Senior Information Architect

Cynet Systems; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in information architecture is seeking a senior architect for a pivotal role in developing data models and facilitating stakeholder engagement. The position requires over ten years of experience, particularly within the public sector, and involves creating essential architecture artifacts to support project approvals.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in creation of data models (Conceptual, Logical, Physical).
• Experience with Government or Public Sector I&IT standards.
• Strong knowledge of Business Architecture models.

Responsibilities

• Conduct information architecture needs assessments.
• Develop and present information architecture artifacts.
• Lead stakeholder interviews to gather requirements.

Skills

Analytical

Problem Solving

Decision-Making

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Tools

Power Designer

Job description

• Conduct comprehensive information architecture needs assessment under the guidance and leadership of project leads and cluster architects.
• Conducts and facilitates stakeholder interviews and / or workshops to determine reporting requirements.
• Plans, leads and facilitates review sessions to confirm and / or validate requirements.
• Lead, develop and present required information architecture artifacts to support Corporate / Cluster ARB approvals.
• Conceptual Data Model.
• Logical Data Model.
• Fact / Dimension Matrix.
• Logical Dimensional Model.
• Interface Data Requirements and design.
• Support project leads to create detailed plans and resource estimates for information architecture components.
• Provide information architecture expertise and support / inform to solution design / development.
• Adhere to all applicable GO-ITS standards.
• Revise architectures per action and / or conditions arising from LRC’s governance body (Project Gating Review Committee) and Corporate EA Governance review bodies as required.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements :

• Hands on demonstrated experience in the creation of data models (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) and capturing information integration requirements.
• Demonstrated experience in developing Fact & Dimensional Matrix and determining Resource Types, using existing Business Process Models.
• Demonstrated experience in creating and normalizing Logical Data Models (With complete attributes, data type and data size).
• Demonstrated experience in developing information architecture specifications through interpretation of relevant.
• Business Architecture models and other business / application specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in information modeling for Siebel based applications.
• Hands on experience creating architecture artefacts, models and / or reports using Power Designer.
• Demonstrated experience in leading in-depth and complex information architecture reviews and assessments, development and / or support projects, to support new and changed enterprise priorities and initiatives, and client clusters’ and their clients’ information architecture and / or business needs.
• Experience producing and presenting information architecture deliverables to successfully obtain Corporate / Cluster ARB approval.
• Demonstrated knowledge and working experience applying / aligning with Government Information Architecture standards.

Soft Skills – 30% :

• Experience working with agile / iterative methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, decision-making skills, communication skills, both written and verbal and meeting facilitation skills to gather requirements.
• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks / issues with mitigations.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and Demonstrated consensus building skills.

Public Sector Experience – 10% :

• Experience with Government or Public Sector I&IT standards, project delivery methodologies, and practices.
• Experience with Government or Public Sector enterprise architecture review / approval processes (Cluster and Corporate).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Public Sector applications, databases and systems.
• Experience working in accordance with policies and procedures of the Government.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in creation of data models (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) and capturing information integration requirements.
• Experience producing and presenting information architecture deliverables (models) to successfully obtain Cluster / Corporate ARB approval.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in developing BI data models (conceptual, logical, physical).
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in creating and normalizing Logical Data Models with complete attributes, data type and data size.
• Demonstrated experience in information modeling for systems based on Siebel is an asset.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in developing information architecture specifications through interpretation of relevant Business Architecture models.
• 10+ years demonstrated experience in defining, identifying and describing information architectural requirements with clients, and obtaining I&IT management approval.
• Demonstrated experience in leading in-depth and complex information architecture reviews and assessments.
• Demonstrated experience in providing professional information architecture expertise and undertaking comprehensive architecture needs assessments and complex reviews in support of systems / infrastructure needs.
• Demonstrated experience providing plans and resource estimates for large-scale and complex information architecture projects.
• Demonstrated hands on experience creating architecture artefacts, models and / or reports using Power Designer (or similar architecture / modeling tools).