakeholder management skills.
Experience collaborating with executives and senior management teams.
Proven ability to lead architecture workshops planning sessions governance discussions and stakeholder engagements.
Strong consulting and influencing skills with the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.
Ability to present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership and technical/business SMEs.
Research & Analytical Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for complex enterprise initiatives.
Ability to identify emerging technologies and innovative architecture solutions.
Experience resolving integration interoperability and enterprise-wide technical/business challenges.
Desirable Skills
Experience with SAFe Agile methodology.
Familiarity with Privacy Records Keeping and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) principles.
Experience designing architectures leveraging modern and emerging technologies.
Knowledge of Ontario Digital Service Service Design practices.
Experience supporting procurement and vendor evaluation activities.
Experience in Application Architecture and additional enterprise architecture domains.
GIS and Geospatial platform experience is highly preferred.
Required Skills:
Mandatory Skills & Experience Business & Enterprise Architecture Experience Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience. Minimum 5 years of Business Architecture experience on large complex enterprise initiatives. Extensive experience developing Business and Information Architectures for government or large enterprise organizations. Proven experience contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives through Business Architecture practices. Experience working across multiple projects within large portfolios. Strong experience with Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards. Experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture governance and AGP processes particularly AGP 1 and AGP 2. Information & Data Architecture Experience creating conceptual and logical data models mapped to business process requirements. Expertise in Information Architecture development and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD). Experience with Data Governance Data Quality Master Data Management and Records Management. Strong understanding of business process modelling alignment with data modelling and information resource management. Ability to integrate standalone Business and Information Architectures. Architecture Methodologies & Tools Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles methodologies and frameworks including TOGAF and Zachman. Experience across multiple architecture domains including Business Data/Information Application Integration Infrastructure and Security Architecture. Familiarity with architecture modelling tools such as PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus or equivalent. Ability to develop architectural governance controls and reusable architecture artefacts. Business Process & Service Design Demonstrated experience with: BPMN Business Function Modeling Business Process Modeling Value Chain Analysis KPI and Performance Measure Definition Strategic Legislative and Technology Alignment Experience aligning Business Architecture with Service Design practices and Ontario Digital Service principles. Ability to model business functional and contractual accountabilities. Leadership & Stakeholder Management Excellent communication facilitation negotiation consultation and stakeholder management skills. Experience collaborating with executives and senior management teams. Proven ability to lead architecture workshops planning sessions governance discussions and stakeholder engagements. Strong consulting and influencing skills with the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders. Ability to present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership and technical/business SMEs. Research & Analytical Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for complex enterprise initiatives. Ability to identify emerging technologies and innovative architecture solutions. Experience resolving integration interoperability and enterprise-wide technical/business challenges. Desirable Skills Experience with SAFe Agile methodology. Familiarity with Privacy Records Keeping and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) principles. Experience designing architectures leveraging modern and emerging technologies. Knowledge of Ontario Digital Service Service Design practices. Experience supporting procurement and vendor evaluation activities. Experience in Application Architecture and additional enterprise architecture domains. GIS and Geospatial platform experience is highly preferred.
Senior Business Architect 3 Geospatial OntarioRequisition ID: RQ11074Client: Land & Resources Cluster Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and ProcurementLocation: Peterborough / Toronto Ontario (Onsite)Contract Duration: June 1 2026 September 23 2026Assignment Type: Full-Time Contrac...
Senior Business Architect 3 Geospatial Ontario
Requisition ID: RQ11074
Client: Land & Resources Cluster Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
We are currently seeking an experiencedSenior Business Architect to support the Geospatial Ontario IT Program in preparation for Architecture Governance Point (AGP) 3 approval with the Ontario Governments Architecture Review Board.
The successful candidate will play a critical leadership role in updating and enhancing Enterprise Architecture artifacts Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD) for enterprise-wide governance initiatives focused on the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP) and associated enterprise applications web services geomatics tools and synchronized data platforms.
This role requires close collaboration with senior stakeholders architects technical specialists project managers business analysts and vendor SMEs to ensure successful delivery of AGP 1 & 2 artifact upgrades and readiness for the targeted AGP 3 presentation.
The resource may also contribute to initiatives aligned with the Government of Ontarios Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025 as required.
Requirements
Mandatory Skills & Experience
Business & Enterprise Architecture Experience
Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience.
Minimum 5 years of Business Architecture experience on large complex enterprise initiatives.
Extensive experience developing Business and Information Architectures for government or large enterprise organizations.
