Business Architect

Project Overview

The Identity and Access Management Practice is developing architectural collateral for the Digital Credential program, including products and services aligned to OPS architectural standards and the Target State Architecture (TSA).

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze government information relevant to program design and business architecture
• Consult with government contacts on business architecture elements
• Plan and conduct research, discovery sessions, and focus group workshops
• Prepare business and program model options and seek consensus/approval on architectural collateral
• Develop program and service definitions aligned to OPS architectural standards and the Target State Architecture (TSA)
• Create and maintain business capabilities and service integration models aligned to corporate strategy
• Develop and maintain business architecture artefacts following OPS Enterprise Architecture framework practices
• Model the business at enterprise, program, and business service levels
• Produce program and service designs/definitions, including Service Integration and Accountability Models (SIAM)
• Design capability models, value stream maps, and related architectural solutions mapping capabilities to internal/external resources
• Develop and document governance models supporting business services and the enterprise
• Develop and maintain architectural governance and controls over implementation
• Ensure alignment of architectural collateral across business, application, technology, and security domains
• Lead and represent the team through OPS Architectural Governance Points (AGP) and alignment with TSA
• Develop business transformation plans with management and contribute to enterprise blueprints aligning strategic objectives with tactical demands
• Support digital service design phases and ensure designs tested with users can be built
• Develop epics, features, user stories, and manage the product backlog

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED

• Must be able to work 5 days onsite per week
• Total IT experience of at least 10 years, including 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects
• Knowledge and experience with business architecture methods and tools (e.g., business functional modeling, service lifecycle modeling, business event modeling, business process mapping, value chain analysis)
• Experience completing business architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations
• Ability to identify and analyze business requirements
• Knowledge of information technology to integrate and identify IT-enabled opportunities
• Experience modeling the business at the enterprise and/or core business levels for medium to large organizations
• Experience developing enterprise architecture deliverables/artefacts (e.g., models)
• Knowledge of Zachman Framework including business/information/application/technology/security architectures
• Experience with Government of Ontario Architecture Governance, processes and GO-ITS standards (including Target State Architecture)
• Develop and maintain business architecture artefacts as part of OPS Enterprise Architecture framework standard practices
• Develop program and service definitions aligned to OPS Architectural standards and Target State Architecture (TSA), including business capabilities and service integration models
• Develop, lead and conduct research planning, discovery and workshops
• Develop and lead interviews, requirements elicitation and synthesis
• Create alignment of Business Architecture Document (BAD) to the Solution Requirements Document (SRD) and the Information Architecture Document (IAD) ensuring vertical integration
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with services modeling, business function modeling, business process modeling, proficient use of BPMN, value chain analysis, business outcomes, performance measures and KPIs definition, and strategic/legislative/technology alignment
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools including Visio, Excel, Word
• Experience with Miro Boards
• Experience with Figma (mock ups)
• Familiarity with DevOps

NICE TO HAVE

• Experience developing enterprise architecture deliverables based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
• Planning and implementation of information management strategy
• Experience translating business requirements into technical and functional requirements
• Proven experience developing Business Architecture for an acquired solution
• Experience utilizing techniques and strategies to elicit, identify, validate, analyze, model and document Business Architecture
• Demonstrated experience participating in business systems requirements analysis and solution design activities
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Experience with Service Design release phases (Pre-discovery, Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live)
• Experience supporting Digital Service standard Alpha phase
• Experience developing epics, features and user stories
• Experience developing and managing product backlog

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Enterprise Architecture Engagement Leadership Experience (40 %)

• Total IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects
• Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.
• Proven ability in horizontal integration across the OPS enterprise
• Excellent communication, concept visualization, facilitation, stakeholder management, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with executives and senior management.
• Successfully completed Business and Information Architectures at the enterprise and/or core business levels for governments or large organizations
• Contributed to the successful transformation of government or large organization program delivery by applying Business Architecture practices
• Ability to work across Projects in a Portfolio, and across Portfolios.
• Leading project teams through the enterprise engagement process.

Enterprise Architecture CheckPoint Documentation Experience (30%)

• Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.
• Proven ability in horizontal business integration ( i.e. identifying common elements, and delineation points)
• Knowledge of or experience in Government of Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.
• Experience in developing business architectures using Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS.
• Development of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to OPS standards and industry best practices.
• Creation of alignment of Business Architecture Document to the Solution Requirements Document (SRD) and the Information Architecture Document (IAD), as per OPS standards and industry best practices, ensuring vertical integration.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with Services modeling, Business Function Modeling, Business Process Modeling, proficient use of BPMN, Value Chain Analysis, Business Outcomes, Performance Measures and KPIs definition, Strategic, Legislative and Technology alignment,
• Ability to create Business Architectures that directly informs and supports the elicitation of business and system requirements.
• Ability to develop and maintain architectural governance and controls over Business and Information Architecture.
• Ability to align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.
• Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities.

Desirable Skills (15%)

• Knowledge of Zachman Framework
• Experience in other architectural domains such as Information Architecture and Application Architecture
• Experience with the OPS Enterprise Architecture governance process, in general, and with Governance Point 1 (AGP1) in particular.
• Familiarity with Privacy and Records Keeping principles and concepts as they pertain to Business Architecture.
• Familiarity with Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards as they pertain to Business Architecture.
• Ability to design/propose Business Architectures that leverage latest cutting-edge technologies.
• Data Modeling and development of solution and Program Area(s) Data Architecture.
• Development of solution and Program Area(s) Information Architecture and corresponding Information Architecture Documentation (IAD) according to OPS standards and industry best practices.
• Knowledge of or experience with Information Management, including Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management, Records Management.
• Knowledge of or experience with Ideation, including Information/Data Requirements Analysis and corresponding Test Strategy planning.
• Ability to leverage reference artefacts to enable shared use and to develop Business Architecture artefacts that align with acquired solutions/services and existing strategic IT Products.
• Ability to integrate stand-alone Business and Information Architectures.
• Experience with SAFe Methodology.
• Familiarity with Ontario Digital Service’s Service Design principles and practices.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture modeling tools e.g. PowerDesigner, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Orbus etc.
• Ability to provide advice and support to teams acquiring services or solutions via procurement (e.g. advise on documentation to include, how to evaluate, etc)

Communication and Interpersonal Skills: 15%

• Excellent communication, concept visualization, facilitation, stakeholder management, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills.
• Experience collaborating with executives and senior management.
• Deep engagement with business stakeholders and cluster architects including incorporation of review feedback from cluster business architect/s and other stakeholders.
• Developing proposals, reports and analyses for varying audience types, including team members, SME’s and senior executives.

Key Skills & Competencies

AODA, Application Architecture, BPMN, Business Architecture, Business Event Modeling, Business Functional Modeling, Business Process Mapping, Data Governance, Data Modeling, Data Quality, DevOps, Enterprise Architecture, Excel, Figma, GO-ITS, Information Architecture, Information Management, KPIs, Master Data Management, Miro, Orbus, PowerDesigner, Records Management, SAFe, Service Design, Service Integration, SIAM, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Target State Architecture, Value Chain Analysis, Value Stream Mapping, Visio, Word, Zachman Framework