Position: IT Enterprise Architect

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#: RQ11173

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Duration: 7 months

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced IT Enterprise Architect / Strategist to lead the development, implementation, and governance of enterprise-wide architecture strategy. This role focuses on aligning technology initiatives with business objectives, driving modernization, and guiding large-scale transformation through the creation of standards, roadmaps, and architectural frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

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- Develop, recommend, implement, and manage Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and deliverables

- Align IT strategy with organizational business vision and strategic objectives

- Provide architecture support across multiple projects and initiatives to ensure alignment with enterprise standards

- Conduct technology assessments and fit-gap analyses to evaluate solution options

- Create and maintain enterprise architecture roadmaps

- Define business and technical capabilities and processes

- Provide direction on operationalizing business strategy (systems, processes, and data)

- Identify and mitigate technology risks

- Streamline application landscape to improve performance, reduce redundancy, and optimize costs

- Contribute to enterprise architecture standards, frameworks, and reusable artifacts

- Support development of policies, guidelines, and reference architectures

- Identify enterprise technology platforms and promote modular/composable architecture approaches





- Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate technical strategies and architectural decisions

- Facilitate design discussions and provide recommendations on emerging technologies

- Build and maintain relationships with internal teams, external partners, and vendors

Qualifications

Technical Skills

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- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture across multiple platforms

- Robust experience in developing and implementing Enterprise Architecture frameworks

- Expertise in Application Architecture, Technology Architecture, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)

- Proven ability to develop IT strategies aligned with business goals

- Experience conducting fit-gap analysis, architecture assessments, and roadmap development

- Strong understanding of transformation initiatives and data interdependencies

- Experience identifying risks and defining mitigation strategies

- Ability to develop standards, policies, and governance frameworks

- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, platforms, and products

Soft Skills & Collaboration

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- Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills

- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement abilities

- Ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders

- Strong facilitation, negotiation, and persuasion skills

- Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate across teams

- Experience leading discussions, workshops, and decision-making sessions

- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities

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