Responsibilities Develops, recommends, implements and manages the technical architecture (hardware, software, database and communications) which will be used for all or specific applications in a large, distributed cross-platform environment. The Lands and Resources Cluster (LRC) and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources require a Senior Solution Architect to update the Enterprise/Solutions Architecture for their Water Information Systems Kisters (WISKI) including the new Weather Module and the Great Lakes Storm Surge Operating System (GLSSOS) Portfolio. Providing leadership, guidance and support to the project team and subject matter experts; Update, develop and validate all required solution architecture models/artifacts, documents and materials (according to industry best practices, GO-ITS standards and OPS EA guidelines using the appropriate version) Collaborates with cluster staff, project teams, ministry Subject Matter Expert (SME) and other OPS partners/service providers to ensure architecture alignment PowerDesigner, DevOps) Identify issues and risks to be managed or addressed, and assist the project team or ministry to facilitate mitigation Develop/revise solution architecture artifacts according to cluster and corporate guidance Support Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA) delivery during the project Support the process of acquiring cluster and corporate approvals, such as Project Gating, LRC cluster governance processes, and corporate architecture governance points (AGP) Provide status updates to both the project team and the Enterprise Architecture unit Provide transfer of knowledge and project deliverables to identified cluster staff Adhere to all OPS GO-ITS Standards, specifically GO-ITS 200PRS Ontario Public Service Enterprise Architecture Governance Requirements [WM2] and others as required Revise architectures per action and/or conditions arising from LRC’s governance body (Project Gating Review Committee)



and Corporate EA Governance review bodies as required Utilize, reuse, and incorporate OPS Reference Architectures into the project architectures Ensure alignment with any other related and relevant business materials Knowledge and experience with a wide range of methods, techniques and tools for business architecture such as, but not limited to: business functional modeling, service lifecycle modeling, business event modeling, business process mapping, value chain analysis, and other related disciplines ~10+ years of experience successfully completing solution architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations ~ Valuable understanding of diverse business environments, especially government and compliance/regulatory functions ~ Knowledge and experience of information technology, providing the ability to integrate and identify IT-enabled opportunities to solve business pressures/needs ~ Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus-building, and problem-solving skills ~ Experience as a solution/application architect who has successfully modelled solution requirements, design and components for enterprise-scale COTS solutions, Oracle Siebel preferred ~ Knowledge of Zachman Framework, including business / information / application / technology / security architectures ~ Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Depth of knowledge in enterprise architecture domains including business, information, application, technology,



and security architecture.

Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills Demonstrated experience in delivering complex IT solutions and applications, managing systems integrations, and resolving technical and architectural issues. Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in leading and delivering solution Architecture projects Hands on demonstrated experience successfully leading project teams through all levels of governance processes (cluster and corporate) such a project gating, architecture governance points Hands on demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to successful obtain approvals Experience leading project teams through the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process, Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) process and other technical or security assessment processes as required Demonstrated experience with enterprise architecture, including the ability to integrate/align with across all domains (business, information, Solution, technical, security) Demonstrated experience working within the Ontario Public Service or similar public sector environments, including familiarity with OPS governance, standards (e.g., Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations Demonstrated consensus-building skills 5 days remote Depth of knowledge in enterprise architecture domains including business, information, application, technology, and security architecture. Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills Demonstrated experience in delivering complex IT solutions and applications, managing systems integrations, and resolving technical and architectural issues.

📌 Architect - IMMEDIATE NEED (Toronto)
🏢 Softline™ Technology
📍 Toronto