HM Note: This hybrid role is three (3) days in office
Description
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Providing leadership guidance and support to the project team and subject matter experts; creates and maintains all models/artefacts/diagrams as it relates to establishing a shared use solution
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Update develop and validate of all required business architecture and application architecture models/artefacts documents and materials (according to industry best practices GOITS standards and OPS EA guidelines using the appropriate version)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Collaborates with cluster staff project teams clients and other OPS partners / service providers to ensure architecture alignment
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Develops business processes using BPMN leveraging cluster/ministry tools and model repository (e.g. PowerDesigner)
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Identify issues and risks to be managed or addressed and assist the project team or Client to facilitate mitigation
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Arrange and facilitate validation sessions
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Develop/revise business and/or application architecture artefacts according to cluster and corporate guidance
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Leads privacy impact assessment (PIA) and threat risk assessment (TRA) activities in collaboration with cluster staff technical team members and other partners as required; including responding to and/or actioning any risk recommendations or mitigations that may follow
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Researches industry best practices and conducts environmental or jurisdictional scans
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Participate in review and information sharing meetings
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Support Agile Enterprise Architecture delivery during the project
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Develop reference architecture artefacts/models/patterns for to enable shared use for future clients
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Arrange and facilitate Enterprise Architecture (EA) meetings with cluster staff subject matter experts and other stakeholders as required
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Support the process of acquiring cluster and corporate approvals such as Project Gating LRC cluster governance processes corporate architecture governance points (AGP) digital first assessments
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide status updates to both the project team and EA unit
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Provide transfer of knowledge and project deliverables to identified cluster staff
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Adhere to all OPS GOITS Standards specifically GOITS 56.0 GOITS 56.1 GOITS 56.3 and others as required
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Revise architectures per action and/or conditions arising from LRCs governance body (Project Gating Review Committee) and Corporate EA Governance review bodies as required
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Utilize reuse and incorporate OPS Reference Architectures into the project architectures
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Ensure alignment with any other related and relevant business materials
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Knowledge Transfer Requirements
- Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings touchpoints and working sessions with LRC staff
- All design development artefacts and source code including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided
- Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions
Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements and nbsp; and nbsp;
Knowledge and experience with a wide range of methods techniques and tools for business architecture such as but not limited to: business functional modeling service lifecycle modeling business event modeling business process mapping value chain analysis and other related disciplines
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;10 years experience successfully completed business architectures in government settings or similar complex multiproject/multiclient organizations
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Good understanding of diverse business environments especially government and compliance/regulatory functions
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Proven ability to identify and analyze business requirements
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and experience of information technology providing the ability to integrate and identify ITenabled opportunities to solve business pressures/needs
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent communication facilitation negotiation consensus building and problemsolving skills
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated commitment and proven ability with effective stakeholder management
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience as a business architect who has successfully modeled the business at the enterprise and/or core business levels for medium to large organizations
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience as a solution/application architect who has successfully modeled solution requirements design and components for enterprise scale COTS solutions Oracle Siebel preferred
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables/artefacts (e.g. models)
Evaluation Criteria:
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Business Architecture 30%
- Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required business architecture artefacts
- Demonstrated experience leading and facilitating workshops to gather business and application information including validation and review sessions
- Demonstrated experience capturing business requirements conducting business process reengineering business design and optimization; identification of and alignment to business goals as well as business performance measures
- Demonstrated ability to leverage latest industry best practices and trends
- Hands on experience developing business processes using BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation)
- Identifying issues and risks to be managed or addressed to facilitate mitigation
Application/Solution Architecture 30%
- Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required application architecture artefacts
- Hands on demonstrated experience leading all aspects of solution design including security and privacy
- Experience architecting enterprise scale COTS / SaaS solutions such as Oracle Siebel
Enterprise Architecture Leadership and Methodologies 20%
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in leading and delivering Business Architecture and Application Architecture projects
- Hands on demonstrated experience successfully leading project teams through all levels of governance processes (cluster and corporate) such a project gating architecture governance points
- Hands on demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to successful obtain approvals
- Experience leading project teams through the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) process and other technical or security assessment processes as required
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise architecture including the ability to integrate/align with across all domains (business information application technical security)
- Hands on experience creating architecture artefacts models and/or reports using PowerDesigner
Soft Skills 20%
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience with agile
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent analytical problem solving and decisionmaking skills
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Excellent meeting facilitation skills to gather requirements
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team project leads and management including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Strong stakeholder management skills
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Demonstrated consensus building skills
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge of Zachman Framework including business / information / application / technology / security architectures
and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp; and nbsp;Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
Must haves
- 10 years as Business Architect
- Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required business architecture artefacts
- Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required application architecture artefacts
- Hands on demonstrated experience leading all aspects of solution design including security and privacy
- Experience architecting enterprise scale COTS / SaaS solutions such as Oracle Siebel
- Hands on demonstrated experience successfully leading project teams through all levels of governance processes (cluster and corporate) such a project gating architecture governance points
- Experience leading project teams through the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) process Threat Risk Assessment (TRA) process and other technical or security assessment processes as required
- Demonstrated experience with enterprise architecture including the ability to integrate/align with across all domains (business information application technical security)