IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist
Cleo Consulting • Toronto, ON, Canada
1 day ago
Job type
- Quick Apply
Job description
Assignment: RQ11824 - IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist - Senior
Job Title: IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist
Requisition (SS): RQ11824
Start Date: 2026-11-16
Client: Enterprise Technology & Digital Standards (formerly ETS)
End Date: 2027-08-27
Office Location: 222 Jarvis, Toronto, Ontario
Organization: Enterprise Technology & Digital Standards (formerly ETS)
Ministry: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
# Business Days: 194.00
5 days onsite
Must Have:
- Experience in capability based archiechture
- Prior OPS/Federal government experience
- Knowledge and experience in Application architecture, Technology Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Description
Responsibilities
- Develops recommends, implements and manages IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and architect deliverables for the organization
General Skills
- Demonstrated experience in development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture
- Knowledge and experience in Application architecture, Technology Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Demonstrated Strategic thinking and development, aligns 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 optional performance, decommission redundancy and reduce cost
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
Desirable Skills
- Experience in Stakeholder Engagement including presentations and briefing notes and conducting / facilitating meetings
- Experience and knowledge in Project Management
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and Tools (35%)
- Demonstrated experience in Enterprise Architecture, Application Portfolio Management and IT Governance
- Deep knowledge and understanding of multiple enterprise architecture frameworks/methodologies
- Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications
- Demonstrated experience with multiple Enterprise Architecture tools that support:
- Architecture Modelling and Blueprinting
- Architecture Repository Management
- Portfolio Management
- Roadmapping and Planning
- Governance and Compliance
- Visualizations and Reporting
- Integration with other processes and tools
- Experience in the use of development tools, Computer Aided Software Engineering ( C A S E ) tools, information retrieval packages, and other software tools such as project management software and business re-engineering software
Application Portfolio Management (35%)
- Experience in measuring business and technical value of solutions including defining key data and processes for capturing key data
- Experience in value analysis for IT solutions, applications, platforms and infrastructure
- Experience in portfolio risk analysis, technical debt, vendor viability and direction analysis, market trends and skill availability
- Experience with application lifecycle management and cross dependencies with infrastructure lifecycle management, contract management and cloud as a service.
Enterprise Architecture Domains (10%)
- Knowledge and experience in Application architecture, Technology Architecture, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and directions
- Experience leading shared platform design, documentation and configuration for medium or large corporate implementations
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of solutioning based on a composable and modular architecture approach and leveraging enterprise platforms
IT Strategy and Change Management (10%)
- Demonstrated Strategic thinking and development, aligns strategic objectives with technology and resources
- Experience providing direction on operationalizing business strategy including systems, processes and required data.
- Demonstrated Transformation thinking, and understanding of data interdependencies
- Experience developing IT strategy aligned with business vision
Communications (10%)
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; presentation skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
- A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines
- Experience in Stakeholder Engagement including presentations and briefing notes and conducting / facilitating meetings