Technology Architect - Senior

    Defines, identifies and describes technical and information architectural requirements with clients, and obtains I&IT management approval.

• Develops and obtains approval for detailed plans and resource estimates for large- scale and complex architecture projects and/or components of other projects with architecture elements.
• Ability to complete complex technology and information architecture reviews and assessments, development and/or support projects, to support new and changed enterprise priorities and initiatives, and client clusters’ and their clients’ information architecture and/or business needs.
• Researches, develops, implements and maintains technology and information architectural policies and standards, as approved by management
• Ensures integration with related corporate and client cluster policies and standards, and incorporation of best practices in the industry.
• Provides general and situation-specific technology architecture interpretation advice and expertise to other project and/or enterprise level I&IT project teams, client management and staff, cluster clients, and external contractors.
• Leads and or/participates in highly sensitive technology and information architecture investigations.
• Develops solution and technology architecture specifications for RFPs and participates in assessing bids and negotiating contracts/SLAs with service providers and vendors
• Demonstrated experience developing checkpoint deliverables and creating necessary artefacts for checkpoints
• Knowledge and experience creating architecture artefacts such as logical and information data models
• Knowledge and experience creating business architecture documentation
• Knowledge and experience creating solution architecture documentation
• Extensive knowledge in security and privacy requirements as they relate to technology architecture and data elements

• Experience with Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools

  • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices
  • Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
  • • Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
    • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills.
    • Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience.
    • Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution.
    • Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships.
    • Strong interpersonal, facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome.
    • Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively.
    • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.
    •     Experience working in the public sector on a large scale optimization initiative.