RQ09754 IT Enterprise ArchitectStrategist Senior

Role Overview:

The Government of Ontario is embarking on a large Data & AI transformation initiative. Core to the transformation is the enablement of the Ontario Data Platform (ODP) which is being developed as the enterprise technology ecosystem for everything Data & AI. ODP is a modern ecosystem of data solution consisting of data ingestion technologies storage processing and visualization as well as solutions related to data governance quality marketplace etc. ODP will initially serve all internal government clusters ministries and program areas but also external agencies in the future. We are looking for an experienced senior IT enterprise strategist to support the development and implementation of Data & AI strategies spanning technology people and processes. The individual will also assist the leadership team with various activities related to enterprise architecture business case development procurement communication partnership management with clusters and ministries.

• Lead and contribute to the development of ODPs technology strategy in alignment with enterprise strategy and architecture
  
• Lead the development of strategy execution plans and ODP roadmap
  
• Lead and contribute to the development of ODP development and operational processes
  
• Evangelize strategy and implementation plans with various stakeholders to secure buy-in
  
• Collaborate with Enterprise Data Stewardship to ensure strategic and execution alignment and support
  
• Partner with various IT clusters and ministries to support the alignment to ODP
  
• Lead and contribute to the creation of strategic and tactical executive communication and general collateral
  
• Contribute to enterprise and solution architecture management and financial artifacts
  
• Actively lead and participate in program and project management of various ODP initiatives
  
• Lead the creation and execution of RFPs RFSs to support the capability growth of ODP
  

Responsibilities:

• Develops recommends implements and manages IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and architect deliverables for the organization
  

General Skills:

• Demonstrated experience in development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture
  
• Knowledge and experience in Application architecture Technology Architecture Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  
• Demonstrated Strategic thinking and development aligns strategic objectives with technology and resources
  
• Ability to define business capabilities and processes
  
• Experience providing direction on operationalizing business strategy including systems processes and required data.
  
• Demonstrated Transformation thinking and understanding of data interdependencies
  
• Experience identifying technology risks and mitigations
  
• Experience developing IT strategy aligned with business vision
  
• Ability to streamline application landscape for optional performance decommission redundancy and reduce cost
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
  

Desirable Skills:

• Experience in Stakeholder Engagement including presentations and briefing notes and conducting / facilitating meetings
  
• Experience and knowledge in Project Management
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• Knowledge and understanding of Project Managements Institutes Project Management Body of Knowledge
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices
  
• Experience writing business cases including current state assessments establishing goals outcomes and creating plans to achieve them.
  
• Ability to track and report on deliverables across multiple large scale complex projects
  
• Experience with custom builds SaaS adoptions onboardings to enterprise systems
  

Nice to have:

• prior OPS or public sector exp.
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Business Case and Project Documents:

• Experience writing business cases including current state assessments establishing goals outcomes and creating plans to achieve them.
  
• Experience creating project charters RACI establishing governance structures
  
• Experience creating project updates drafting and seeking approval on formal change requests and closeout reports
  
• Experience creating work breakdown structures and managing multiple implementation teams
  
• Experience creating process & service measures and indicators
  
• Experience writing business requirements background materials and drafting briefing materials.
  
• Experience completing intake and project initiation activities including creating project charters project outlines and business cases
  
• Experience completing detailed options analyses including feasibility assessments jurisdictional market and literature scans.
  

Project Planning and Delivery:

• Ability to track and report on deliverables across multiple large scale complex projects
  
• Hands on technical experience leading agile teams while providing timely and easy to understand briefings for executives
  
• Experience implementing and running governance structures
  
• Experience with custom builds SaaS adoptions onboardings to enterprise systems
  
• Experience managing and coordinating project monitoring anticipates and troubleshoots issues provides ongoing expertise resolves problems and provides project effectiveness
  
• Experience planning and leading release management activities
  
• Ability to monitor and forecast project costs and provide reporting and input to ensure targets are met
  
• Ability to promote I&IT project management best practices and adherence to standard methodologies
  
• Ability to Create and track integrated project plans (including scope schedule and resources)
  
• Monitor and report on project progress through stand-ups and weekly status updates
  
• Track project level Risks Issues Actions and Decisions and report it up to the program manager
  
• Create detailed iteration / sprint plans and manage sprint execution from kickoff through retrospective
  
• Experience providing onboarding and orientation of new staff / project resources
  
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle software design development and integration database concepts user interface design principle change management quality assurance risk management disaster recovery planning business continuity planning
  

Communications:

• Strong communication skills to prepare documentation including but not limited to; reports reviews assessments
  
• Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
  
• Ability to communicate designs and development in clear and understandable manner
  
• Ability to effectively brief senior executives on project status risks complexities dependencies and issues.