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**Job Posting Title**Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect**Job Category**Systems Engineering**Language Requirements**English / Anglais**Flexible Work Agreement Type**Hybrid / Hybride**Posting End Date**2026-01-01**Job Grade**PIPSC-4**Pay Range**$127,829 - $160,581**Job Summary**The Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect provides direction, guidance, and definition of the enterprise architecture for NAV CANADA in support of its business strategy and objectives. The candidate is responsible for understanding, creating, and documenting the current and future state architectures, standards, patterns, and blueprints for the Technology organization through a deep understanding of the underlying enterprise business drivers, industry imperatives and innovations. The Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect is also responsible for working with both business and technology stakeholders on defining the architecture and high-level design on strategic and complex projects and programs. The Senior Enterprise Solutions Architect analyzes industry technologies and strategies to determine potential impacts and trends.**Job Description****What NAV CANADA offers you:*** Challenging, team-oriented work environment* Competitive compensation and benefits* Defined benefit pension plan* Opportunities for growth and development* Flexible work arrangements* Diverse and inclusive workforce**Key Accountabilities:*** Provide architectural expertise and direction in one or more technology areas.* Work with project managers and project sponsors to provide enterprise solutions to specific business problems and issues across many domains.* Work closely with business and technology organization stakeholders to fully understand the requirements, pain points and areas of improvements, and to enable effective and suitable technology solutions to address these findings.* Collaborate with the broader architecture community to ensure that their solutions align with target architectures and technology roadmaps.* Create detailed solution designs, technical architecture diagrams, and integration plans that meet business requirements and align with enterprise standards.* Look for opportunities to reduce complexity and technical debt to support the corporate objective on commonality in our delivery of services.* Assist with the identification of cross-functional and cross-team dependencies, drive critical design decisions to closure and help develop cohesive, integrated, and simplified solutions.* Prepare and present project documentation for the architecture review board.* Establish and enforce architecture standards, patterns, and guidelines to ensure consistency across projects.* Mentor and guide technical resources within product family and lifecycle teams on architecting solutions across the various technology domains.* Provide technical oversight and guidance throughout the solution development lifecycle, ensuring that implementation aligns with the design.**Job Requirements****Education:*** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, system analysis, or a related field, or an acceptable combination of education, experience, and training.**Experience:*** 5 to 8 years of experience in developing enterprise and solution level architectural designs.* A minimum of three (3) years of experience overseeing the linking of cross-functional applications between disparate business units and systems.* Previous experience delivering large, complex implementations from inception to go-live.* Previous working experience with application data networking.* Previous working experience with Cloud technologies.**Knowledge*** Expertise in designing scalable, secure, and high-performance IT architectures, including cloud-based, on-premises, and hybrid environments.* Knowledge of software architecture patterns or approaches.* Knowledge of various software designs, languages, and architectures.* Knowledge of DevOps pipelines.* Familiarity with computer networks and security management.* Familiarity with enterprise architecture practices, methodologies, and frameworks (Ex: TOGAF, ITIL, …).**Abilities*** Ability to work both independently and in a team environment.* Ability to work cross-functionally to orchestrate solutions consisting of multiple solution components and technologies.* Ability to conduct comprehensive research activities to evaluate current and emerging trends in both information and operational technology (IT/OT) domains.* Ability to build prototypes and POCs to validate solution approaches and test new technologies.* Ability to learn new technology concepts swiftly and comprehensively.* Ability to develop detailed architectural blueprints, solution documents, and technical diagrams.* Strong ability to engage with various stakeholders (technical teams, business leaders, clients) and influence decision-making.**Personal Suitability*** Clearly communicates complex information in both oral and written formats, adapting messaging to suit diverse audiences.* Maintains respectful, diplomatic working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.* Performs effectively in fast-paced environments, resolving complex architectural challenges with innovative solutions.* Adaptable and resilient, adjusting quickly to changing priorities, technologies, and new information.* Highly motivated and results focused, proactively identifying opportunities and addressing issues.* Creative and innovative with the ability to propose and explore novel solutions.**Working conditions:*** This position is based at the Ottawa TSC* This position is a hybrid position with a minimum – 3 days per week on site.* Travel may be required on occasion.NAV CANADA is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. If you do not believe that you match every job requirement listed on this job posting, we still encourage you to apply. NAV CANADA encourages a culture of learning and growth, and recognizes that although some technical skills are mandatory, many others can be taught.Our Company strives to create an inclusive and barrier-free selection process and work environment. If you require accommodations during this competition process, please ensure that you inform the interview coordinator or hiring manager of any accommodation measures you may require. NAV CANADA will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.The successful candidate must meet the security requirement of the position and be legally able to work in Canada.We thank all applicants for their interest; only those selected for next steps will be contacted.-NAV CANADA employees help guide the world's aircraft safely and expeditiously through Canadian-controlled airspace. With approximately 4600 employees located from coast, to coast, to coast, we offer some of the most exciting careers in the field of aviation. Our employees deliver air traffic services, design and build our technology, maintain our systems, and provide a wide variety of technical and administrative support. Above all, our employees work together to keep our skies safe.
NAV CANADA considers our people to be our most important asset, and we are committed to providing a motivating and satisfying workplace. In exchange for your dedication and commitment, you'll receive a generous compensation and benefits package, opportunities for training and development, and the chance to work for a company that is at the forefront of its industry globally.
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