: Senior IT Enterprise Architect / Strategist

Assignment Number: A2941941

Client: Enterprise Technology & Digital Standards (formerly ETS)

Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – Government of Ontario

Location: 222 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario

Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite – 5 days per week

Contract Duration: November 16, 2026 – August 27, 2027

Contract Length: 194 business days

Openings: 1

Allocation: 100%

Security Clearance: No clearance required

Submission Deadline: November 4, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. EST

Submission Limit: Maximum 1 candidate

Position Overview The Enterprise Technology & Digital Standards (ETS), within the Government of Ontario's Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement, is seeking a Senior IT Enterprise Architect / Strategist to develop, recommend, implement, and manage enterprise architecture strategies, frameworks, and deliverables aligned with organizational business objectives.

The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in enterprise architecture, capability-based architecture, application portfolio management, IT governance, and strategic IT planning. This role requires the ability to evaluate the business and technical value of IT investments, assess application and infrastructure landscapes, identify technology risks, and develop actionable roadmaps that support enterprise transformation, operational efficiency, and cost optimization.

The ideal candidate must have prior Ontario Public Service (OPS) or federal government experience, demonstrated expertise in capability-based architecture, and knowledge of application architecture, technology architecture, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The successful candidate will work closely with business and technology stakeholders to align enterprise capabilities, applications, platforms, data, and infrastructure with the organization's strategic vision.

Key Responsibilities

- Develop, recommend, implement, and manage enterprise architecture (EA) strategies, standards, frameworks, models, roadmaps, and related deliverables.

- Apply capability-based architecture to define business capabilities, assess capability maturity, identify gaps, and align technology investments with business priorities.

- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture blueprints, models, repositories, roadmaps, and portfolio views.

- Lead application portfolio management activities, including assessing business value, technical value, application health, lifecycle status, and strategic alignment.

- Evaluate application, platform, infrastructure, and technology investments to identify optimization opportunities, eliminate redundant solutions, reduce technical debt, and improve operational performance.

- Conduct portfolio risk assessments covering technology risks, technical debt, vendor viability, market trends, technology direction, and availability of specialized skills.

- Assess application lifecycle dependencies with infrastructure lifecycle management, contract management, and cloud-as-a-service arrangements.

- Provide architectural guidance across application architecture, technology architecture, AI, shared platforms, and enterprise technology services.

- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture deliverables that support modular, composable, reusable, and scalable solution designs.

- Define and maintain architecture governance processes to support standards compliance, technology decisions, and enterprise-wide consistency.

- Develop IT strategies and technology roadmaps aligned with business vision, organizational capabilities, strategic objectives, and available resources.

- Translate business strategy into operational requirements involving systems, processes, data, platforms, and technology capabilities.

- Identify data interdependencies and evaluate their impact on enterprise transformation and technology modernization initiatives.

- Identify emerging information and technology trends and assess their relevance to the enterprise architecture landscape.

- Support architecture decision-making through structured analysis, options assessment, recommendations, and risk mitigation strategies.

- Prepare and present architecture recommendations, executive briefings, briefing notes, roadmaps, and other decision-support materials.

- Engage business leaders, technology teams, project stakeholders,



and other partners to facilitate architecture discussions and obtain alignment.

- Facilitate stakeholder meetings, presentations, workshops, and architecture review sessions.

- Collaborate with project management and delivery teams to ensure architectural solutions meet enterprise standards and business requirements.

- Manage competing priorities and deliver high-quality architecture outcomes within established timelines.

Requirements

Mandatory Qualifications and Experience

Candidates must demonstrate the following:

1. Prior OPS or Federal Government Experience: Experience working with the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or a federal government organization in an enterprise architecture, IT strategy, application portfolio management, or related technology leadership capacity.

2. Capability-Based Architecture: Demonstrated experience developing and applying capability-based architecture to connect business capabilities, strategic objectives, processes, applications, data, and technology investments.

3. Enterprise Architecture: Proven experience developing and implementing enterprise architecture strategies, frameworks, methodologies, models, standards, and governance practices.

4. Application Architecture: Strong knowledge and practical experience in application architecture, application landscapes, application lifecycle management, and application rationalization.

5. Technology Architecture: Demonstrated knowledge and experience in technology architecture, enterprise platforms, infrastructure dependencies, and technology planning.

6. Artificial Intelligence (AI): Knowledge and experience in AI as it relates to enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and the evaluation of emerging technology capabilities.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

1.

Enterprise Architecture

Frameworks and Tools – 35%

- Demonstrated experience in enterprise architecture, application portfolio management, and IT governance.

