RQ00556 - Sr. IT Enterprise Architect/Strategist
1-year contract (250 business days) - possible extenision
50% hybrid - 525 University Avenue
Background Information
The purpose of this request is to acquire a Senior Solutions Architect contingent resource on the CHRIS team for 1 year with an optional extension of up to 1 year.
This role will help support development of strategic and solutions architectures that support:
- Realizing the vision for the Enhancing HCC Digital Connectivity initiative
- Building the roadmap for home care, supporting provincial services
- Modernizing the Client Health Related Information System (CHRIS) solutions architecture
- Decomposing the existing monolithic architectures into domain-specific services
- Outsourcing the appropriate services to external third-parties
- Implementing a robust, highly scalable, and resilient services platform
Responsibilities:
- Lead the creation of an architecture strategy for decomposing legacy monolithic systems into modular, scalable services.
- Lead the strategic evolution towards a services-based environment
- Lead the build-vs-buy evaluation for targeted components
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical roadmaps with business objectives and ensure seamless integration of services.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, guiding them through the modernization initiative and complex system designs.
Desired Skills:
- Defining standard messaging interfaces and services
Required Skills:
- Defining strategic evolution plans for enterprise-wide applications
- Creating and maintaining strategic product and technology roadmaps
- Defining architecture for large-scale software systems
- Analyzing, decomposing, and understanding complex software ecosystems
- Leading large, multi-team initiatives
- Overseeing and driving the delivery of software-based projects
- Excellent communication and leadership abilities
Must Haves:
- At least 5 years of experience in the Ontario home care health sector
- TOGAF Certification
- At least 10 years of experience in large-scale software solution architecture
- A university degree in Computer Science (or equivalent)
- Public Sector experience
