Senior Business Architect

Must Have:

• You have extensive experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture Gating processes with an emphasis on Architectural Gate Point 1 and 2 and the creation review and engagement process.
• Successfully completed Business and Information Architectures at the enterprise and/or core business levels for governments or large organizations

Description

• To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5 Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025 the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.
• A Senior Business Architect is needed to support Enterprise Architecture artifact creation / update for the Geospatial Ontario IT Program when seeking corporate governance (Architecture Review Board) approval at Architecture Governance Point (AGP) 3.
• The successful candidate will be asked to work with business and technical resources to update Business and Information architecture artifacts at the enterprise and/or core business levels for the Ontario Government.
• The successful candidate would be joining an augmented project teams which may include the following resources: Senior Solution Architect Senior Solution Designers Senior Project Managers Senior Service Designers Senior Business Analysts Vendor Subject Matter Experts (SME) diverse technical teams (developers testers specialists Database experts) and client business/technical leads (SMEs).
• Led by you the project team will work through the AGP 1 & 2 enterprise artifact upgrades in preparation for a September AGP 3 presentation and approval at corporate governance - Architecture Review Board.
• Of technical focus is the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP) and its hosted / interconnected corporate applications web services data geomatics tools and synchronized platforms.
• The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is a work on-site employer; however hybrid work arrangement can be arrange in special circumstances to be discussed with the hiring manager. Recommended work locations are reference below; however the successful candidate may work out of 1 of many OPS locations province wide.
• 300 WATER STREET NORTH TOWER FLOOR 4 PETERBOROUGH ONTARIO
• 40 ST CLAIR AVENUE WEST FLOOR 11 TORONTO ONTARIO
• The successful candidate is expected to work without break in service for the duration of the contract. Any required breaks in service will need to be made up to ensure full utilization of the contract and adherence to the September targeted AGP 3 presentation deadline.

Core Skills Required

• Total 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.
• Successfully completed Business and Information Architectures at the enterprise and/or core business levels for governments or large organizations.
• Contributed to the successful transformation of government or large organization program delivery by applying Business Architecture practices.
• Ability to work across Projects in a Portfolio.
• Experience creating Conceptual and Logical Data models mapped against process requirements.
• Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.
• Proven ability in horizontal business integration (i.e. identifying common elements delineation points)
• Knowledge of or experience in Government of Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.
• Data Modeling and development of solution and Program Area(s) Data Architecture.
• Development of solution and Program Area(s) Information Architecture and corresponding Information Architecture Documentation (IAD) according to OPS standards and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of or experience with Information Management including Data Governance Data Quality Master Data Management Records Management.
• Knowledge of or experience with Ideation including Information/Data Requirements Analysis and corresponding Test Strategy planning.
• Experience in developing business architectures using Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS.
• Development of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to OPS standards and industry best practices.
• Creation of alignment of Business Architecture Document to the Solution Requirements Document (SRD) and the Information Architecture Document (IAD) as per OPS standards and industry best practices ensuring vertical integration.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Services modeling Business Function Modeling Business Process Modeling proficient use of BPMN Value Chain Analysis Business Outcomes Performance Measures and KPIs definition Strategic Legislative and Technology alignment.
• Ability to create Business Architectures that directly informs and supports the elicitation of business and system requirements.
• Ability to develop and maintain architectural governance and controls over Business and Information Architecture.
• Ability to leverage reference artefacts to enable shared use and to develop Business Architecture artefacts that align with acquired solutions/services and existing strategic IT Products.
• Ability to integrate stand-alone Business and Information Architectures.
• Ability to align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.
• Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities.
• Desirable Skills Requested
• 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 Point 0 and 1 (AGP1) in particular.
• 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.
• Ability to design/propose Business Architectures that leverage latest cutting-edge technologies.
• Experience with SAFe Methodology.
• Familiarity with Ontario Digital Services Service Design principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture modeling tools e.g. PowerDesigner Sparx Enterprise Architect Orbus etc.
• Ability to provide advice and support to teams acquiring services or solutions via procurement (e.g. advise on documentation to include how to evaluate etc.)

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Information Architecture Technical Skills (45%)

• You have a good understanding business process modelling alignment with data modeling and information resource management.
• You have extensive experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture Gating processes with an emphasis on Architectural Gate Point 1 and 2 and the creation review and engagement process.
• You have expertise in I&IT architecture (experience in one or more architecture domains Business and or data/information architecture expertise) IT strategies (business and technology solutions roadmap development) policies standards plans current and emerging enterprise architecture principles methodologies and frameworks (such as Zachman or TOGAF).
• You are a technology generalist and have breadth of knowledge across all architecture pillars (business data integration infrastructure application and security) current and emerging technologies and are able to provide advice on the full life cycle of solution design and delivery to project solution architects and stakeholders.
• You can apply leading industry good practices and OPS standards in architecture design software and systems engineering.

Research and Analytical Skills (20%)

• You have analytical skills to develop architectural solutions to meet complex multi-year plans spanning multiple internal/external stakeholders and broadly defined business objectives.
• You are able to research and recommend the innovative architecture deliverables that meet the business needs
• You are able to identify opportunities to leverage and introduce new and emerging technologies.
• You have problem solving skills to resolve significant integration business and technical issues to address multiple systems/applications interfaces and interdependencies where requirements are not initially clear.

Leadership Consultation Collaboration Facilitation and Communication Skills (35%):

• You can establish effective working relationships; obtain support for I&IT strategies portfolio solution decisions that align with ministry and OPS.
• You can lead/facilitate meetings to discuss/determine strategy and roadmap for architecture priorities and change management directions.
• You have strong negotiation and influencing skills to influence key decision-makers.
• You have effective consulting skills to engage multiple stakeholders and clients and identify top business needs.
• You can work with peer architects GIS and Information Management Specialists or analysts as a team under the leadership of the lead architects and project managers.
• You can develop options and make recommendations to stakeholders management and staff regarding information/data models and solutions that designed to align with ministry and OPS strategies.
• You have consultation and collaboration skills to consult with multiple stakeholders and clients to provide insights into the technology options and provide advice and recommendations to management staff regarding architecture strategy options.
• You have facilitation skills to lead discussions among stakeholders with different interests to land on portfolio decisions that align with ministry and OPS strategies.
• You have negotiation skills to establish effective working relationships with stakeholders and move the Portfolio IT Roadmaps forward.
• You can present the strategies and solutions to senior management and client ministry information and business SMEs.
• You can provide advice regarding approaches to contentious architecture design.
• You can lead planning sessions with ministry client corporate IT groups and development vendor.