We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Applications Architect for a 10-month contract in Ontario. This role is a cornerstone of the Solutions Delivery & Operations unit, focused on the end-to-end product lifecycle for mission-critical government initiatives, including eCommerce systems, Surplus Asset Management, and Production Print equipment refreshes.
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The successful candidate will bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, ensuring that all IT systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with the OPS Target State Architecture.
Advantages
- High-Impact Portfolio: Influence the digital potential of government services for millions of citizens.
- Enterprise Scale: Work within a sophisticated framework using the Zachman Framework and Ontario Government EA methodologies.
- Professional Growth: Lead complex, multi-tier infrastructure designs in a distributed environment.
- Hybrid/Onsite Clarity: Work with a dedicated onsite team (moving to fully 5 days onsite starting January 5, 2026).
Responsibilities
- Architecture Governance: Lead the design and planning of enterprise IT systems; develop and deliver the Solution Architecture Document (SAD), Business Architecture Document (BAD), and Information Architecture Document (IAD).
- Strategic Alignment: Develop business capability models and maintain enterprise blueprints that align with long-term corporate strategies and the technology roadmap.
- Project Leadership: Manage reusable IT services across multiple large-scale projects and establish frameworks based on architectural best practices.
- Security & Risk: Support Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA); collaborate on risk mitigation strategies and support penetration (PEN) testing.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Review Requests for Bids (RFBs), present architectures at the Architecture Review Board (ARB), and consult with senior leadership to ensure business needs are met.
- Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies for business fit and provide strategic guidance on cloud-native (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) transitions.
Qualifications
- Experience: 7+ years of experience as an Architect in large, complex environments.
- Cloud Expertise: Deep knowledge of Azure Public Cloud and hosted services, specifically Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Architectural Disciplines: Proven mixture of Business and Application architecture experience, including functional modeling and value chain analysis.
- Frameworks: Extensive knowledge of the Zachman Framework and structured design methodologies.
- Security Literacy: Hands-on experience with TRA, PIA, and multi-platform security review processes.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation and consensus-building skills; ability to present complex designs to non-technical executive audiences.
- Education: Previous experience within the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or Public Sector is considered a strong asset.
Summary
If you are a visionary Architect who thrives on the challenge of modernizing government digital infrastructure and ensuring enterprise-wide technical excellence, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Applications Architect for a 10-month contract in Ontario. This role is a cornerstone of the Solutions Delivery & Operations unit, focused on the end-to-end product lifecycle for mission-critical government initiatives, including eCommerce systems, Surplus Asset Management, and Production Print equipment refreshes.
The successful candidate will bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, ensuring that all IT systems are secure, scalable, and aligned with the OPS Target State Architecture.
Advantages
- High-Impact Portfolio: Influence the digital potential of government services for millions of citizens.
- Enterprise Scale: Work within a sophisticated framework using the Zachman Framework and Ontario Government EA methodologies.
- Professional Growth: Lead complex, multi-tier infrastructure designs in a distributed environment.
- Hybrid/Onsite Clarity: Work with a dedicated onsite team (moving to fully 5 days onsite starting January 5, 2026).
Responsibilities
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- Architecture Governance: Lead the design and planning of enterprise IT systems; develop and deliver the Solution Architecture Document (SAD), Business Architecture Document (BAD), and Information Architecture Document (IAD).
- Strategic Alignment: Develop business capability models and maintain enterprise blueprints that align with long-term corporate strategies and the technology roadmap.
- Project Leadership: Manage reusable IT services across multiple large-scale projects and establish frameworks based on architectural best practices.
- Security & Risk: Support Threat Risk Assessments (TRA) and Privacy Impact Assessments (PIA); collaborate on risk mitigation strategies and support penetration (PEN) testing.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Review Requests for Bids (RFBs), present architectures at the Architecture Review Board (ARB), and consult with senior leadership to ensure business needs are met.
- Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies for business fit and provide strategic guidance on cloud-native (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) transitions.
Qualifications
- Experience: 7+ years of experience as an Architect in large, complex environments.
- Cloud Expertise: Deep knowledge of Azure Public Cloud and hosted services, specifically Microsoft Dynamics 365.
- Architectural Disciplines: Proven mixture of Business and Application architecture experience, including functional modeling and value chain analysis.
- Frameworks: Extensive knowledge of the Zachman Framework and structured design methodologies.
- Security Literacy: Hands-on experience with TRA, PIA, and multi-platform security review processes.
- Soft Skills: Exceptional negotiation and consensus-building skills; ability to present complex designs to non-technical executive audiences.
- Education: Previous experience within the Ontario Public Service (OPS) or Public Sector is considered a strong asset.
Summary
If you are a visionary Architect who thrives on the challenge of modernizing government digital infrastructure and ensuring enterprise-wide technical excellence, we encourage you to apply online at www.randstad.ca.
Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.
Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to accessibility@randstad.ca to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.
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