We are recruiting for an experience Business Architect with OPS experience for a 4 month contract with possible extension who has successfully modeled business at the enterprise and/or core business levels for to assist in the delivery of key project.
1Description of Responsibilities/Deliverables – The Consultant will be responsible for providing support by performing the following tasks:
• harvest required enterprise business and information architecture information from existing documentation, analyse, identify relationships and document
• provide guidance and direction on the Ontario Public Service (OPS) Enterprise Architecture (EA) methodology and the preparation of business architecture artifacts according to the OPS EA methodology
• develop/revise business architecture artifacts according to the OPS EA methodology
• work with the project team and the Cluster EA unit to establish the appropriate EA checkpoints strategy for the project
• assist/guide the project team in the preparation of EA checkpoints for cluster and corporate ACT and ARB approvals, as required
• mentor/train project team members in the introduction and application of business architecture
• provide status updates to both the project team and the EA unit
• ensure knowledge transfer to both the project team and the EA unit
The Consultant will also be required to:
• complete work as assigned
• provide progress/status information to Ministry Management
• comply with Ministry security procedures and practices
• comply with Ministry Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Guidelines
• provide skills / knowledge transfer to appropriate Ministry staff.
Skills
Mandatory Requirements:
The Consultant must be able to demonstrate knowledge of, and experience in, the following skills, activities, or areas. The knowledge and experience must have been gained through work on a project(s) similar in size and scope to this assignment. The following skills are Mandatory:
• Enterprise Architecture theory and practice
• successful completion of business architectures in government settings
• knowledge of OPS Enterprise Architecture Process Methodology (EA Checkpoints process).
The Consultant must be available to start work in accordance with the specified time frame and have the skills to produce the services requested as detailed within this document.
Highly Desirable Requirements
Knowledge and experience in the following are highly desirable and are being sought in the Consultant:
• knowledge / experience of information architecture in government settings
• knowledge of Zachman framework including business / information / application / technology / security architectures
• facilitation, negotiation, consensus building and problem solving skills
• coaching / mentoring skills.
The Consultant must be able to demonstrate the ability to deal tactfully with people and have excellent interpersonal communication and writing skills. Ideally the candidate can relate well to both the technical systems development staff and senior level business staff. This position requires the development of enterprise architecture documents and presentations in non-technical terms that can be easily understood by the business staff.
- Location: Downtown Toronto and/or Peterborough
- Compensation: $95/hr
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