About the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB)

We’re here to help. When an injury or illness happens on the job, we move quickly to provide wage-loss benefits, medical coverage and support to help people get back to work. Funded by businesses, we also provide no-fault collective liability insurance and access to industry-specific health and safety information. We are one of the largest insurance organizations in North America covering over five million people in more than 300,000 workplaces across Ontario. For more information, visit wsib.ca.

At the WSIB, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• explore many career paths and follow your passion
• continuously learn and grow professionally
• be recognized for the great work you do
• participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You’ll also receive a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefit package and defined benefit pension plan.

Salary Grade:  N09        From:  $107,373.00  To:  $134,216.00

Job Summary:

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for the development of strategic directions for I&IT including the development of architectural viewpoints, models, roadmaps and designs to map out and evolve components of the WSIB enterprise architecture.  This requires the completion of comprehensive business transformation and architecture assessments as well as complex reviews in support of system/infrastructure needs.

This position is responsible for understanding WSIB’s business, application, data/information, security and technology portfolio and the effective integration of solutions into the broader business and IT ecosystem.
The Enterprise Architect defines, evaluates and develops architecture policies, standards, guidelines and best practices and ensures compliance with WSIB and industry standards.

Major Responsibilities:

Enterprise Architecture

• Leads development of enterprise architecture/architectural blueprints, enterprise reference architectures, technology roadmaps that will be leveraged in an integrated fashion across the WSIB.
• Communicates and promotes a shared vision of the WSIB’s enterprise architecture in partnership with the Director and senior IT leadership team.
• Collaborates in the development of the WSIB IT Strategy and IT strategic plan to ensure ongoing alignment between business outcomes and IT capabilities.
• Collaborates/consults with business leaders to develop and present business and technology models and roadmaps to facilitate decision making with stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Provides expert guidance/advice and participates in IT governance activities to ensure strategic directions in IT investments are aligned with outcomes set out in business and IT strategies as well as to enterprise roadmaps.
• Consults with IT Cluster leaders to ensure consistency and alignment with the enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.
• Leads the analysis of business’ future state capabilities, operating models and future IT ecosystems to detect critical deficiencies; makes strategic recommendations to business and IT leaders to rationalize business and technical services considering cost effectiveness, strategic business alignment and IT risk mitigation objectives.
• Develops models that are enterprise impacting and strategic in perspective (e.g., defining future state operating models, business process re-engineering, application rationalization).
• Completes for impact and risk assessments and presents results to executive committees (e.g., Business Steering Committees, IT Leadership, Portfolio Governance Committee) to explain impacts and influence strategic investment decisions.
• Leads cross functional team of subject matter experts in the development of strategic and enterprise architectures.
• Analyses, defines, evaluates and recommends enterprise architecture requirements across the various architecture domains, for large scale/enterprise wide IT systems in order to optimize effectiveness and reuse of architecture, patterns, IT components / services. Participates in/conducts feasibility studies, architecture reviews of new IT systems or modification / redevelopment of legacy systems.
• Reviews and provide recommendations regarding exceptions to architectural standards and IT policies at an enterprise level.
• Leads the analysis, development and evaluation of new directions and options for architecture, in        
  order to recommend policy and standards which are consistent with diverse corporate and client needs, strategies, directions and resources.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Develops an enterprise view of WSIB’s organization, processes, and technology and how they can be leveraged for continuous improvement
• Analyses and understands IT industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on WSIB’s enterprise architecture and the organization as a whole
• Researches and evaluates emerging technologies working in collaboration with the WSIB Innovation team.
• Participates and collaborates in technology experiments, to assess new products and services opportunities that solve business problems and are aligned to the business strategies.
• Develops and presents proposals/business cases for architecture projects.

Relationship Building

• Develops and maintains relationships with IT managers, senior client management and business stakeholders to promote enterprise architecture; consults with vendors, consultants and peers in the broader IT community and in other jurisdictions to address system-wide issues, risk mitigation approaches and development opportunities.
• Contributes to WSIB’s strategic and operational planning process by providing strategic advice and recommendations to Branch leadership
• Develops and maintains a network of WSIB and external contacts (e.g. private sector, other jurisdictions, academe, vendors) participating in various forums such as senior level committees and working groups to exchange information, discuss issues, provide expertise, identify best practices, collaborate on shared interests, represent and uphold the viewpoints of the IT organization and maintain knowledge of current state enterprise architecture views.
• Participates in leadership level committees evaluating new products and services; selection and use of architecture frameworks and methodologies;
• Provides expert advice and technical expertise and makes presentations to senior level management to discuss IT strategies and roadmaps, identify and recommend resolution of complex systems issues and gain buy-in for approaches and opportunities.
• Serves as a trusted advisor and builds and maintains relationships with other IT leaders and enterprise senior leaders to develop a clear understanding of needs.

1) Education requirements:

• Undergraduate Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related discipline or equivalent
• Master’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related discipline or equivalent
• Demonstrated understanding of industry standards, architecture frameworks and methodologies including TOGAF, Zachman, FEA Frameworks.
• Specific certifications considered an asset include TOGAF, IASA - IT Architect

2) Experience:

Minimum Experience Required

• 8-10 years of experience in Architecture with demonstrated expertise in one or more architecture domains such as business, information/data, application/integration, technology, security
• At least 3 years as an Enterprise Architect

Preferred Experience

• 10+ years of experience in Architecture with demonstrated expertise in one or more architecture domains such as business, information/data, application/integration, technology, security
• At least 5 years as an Enterprise Architect

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

The WSIB is committed to being accessible and inclusive, and following barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when we contact you and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclosing conflicts of interest

As public servants, employees at the WSIB have a responsibility to act in an ethical way at all times to create a respectful workplace and maintain public trust. Job applicants are required to disclose any circumstance that could result in a real, potential or perceived conflict of interest. A conflict of interest is any situation where your private interests may impair or be perceived to impair the decisions you make in your official capacity. This may include: political activity, directorship, other outside employment and certain personal relationships (e.g. with current WSIB employees, customers and/or stakeholders). If you have any questions about conflict of interest obligations and/or how to make a disclosure, please contact the Talent Acquisition Centre at talentacquisitioncentre@wsib.on.ca.

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As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.