Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement Work Location: 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, Onsite Estimated Start Date: 2025-11-03

Estimated End Date: 2026-03-31

#Business Days: 105.00

Extension : Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: No Clearance Required

Must Have

• Prior OPS experience with Enterprise architecture governance
• Preparation of materials for Architecture Review Board (ARB) or equivalent governance bodies such as AI Governance - specifically AGP 1/2
• Experience with artefacts prior (current state, solution blueprints, reference architecture, solution architecture documents, etc.)
• TRA experience and cyber security standards.
• GO-ITS standards (security)

Description Responsibilities

• Develops, recommends, implements, and manages IT Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and architect deliverables for the organization.
• General Skills
• Demonstrated experience in development and implementation of Enterprise Architecture.
• Knowledge and experience in Application Architecture, Technology Architecture, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
• Demonstrated strategic thinking and development; aligns strategic objectives with technology and resources.
• Ability to define business capabilities and processes.
• Experience providing direction on operationalizing business strategy, including systems, processes, and required data.
• Demonstrated transformation thinking and understanding of data interdependencies.
• Experience identifying technology risks and defining mitigations.
• Experience developing IT strategy aligned with business vision.
• Ability to streamline application landscape for optimal performance, decommission redundancies, and reduce cost.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.
• Proven team player with a strong track record for meeting deadlines.

Desirable Skills

• Experience in stakeholder engagement, including presentations, briefing notes, and facilitating meetings.
• Experience and knowledge in Project Management.

Key Deliverables

• Key deliverables for this role include, but are not limited to following:
• Architecture Artifacts
• Development of current state and target state architecture models across business, data, application, and technology domains.
• Creation of solution blueprints, reference architectures, and architecture patterns aligned with OPS standards.
• Architecture Review Documentation
• Preparation of materials for Architecture Review Board (ARB) or equivalent governance bodies such as AI Governance.
• Documentation of compliance assessments with GO-ITS standards, privacy, security, and accessibility requirements.
• EA Governance Contributions
• Support for EA governance processes, including tracking decisions, risks, and exceptions.
• Contribution to EA repositories and knowledge bases (e.g., EA SharePoint, modeling tools).
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Facilitation of architecture working sessions with ministry stakeholders, I&IT clusters, and GovTechON.
• Development of communication materials to explain architectural decisions and trade-offs.
• Technology and Data Strategy Alignment
• Mapping of business capabilities to technology solutions.
• Identification of opportunities for reuse, consolidation, or modernization of systems and platforms.
• Risk and Impact Assessments and Compliance Reports
• Execution of RkAP (Recordkeeping, Access, and Privacy) assessments.
• Identification and documentation of technical risks, interoperability challenges, and security gaps.
• Regular reports addressing privacy, security and data integrity risks, with recommended action plans
• System Integration Plans and Roadmaps
• Roadmaps and plans detailing the integration of legacy systems, and inter-agency data-sharing strategies.
• Clearly defined milestones and performance metrics for successful implementation.
• Performance & Scalability Reports
• Continuous performance monitoring reports, including recommendations for optimizations to ensure the architecture remains future-proof

Experience And Skill Set Requirements Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Master’s degree or certifications (e.g., TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect) are strongly preferred.

Experience: (50%)

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture and solution architecture within a public sector or large enterprise environment
• Demonstrated experience with OPS enterprise architecture governance, this includes supporting the process as well as delivering required artefacts.
• Understanding of various compliance standards including but not limited to GO-ITS, FIPPA,PHIPPA, and ARA.
• Hands-on experience delivering necessary AGP artefacts and contributing to architecture reviews, blueprint development and target state planning.
• Familiarity with OPS I&IT Standards and environments, including shared services, ministry specific systems, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Proven ability to integrate complex, AI-powered solutions while managing cross-functional dependencies.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams involving business, data, application, and technology domains.

Technical Skills: (35%)

• Strong understanding of EA frameworks and their application in OPS setting.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms, cybersecurity principles, and interoperability standards
• Microsoft Azure: Expert in Azure architecture, including security, networking, identity, data services, and monitoring.
• Enterprise Integration: Skilled in API development, ESB, microservices architecture, and middleware technologies.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes, specifically incident, change, and release management, and the PMO Stage Gate process in OPS.
• Knowledgeable in cloud-based security practices and compliance protocols relevant to OPS.

Leadership & Collaboration Skills: (15%)

• Strong leadership abilities, with experience of providing technical guidance and influencing stakeholders across various levels.
• Exceptional communication skills, with an ability to bridge technical and business perspectives and align project outcomes with organizational goals.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a governance-driven, policy-rich environment.

Note

• From October 20, 2025, the candidate is required to work onsite 4 days a week and 1 day from home
• From January 5, 2026, the candidate is required to work onsite 5 days a week fully

Eligibility and Application Steps If you are enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity, we kindly request you to provide the following documents: hrsmss@smsoftconsulting.com

Without mandatory documents, we cannot submit a candidate.

• Updated Resume in word format (Mandatory)
• Skills Matrix and References (Mandatory)
• Expected hourly rate (Mandatory)
• Visa Status (Mandatory)
• LinkedIn ID (Mandatory)

Please only apply if you meet the qualifications mentioned above. Feel free to share with your network or tag someone who fits for this role! If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to call or text at (647) 408-1348.