Job Description

Enterprise Strategist

Finance and Treasury Board

Pay Band 6

Open

Fredericton

Permanent Full-time

Who We Are

The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) division of Finance and Treasury Board has an opportunity for an Enterprise Strategist to work in support of digital transformation projects outlined in GNB's released Digital NB strategy. Join our dynamic, progressive team of information technology and technology management professionals in an environment in which you can learn, grow, create, and support innovative strategies to help the Government of New Brunswick (GNB) deliver on its new transformational business objectives.

What You Will Do

The position responsibilities include:

• Offer leadership, insight, and direction to various stakeholders.
• Share information, promote industry best practices, and ensues alignment across GNB from a policy, strategy, governance, and architecture perspective.
• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction for the development of strategic frameworks, policies, procedures, and standards (across the GNB enterprise) that will minimize government technology costs, while supporting GNB's desire to enable transformation.
• Analyze the technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the GNB enterprise.
• Represent GNB on numerous Federal, Provincial, and Territorial groups.
• Provide strategic advice and direction to Enterprise Architecture steering committees on the adoption and implementation of new transformational technologies that will enhance and support GNB goals and objectives.
• Promote and communicate the enterprise strategic vision to GNB's IT and business leaders.
• Collaborate with Federal, Provincial, and Territorial teams, to align as appropriate and to share strategies, policy, and thought leadership.

Technical Expertise:

• Understand and explain complex technologies in order to provide high-level and in-depth subject matter expertise to the enterprise in the areas of technology, applications, data and business architectures.
• Micro-services and serverless architectures, mobile application development and cloud-based solutions such as containers.
• Monitor and report on enterprise services to ensure that the overall design and management of the enterprise technology infrastructure is reliable, aligns with information security requirements, and supports the need of GNB's business.
• Act as a subject matter expert to oversee and consult on new transformational projects being driven from the Digital NB strategy – offering advice from architecture, design, acquisition through to implementation.
• Participate with a team of strategists from OCIO and across GNB, to approve, prioritize, and direct technology procurement requests as they relate to the selection, acquisition, development, and installation of major information systems.

"Must Have" QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate must possess:

A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field of study with a minimum of six years of progressive work IT experience including:

• Minimum of 4 years of experience at an operational level – dealing with applications, technology, data,
• Minimum of 2 years of practical experience in the design, architecture, or management of applications, technology, or data architectures.
• Experience with dealing with stakeholders from a requirement gathering, project management, change management, management, or governance perspective.

OR

A 2-year college diploma in Computer Science (or related discipline). with a minimum of eight years of progressive work IT experience including:

• Minimum of 6 years of experience at an operational level – dealing with applications, technology, data,
• of 2 years of practical experience in the design, architecture, or management of applications, technology, data architectures.
• Experience with dealing with stakeholders from a requirement gathering, project management, change management, management, or governance perspective.

An equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be considered.

Must have, or be eligible for, a Canadian federal security clearance.

Written and spoken competence in English is required. Please state your language capability.

Applicants must clearly demonstrate the essential qualifications to be given further consideration. Please ensure that the preferred language for assessment is identified on your resume.

"Nice to Have" QUALIFICATIONS:

Preference may be given to candidates that possess one or more of the following asset qualifications:

• Enterprise Architecture training or certifications
• General Technical Certifications (such as MCSE, CISCO, etc.)
• Professional Certifications (ISP, COBIT, TOGAF, ITIL, etc.)

Subject to the response to this competition, candidates may be required to demonstrate on their application the asset qualifications in addition to the essential qualifications in order to be given further consideration.

Who You Are

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES: The successful candidates will possess the following behavioral competencies: Client Service Orientation, Effective Interactive Communication, Relationship/ Network Building, Results Orientation, Teamwork and Cooperation, and Strategic Thinking.

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES: The successful candidate will possess the following technical competencies: Specialized Subject Matter Expertise and Knowledge, Written Communication.

Résumés should be in chronological order specifying education and employment in months and years including part-time and full-time employment.

Salary: $73,996 to $98,436 annually.

We subscribe to the principle of equal access to employment and advocate an environment where scented products are used with discretion.

Candidates on the eligibility list could be considered for future vacancies.

Interested applicants are to apply on-line at www.ere.gnb.ca by May 28, 2024, indicating competition number: 10550.

Human Resources Services

Phone: (506) 440-3592

We thank all those who apply; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

As per the Civil Service Act, candidates registered with the Equal Employment Opportunity Program and veterans, who demonstrate they are among the most qualified, shall be given preference at the time of appointment.

We promote a scent-reduced environment.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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