Description:
- The Client’s and the
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) require a Business Architect
to support the enhancement of the Forest Resources Inventory Information
Management System (FRI IMS) and update its Enterprise Architecture (EA). The
Business Architect will assess business capabilities, define target business
outcomes, optimize business processes, and develop key EA deliverables required
for governance approvals.
- The role will support the modernization of FRI IMS,
including the implementation of centralized data storage using Databricks and
Azure Storage, public-facing data exchange capabilities, and a cloud-based data
processing and analytics platform. The Business Architect will lead the
development of business architecture artifacts and ensure alignment with
enterprise standards and governance requirements throughout the project
lifecycle.
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 company
- Developing
and maintaining architectural governance and controls over
implementation
- For
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.
The project teams consist of you, a Sr. IT Business Architect (lead), project leads, product manager, solution designer, service designer, QA tester, business analysts, subject matter experts and other project team members. The project team will work though the AGP engagements with the Client’s Enterprise Architecture team and Corporate Enterprise Architecture Review Board
Requirements
Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Must Haves:
- 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.
- Creation
of alignment of the 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.
Skill Set Requirements:
Enterprise Architecture Engagement Leadership Experience:
- 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, and across Portfolios.
- Leading
project teams through the enterprise engagement process.
Enterprise Architecture Checkpoint Documentation Experience:
- Proven
ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.
- 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.
- 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,
- 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.
Desirable Skills:
- 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)
