Director, Enterprise Architecture

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Develop and enhance the enterprise architecture practice.

• Align business strategies with technology implementation.

• Comprehend business processes, capabilities, value streams, and operational models.

• Lead the mapping of business capabilities and analysis of processes to uncover gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for improvement.

• Convert business strategies and objectives into target-state architectures and multi-year technology roadmaps.

• Collaborate with business leaders to redesign processes and facilitate improved working methods.

• Define the mandate, operational model, frameworks, standards, principles, and governance for the EA function.

• Implement architecture review processes and decision-making forums.

• Choose and customize a suitable enterprise architecture framework.

• Define and manage EA artifacts, repositories, and tools.

• Lead, mentor, and develop approximately five Solutions Architects.

• Foster a collaborative, business-oriented architecture culture.

• Establish goals, assess performance, and plan for succession and skill development.

• Provide counsel to the VP of IT and executive team regarding technology direction, investment, and risk.

• Steer major initiatives and ensure that solution designs comply with enterprise architecture.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor solutions in relation to business requirements.

• Work together with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Data, and Application teams on security, compliance, resilience, and integrity.

• Assist in IT portfolio planning, prioritization, and business case development.

• Identify chances to streamline applications and minimize technical debt.

• Report on architecture maturity and the value delivered.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of progressive IT experience, including a minimum of 5 years in enterprise or solutions architecture.

• At least 3 years of experience leading architecture teams or practices.

• Demonstrated ability to comprehend, analyze, and enhance business processes, including business capability modeling, process mapping, and value stream analysis.

• Experience in establishing or advancing an enterprise architecture function from the ground up.

• Strong familiarity with EA frameworks, such as TOGAF or Zachman.

• Knowledge of modeling notations like ArchiMate and BPMN.

• Comprehensive technical knowledge across applications, integration, data, cloud, and infrastructure.

• Exceptional communication skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to executives and non-technical stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

• Preferred: TOGAF certification or an equivalent qualification.

• Preferred: Certification or background in business processes, such as Lean, Six Sigma, or CBPP.

• Preferred: Experience in a regulated industry, such as financial services, utilities, healthcare, or the public sector.

• Preferred: Experience with cloud transformation and modern integration patterns.

• Preferred: Familiarity with EA tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, or Sparx EA.

• Preferred: MBA or a related business qualification.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote position.

• Permanent, full-time employment.