Enterprise Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership through effective, scalable, and sustainable technology architecture.

Our crown corporation client is seeking a Enterprise Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership through effective, scalable, and sustainable technology architecture.

Initially a 12-months contract to start. 35 hours/week. 2 days/week onsite.

Must Have:

• 5+ years as an Enterprise Architect
• Experience in moving an organization from an on-premises data centre model to a cloud-based model built around Microsoft solutions
• Expert in Azure cloud architecture
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft tools, including cross-platform integration tools.

Reporting to the Manager of the Information Technology, key responsibilities of the role include:

Strategic Planning & Alignment

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap in alignment with business objectives.
• Partner with executive leadership to translate business vision into technology initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to guide long-term strategic planning.
• Architecture Design & Governance
• Develop and maintain architectural blueprints across business, data, application, and technology domains.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, models, and documentation.
• Establish and enforce architecture principles, standards, and reference models.
• Assess and recommend major solution designs for alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Develop and track Enterprise Architecture Review Board (EARB) performance metrics supporting continuous improvement of the project-facing EARB service.
• Report on architectural maturity, compliance, and roadmap progress to executive stakeholders.

Technology Leadership & Advisory

• Provide guidance to solution architects, developers, and project teams, leading and supporting them through the EARB process.
• Evaluate vendor solutions and platforms for fit within the enterprise landscape.
• Identify opportunities for technology reuse, consolidation, and optimization.
• Define transition architectures to support incremental modernization and transformation efforts.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with business leaders, IT operations, cybersecurity, and development teams.
• Communicate architectural decisions and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Serve as a key liaison between business and technology functions.

Risk Management & Compliance

• Identify architectural risks and recommend risk response strategies.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning from an architectural perspective.