Proven experience contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives through Business Architecture practices.
Experience working across multiple projects within large portfolios.
Strong experience with Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards.
Experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture governance and AGP processes particularly AGP 1 and AGP 2.
Information & Data Architecture
Experience creating conceptual and logical data models mapped to business process requirements.
Expertise in Information Architecture development and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD).
Experience with Data Governance Data Quality Master Data Management and Records Management.
Strong understanding of business process modelling alignment with data modelling and information resource management.
Ability to integrate standalone Business and Information Architectures.
Architecture Methodologies & Tools
Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles methodologies and frameworks including TOGAF and Zachman.
Experience across multiple architecture domains including Business Data/Information Application Integration Infrastructure and Security Architecture.
Familiarity with architecture modelling tools such as PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus or equivalent.
Ability to develop architectural governance controls and reusable architecture artefacts.
Business Process & Service Design
Demonstrated experience with:
BPMN
Business Function Modeling
Business Process Modeling
Value Chain Analysis
KPI and Performance Measure Definition
Strategic Legislative and Technology Alignment
Experience aligning Business Architecture with Service Design practices and Ontario Digital Service principles.
Ability to model business functional and contractual accountabilities.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Excellent communication facilitation negotiation consultation and stakeholder management skills.
Experience collaborating with executives and senior management teams.
Proven ability to lead architecture workshops planning sessions governance discussions and stakeholder engagements.
Strong consulting and influencing skills with the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.
Ability to present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership and technical/business SMEs.
Research & Analytical Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for complex enterprise initiatives.
Ability to identify emerging technologies and innovative architecture solutions.
Experience resolving integration interoperability and enterprise-wide technical/business challenges.
Desirable Skills
Experience with SAFe Agile methodology.
Familiarity with Privacy Records Keeping and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) principles.
Experience designing architectures leveraging modern and emerging technologies.
Knowledge of Ontario Digital Service Service Design practices.
Experience supporting procurement and vendor evaluation activities.
Experience in Application Architecture and additional enterprise architecture domains.
GIS and Geospatial platform experience is highly preferred.
Required Skills:
Mandatory Skills & Experience Business & Enterprise Architecture Experience Minimum 10 years of overall IT experience. Minimum 5 years of Business Architecture experience on large complex enterprise initiatives. Extensive experience developing Business and Information Architectures for government or large enterprise organizations. Proven experience contributing to enterprise transformation initiatives through Business Architecture practices. Experience working across multiple projects within large portfolios. Strong experience with Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards. Experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture governance and AGP processes particularly AGP 1 and AGP 2. Information & Data Architecture Experience creating conceptual and logical data models mapped to business process requirements. Expertise in Information Architecture development and Information Architecture Documentation (IAD). Experience with Data Governance Data Quality Master Data Management and Records Management. Strong understanding of business process modelling alignment with data modelling and information resource management. Ability to integrate standalone Business and Information Architectures. Architecture Methodologies & Tools Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture principles methodologies and frameworks including TOGAF and Zachman. Experience across multiple architecture domains including Business Data/Information Application Integration Infrastructure and Security Architecture. Familiarity with architecture modelling tools such as PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus or equivalent. Ability to develop architectural governance controls and reusable architecture artefacts. Business Process & Service Design Demonstrated experience with: BPMN Business Function Modeling Business Process Modeling Value Chain Analysis KPI and Performance Measure Definition Strategic Legislative and Technology Alignment Experience aligning Business Architecture with Service Design practices and Ontario Digital Service principles. Ability to model business functional and contractual accountabilities. Leadership & Stakeholder Management Excellent communication facilitation negotiation consultation and stakeholder management skills. Experience collaborating with executives and senior management teams. Proven ability to lead architecture workshops planning sessions governance discussions and stakeholder engagements. Strong consulting and influencing skills with the ability to drive consensus among diverse stakeholders. Ability to present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior leadership and technical/business SMEs. Research & Analytical Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities for complex enterprise initiatives. Ability to identify emerging technologies and innovative architecture solutions. Experience resolving integration interoperability and enterprise-wide technical/business challenges. Desirable Skills Experience with SAFe Agile methodology. Familiarity with Privacy Records Keeping and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) principles. Experience designing architectures leveraging modern and emerging technologies. Knowledge of Ontario Digital Service Service Design practices. Experience supporting procurement and vendor evaluation activities. Experience in Application Architecture and additional enterprise architecture domains. GIS and Geospatial platform experience is highly preferred.
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