Technology Architect

Project Overview

A Solution Architect is required to update the Solution Architecture documentation for the Water Information System Kisters (WISKI) application, including a new Weather Module, and for the Great Lakes Storm Surge Operating System (GLSSOS) application. These are mission critical applications used by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks for water management and emergency services.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing leadership, guidance and support to the project team and subject matter experts; creates and maintains all models/artifacts/diagrams as it relates to establishing a solution
• Update, develop and validate all required solution architecture models/artifacts, documents and materials (according to industry best practices, GO-ITS standards and OPS EA guidelines using the appropriate version)
• Collaborates with cluster staff, project teams, ministry Subject Matter Expert (SME) and other OPS partners/service providers to ensure architecture alignment
• Develops artifacts leveraging cluster/ministry tools and model repository (e.g. PowerDesigner, DevOps)
• Identify issues and risks to be managed or addressed, and assist the project team or ministry to facilitate mitigation
• Arrange and facilitate validation sessions
• Develop/revise solution architecture artifacts according to cluster and corporate guidance
• Participate in review and information-sharing meetings
• Support Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA) delivery during the project
• Develop reference architecture artifacts/models/patterns to enable shared use for future clients
• Arrange and facilitate Enterprise Architecture (EA) meetings with cluster staff, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders as required
• Support the process of acquiring cluster and corporate approvals, such as Project Gating, LRC cluster governance processes, and corporate architecture governance points (AGP)
• Provide status updates to both the project team and the Enterprise Architecture unit
• Provide transfer of knowledge and project deliverables to identified cluster staff
• Adhere to all OPS GO-ITS Standards, specifically GO-ITS 200PRS Ontario Public Service Enterprise Architecture Governance Requirements and others as required
• Revise architectures per action and/or conditions arising from LRC’s governance body (Project Gating Review Committee) and Corporate EA Governance review bodies as required
• Utilize, reuse, and incorporate OPS Reference Architectures into the project architectures
• Ensure alignment with any other related and relevant business materials

Qualifications & Requirements

REQUIRED

• Must be able to work 0 days onsite per week (fully remote)
• Depth of knowledge in enterprise architecture domains including business, information, application, technology, and security architecture. Proficiency in architecture frameworks and standards such as TOGAF or Zachman. Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in delivering complex IT solutions and applications, managing systems integrations, and resolving technical and architectural issues. Proven track record in applying architecture best practices and methodologies

EVALUATION CRITERIA

Application/Solution Architecture - 60%

• Depth of knowledge in enterprise architecture domains including business, information, application, technology, and security architecture. Proficiency in architecture frameworks and standards such as TOGAF or Zachman. Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience in delivering complex IT solutions and applications, managing systems integrations, and resolving technical and architectural issues. Proven track record in applying architecture best practices and methodologies
• Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required application architecture artefacts
• Hands on demonstrated experience leading all aspects of solution design, including security and privacy
• Experience architecting enterprise-scale COTS / SaaS solutions such as Azure Cloud
• Hands-on experience creating architecture artifacts, models and/or reports using PowerDesigner, or Visio, or other tools

Enterprise Architecture Leadership and Methodologies - 20%

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in leading and delivering solution Architecture projects
• Hands on demonstrated experience successfully leading project teams through all levels of governance processes (cluster and corporate) such a project gating, architecture governance points
• Hands on demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to successful obtain approvals
• Experience leading project teams through the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process, Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) process and other technical or security assessment processes as required
• Demonstrated experience with enterprise architecture, including the ability to integrate/align with across all domains (business, information, Solution, technical, security)

OPS Experience - 15%

• Demonstrated experience working within the Ontario Public Service or similar public sector environments, including familiarity with OPS governance, standards (e.g., GO-ITS), and ministry-specific processes.

Soft Skills - 5%

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving solving and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent meeting facilitation skills to gather requirements
• Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Demonstrated consensus-building skills

Key Skills & Competencies

TOGAF, Zachman Framework, PowerDesigner, DevOps, Oracle Siebel, Azure Cloud, SaaS, COTS, Visio, Agile, Enterprise Architecture