Job Openings RQ08849 - IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist - Senior

About the job RQ08849 - IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist - Senior
Description

This is a hybrid work position - 3 days a week in any LRC location Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, Guelph, Toronto, Peterborough.

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.

Responsibilities

Applied to both the process and the outcome of thinking out and specifying the overall structure, logical components, and the logical interrelationships of a solution, product, and/or service, ensuring compliance with Government of Ontario - IT Standards (GO-ITS).

Defines the structure and relationship among applications, including the identification of re-usable components, quality level metrics, the organization and layering of software, and the determination of interfaces.

Responsibilities also include developing, implementing and managing at least one cross-platform application in a large and distributed environment, monitor the whole system, understand all interactions between components on a given level of abstraction, as well as to define limitations and requirements for source code.

Defines the interactions between application packages, databases and middleware systems.

General Skills

Experience in the development and implementation of application architectures at the specified experience level

Extensive experience with at least two different computing platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, programming languages and communication protocols

Experience with middleware and gateways Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments

Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications

Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments

Experience in the use of development tools, Computer Aided Software Engineering (C A S E) tools, information retrieval packages, and other software tools such as project management software and business re-engineering software

Experience in the use of data and process modelling methodologies, techniques and tools, including a working knowledge of metadata structures, repository functions, and data dictionaries

Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) Awareness of emerging I⁢ trends and directions Excellent analytical, problem‑solving and decision‑making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills

A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines





Knowledge and understanding of object‑oriented analysis and design techniques

Proven ability and experience modelling current and future‑state architectures

Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies, processes and practice

Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices

Experience designing detailed functional and technical requirements for new and existing business solutions

Experience leading multi‑tier application infrastructure design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations

Experience designing, developing, implementing and maintaining large complex applications, workflow processes and dynamic forms

Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Options Analysis (50%)

Ability to support and conduct options analysis according to OPS directives and Government of Ontario IT Standards (GO-ITS)

Has experience decomposing and composing requirements to develop solution options using a composable and modular architecture approach

Including producing conceptual models of potential solutions demonstrating alignment with the LRC Technology Roadmap, OPS Target State Architecture (TSA) and GO-IT Standard artefacts

Proven ability and experience to define end to end technical solutions that follow a composable architecture approach and take into account current state environment and constraints and analyze the viability of the solution

Assess and analyze business strategy, business requirements, current state workplace and technology choices to evaluate solution alternatives

Conduct cost and benefit analyses and feasibility studies, create briefing notes, and provide recommendations

Provide, execute and coordinate enterprise architecture process activities and develops standard methodologies and practices to conduct solution options analysis that demonstrates alignment with IT standards, directives, OPS Target State Architecture (TSA), and LRC technology roadmap

Leads the solution options analysis and technology recommendation for our ministry partners initiatives by providing strategic, technical design and architecture expertise aligned with the methodologies and practices established

Analyzes, defines, evaluates, and recommends enterprise architecture requirements across the Land and Resources Sector





Ability to create conceptual architectures across the enterprise architecture domains

Solutioning Experience (30%)

To provide expertise and leadership and information technology (IT) architecture in a number of the following domains: business, technology, applications, security and/or information and includes enterprise architecture frameworks, strategies, and methodologies

Has experience solutioning based on a composable and modular architecture approach, including decomposing and composing requirements and design and implementation of API and data streaming integrations

Creates architecture for various solutions across the Land and Resources Sector ensuring that the architecture is in alignment with LRC Technology Roadmap Practices, taking an enterprise approach

Industry and OPS Standards (10%)

Knowledge of industry standards and new trends including but not limited to cloud computing, microservices architecture, low code/no code, cybersecurity, and emerging technology to provide state of the art advice into systems analysis and design

Deliverables can include:

Advice and consultation

Analysis and provision of recommendations

Initial or high‑level architecture

Detailed or elaborated architecture

Contributing to the integrity and knownness of the Land and Resources Sectors IT footprint, including whats out there, how it works, how do they interact, what are the dependencies, how is risk managed, what are the vulnerabilities

Communications (10%)

Demonstrated commitment and proven ability with effective stakeholder management

Exceptional communication skills required to visualize, depict, and convey complex concepts to a broadly diverse audience including technical and business audiences

Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their business mandates, processes, drivers and client base

Experience developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement

Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and problem‑solving skills

Must haves

Has experience decomposing and composing requirements to develop solution options using a composable and modular architecture approach

Conduct cost and benefit analyses and feasibility studies, create briefing notes, and provide recommendations

Ability to create conceptual architectures across the enterprise architecture domains

Has experience solutioning based on a composable and modular architecture approach, including decomposing and composing requirements and design and implementation of API and data streaming integrations

Exceptional communication skills required to visualize, depict, and convey complex concepts to a broadly diverse audience including technical and business audiences

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📌 IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist - Senior (Ontario)
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