Job Description
RQ09803 - Sr. Applications Architect
3-month contract, possible extension
Land & Resources Cluster -Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Candidate can work remotely, however, may be required to come to office as needed.
To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.
Assignment Type Attestation
The Cluster/Ministry confirms that it has received the required internal approval from the Cluster/Branch Director to support a hybrid or remote work arrangement for the MSP FFS resource for the duration of the contract (including extensions).
Yes, Director approval is in place for the FFS resource to work hybrid or remote
Director Name: Milos Jokanovic
The Lands and Resources Cluster (LRC) and the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) require a Senior Solution Architect to update theEnterprise Architecture for theirAgriSuite Portfolio ( AgriSuite ) .
Responsibilities:
Providing leadership, guidance and support to the project team and subject matter experts; creates and maintains all models/artifacts/diagrams as it relates to establishing a solution
Update, develop and validate all required solution architecture models/artifacts, documents and materials (according to industry best practices, GO-ITS standards and OPS EA guidelines using the appropriate version)
Collaborates with cluster staff, project teams, ministry Subject Matter Expert (SME) and other OPS partners/service providers to ensure architecture alignment
Develops artifacts leveraging cluster/ministry tools and model repository (e.g. PowerDesigner, DevOps)
Identify issues and risks to be managed or addressed, and assist the project team or ministry to facilitate mitigation
Arrange and facilitate validation sessions
Develop/revise solution architecture artifacts according to cluster and corporate guidance
Participate in review and information-sharing meetings
Support Agile Enterprise Architecture (EA) delivery during the project
Develop reference architecture artifacts/models/patterns to enable shared use for future clients
Arrange and facilitate Enterprise Architecture (EA) meetings with cluster staff, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders as required
Support the process of acquiring cluster and corporate approvals, such as Project Gating, LRC cluster governance processes, and corporate architecture governance points (AGP)
Provide status updates to both the project team and the Enterprise Architecture unit
Provide transfer of knowledge and project deliverables to identified cluster staff
Adhere to all OPS GO-ITS Standards, specifically
GO-ITS
200PRS Ontario Public Service Enterprise Architecture Governance Requirements
and others as required
Revise architectures per action and/or conditions arising from LRCs governance body (Project Gating Review Committee) and Corporate EA Governance review bodies as required
Utilize, reuse, and incorporate OPS Reference Architectures into the project architectures
Ensure alignment with any other related and relevant business materials
MUST HAVE:
Depth of knowledge in enterprise architecture domains including
business, information, application, technology, and security architecture.
Proficiency in architecture frameworks and standards such as
TOGAF
or
Zachman . Ability to design, integrate, and optimize solution architectures with strong technical problem-solving skills
Hands on demonstrated experience developing all required application architecture
artifacts
Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in leading and delivering solution Architecture projects
Hands on demonstrated experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to successful obtain approvals
Experience reporting progress on deliverables to team, project leads and management, including proactively raising risks/issues with mitigations
5+ years of experience
Nice to have
OPS experience
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Job Details
Posted Date:
December 2, 2025
Job Type:
Construction
Location:
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