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Senior IT Enterprise Architect/StrategistCynet Systems • Toronto, ON
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Senior IT Enterprise Architect / Strategist

Senior IT Enterprise Architect / Strategist

Cynet Systems • Toronto, ON
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description : Responsibilities :

  • Lead the development, implementation, and evolution of client’s Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy to support a secure, agile, and integrated digital environment.
  • Define and maintain the enterprise business capability map, aligning IT investments to strategic priorities and future-state operating models.
  • Provide strategic oversight and architecture direction across key domains, including cloud infrastructure, identity and access management (IAM), integration platforms, data platforms, and governance frameworks.
  • Develop and align architecture roadmaps with client’s business transformation objectives, enabling data-driven decision-making, customer-centric service design, and scalable platforms.
  • Shape and contribute to the enterprise operating model by identifying capability gaps, technology enablers, and change implications across people, process, and systems.
  • Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership by preparing and delivering executive-level briefings, strategic planning materials, and architecture recommendations to governance committees and cross-ministry stakeholders.
  • Lead the definition and design of a modern enterprise data platform architecture that enables analytics, interoperability, privacy, and trusted data exchange across internal and external partners.
  • Translate complex business problems into strategic architecture options, guiding the evaluation and selection of enterprise technologies that meet performance, scalability, and compliance requirements.
  • Support solution reviews and investment planning by assessing proposals for architectural alignment, long-term fit, and risk mitigation.
  • Partner with business and IT leadership to shape strategic initiatives, define solution architecture boundaries, and ensure delivery teams are aligned with the enterprise architecture vision.
  • Drive simplification and modernization of the technology landscape to improve performance, reduce cost, and eliminate redundancy.
  • Contribute to the establishment and enforcement of technology governance processes, enterprise standards, and architecture practices across the organization.

Required Qualifications and Experience / Must Haves :

  • Minimum 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, or IT leadership roles within complex organizations.
  • 5+ years’ Demonstrated expertise across core architecture domains : application, data, technology, infrastructure, and security.
  • 5+ years’ Proven experience developing and operationalizing enterprise architecture strategies and frameworks, ideally in both private and public sector settings.
  • 5+ years’ In-depth knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure / AWS), data platforms, IAM, integration frameworks (API / Middleware), and modern governance practices.
  • 5+ years’ Experience defining and implementing enterprise-wide governance models, architecture standards, and technology roadmaps.
  • Core Competencies :

  • Strategic thinker with strong business acumen and the ability to bridge business and technology.
  • Systems thinker with a transformation mindset and deep understanding of technology interdependencies.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills, including with executive and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong leadership and influencing capabilities, with the ability to guide cross-functional teams in a federated environment.
  • Results-oriented, highly collaborative, and skilled at driving clarity in complex, ambiguous environments.
  • Education :

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field is required.
  • A Master’s degree and / or certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, PMP, Azure / AWS architecture, or Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) are considered strong assets.
  • Key Deliverables :

  • Enterprise Architecture Strategy Document - Defining target state, transitional states, principles, and architecture domains.
  • Business Capability Model & Heatmap - Mapping enterprise capabilities to strategic priorities and identifying investment focus areas.
  • Current-State and Gap Analysis - Assessing systems, platforms, data, and processes against target architecture.
  • Technology & Data Platform Roadmaps - Enabling phased implementation across infrastructure, integration, IAM, and data.
  • Reference Architectures & Patterns - For cloud, integration, data, IAM, and security domains.
  • Governance Frameworks - Covering enterprise data governance, technology governance, and architecture compliance.
  • Executive Briefings & Strategy Decks - Developed for Board, Senior Leadership Team, Treasury Board, and IT governance forums.
  • Architecture Recommendations & Assessments - Supporting key initiatives such as ERP modernization, DPS, HCMS, and others.
  • Operating Model Alignment Artifacts - Showing technology enablers mapped to operating model changes and capability enhancements.
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