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Senior Business Architect - Remote / Telecommute

Remote: 
Full Remote
Contract: 
Full time
Work from: 
Canada

Offer summary

Qualifications:

At least 10 years of IT experience, with 5 years in Business Architecture on large projects., Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills., Experience in creating Business and Information Architectures for large organizations or governments., Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks like Zachman or TOGAF..

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead the development of Business Architecture and corresponding documentation according to government standards.
  • Collaborate with executives and senior management to align business strategies with IT solutions.
  • Facilitate meetings to discuss architecture priorities and manage change effectively.
  • Provide advice and support for service procurement and integration of business architectures.

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Cynet Systems Large https://www.cynetsystems.com
1001 - 5000 Employees
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Job description

Job Description:
  • 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 governments or large organizations.
  • Contributed to the successful transformation of government or 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)
  • 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 Government 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.
  • Development of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to Government 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 Government 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 Government 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.
  • Ability to design/propose Business Architectures that leverage latest cutting-edge technologies.
  • Experience with SAFe Methodology.
  • 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.)
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Information Architecture Technical Skills (45%):
  • A good understanding of business process modelling alignment with data modeling and information resource management.
  • Extensive experience with Government Enterprise Architecture Gating processes, with an emphasis on Architectural Gate Point 1 and 2 and the creation, review, and engagement process.
  • Have expertise in I&IT architecture (experience in one or more architecture domains, Business, and or data/information architecture expertise), IT strategies (business and technology solutions roadmap development), policies, standards, plans, current and emerging enterprise architecture principles, methodologies and frameworks (such as Zachman or TOGAF).
  • A technology generalist and have breadth of knowledge across all architecture pillars (business, data, integration, infrastructure, application, and security), current and emerging technologies and are able to provide advice on the full life cycle of solution design and delivery to project solution architects and stakeholders.
  • Can apply leading industry good practices and Government standards in architecture design, software and systems engineering.
Research and Analytical Skills (20%):
  • Have analytical skills to develop architectural solutions to meet complex, multi-year plans, spanning multiple internal/external stakeholders and broadly defined business objectives.
  • Able to research and recommend the innovative architecture deliverables that meet the business needs
  • Able to identify opportunities to leverage and introduce new and emerging technologies.
  • Have problem solving skills to resolve significant integration, business and technical issues to address multiple systems/applications interfaces and interdependencies where requirements are not initially clear.
Leadership, Consultation, Collaboration, Facilitation, and Communication Skills (35%):
  • Establish effective working relationships; obtain support for I&IT strategies, portfolio solution decisions that align with ministry and Government.
  • Lead/facilitate meetings to discuss/determine strategy and roadmap for architecture priorities and change management directions.
  • Have strong negotiation and influencing skills to influence key decision-makers.
  • Have effective consulting skills to engage multiple stakeholders and clients and identify top business needs.
  • Work with peer architects , GIS and Information Management Specialists or analysts as a team under the leadership of the lead architects and project managers.
  • Develop options and make recommendations to stakeholders, management, and staff regarding information/data models and solutions that designed to align with ministry and Government strategies.
  • Have consultation and collaboration skills to consult with multiple stakeholders and clients to provide insights into the technology options and provide advice and recommendations to management staff regarding architecture strategy options.
  • Have facilitation skills to lead discussions among stakeholders with different interests to land on portfolio decisions that align with ministry and Government strategies.
  • Have negotiation skills to establish effective working relationships with stakeholders and move the Portfolio IT Roadmaps forward.
  • Present the strategies and solutions to senior management and client ministry information and business SMEs.
  • Provide advice regarding approaches to contentious architecture design.
  • Lead planning sessions with ministry clients, corporate IT groups, and development vendors.

Required profile

Experience

Spoken language(s):
English
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Hard Skills

Business ArchitectureInformation ArchitectureStakeholder CommunicationsData ModelingArchitectural DesignService DesignBusiness AnalysisCustomer Requirements AnalysisTest PlanningMeeting FacilitationDigital File ManagementSolution ArchitectureCalculusInformation VisualizationMaster Data ManagementData GovernanceEnterprise ArchitecturePrivacy LawEnterprise ArchitectureEnterprise Architecture

Other Skills

  • Negotiation
  • Problem Solving
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Analytical Skills
  • Leadership
  • Consulting
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