Job Title: Enterprise Architect
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Estimated Duration: 6 Months
Description of Assignment
Solid Waste Management Services is initiating a group of new capital technology projects in 2026, and the Solution Architect Resource being sought via this roster call is required to participate in three of the initiatives being implemented.
The projects are:
1. Solid Waste Information Architecture Refresh (50% allocation)
2. Solid Waste Technology Roadmap Update (25% allocation)
3. Solid Waste Application Portal 2.0 (25% allocation)
All of the projects are anticipated to initiate in Q3 of 2026.
SELECTED RESPONSIBILITIES
• Ensure technology investments support business goals and provide return on investment.
• Ensure technology strategy aligns with business goals and objectives; act as a liaison between SWMS and other technology stakeholder groups to ensure alignment across stakeholders and departments.
• Collect, clarify, and document technical and non-technical requirements and use cases; translate requirements into solution designs and architecture artefacts.
• Define architectural principles, patterns, and standards; develop and enforce standards and policies to guide solution design decisions.
• Develop and implement architecture models, target-state designs, and roadmaps (phased where required) to guide strategic initiatives from current to future state.
• Evaluate and recommend technology options and solution approaches; stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies to inform recommendations.
• Assess integration of new solutions into the existing technology landscape; collaborate with technical teams, executives, and other stakeholders to support coherent integration and alignment.
• Produce and maintain solution architecture documentation and key architecture/design decision artefacts across the project life cycle.
• Provide technical leadership and expert advice to senior management and technical teams; communicate complex technical concepts in an easy-tounderstand way for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Identify and manage risks related to solution design and implementation; ensure compliance with relevant regulations and incorporate security considerations as a baseline design requirement.
• Participate in (and support) solution and architecture reviews; recommend improvements and design adjustments that result in operational optimization and alignment with standards.
• Validate and assess proposed solutions (including vendor-proposed approaches) to ensure the best-fit solution is selected and implemented as intended.
• Support downstream readiness by contributing to testing considerations and producing architecture and end-user documentation; provide knowledge transfer and training inputs when required.
Qualifications
It is important that the Services be undertaken by an Enterprise Architect who can demonstrate specific knowledge of, and experience in performing similar work for projects of comparable nature, size and scope as detailed below.
GENERIC SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT (STRATEGIC DESIGN)
QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Progressive experience in solution architecture design and enterprise-level planning and implementation in large, complex environments.
• Demonstrated experience producing architecture artefacts (e.g., models, roadmaps, design decisions) and conducting architectural reviews for strategic projects and programmes.
• Experience integrating technologies across an enterprise landscape, including integration of diverse applications and platforms.
• Demonstrated experience in process optimization and standardization related to implementation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to assess business needs and evaluate solution options.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders and supporting technical teams in complex environments.
• Understanding of security, risk, and compliance considerations as part of solution design.
• Asset: Certification such as TOGAF, ITIL, or COBIT.
• Asset: Experience in public-sector or large multi-stakeholder environments.
Deliverables
Examples of Deliverable the Candidate will be expected to produce could include:
• Enterprise Strategic Alignment Assessment: conformance with TSD standards, priorities and platforms
• Capture current state application architecture, and propose future state application architecture (applications, data, integrations, platforms)
• Assistance with the development of SWMS Technology Roadmap 5-Year Technology Strategy.
• Support for the design and development of the SWMS Technology Workplan. • Refreshed Information Architecture artefact set: Updated Business Function Model, Material Flows, Common Terminology, and Conceptual Data Model.
• Data standards + naming conventions: Consistent definitions and standardized naming with implementation guidance aligned to enterprise standards.
• Information Architecture Use Case Catalogue: Documented use cases for all existing/new IA elements supporting business processes and data governance.
• Stakeholder engagement outputs: Workshop plan, facilitation materials, and consolidated outcomes (requirements, gaps, decisions).
• Executive deliverables: Mid-point update and final presentation summarizing artefacts, decisions, and outcomes.
• Current-state assessment of Solid Waste Application Portal (SWAP): capabilities, supported processes, and key integrations/data flows.
• Technology options scan: internal City options plus external/jurisdictional market scan, mapped to requirements.
• Options analysis + recommendation: best-fit approach, including reuse vs net-new, and single vs multi-technology needs.
• Procurement + successor concept inputs: acquisition approach and materials for the follow-on implementation business case.
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$110.00 and CA$125.00
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
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