Enterprise Architect

REF# - JG-18073

Nova Scotia Power’s greatest source of energy is their people. In a culture focused on safety, they are committed to providing exceptional service to their customers and rewarding jobs to employees.

They are hiring solution-minded people excited to help them grow into the future. Together, we are recruiting for the position of Enterprise Architect.

Reporting to the Vice President of Technology and as a part of Technology Senior Leadership Team, you are responsible to contribute to the overall financial, risk, resource, and issue management of the IT Department.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, evolution, and on-going management of technology architecture and standards across the business as owner of enterprise architecture governance.
• Lead successful organization change management outcomes resulting in architecture governance adoption with stakeholders across the organization.
• Ensure the technology architecture aligns and supports corporate objectives, policies and standards.
• Lead a team of technical professionals including the hiring, performance, and compensation management.
• Contribute to overall technology risk management.
• Support your team of Solution and Technical Architects to develop technology requirements and systems architectures for business projects and provide guidance and support during implementation.
• Approval of system architecture deliverables in accordance with enterprise standards and methodologies.
• Provide oversight, guidance, and education to technology professionals to build alignment between business objectives and technology investment plans.
• Stay current on emerging products and technologies to determine fit with overall enterprise objectives and architecture.
• Maintain your personal safety and that of your co-workers by observing all Occupational Health and Safety Rules and Regulations and be accountable for environmental performance as it relates to the environmental management system processes and initiatives.

Skills, Capabilities and Experience :

• Enterprise Architect or Senior Solution Architect with minimum 5 years experience
• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent work experience
• Demonstrated understanding and application of modern enterprise level business process, data, security, and technical infrastructure architecture knowledge
• Demonstrated capability to understand and effectively communicate technical concepts in a business environment
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities to develop individuals and build strong working relationships

At Nova Scotia Power, everyone is a leader in their own right. Their Leadership Competencies set standards that advance their business strategy, deliver results for customers, and provide career development for employees The successful individual in this role will take ownership and acts with integrity, builds strong collaborative relationships, develops people and teams and thinks strategically and exercises sound judgement.