Your new company

A large Canadian financial institution, built on principles of inclusion and social justice. Their commitment to these values helps them challenge the status quo. They aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2040 and are working on strategies for Indigenous banking and financial resilience.

Your new role

• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Architecture Repository, which includes Business, Information, Application, and Technology Architecture, to transition from strategic intent to delivering Business Capabilities and supporting IT assets.
• Create and maintain Technology Roadmaps, including technology, vendor, and key systems, to ensure alignment with business needs, technology principles, and direction, leading to efficient IT delivery.
• Provide Enterprise Architecture Impact Assessments for business initiatives to ensure solutions meet business requirements and align with architectural principles.
• Develop Enterprise Architecture views to separate stakeholders’ concerns, providing insights into strategy, planning, delivery, and sustainment at an enterprise level.
• Offer technology leadership to delivery teams for effective and efficient implementation of architectural changes.
• Provide an external perspective to the architecture vision and roadmap.
• Ensure Quality Assurance for Enterprise Architecture to measure and manage continuous improvement, enabling efficient delivery and management of IT assets.
• Collaborate with the Solution Architecture Community of Practice to ensure Transition Architectures are realized through IT projects, ensuring the delivery of desired business capabilities.

• Working closely with business stakeholders to understand concerns and provide enterprise architecture methods and practices for solutions.
• Collaborating with technology and platform owners to provide an enterprise viewpoint for solutions and delivery.
• Managing the Enterprise Architecture repository to maintain architectural models, viewpoints, and mappings to drive insights.
• Being an integral part of project execution by providing Architecture Impact Assessments and product/platform evaluations.
• Maintaining Enterprise Architecture principles and socializing them with stakeholders and project delivery teams for governance.

• This role reports to the Manager of Enterprise Architecture.

What you'll need to succeed

• You Are:
  • A Strong Communicator:
    You use your communication and interpersonal skills to create a clear understanding of expectations, address challenges, and represent the unit across the organization.
  • Organized & Systematic:
    Your planning and coordination skills help develop solid operating plans, processes, methods, and standards, ensuring timely delivery of critical information.
  • Analytical & Decisive:
    With strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, you diagnose challenges, develop innovative solutions, and assess risks and opportunities affecting the information security team.
  • Self-Motivated:
    You take initiative, follow through, and deliver results without continuous supervision.
• You Have:
  • Solid business and architectural acumen in the financial industry context.
  • A good understanding of relevant architectural policies and procedures.
  • Familiarity with TOGAF practices and methods.
  • An undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 4-8 years of relevant experience in Solution Architecture or Enterprise Architecture, preferably in the financial industry or credit unions.
  • In-depth understanding of Cloud Architecture, Integration frameworks, and API Architecture.
• Bonus Points For:
  • TOGAF certification.
  • Experience in the credit union or financial industry.

What you'll get in return

• Attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet evolving needs.
• Vacation allowance starting from three to four weeks per calendar year, increasing with length of service, up to a maximum of six weeks per year. Full-time, permanent staff may also purchase extra vacation days through a flexible benefits package.
• Additional statutory holidays and care days for short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities for unpaid leave for various reasons.
• Health care and dental benefits with three levels of coverage to select from, effective immediately based on hire date.
• A defined pension plan that pays a retirement income for life.

What you need to do now

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