IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist Senior
8 years experience
Opportunity Details
| Client Reference | RQ00556 |
| # of Openings | 1 |
| Start Date | April 1 2026 |
| End Date | March 30 2027 |
| Days for Contract | 250 |
| Extension | N/A |
| Assignment Type | Hybrid |
| Days in Office | 50% hybrid |
| Location | 525 University Avenue |
| Client | Ontario Health |
| |
Description
Must Have:
- At least 5 years of experience in the Ontario home care health sector
- TOGAF Certification
- At least 10 years of experience in large scale software solution architecture
- A university degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- Public sector experience
Nice to Have:
Rated Requirements:
1) Strategic Planning-25 Points
- Experience with determining evolution strategies
- Experience creating strategic roadmaps
- Experience creating strategic plans
2) Software Architecture- 25 Points
- Experience defining the software architecture for large systems
- Experience analyzing and evolving existing large software systems
- Experience with assessing proposed architectures for alignment to strategic goals and guidance
- Experience with integrating distributed systems
- Experience with defining standard messaging and service interfaces
3) Project Delivery- 25 Points
- Experience delivering large software projects
- Experience evolving as-is systems towards desired targets
- Experience integrating multiple systems using messaging or service interfaces
4) Architectural Governance & Leadership- 25 Points
- Experience creating and implementing architecture methods and frameworks
- Experience leading or participating in architecture review boards
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders
- Experience leading development teams
- Experience mentoring team members
Required Experience
Deliverables:
The purpose of this request is to acquire a Senior Solutions Architect contingent resource on the CHRIS team for 1 year with an optional extension of up to 1 year.
This role will help support development of strategic and solutions architectures that support:
- Realizing the vision for the Enhancing HCC Digital Connectivity initiative
- Building the roadmap for home care supporting provincial services
- Modernizing the Client Health Related Information System (CHRIS) solutions architecture
- Decomposing the existing monolithic architectures into domain-specific services
- Outsourcing the appropriate services to external third-parties
- Implementing a robust highly scalable and resilient services platform
- An architecture description of the existing monolith
- A home care capability-based decomposition of the existing monolith
- A build-vs-buy evaluation report for the decomposed target-state components
- A market analysis report of potential product/service providers
- A description of the overall strategic decomposition approach and an implementation plan for its realization
- Definition of solution application and integration architecture for the modernized services-based architecture and other associated documentation as required
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead the creation of an architecture strategy for decomposing legacy monolithic systems into modular scalable services.
- Lead the strategic evolution towards a services-based environment
- Lead the build-vs-buy evaluation for targeted components
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives and ensure seamless integration of services.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering teams guiding them through the modernization initiative and complex system designs.
Skills and Knowledge:
Desired Skills:- Defining standard messaging interfaces and services
Required Skills:
- Defining strategic evolution plans for enterprise-wide applications
- Creating and maintaining strategic product and technology roadmaps
- Defining architecture for large-scale software systems
- Analyzing decomposing and understanding complex software ecosystems
- Leading large multi-team initiatives
- Overseeing and driving the delivery of software-based projects
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities
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IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist Senior8 years experienceOpportunity DetailsClient ReferenceRQ00556# of Openings1Start DateApril 1 2026End DateMarch 30 2027Days for Contract250ExtensionN/AAssignment TypeHybridDays in Office50% hybridLocation525 University AvenueClientOntario HealthDescriptionMust ...
IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist Senior
8 years experience
Opportunity Details
| Client Reference | RQ00556 |
| # of Openings | 1 |
| Start Date | April 1 2026 |
| End Date | March 30 2027 |
| Days for Contract | 250 |
| Extension | N/A |
| Assignment Type | Hybrid |
| Days in Office | 50% hybrid |
| Location | 525 University Avenue |
| Client | Ontario Health |
| |
Description
Must Have:
- At least 5 years of experience in the Ontario home care health sector
- TOGAF Certification
- At least 10 years of experience in large scale software solution architecture
- A university degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- Public sector experience
Nice to Have:
Rated Requirements:
1) Strategic Planning-25 Points
- Experience with determining evolution strategies
- Experience creating strategic roadmaps
- Experience creating strategic plans
2) Software Architecture- 25 Points
- Experience defining the software architecture for large systems
- Experience analyzing and evolving existing large software systems
- Experience with assessing proposed architectures for alignment to strategic goals and guidance
- Experience with integrating distributed systems
- Experience with defining standard messaging and service interfaces
3) Project Delivery- 25 Points
- Experience delivering large software projects
- Experience evolving as-is systems towards desired targets
- Experience integrating multiple systems using messaging or service interfaces
4) Architectural Governance & Leadership- 25 Points
- Experience creating and implementing architecture methods and frameworks
- Experience leading or participating in architecture review boards
- Experience leading cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders
- Experience leading development teams
- Experience mentoring team members
Required Experience
Deliverables:
The purpose of this request is to acquire a Senior Solutions Architect contingent resource on the CHRIS team for 1 year with an optional extension of up to 1 year.
This role will help support development of strategic and solutions architectures that support:
- Realizing the vision for the Enhancing HCC Digital Connectivity initiative
- Building the roadmap for home care supporting provincial services
- Modernizing the Client Health Related Information System (CHRIS) solutions architecture
- Decomposing the existing monolithic architectures into domain-specific services
- Outsourcing the appropriate services to external third-parties
- Implementing a robust highly scalable and resilient services platform
- An architecture description of the existing monolith
- A home care capability-based decomposition of the existing monolith
- A build-vs-buy evaluation report for the decomposed target-state components
- A market analysis report of potential product/service providers
- A description of the overall strategic decomposition approach and an implementation plan for its realization
- Definition of solution application and integration architecture for the modernized services-based architecture and other associated documentation as required
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead the creation of an architecture strategy for decomposing legacy monolithic systems into modular scalable services.
- Lead the strategic evolution towards a services-based environment
- Lead the build-vs-buy evaluation for targeted components
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives and ensure seamless integration of services.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering teams guiding them through the modernization initiative and complex system designs.
Skills and Knowledge:
Desired Skills:- Defining standard messaging interfaces and services
Required Skills:
- Defining strategic evolution plans for enterprise-wide applications
- Creating and maintaining strategic product and technology roadmaps
- Defining architecture for large-scale software systems
- Analyzing decomposing and understanding complex software ecosystems
- Leading large multi-team initiatives
- Overseeing and driving the delivery of software-based projects
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities
If you are interested in this opportunity please use the Apply To This Job button at the top.
NOTE: AI tools may be used during the application process for development formatting and review of resumes and other Applicant materials. Applicant identifiers will be made anonymous.
NOTE: By submitting profile information to MERAK you consent to receive email notifications regarding information updates and communications about subcontracting work opportunities and personalized communication as needed. You are able to revoke this consent at any time through the unsubscribe link or pause notifications if you have accepted an external work opportunity by reaching out to us via email at any time.Required Experience:
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