RQ10693 - Business Architect - Senior

Maarut•Toronto, ON

About The Position

The Business Architect - Senior role involves analyzing government information pertinent to program design and business architecture. This includes consulting with government contacts, conducting research, discovery sessions, and workshops to prepare and present business and program model options. The role focuses on developing program and service definitions aligned with OPS Architectural standards and Target State Architecture (TSA), creating and maintaining business capabilities, and service integration models in line with corporate strategy. A key aspect is contributing to the business strategy and plans, and developing and maintaining business architecture artifacts as part of the OPS Enterprise Architecture framework. The role requires modeling business at enterprise, program, and business service levels, including program and service definitions, capability models, value stream maps, and architectural solutions. It also involves developing and documenting governance models, architectural governance and controls, and ensuring alignment across business, application, technology, and security domains. The Business Architect will lead and represent the team through OPS Architectural Governance Points (AGP) and contribute to business transformation plans by developing enterprise blueprints to align strategic objectives with tactical demands.

Requirements

Total IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects.
Develops and maintains business architecture artefacts as part of the OPS Enterprise Architecture framework standard practices.
Develops program and service definitions aligned to OPS Architectural standards and Target State Architecture (TSA); creates and maintains business capabilities, service integration models of the program enterprise in line with the corporate strategy as well as contributing to the business strategy and plans.
Develop, lead and conduct Research Planning, Discovery and Workshops.
Develop and lead interviews, requirements elicitation and synthesis.
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.
Excellent communication skills - written and verbal + ability to package material for presentation.
Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.
Proven ability in horizontal integration across the OPS enterprise.
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, and across Portfolios.
Leading project teams through the enterprise engagement process.
Proven ability in horizontal business integration (i.e. identifying common elements, and delineation points).
Knowledge of or experience in Government of Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.
Experience in developing business architectures using Ontario Government 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.
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 align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.
Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities.
Deep engagement with business stakeholders and cluster architects including incorporation of review feedback from cluster business architect/s and other stakeholders.
Developing proposals, reports and analyses for varying audience types, including team members, SME’s and senior executives.

Nice To Haves

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.
Successfully completed business architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations.
Good understanding of diverse business environments, especially government environments, and a good understanding of the business drivers in these environments.
Proven ability to identify and analyze business requirements.
Knowledge and experience of information technology providing the ability to integrate and identify IT-enabled opportunities to solve business pressures/needs.
Business and Information Management & IT strategic and operational planning and performance management practices, especially as they apply to the public sector environment.
Demonstrated commitment and proven ability with effective stakeholder management.
Experience as a business architect, who has successfully modeled the business at the enterprise and/or core business levels for medium to large organizations.
Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables/artefacts (e.g. models).
Knowledge of Zachman Framework including business / information / application / technology / security architectures.
Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice.
Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
Planning and implementation of information management strategy.
Experience translating business requirements into technical and functional requirements.
Proven experience and expertise with the development of Business Architecture for an acquired solution.
Experience utilizing techniques and strategies to elicit, identify, validate, analyze, model and document Business Architecture.
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.
Demonstrated experience participating in business systems requirements analysis and solution design activities.
Experience completing business architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizations.
Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
Government of Ontario Architecture Governance, Processes and GO-ITS standards (including Target State Architecture).
Enterprise service delivery (e.g. common application and/or technology platforms).
Develop and lead interviews, requirements elicitation and synthesis.
Microsoft tools including Visio, Excel, Word etc.
Miro Boards.
Figma (mock ups).
Service Design Release phases (Pre-discovery, Discovery, Alpha, Beta, Live).
Supporting Digital Service standard Alpha phase, ensure what is being designed and tested with users can actually be built.
Developing Epics, Features and User Stories.
Develop and Manage Product Back log.
Familiar with DevOps.
Knowledge transfer.
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 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.
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.
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.
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).

Responsibilities

Analyzes government information pertinent to program design and business architecture.
Consults with appropriate government contacts on specific business architecture elements.
Prepares, leads and conducts research, discovery sessions and focus group workshops.
Prepares business and program model options; seeks consensus and approval on architectural collateral.
Develops program and service definitions aligned to OPS Architectural standards and Target State Architecture (TSA).
Creates and maintains business capabilities, service integration models of the program enterprise in line with the corporate strategy.
Contributes to the business strategy and plans.
Develops and maintains business architecture artefacts as part of the OPS Enterprise Architecture framework standard practices.
Models business at enterprise, program and business service levels.
Develops and documents governance models to support the business service and the enterprise.
Develops and maintains architectural governance and controls over implementation.
Ensures alignment of architectural collateral across business, application, technology and security domains.
Leads and represents the team through the OPS Architectural Governance Points (AGP), including alignment with the Target State Architecture (TSA).
Develops business transformation plans jointly with management team.
Contributes in development of a blueprint of the enterprise for each step of the business transformation plan to promote a common understanding of the organization and alignment of strategic objectives with tactical demands.