Overview Join to apply for the Enterprise Architect role at Patch Tech Staffing .
Location: Markham, Ontario
Work Type: Contract (3 months)
Hybrid: 4 days in office, 1 day remote
Our client is looking for a visionary Enterprise Architect to play a pivotal role in defining the target state architecture and shaping the strategic technology roadmap that will guide their organization into its next era. This is a high-impact contract role reporting directly to the Director of Enterprise Architecture .
As an Enterprise Architect, you will be at the forefront of aligning business strategy with technology innovation, driving architectural excellence across the enterprise portfolio. This position blends business, technology, leadership, and modeling skills to create alignment between disciplines. Acting as a facilitative leader, you will coach and guide business professionals and technologists, building architectural capacity across the organization.
Responsibilities Define the strategic technology roadmap aligning technology with enterprise needs
Capture current and transition state architectures through models and views
Contribute to analyzing industry technology trends valuable to the enterprise
Build strong partnerships with business and technology stakeholders
Facilitate discussions to understand how current systems support business functions
Present cross-domain and intersystem solution options and recommendations
Mediate intersystem design decisions, including functional placement and integration
Facilitate cross-functional evaluation of technology products
Manage lifecycle definitions for technologies across the enterprise portfolio
Strong understanding of structural and methodological enterprise architecture frameworks
Exceptional knowledge of systems integration and API development
Expertise in enterprise architecture modeling and analysis practices
Strong awareness of industry technology trends and their organizational impact
Understanding changes in the commercial application landscape relevant to the organization
Proficiency in integration patterns and practices
Strong grasp of software development patterns and practices
Familiarity with cloud service offerings
Excellent team facilitation, influencing, leadership, and coaching/mentoring skills
Solid verbal and written communication skills
Exceptional logic and critical thinking skills
Strong self-management
Qualifications 8+ years of relevant enterprise architecture experience
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, MIS, or equivalent relevant experience
Experience leading the definition of target state architecture and technology roadmaps
Experience creating and maintaining architectural views and models for enterprise portfolios
Professional qualities: respectful and collaborative, solutions-oriented, reliable and accountable, clear communicator, and committed to continuous learning and high standards