Senior Architect

If you previously applied during the original posting period of 27/08/2024 to 17/09/2024, no need to reapply as all applications will be considered. Thank you.

JOB INFORMATION
Requisition ID: 7833
Number of Vacancies: 4
Department: Information Technology Services (20000014) - Enterprise Architecture (30000027)
Salary Information: $101,719.80 - $127,218.00
Pay Scale Group: 10SA
Employment Type: Regular
Weekly Hours: 35, Off Days: Sat/Sun Shift: Day
Posted On: October 21, 2024
Last Day to Apply: November 4, 2024
Reports to: Director, Strategy & Architecture

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.

General Accountability

The IT Services Department is looking to recruit for the following roles: Senior Business Architect, Senior Enterprise Technical Architect, and Senior Solution Architect.

Reporting to the Director Strategy & Architecture, the incumbent is responsible for their respective architecture domain, dependent upon the position. In terms of the respective application, data, information and technology architecture domains, the incumbent works as a Senior Architect for any needed technical or business areas, and provides enterprise architecture expertise to translate enterprise strategy into future enterprise architecture and transition plan. The incumbent also applies specialized knowledge of areas of business process, technology solutions, and methods to drive technology optimization and architecture recommendations. This entails collaborating with stakeholders and subject matter experts to design IT and business solutions in alignment with business goals and corporate objectives. The incumbent may also work on both IT capital and operating projects to fulfill the responsibilities as an architect.

Key Job Functions

• Responsible for the enterprise responses to both technology and business problems, aligns technology for the business outcome, identifies opportunities and analyses the execution of change toward desired business vision and outcomes.
• Identify Enterprise Value in projects and drive consensus to balance creation of enterprise solutions and manage the creation of coalesced views of business capabilities and technology capabilities.
• Work with business stakeholders and incorporate Enterprise Architecture standards, policies, and best practices to ensure consistency across the organization.
• Accountable for the development of architectural roadmap, standards and regulations guiding IT designs and implementation. Communicate decisions and standards of the Enterprise Architecture practice to the organization, driving understanding and appreciation for the value of architecture governance and standards.
• Accountable for the development of business outcome-driven metrics and define the goals of the Enterprise Architecture.
• Oversee the architecture and enabling technologies strategy for the multiple architectural domains. Research technology industry trends to determine their potential impact on area of focus. Conducts POCs (proof of concepts) activities and inform key technology decisions and strategy
• Create IT product and service roadmaps for the introduction and retirement of technology, cost/risk reduction and optimization, adherence to architectural standards, and the continual enablement of business strategies
• Oversee project solutions to ensure efficient and sustainable architectural design that are able to meet the present and future needs of the business.
• Work in collaboration of team of architects such as solution architect, data architect, technical architect and network architect under enterprise architecture section.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, business representatives, and subject matter experts to evaluate business and technical problems and identify opportunities
• Coordinate and monitor the activities of other IT sections such as solution delivery, information security to ensure compliance with the overarching architecture plan and design of a complex project.
• Participation in the TTC Customer Service Ambassador Program.
• Responsible for treating passengers and/or employees with respect and dignity and ensuring the needs of passengers or employees with disabilities are accommodated and/or addressed (within their area of responsibility) in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders so that they can fully benefit from the TTC as a service provider and an employer.

Skills

• Communicate in a variety of mediums
• Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
• Demonstrate specialized expertise and knowledge in the assigned field
• Apply analytical skills

Education and Experience

• Completion of a college diploma or a university degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. Computer Science, Business), combined with directly related experience in a business or computer related discipline, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent
• Considerable experience in hands-on design and implementation experience in one or multiple enterprise architecture domains (business, application, information, technology, solution) and working with a diverse set of stakeholders

Additional Requirements

• Must have the ability to understand the "big picture" along with tactical options and perspectives of situations
• Experience leading successful application and technology modernization and implementation.
• Experience designing complex solutions in a rapidly evolving technology domain.
• Experience in a senior architectural position and experience working with a diverse set of IT and business stakeholders.
• Experience in process re-engineering principles and processes as well as basic knowledge of information principles and policies.
• Knowledge of key aspects of the business as well as knowledge of all aspects of enterprise architecture.
• Understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis and design, or client/server systems and an understanding of the enterprise goals & business context.
• Knowledge of IT infrastructure and data centre architecture, cloud solutions as well as application development methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge with one or more cloud technologies like Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat AMQ streams and/or Apache Kafka an asset.
• Experience in ERP solutions such as SAP an asset
• Knowledge of frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, and/or ITIL certification an asset
• Applied knowledge and experience working in agile, scrum, and DevOps an asset.
• Must have or rapidly acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders including disability accommodation and accessibility requirements pertaining to passengers and employees.

The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization, and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQ(IA+) community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.

We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.