Business Architect

Job Description:\n\nAssignment: RQ07766 - Business Architect - Senior Job Title: Business Architect Requisition (SS): RQ07766 Start Date: 2024-09-23 End Date: 2025-03-31 Client: Land & Resources Cluster Office Locations: 40 St. Clair Ave West, Toronto, 300 Water Street, Peterborough, 1 Stone Road West, Guelph Organization: Land & Resources Cluster Ministry: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry # Business Days: 129.00 Note: Hybrid work - will be in office 2 days per week in any below office location and 3 days remotely . Must haves:Core - Total 10 years IT experience with minimum 5 years Business Architect Experience completing Business Architecture for OPS and/or related large organizationsTotal IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projectsDevelopment of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to OPS 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 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.Experience with the OPS Enterprise Architecture governance process, in general, and with Governance Point 1 (AGP1) in particular. Description Responsibilities Analyzes government information pertinent to business architecture, consults with appropriate government contacts on specific business architecture elements, and conducts focus group workshops.Develops and maintains business capabilities of the enterprise in line with the corporate strategy as well as contributing to the business strategy and plans.Develops/revises business architecture artifacts as part of the Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) Federated Framework and ensures that these are vertically integrated.Models business at enterprise and/or core business levels.Designs capability models and related architectural solutions of business tasks, mapping capability functionality to the internal and external resources.Develops business transformation plans jointly with senior business management.Handles business solutions to the delivery and operational business functions of the company.Develops and maintains architectural governance and controls over implementation.Contributes to the development of a blueprint of the enterprise for each step of the business transformation plan, in order to promote a common understanding of the organization and alignment of strategic objectives with tactical demands.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.Experience in Business and Information Management & IT strategic and operational planning and performance management practices, especially as they apply to the public sector environment.Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus-building, and problem-solving skills.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/artifacts (e.g., models).Knowledge of the Zachman Framework including business, information, application, technology, and security architectures.Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g., models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practices.Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices.Experience in 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 the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards. Experience and Skill Set Requirements Responsibilities:Analyzes government information pertinent to business architecture, consults with appropriate government contacts on specific business architecture elements and conducts focus group workshops.Develops and maintains business capabilities of the enterprise in line with the corporate strategy as well as contributing to the business strategy and plans.Develops/revises business architecture artefacts as part of the Enterprise Information Architecture (EIA) Federated Framework and ensures that these are vertically integrated.Models business at enterprise and/or core business levels.This also includes:Design of capability models and related architectural solutions of business tasks, mapping capability functionality to the internal and external resources,Developing business transformation plans jointly with senior business management,Handling business solutions to the delivery and operational business functions of the companyDeveloping and maintaining architectural governance and controls over implementationFor each step of the business transformation plan, business architects contribute in development of a blueprint of the enterprise in order to promote a common understanding of the organization and alignment of strategic objectives with tactical demands General Skills: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;Excellent communication, facilitation, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills;Demonstrated commitment and proven ability with effective stakeholder managementExperience as a business architect, who has successfully modeled the business at the enterprise and/or core business levels for medium to large organizationsExperience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables/artefacts (e.g. models)Knowledge of Zachman Framework including business / information / application / technology / security architectures Desirable Skills:Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practiceKnowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practicesPlanning and implementation of information management strategyExperience translating business requirements into technical and functional requirementsProven experience and expertise with the development of Business Architecture for an acquired solutionExperience utilizing techniques and strategies to elicit, identify, validate, analyze, model and document Business ArchitectureExperience 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 disciplinesDemonstrated experience participating in business systems requirements analysis and solution design activitiesExperience completing business architectures in government settings or similar complex, multi-project/multi-client organizationsKnowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Experience/knowledge with:SalesforceDevOpsMicrosoft tools including Visio, Excel, Word etc.Miro BoardsService 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 builtDeveloping Epics, Features and User StoriesDevelop and Manage Product Back logKnowledge transfer Business Architecture Experience 20%Core - Total 10 years IT experience with minimum 5 years Business Architect Experience completing Business Architecture for OPS and/or related large organizationsTotal IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing Business Architecture on large complex projects.Successfully completed business architectures at the enterprise and/or core business levels for governments or large organizations.Experience developing Conceptual and Logical models, including Data Models Development of Business Architecture Artifacts 20%Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.Proven ability in horizontal business integration.Development of Program Area(s) Business Architecture and corresponding Business Architecture Documentation (BAD) according to OPS 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 OPS standards and industry best practices, ensuring vertical integration. Business Architecture Design 30%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 inform and support the elicitation of business and system requirements.Ability to develop and maintain architectural governance and controls over Business Architecture.Ability to leverage reference architecture artefacts/models/patterns to enable shared use.Ability to integrate stand-alone Business Architectures.Ability to align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities. Business Architecture alignment 10%Ability to develop Business Architectures that align with acquired solutions/services and existing strategic IT Products. Communication and Interpersonal Skills: 15%Excellent communication, concept visualization, facilitation, stakeholder management, negotiation, consensus building, and problem- solving skills.Experience collaborating with executives and senior management.Deep engagement with business stakeholders and cluster architects including incorporation of review feedback from cluster business architect/s and other stakeholders. Zachman and OPS Standards 5%Knowledge of Zachman FrameworkExperience in developing business architectures using Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture methodologies and GO-ITS standards.Experience with the OPS Enterprise Architecture governance process, in general, and with Governance Point 1 (AGP1) in particular.Familiarity with Information Management, 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.Familiarity with Service Design principles and practices.Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture modeling tools e.g. Power Designer, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Orbus etc.