Core Skills Required

• Total IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects.

• 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 large organizations.

• Contributed to the successful transformation of large organization program delivery by applying Business Architecture practices.

• Ability to work across Projects in a Portfolio.

• Experience creating Conceptual and Logical Data models mapped against process requirements.

• Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.

• Proven ability in horizontal business integration (i.e., identifying common elements, delineation points)

• Knowledge of or experience in Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.

• 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.

• Experience in developing business architectures using Ontario 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 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.

• Ability to align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.

• Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities.

Desirable Skills Requested

• 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 0 and 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.

• 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.)



Summary
If you are interested in the Senior Business Architect role in Toronto, please apply online at www.randstad.ca. Qualified candidates will be contacted.


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