RQ11348 – Technology Architect – Senior

S M Software Solutions Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

S M Software Solutions Inc seeks a Senior Technology Architect to lead enterprise and solution architecture initiatives for complex government-aligned projects. The role focuses on cloud-based architectures, governance, and stakeholder collaboration in a Toronto onsite setting.

You will develop and maintain architecture artifacts, guide projects through governance processes, and ensure alignment with OPS and GO-ITS standards.

Qualifications

• 10+ years delivering solution architectures in government or multi-client settings.
• Experience in architecting cloud-based applications and architectures.
• Proficiency with TOGAF or Zachman frameworks and enterprise governance.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and guidance to project teams; create and maintain all architecture models and diagrams.
• Update and validate solution architecture artifacts per GO-ITS standards and OPS EA guidelines.
• Collaborate with cluster staff, SMEs, and OPS partners to ensure architecture alignment.
• Develop artifacts using cluster/ministry tools and repositories (Power Designer, DevOps).
• Work with Ceres Leads and tech staff to validate architecture artifacts and deployment approaches.
• Review source code, repos, CI/CD docs, and deployment configurations for alignment.
• Identify risks and drive mitigation in collaboration with teams.
• Facilitate validation sessions and architecture governance processes.
• Develop and revise reference architectures and patterns for future use.
• Arrange EA meetings with stakeholders as required and support governance reviews.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Governance & approvals

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Cloud architectures

Security architecture

Architecture frameworks

Problem solving

Azure / cloud services

Tools

Power Designer

DevOps

Azure DevOps

Visio

Job description

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement – RQ11348

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technology Architect with extensive expertise in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, cloud application architecture, and enterprise technology frameworks. The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of business, information, application, technology, and security architecture, along with proficiency in architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman. The successful candidate will lead solution architecture activities, develop and maintain architecture models and artifacts, guide project teams through enterprise governance processes, and ensure alignment with Ontario Public Service (OPS) standards, GO-ITS requirements, and enterprise architecture guidelines.

Role Snapshot

• Job Title: RQ11348 – Technology Architect – Senior
• Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
• Work Location: 40 St. Clair Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Work Arrangement: Onsite – 5 Days per Week
• Estimated Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Estimated End Date: June 30, 2027
• Business Days: 108.00
• Extension: 15.00
• Hours: 7.25 hours per day
• Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

• In-depth knowledge of enterprise architecture domains, including business, information, application, technology, and security architecture.
• Proficiency in architecture frameworks and standards such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills.

Description

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, guidance, and support to the project team and subject matter experts; create and maintain all models, artifacts, and diagrams related to establishing a solution.
• Update, develop, and validate all required solution architecture models, artifacts, documents, and materials according to industry best practices, GO-ITS standards, and OPS Enterprise Architecture (EA) guidelines, using the appropriate version.
• Collaborate with cluster staff, project teams, ministry Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and other OPS partners/service providers to ensure architecture alignment.
• Develop artifacts leveraging cluster/ministry tools and model repositories (e.g., Power Designer, DevOps).
• Work directly with the Ceres Lead Developer and designated technical staff to validate architecture artifacts, implementation approaches, and enhancements under active development.
• Review relevant source code, configuration, Azure DevOps repositories, CI/CD pipelines, build and deployment documentation, existing architecture/design documentation, and deployed environment configurations, subject to approved access.
• Identify issues and risks that need to be managed or addressed, and assist the project team or ministry in facilitating mitigation.
• Arrange and facilitate validation sessions.
• Develop and revise solution architecture artifacts according to cluster and corporate guidance.
• Participate in review and information-sharing meetings.
• Support Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA) delivery during the project.
• Develop reference architecture artifacts, models, and patterns to enable shared use for future clients.
• Arrange and facilitate Enterprise Architecture (EA) meetings with cluster staff, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders as required.
• 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 knowledge transfer 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 and other applicable standards.
• Revise architectures based on actions 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 project architectures.
• Ensure alignment with any other related and relevant business materials.

General Skills And Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience successfully completing solution architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations.
• Experience as a solution or application architect who has successfully documented, validated, and evolved the architecture of custom-built cloud applications.
• Experience with modern web application architecture and technologies, preferably MongoDB, Express.js, React, and Node.js, or closely comparable JavaScript, Node.js, and NoSQL technologies.
• Experience interpreting business capabilities, processes, and requirements and using them to inform solution architecture, including the ability to review and incorporate business capability models into applicable architecture deliverables.
• Demonstrated experience with information and data architecture, including conceptual and logical data models, metadata, data flows, information exchanges, and authoritative data sources.
• Good understanding of diverse business environments, especially government and compliance/regulatory functions.
• Proven ability to identify and analyze business, functional, and non-functional requirements and translate them into practical solution architecture requirements, models, and recommendations.
• Knowledge and experience of information technology, providing the ability to integrate and identify IT-enabled opportunities to solve business pressures and needs.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience managing relationships and resolving issues across multi-stakeholder teams, including business stakeholders, subject-matter experts, developers, project teams, enterprise architects, and technical service providers.
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables/artifacts (e.g., models), including current-state and target-state architecture, architecture diagrams, solution requirements, information and data models, data flows, API and interface specifications, non-functional requirements, and Architecture Decision Records.
• Knowledge of the Zachman Framework, including business, information, application, technology, and security architectures.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), applicable WCAG requirements, and accessibility considerations for digital applications.

Experience And Skill Set Requirements

• Application/Solution Architecture – 50%
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise architecture domains, including business, information, application, technology, and security architecture. Proficiency in architecture frameworks and standards such as TOGAF or Zachman. 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. Proven track record in applying architecture best practices and methodologies.
• Hands-on demonstrated experience developing all required application architecture artifacts.
• Hands-on demonstrated experience leading all aspects of solution design, including security and privacy.
• Experience architecting custom-built applications using the Microsoft Azure platform and cloud services, including integrations with externally hosted managed services where applicable.
• Hands-on experience creating architecture artifacts, models, and/or reports using Power Designer, Visio, or other tools.
• Enterprise Architecture Leadership and Methodologies – 20%
• 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 as project gating and Architecture Governance Points.
• Hands-on demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to successfully 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 and align across all domains (business, information, solution, technical, and security).
• Previous OPS Experience – 20%
• Experience delivering solutions within the Ontario Public Service (OPS), Broader Public Sector (BPS), or other government environments.
• Understanding of OPS governance, approval processes, and decision-making structures.
• Experience working with ministries, business stakeholders, and central agencies.
• Soft Skills – 10%
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills to gather requirements.
• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to the team, project leads, and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated consensus-building skills.

Additional Information

• Onsite Requirement: The candidate is required to work from the office 5 days per week.