Senior Technology Architect

Dawninfotek; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawninfotek seeks a Senior Technology Architect to lead TRB activities and own the enterprise architecture blueprint for major technology initiatives. You will collaborate with Enterprise Tech, Digital and Data teams to align solutions with business goals and governance standards.

Responsibilities include developing templates, guiding due diligence, and presenting strategies to IT leadership and stakeholders while driving architectural excellence across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, CS, IT or related field.
• 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in architect/lead roles.
• Experience designing and owning enterprise architecture, and cloud solutions (IaaS/PaaS/SaaS).
• Experience managing SaaS vendors and EA security/compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Technology Review Board (TRB) and govern architecture work.
• Own the overall technology blueprint from solutioning to delivery.
• Develop architecture templates and governance processes to reduce technical debt.
• Communicate technical strategies to executives and business stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Tech, Digital and Data teams on roadmaps.

Skills

Project Management

Strategic Planning

Stakeholder Engagement

Change Management

Data Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/CS

Tools

Azure

CRM/ERP systems

APIs & Web Services

SAML/OAuth/OIDC

Job description

Senior Technology Architect

Responsibilities

1. Technology Review Board (TRB) Leadership

• Develop and refine the TRB framework to align with Supply Ontario’s initiatives, supporting projects, and ensuring proper due diligence.
• Lead the TRB committee alongside other members to ensure projects align with the agency's strategic goals.
• Provide project approvals and collaborate with project teams and sponsors on governance/architecture requirements.
• Author architectural documentation to assist project teams in assessing architecture and improving their processes.
• Inform stakeholders about issues and recommendations related to current technical solutions.
• Exhibit expertise in Cloud, PaaS, and SaaS-based architecture, and adapt new technologies to address set problems.
• Ensure compliance with security and quality requirements.
• Align project blueprints and technical designs with business strategies and objectives.

2. Architectural Leadership

• Own the overall technology and architecture blueprint for Supply Ontario, from solutioning to delivery.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Technology, Digital, and Data teams to develop technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Analyze complex business requirements and generate technical specifications or redesign applications.
• Conduct due diligence on solutions to ensure compliance with architectural design.
• Utilize industry best practices to design, test, implement, and support solutions.
• Create designs and reference architectures.
• Provide architecture leadership and technical expertise to project teams.
• Work with vendors to assess their products and understand their delivery models.

3. IT Governance Support

• Refine IT Governance Framework and Processes.
• Develop architecture templates, including EA SOW, EA Decision Matrix, and Enterprise Architecture Documentation.
• Track and develop performance metrics to support the continuous improvement of architecture governance.
• Reduce technical debt and optimize standards and practices.
• Contribute to the development of architecture governance structures and methodologies.
• Implement reusable assets and standards.
• Ensure the correct application of technical strategies, policies, standards, and practices across projects.
• Resolve significant architectural issues and address complex aspects of projects.

4. Stakeholder Management and Communication

• Manage stakeholders and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Present to the IT Governance Committee and Project Steering, collaborating with IT leadership on priority initiatives.
• Act as a bridge between technical and business teams during solution planning, development, and deployment.
• Represent the technical team in senior leadership meetings and communicate technical strategies to business and IT executives.
• Collaborate with the architecture team on project architectures being developed or adopted by Supply Ontario.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and support to project teams during delivery phases across ecosystems and platforms.
• Present to larger audiences using reporting, dashboards, and educational sessions.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, educating them on the benefits of proper architecture.
• Understand business and organizational strategy.

General Skills

• Project Management Expertise: Proven experience in managing complex IT projects.
• Strategic Planning and Execution: Ability to align IT initiatives with business objectives.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Skilled in engaging various stakeholders, including technical teams and senior management.
• Change Management: Proficiency in managing organizational change, ensuring smooth transitions.
• Data Management: Understanding of data management principles, especially in the context of unstructured data and compliance.

Desirable Qualifications

• Leadership Experience: Previous experience leading technical architecture workstreams, bridging business and technical teams.
• Advanced Architecture Understanding: Proven ability to handle enterprise architecture responsibilities successfully.
• Hands-On Technical Delivery: Ability to perform hands-on delivery work in an architect role.
• Specialization in Architecture: Deep understanding of one or more technical architecture domains, including application, infrastructure/cloud, integration, and security.
• Cloud & Data Technologies: Good knowledge of cloud computing, emerging tech trends, and deployment options.
• Communication Skills: Excellent interpersonal skills and experience presenting ideas to varied audiences.
• Coaching & Mentoring: Experience coaching and mentoring others.

Technical Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT, Mathematics, Economics, or a related field.
• Experience: 10+ years in the IT industry, with at least 5 years in a technical architect role, specializing in service and hosting solutions like cloud IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS.
• Vendor Management: Experience managing SaaS vendors and ensuring compliance with EA technology and security standards.
• Integration Practices: Knowledge of integration methods, including brokers, APIs, web services, JSON, and XML.
• Commercial Software: Experience with CRM and ERP systems.
• Microsoft Solutions: Experience in architecting and designing technical solutions for Microsoft-centric platforms (Azure IaaS, PaaS, SaaS).
• Certifications: Microsoft, MS Azure, TOGAF, AWS, Pivotal, CISSP, Zachman, ITIL, Cisco, (ISC)2, CEH, SAFe, PMI, SAP, etc.
• Security Protocols: Familiarity with claims-based authentication (SAML/OAuth/OIDC), MFA, JIT, RBAC, Ping, etc.
• Disaster Recovery: Experience in architecting mission-critical components with DR capabilities.
• Programming/Scripting: Proficiency in languages like JavaScript, PowerShell, Bash, SQL, .NET, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, PERL, C++, etc. .NET and related Microsoft technologies are preferred.

Must Haves:

• 10+ years’ overall IT industry experience, with 5+ years in a technical architect role using service and hosting solutions such as private/public cloud IaaS, PaaS and SaaS platforms
• 3+ years’ experience with managing SaaS Vendors in ensuring compliance to EA technology and security standards
• Experience dsigning, developing, and implementing a Technology Review Board (TRB)
• Experience designing, developing, and owning the overall technology and architecture blueprint