Systematix

We are Systematix and we are currently looking for a Senior Business Architect for our client.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:
Our client is seeking a Senior Business Architect to support business and application architecture initiatives within a complex government environment. This role focuses on analyzing government business information, developing business architecture artefacts, and leading stakeholder workshops to align business capabilities, processes, and solution direction. The work sits in a highly structured public sector setting where governance, compliance, security, and cross-functional alignment are essential.

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES:
In this role, you will lead the development of business architecture and application architecture deliverables that support enterprise-scale initiatives. You will work closely with government contacts, stakeholders, and project teams to gather requirements, facilitate workshops, model business processes, and guide architecture approvals through governance processes.

• Analyze government information relevant to business architecture and consult with government contacts on key architecture elements.
• Develop and maintain business architecture artefacts, models, and related deliverables.
• Lead and facilitate workshops, focus groups, validation sessions, and review sessions to gather business and application information.
• Capture business requirements, conduct business process re-engineering, and support business design and optimization initiatives.
• Develop business processes using BPMN and apply business architecture methods such as business functional modeling, service lifecycle modeling, business event modeling, process mapping, and value chain analysis.
• Lead solution and application architecture activities, including security and privacy considerations for enterprise-scale COTS and SaaS solutions.
• Prepare and present architecture deliverables to governance bodies, review boards, and approval forums.
• Support project teams through governance checkpoints, privacy impact assessments, threat risk assessments, and related technical or security assessment processes.
• Create architecture artefacts, models, and reports using tools such as PowerDesigner.
• Identify issues, risks, and mitigation strategies while reporting progress to project leads, teams, and management.

REQUIREMENTS:
Must-have:

• 10+ years of experience delivering business architecture work in government settings or similarly complex multi-project, multi-client organizations.
• Strong understanding of diverse business environments, especially government and compliance or regulatory functions.
• Hands-on experience developing required business architecture artefacts.
• Experience leading and facilitating workshops to gather business and application information, including validation and review sessions.
• Hands-on experience developing required application architecture artefacts.
• Experience leading all aspects of solution design, including security and privacy.
• Demonstrated experience leading and delivering business architecture and application architecture projects.
• Experience guiding project teams through governance processes, including project gating and architecture governance points.
• Experience capturing business requirements, process re-engineering opportunities, business goals, and performance measures.
• Experience with BPMN and enterprise architecture deliverables such as models and architecture artefacts.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience architecting enterprise-scale COTS or SaaS solutions such as Oracle Siebel.
• Experience leading teams through Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA), Threat Risk Assessment (TRA), and related technical or security assessments.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to cluster and corporate architecture review boards to obtain approvals.
• Experience with enterprise architecture integration across business, information, application, technical, and security domains.
• Experience with agile delivery environments.
• Knowledge of the Zachman Framework across business, information, application, technology, and security architectures.
• Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) standards and related accessibility requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, facilitation, consensus-building, and stakeholder management skills.

ABOUT THE ROLE:
Location: Onsite – Toronto, ON (40 St. Clair Ave W, 5 days/week)
Duration: April 20, 2026 – March 31, 2027
Work hours: 37.5 hrs/week
PAY DISCLOSURE:
The average hourly pay range for this field is as follows:

• Senior: 10+ years of experience — $101–$107/hr

Compensation is commensurate with these standards; exceptions may apply based on experience, skills, and market conditions.

AI DISCLOSURE:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) or other automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process. No automated tools make hiring decisions.

APPLY NOW:
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us or submit your resume. Or, if you know someone who meets these qualifications, please forward this assignment.

ABOUT SYSTEMATIX:
Systematix is one of Canada’s largest privately-owned National Consulting and Resourcing firms. With offices across North America, we provide the highest-caliber consulting solutions to a diverse client base that includes all levels of government and private industry sectors.
Systematix is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Systematix. Solutions Focused. People Driven.
 

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