Spruce InfoTech, a leading IT firm, offers innovative and cost-effective solutions to help clients manage and transform their businesses. Our services are designed to guide companies of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 500 organizations, in maximizing their IT investment while reducing technology costs. Our team of experts has extensive technical knowledge in enterprise solutions, which helps organizations transform these solutions into a strategic asset that can drive new revenue and improve business operations.

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http://www.spruceinfotech.com

Requisition ID: RQ09202

Position Title: Senior Business Architect

Office Location: Peterborough or Toronto, Ontario

Assignment Type: Remote

Start Date: June 23, 2025

Must-haves:

• You have a good understanding business process modelling alignment with data modeling and information resource management.
• You have extensive experience with OPS Enterprise Architecture Gating processes, with an emphasis on Architectural Gate Point 1 and 2 and the creation, review, and engagement process.

Core Skills:

• 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.

• Experience creating Conceptual and Logical Data models mapped against process requirements.

• Proven ability in designing optimized future versions of business areas.

• Proven ability in horizontal business integration (i.e., identifying common elements, delineation points)

• Knowledge of or experience in Government of Ontario Information Technology Standards (GO-ITS) for Architecture.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• Ability to align Business Architecture processes and artifacts with Service Design practices.

• Ability to model Business Functional and Contractual Accountabilities.