Job Title: Applications Architect - Senior

Project: CSC-FFS-FY26-0170C: DPS-OEN Extension

Location: Toronto, Ontario

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 8 Months

Submission Deadline: 2026-07-16, 12:00 p.m. EST

Supplier Comments / MSP Notes

Must Haves

- 10+ years of experience as a Business/Applications Architect following the Zachman Framework.
- Proven experience working on large-scale programs involving multiple highly inter-dependent systems.
- 10+ years of experience as an Application / Information / Security Architect supporting:
- Custom-built solutions
- COTS products
- Cloud-based solutions

- Solid understanding of the Architecture Governance Process, including architecture gate checkpoints and governance approvals.
- Proven experience in:

- API architecture
- Integration architecture
- Technical requirements definition

- Experience with:

- Conceptual Data Models
- Logical Data Models
- Physical Data Models
- Dimensional Data Models

- Expert-level PowerDesigner experience.

Project Background The Community Services I⁢ Cluster (CSC) supports:

- Ministry of Colleges and Universities (MCU)
- Ministry of Education (EDU)
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MMAH)
- Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport (MTCS)

The Data Product Services (DPS) branch provides:
- Data collection services
- Data warehousing
- Analytics
- Business intelligence
- Reporting solutions

Key enterprise systems include:
- Ontario School Information System (OnSIS)
- Ontario Education Number (OEN)
- Ontario Education Data Warehouse (OEDW)

OEN Extension Initiative The Child Care and Early Years OEN Extension project will extend Ontario Education Number services into the child care sector through:

Primary Delivery Channel

- ServiceOntario 5-in-1 Newborn Bundle
- API-based integration between:
- ServiceOntario Vital Events Solution
- OEN Services

Secondary Delivery Channels

- ServiceOntario Contact Centres
- In-Person ServiceOntario Locations

Role Objective A Senior Applications Architect is required to:

- Develop enterprise application architecture artefacts.
- Produce information architecture deliverables.




- Guide the project through OPS Architecture Governance processes.
- Ensure compliance with GO-ITS standards and enterprise architecture requirements.
- Support technology teams in solution delivery and implementation.

Responsibilities

Application Architecture

- Define application structures and relationships.
- Develop reusable architecture components.
- Define:
- Application interfaces
- Software layers
- Middleware interactions
- Database interactions

- Support cross-platform enterprise application architectures.

Architecture Governance

- Prepare architecture artefacts.
- Lead governance submissions.
- Support architecture gate reviews.
- Guide the project through OPS Architecture Governance processes.

Integration Architecture

- Design secure system-to-system integrations.
- Develop API-based architectures.
- Define technical integration requirements.
- Design middleware interactions.

Enterprise Architecture

- Develop enterprise architecture deliverables.
- Align solutions with GO-ITS standards.
- Support enterprise-wide architecture consistency.

Solution Design

- Translate business requirements into architecture solutions.
- Evaluate architecture alternatives.
- Perform cost-benefit and feasibility assessments.
- Document architecture decisions.

General Skills

- Application architecture development and implementation.
- Multi-platform architecture design.
- Systems analysis and design.
- Middleware and gateway technologies.
- CASE tools and modelling tools.
- Data and process modelling.
- Metadata repositories and data dictionaries.
- Enterprise architecture modelling.
- Emerging technology awareness.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Business Architecture – 45%





- 10+ years as a Business/Applications Architect.
- Zachman Framework expertise.
- Large-scale enterprise programs.
- Multi-project environments.
- JAD facilitation.
- Business requirements analysis.
- System requirements definition.
- Solution option analysis.
- Risk assessment and mitigation.
- Cost-benefit analysis.
- Stakeholder management.
- Change management.
- Quality assurance processes.
- Requirements management.

Application / Information / Data Architecture – 30%

- 10+ years as an:
- Application Architect
- Information Architect
- Security Architect

- Experience supporting:

- Custom applications
- COTS solutions
- Cloud architectures

Architecture Governance

- Architecture Governance Process
- Architecture Gates
- Governance Reviews
- Approval checkpoints

Cloud & Integration

- Azure Cloud Architecture
- Microsoft Flow
- Azure Logic Apps
- API Design
- API Integration

Architecture Modelling

- UML
- Conceptual Architecture
- Logical Architecture
- Physical Architecture

Data Architecture

- Conceptual Data Models
- Logical Data Models
- Physical Data Models
- Dimensional Data Models

Enterprise Systems

- Multi-platform architecture
- Multi-tier architecture
- Multi-client environments
- Complex enterprise systems

Tools – 10%

Architecture Tools

- PowerDesigner (Expert Level)
- Visio

Productivity Tools

- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint

Coordination, Communication & Soft Skills – 10%

- Executive-level communication skills.
- Consensus building.
- Stakeholder facilitation.
- Conflict resolution.
- Architecture leadership.
- Technical mentorship.
- Presentation skills.
- Multi-project coordination.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Public Sector Experience – 5%

- OPS Enterprise Architecture methodologies.
- GO-ITS standards.
- Architecture governance processes.
- Threat Risk Assessments (TRA).
- Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA).
- Security architecture reviews.
- Ontario Government approval processes.
- Zachman-based architecture deliverables.

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