Technology Architect

Job Title: Technology Architect

Location: Toronto, Hamilton, Oshawa, Guelph

Work Model: Onsite

Duration: 12 months

Extension: 1 Time

Must Haves

• 5+ years' experience as technical architect with expertise in enterprise strategy development.
• 5+ years of demonstrated experience conducting strategic options analyses, including stakeholder engagement, jurisdictional scans, cost-benefit analyses, and investment assessments.
• Experience developing strategy and architecture design for hybrid environments.

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Description

• Support enterprise digital strategy, technology planning, and business case development for enterprise cloud and on-premises products and services.

Key deliverables include

• Conduct current-state assessments of enterprise cloud and on-premises products and services, including technical, operational, financial, and capability analyses;
• Lead the development of business cases, investment analyses, and executive decision-support materials;
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business, technical, and executive stakeholders to define strategic direction, business requirements, and success measures;
• Present strategic recommendations, business cases, and roadmaps to governance bodies and senior leadership;
• Develop reports, presentations, roadmaps, and other strategic planning artefacts to support enterprise technology planning and modernization initiatives.

Executive Communication and Stakeholder Engagement

• Preparing and presenting executive briefing materials, facilitating stakeholder workshops, and influencing strategic technology decisions.

Deliverables

• Conduct current-state assessments of enterprise cloud and on-premises products and services, including technical, operational, financial, and capability analyses;
• Lead the development of business cases, investment analyses, and executive decision-support materials;
• Facilitate workshops and collaborate with business, technical, and executive stakeholders to define strategic direction, business requirements, and success measures;
• Present strategic recommendations, business cases, and roadmaps to governance bodies and senior leadership;
• Develop reports, presentations, roadmaps, and other strategic planning artefacts to support enterprise technology planning and modernization initiatives.

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

1. Enterprise Digital Strategy Experience 40%

• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise digital strategies, technology roadmaps, business cases, and strategic recommendations for large, complex IT environments.
• The proponents must demonstrate experience conducting current-state assessments, evaluating strategic options, and supporting executive decision-making.

3. Executive Communication and Stakeholder Engagement - 10%

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex strategic and technical concepts to executive audiences.
• The proponents must provide an example of preparing and presenting executive briefing materials, facilitating stakeholder workshops, and influencing strategic technology decisions.