Senior IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist

CYNET SYSTEMS; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a strategic thinker to lead the development and implementation of enterprise architecture standards. This role involves analyzing modernization strategies, defining technology policies, and facilitating the creation of enterprise-wide solutions. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of cloud architecture, microservices, and AI technologies, and will excel in communication and collaboration to drive projects forward. Join a dynamic team where your expertise will shape the future of technology solutions in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture.
• Knowledge of Cloud architecture and relevant technologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide analysis and development of modernization strategies.
• Establish governance processes to ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Application Architecture

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Microservices

API Management

Cloud Architecture

.NET

C#

JavaScript

Machine Learning

Tools

DevOps

VMware

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Provide analysis, development, and evaluation of new government-wide modernization strategies, plans, and TSA directions to recommend technology policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Identify and facilitate the creation of enterprise-wide solution development standards, policies, and guidelines to support standardized practices, unify technologies, share frameworks, methodologies, and patterns.
• Recommend and create frameworks for solution development standards and enforcement based on industry best practices and previous experience.
• Identify enterprise platforms, products, and technology stacks using common patterns and services that leverage a modular/composable architecture approach for standardization.
• Develop, recommend, implement, and manage IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and architect deliverables for the organization.
• Define standards and policies across all TSA layers and approaches to mandate the adoption of standardized practices and shared technology platforms for channels, integrations, infrastructure, and security.
• Establish governance processes to ensure compliance with defined standards and develop KPIs and metrics to measure standards compliance and effectiveness.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Technical skills - 50%:

• Demonstrated experience in development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture and standardization practices for enterprise.
• Knowledge and experience in Application architecture, Technology Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Experience with modular architecture including microservices, API, standardized application patterns.
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and development, aligning strategic objectives with technology and resources.
• Ability to define business capabilities and processes.
• Experience providing direction on operationalizing business strategy including systems, processes, and required data.
• Demonstrated transformation thinking, and understanding of data interdependencies.
• Experience identifying technology risks and mitigations.
• Experience developing IT strategy aligned with business vision.
• Ability to streamline application landscape for optimal performance, decommission redundancy, and reduce costs.
• Knowledge of Cloud architecture and relevant technologies to implement solutions in an enterprise environment (storage, web services, API, DevOps, security, networking, Middleware, VMware, CI/CD pipelines, etc.).
• Familiarity with multiple programming and coding languages (.NET, ASP.NET, C#, Javascript, CSS, HTML), application programming interfaces (API) management, and network/security systems, and knowledge of various complex IT ecosystems.
• Experience with AI, ML, Machine Learning, LLM, RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).

Communication, Consultation, Collaboration, and Facilitation Skills - 50%:

• Experience using communication skills to discuss issues, seek common ground, and lead development of required standards.
• Strong facilitation skills to lead design discussions, negotiations, and present recommendations and advice to stakeholders on new and emerging technologies related to digital product development.
• Proven experience building relationships, liaising with external partners and vendors to coordinate projects and share information, with resilience and drive to deliver.
• Ability to conceptualize and communicate technical concepts to stakeholders from different business areas, informing and advising on potential issues.
• Strong persuasion, networking, and negotiating skills to help business and IT managers appreciate the benefits of technical and application architecture, security, and privacy considerations in strategic planning, business transformations, and IT projects.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, verbal and written communication, presentation, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record of meeting deadlines.
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, including presentations, briefing notes, and facilitating meetings.
• Experience and knowledge in project management.