IT Enterprise Architect Strategist (Intermediate) 9811-0609

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

• 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

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

• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field. Masters degree or certifications (e.g. TOGAF Azure Solutions Architect) are strongly preferred. and nbsp;

• Experience: and nbsp;(50%)

1. 3-5 years and nbsp;of progressive experience in enterprise architecture and solution architecture within a public sector or large enterprise environment and nbsp;
2. Demonstrated experience with OPS enterprise architecture governance this includes supporting the process as well as delivering required artefacts.
3. Understanding of various compliance standards including but not limited to GO-ITS FIPPAPHIPPA and ARA.
4. Hands-on experience delivering necessary AGP artefacts and contributing to architecture reviews blueprint development and target state planning.
5. Familiarity with OPS I and amp;IT Standards and environments including shared services ministry specific systems and digital transformation initiatives.
6. Proven ability to integrate complex AI-powered solutions while managing cross-functional dependencies. and nbsp;
7. Experience working in cross-functional teams involving and nbsp;business data application and technology domains.

• Technical Skills: and nbsp;(35%)

1. Strong understanding of EA frameworks and their application in OPS setting.
2. Advanced and nbsp;knowledge and nbsp;of and nbsp;cloud platforms cybersecurity principles and interoperability standards
3. Microsoft Azure: Expert in Azure architecture including security networking identity data services and monitoring. and nbsp;
4. Enterprise Integration: Skilled in API development ESB microservices architecture and middleware technologies. and nbsp;
5. Familiarity with and nbsp;ITIL processes specifically incident change and release management and the PMO Stage Gate process in OPS. and nbsp;
6. Knowledgeable in and nbsp;cloud-based security practices and nbsp;and compliance protocols relevant to OPS. and nbsp;

• Leadership and amp; Collaboration Skills: and nbsp;(15%)

1. Strong leadership abilities with experience of providing technical guidance and influencing stakeholders across various levels. and nbsp;
2. Exceptional communication skills with an ability to bridge technical and business perspectives and align project outcomes with organizational goals. and nbsp;
3. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a governance-driven policy-rich environment.

Key Deliverables

• Architecture Artifacts

1. Development of and nbsp;current state and nbsp;and and nbsp;target state and nbsp;architecture models across business data application and technology domains.
2. Creation of and nbsp;solution blueprints and nbsp;reference architectures and and nbsp;architecture patterns and nbsp;aligned with OPS standards.

• Architecture Review Documentation

1. Preparation of materials for and nbsp;Architecture Review Board (ARB) and nbsp;or equivalent governance bodies such as AI Governance.
2. Documentation of and nbsp;compliance assessments and nbsp;with GO-ITS standards privacy security and accessibility requirements.

• EA Governance Contributions

1. Support for and nbsp;EA governance processes including tracking decisions risks and exceptions.
2. Contribution to and nbsp;EA repositories and nbsp;and knowledge bases (e.g. EA SharePoint modeling tools).

• Stakeholder Engagement

1. Facilitation of and nbsp;architecture working sessions and nbsp;with ministry stakeholders I and amp;IT clusters and GovTechON.
2. Development of and nbsp;communication materials and nbsp;to explain architectural decisions and trade-offs.

• Technology and Data Strategy Alignment

1. Mapping of and nbsp;business capabilities and nbsp;to technology solutions.
2. Identification of and nbsp;opportunities for reuse consolidation or modernization of systems and platforms.

• Risk and Impact Assessments and Compliance Reports

1. Execution of and nbsp;RkAP (Recordkeeping Access and Privacy) and nbsp;assessments.
2. Identification and documentation of and nbsp;technical risks and nbsp;interoperability challenges and and nbsp;security gaps.
3. Regular reports addressing privacy security and data integrity risks with recommended action plans

• System Integration Plans and Roadmaps

1. Roadmaps and plans detailing the and nbsp;integration of legacy systems and inter-agency data-sharing strategies. and nbsp;
2. Clearly defined and nbsp;milestones and performance metrics and nbsp;for successful implementation. and nbsp;

• Performance and amp; Scalability Reports

1. Continuous performance monitoring reports including recommendations for optimizations to ensure the architecture remains future-proof

1. Prior OPS experience with Enterprise architecture governance
2. Preparation of materials for and nbsp;Architecture Review Board (ARB) and nbsp;or equivalent governance bodies such as AI Governance - and nbsp;specifically AGP 1/2
3. Experience with artefacts prior (current state solution blueprints reference architecture solution architecture documents etc.)
4. TRA experience and cyber security standards.
5. GO-ITS standards (security)