About the role

Enterprise Architect enabling business and IT leaders in strategic investment decisions at the City of Hamilton. Leading architecture, data management, and solution integration initiatives for corporate programs.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Supervisor, Strategy, Architecture & Solutions, the Enterprise Architect enables business and IT leaders to make investment decisions that balance and prioritize current operational demands, disruptions and opportunities with the longer-term strategic vision of the organization.
The Enterprise Architect reviews and influences the organization to keep technology, roadmaps, principles, standards and best practices current.
Reviews input from Solution Architects to provide coordination for delivery of IT solutions targeted to meet business strategies and ensures alignment with EA processes and best practices.
Acts as an internal consultant, advocate, mentor and change agent for other architects as well as for both IT and the business.
Provides leadership to teams engaged in enterprise data management and systems integration, solution design and/or solution review activities.
Leads or reviews architecture work in projects to ensure development work completed in projects reflects the corporate and technology strategy initiatives.
Creates high and mid-level designs for complex, high-impact and strategic business application solutions.

University Degree in field of Computer Science, Information Systems or related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and relevant business experience.
Ten years of experience in multiple IT areas with three years of experience in architecture, data management, applications system design and integration.
Expert knowledge and understanding of current and emerging architecture, database systems, database design, applications systems design and application integration standards and practices.
Demonstrated knowledge of application development lifecycles and supporting practices.
Knowledge of quality management processes and methods.
Experience with multi-platform environments and infrastructure architectures.
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment and make sound decisions in emergency situations.
Good Knowledge of the ITIL, TOGAF/COBIT frameworks.
Knowledge and understanding of project management and change management principles.
Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
Exposure to business theory, business processes, management, budgeting, and business office operations.
Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Strong leadership skills.
Ability to make sound and logical judgments.
Demonstrated leadership and personnel/project management skills.
Demonstrated ability to lead small teams to deliver to project schedule on time and with quality.
Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.