Senior IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist

Randstad Canada; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist for a hybrid role in Toronto. This position involves leading the architecture strategy for a robust and secure digital environment, requiring extensive experience in enterprise architecture and strong leadership skills. The ideal candidate will bridge business and technology needs, optimizing the organization's technological landscape.

Benefits

Hybrid work model 3 days onsite, 2 days remote

Competitive industry rate

Inclusive workplace policies

Commitment to equity and diversity

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture or IT leadership.
• 5+ years of expertise across core architecture domains.
• Proven experience developing and operationalizing enterprise architecture strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of Supply Ontario’s Enterprise Architecture strategy.
• Define and maintain the enterprise business capability map.
• Provide architecture direction across cloud infrastructure and IAM.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Technology Strategy

IT Leadership

Cloud Platforms (Azure/AWS)

Data Platforms

Integration Frameworks (API/Middleware)

Infrastructure Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems

Master’s degree

Certifications (TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, Azure/AWS architecture)

Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)

Job description

Do you have 10+ years’ experience of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or IT leadership roles within complex organizations? Do you have 5+ years’ demonstrated expertise across core architecture domains: application, data, technology, infrastructure, and security? If so, this would be a great opportunity for you!

Our client is looking for a Senior IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist for a 9 month contract in Toronto.
This is a hybrid role 3 Days onsite / 2 days remote.


Advantages
- Hybrid role 3 days per week
- Earn a competitive rate within the industry


Responsibilities
• Lead the development, implementation, and evolution of Supply Ontario’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy to support a secure, agile, and integrated digital environment.
• Define and maintain the enterprise business capability map, aligning IT investments to strategic priorities and future-state operating models.
• Provide strategic oversight and architecture direction across key domains, including cloud infrastructure, identity and access management (IAM), integration platforms, data platforms, and frameworks.
• Develop and align architecture roadmaps with Supply Ontario’s business transformation objectives, enabling data-driven decision-making, customer-centric service design, and scalable platforms.
• Shape and contribute to the enterprise operating model by identifying capability gaps, technology enablers, and change implications across people, process, and systems.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by preparing and delivering executive-level briefings, strategic planning materials, and architecture recommendations to committees and cross- stakeholders.
• Lead the definition and design of a modern enterprise data platform architecture that enables analytics, interoperability, privacy, and trusted data exchange across internal and external partners.
• Translate complex business problems into strategic architecture options, guiding the evaluation and selection of enterprise technologies that meet performance, scalability, and compliance requirements.
• Support solution reviews and investment planning by assessing proposals for architectural alignment, long-term fit, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with business and IT leadership to shape strategic initiatives, define solution architecture boundaries, and ensure delivery teams are aligned with the enterprise architecture vision.
• Drive simplification and modernization of the technology landscape to improve performance, reduce cost, and eliminate redundancy.
• Contribute to the establishment and enforcement of technology processes, enterprise standards, and architecture practices across the organization.


Qualifications
Must Haves:

· 10+ years’ experience of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or IT leadership roles within complex organizations.

· 5+ years’ demonstrated expertise across core architecture domains: application, data, technology, infrastructure, and security.

· 5+ years’ experience developing and operationalizing enterprise architecture strategies and frameworks, ideally in private and sector settings.

· 5+ years’ in-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), data platforms, IAM, integration frameworks (API/Middleware), and modern practices.

· 5+ years’ experience defining and implementing enterprise-wide models, architecture standards, and technology roadmaps

Required Qualifications and Experience:

• Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or IT leadership roles within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise across core architecture domains: application, data, technology, infrastructure, and security.
• Proven experience developing and operationalizing enterprise architecture strategies and frameworks, ideally in private sector settings.
• In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS), data platforms, IAM, integration frameworks (API/Middleware), and modern practices.
• Experience defining and implementing enterprise-wide models, architecture standards, and technology roadmaps.

Core Competencies:

• Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to bridge business and technology.
• Systems thinker with a transformation mindset and deep understanding of technology interdependencies.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, including with executive and non-technical audiences.
• Strong leadership and influencing capabilities, with the ability to guide cross-functional teams in a federated environment.
• Results-oriented, highly collaborative, and skilled at driving clarity in complex, ambiguous environments.


Education:

• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field is required.
• A Master’s degree and/or certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, Azure/AWS architecture, or Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) are considered strong assets.


Summary
If you are interested in the Senior IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.


Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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