Senior Technology Architect

Symbiotic Group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen's Park Ontario Provincial Government in Toronto, ON, is seeking a Senior Technology Architect to lead enterprise architecture, database and middleware operations, and large-scale system integrations. The role focuses on architecture design, infrastructure modernization, and sustaining business-critical applications.

The ideal candidate will drive data modeling, IAM modernization, and SSO solutions while coordinating across IT teams and stakeholders to ensure alignment with ITIL processes

Qualifications

• Leads enterprise technical architectures across platforms, databases, middleware.
• Experience with ITIL-based service management and governance.
• Experience delivering system integration and data modeling for large enterprises.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication across multiple groups.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical specifications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage enterprise technical architecture including hardware, software, databases, and communications infrastructure.
• Design and architect system and data integration solutions.
• Translate business requirements into technical and reporting requirements.
• Develop data models (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Lead enterprise architecture activities and deliver architected outputs.
• Support IAM modernization using Microsoft Entra ID or Oracle IAM.
• Design and support SSO architectures.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Database administration

Middleware technologies

Infrastructure planning

System integration

ITIL processes

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Tools

IBM TRIRIGA

WebSphere

Oracle Data Integrator

Oracle RAC

SSRS

Job description

Queen's Park Ontario Provincial Government, Canada | Posted on 11/03/2026

• Country Canada

Job Description

Location: Toronto, ON

Job ID#: RQ11599

Duration: 12 Months

Role Overview

We are seeking a Senior Technology Architect with extensiveexperience in enterprise architecture, database administration, middlewaretechnologies, infrastructure planning, and large-scale system integrations. Thesuccessful candidate will provide leadership in architecture design,infrastructure modernization, database support, middleware operations, andenterprise platform sustainment while supporting business-critical applicationsand services.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop,recommend, implement, and manage technical architecture includinghardware, software, databases, and communications infrastructure.
  
• Designand architect system and data integration solutions.
  
• Translatebusiness requirements into technical and reporting requirements.
  
• Developconceptual, logical, and physical data models.
  
• Leadenterprise architecture activities and contribute architecturedeliverables and models.
  
• SupportIAM modernization initiatives utilizing technologies such as MicrosoftEntra ID or Oracle IAM.
  
• Designand support Single Sign-On (SSO) architecture solutions.
  

Infrastructure & Platform Support

• Leadinfrastructure-related activities including deployments, upgrades,patching, and maintenance.
  
• Supportanalytics platforms and enterprise-wide infrastructure initiatives.
  
• Maintaininfrastructure capacity planning and performance optimization.
  
• Supportdatabases, middleware platforms, and related infrastructure environments.
  
• Leadoperating system upgrade initiatives across Windows, Linux, and UNIXenvironments.
  
• Leaddatabase upgrade and migration projects.
  

Database Administration

• Provideadministration and support for Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 databaseenvironments.
  
• Performdatabase backup, recovery, export/import, maintenance, monitoring,performance tuning, and optimization.
  
• Managedatabase security, access controls, permissions, and recovery plans.
  
• Maintaindata standards and technical documentation.
  
• Performdatabase capacity planning and storage management.
  
• Install,configure, test, and support new database platform versions.
  

Middleware Administration

• Install,configure, upgrade, clone, and administer middleware platforms.
  
• Supportenterprise middleware operations and infrastructure services.
  
• Performtroubleshooting, incident resolution, and root cause analysis.
  
• Supportapplication deployment and environment promotion activities acrossdevelopment, testing, UAT, pre-production, and production environments.
  

Documentation & Governance

• Developtechnical documentation including operational procedures, architecturedocumentation, build books, and programming specifications.
  
• Participatein release management, planning activities, and change assessments.
  
• Capturemeeting outcomes and follow up on action items.
  
• Ensurealignment with ITIL-based operational processes and best practices.
  

Required Qualifications

General Skills

• Leadershipexperience developing and implementing enterprise technical architectures.
  
• Experienceacross multiple platforms, operating systems, database technologies, andcommunication protocols.
  
• Strongknowledge of middleware technologies and gateway solutions.
  
• Experiencewith structured methodologies for design, development, and implementation.
  
• Extensivesystems analysis and design experience within large enterpriseenvironments.
  
• Strongunderstanding of ITIL processes and service management practices.
  
• Experienceutilizing CASE tools, project management tools, and related technologies.
  
• Awarenessof emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices.
  

Database & Infrastructure Expertise

• 10+years of experience with Oracle Database technologies, including OracleRAC.
  
• Extensiveexperience supporting Oracle 19c and enterprise database environments.
  
• 10+years of UNIX (Solaris/Linux) and Windows Server administrationexperience.
  
• Extensiveexperience supporting SQL Server environments and SSRS implementations.
  
• Experiencewith database clustering, Data Guard, Flashback technologies, backup andrecovery strategies.
  
• Experiencewith database performance monitoring and tuning.
  
• Experiencewith capacity planning and infrastructure scaling initiatives.
  

Middleware & Integration Experience

• Extensiveexperience with IBM TRIRIGA, WebSphere, and IBM HTTP Server environments.
  
• Experiencewith Oracle Data Integrator (ODI) installation, administration, migration,and upgrades.
  
• Experiencedesigning and implementing system and data integration solutions.
  
• Experiencesupporting large-scale middleware operations and technologyinfrastructure.
  
• Experiencewith Hadoop installation, configuration, and infrastructure design.
  
• Excellentanalytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
  
• Strongverbal and written communication skills.
  
• Strongstakeholder engagement and negotiation skills.
  
• Abilityto work effectively with ambiguous and conflicting requirements.
  
• Experiencecommunicating with large groups of stakeholders.
  
• Provenability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experienceapplying enterprise architecture frameworks and public sector architecturepractices.
  
• Knowledgeof Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platforms.
  
• Knowledgeof Information Management principles, policies, and practices.
  
• Experienceworking within large public sector organizations.
  

Work Arrangement

• 5days onsite.