- Deep knowledge and understanding of multiple enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies.

- Experience applying structured methodologies for application design, development, and implementation.

- Demonstrated experience using multiple enterprise architecture tools supporting:
- Architecture modelling and blueprinting.

- Architecture repository management.

- Application and technology portfolio management.

- Architecture roadmapping and planning.

- Governance, standards, and compliance.

- Architecture visualizations and reporting.

- Integration with other enterprise processes and tools.

- Experience using development tools, Computer-Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools, information retrieval packages, project management software, and business re-engineering tools.

- Ability to develop, maintain, and communicate architecture models and artifacts that support strategic and operational decision-making.

- Experience aligning enterprise architecture practices with business capabilities, technology standards, and organizational objectives.

2.

Application Portfolio

Management – 35%

- Experience measuring the business and technical value of technology solutions, including defining the key data and processes required to capture and assess value.

- Demonstrated experience conducting value analysis for IT solutions, applications, platforms, and infrastructure.

- Experience evaluating application portfolios to identify opportunities for modernization, consolidation, rationalization, and cost reduction.

- Experience conducting portfolio risk analysis, including:
- Technical debt and application health.

- Vendor viability and product direction.

- Market trends and emerging technologies.

- Technology lifecycle risks and skills availability.

- Experience with application lifecycle management and its cross-dependencies with infrastructure lifecycle management, contract management, and cloud-as-a-service models.

- Ability to assess application redundancy, identify opportunities for decommissioning,



and recommend solutions that improve enterprise performance and reduce operating costs.

- Experience defining portfolio assessment criteria, metrics, and roadmaps to support informed technology investment decisions.

- Ability to assess business and technical interdependencies across applications, platforms, infrastructure, data, and enterprise services.

3.

Enterprise Architecture

Domains – 10%

- Knowledge and experience in application architecture, technology architecture, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

- Experience developing enterprise architecture deliverables, including architecture models, blueprints, standards, and roadmaps.

- Awareness of emerging information and technology trends and their potential impact on enterprise architecture.

- Experience leading shared-platform design, documentation, and configuration for medium- or large-scale corporate implementations.

- Demonstrated experience designing or evaluating solutions based on composable and modular architecture principles.

- Experience leveraging enterprise platforms to promote reuse, interoperability, scalability, and consistency across technology solutions.

- Ability to evaluate technology choices in the context of enterprise standards, business capabilities, strategic objectives, and long-term sustainability.

4. IT Strategy and Change Management – 10%

- Demonstrated strategic thinking and strategy development, aligning organizational objectives with technology capabilities and available resources.

- Experience providing direction on operationalizing business strategy through appropriate systems, processes, data, and technology solutions.

- Demonstrated transformation thinking and an understanding of data interdependencies across enterprise systems and business capabilities.

- Experience developing IT strategies and technology roadmaps aligned with business vision and enterprise priorities.

- Ability to identify strategic gaps, assess current-state and target-state architectures, and recommend practical transition roadmaps.

- Experience supporting technology transformation, application modernization, and enterprise-wide change initiatives.

- Ability to identify technology risks, develop mitigation strategies, and communicate the implications of architecture decisions to stakeholders.

5. Communications and Stakeholder Engagement – 10%

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical and architectural concepts to business and executive audiences.

- Demonstrated presentation skills and experience preparing architecture recommendations, executive briefings, and briefing notes.

- Strong interpersonal, negotiation, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience conducting and facilitating meetings, architecture workshops, stakeholder consultations, and decision-making sessions.

- Ability to build consensus across business and technology teams with competing priorities.

- A collaborative team player with a demonstrated track record of meeting deadlines and delivering quality outcomes.

Desirable Qualifications

- Experience engaging senior stakeholders and facilitating enterprise-wide architecture discussions.

- Experience preparing executive presentations, decision papers, and briefing notes.

- Knowledge of project management practices and experience working with project delivery teams.

- Experience supporting enterprise transformation, application modernization, and IT cost-optimization initiatives.

- Experience operating within large, complex, public-sector technology environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile The ideal candidate is a senior-level enterprise architecture professional who combines strategic business understanding with deep technical architecture and portfolio management expertise. The candidate should be capable of assessing the current technology landscape, defining target-state architecture, establishing capability-based roadmaps, and recommending investments that improve business value while reducing complexity, risk, and cost.

Candidates with demonstrable OPS or federal government experience, solid capability-based architecture expertise, and practical experience in application portfolio rationalization will be particularly relevant to this assignment.

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