Senior Enterprise Architect
6-month contract (extendable) Senior Enterprise Architect at SE Health, a Canadian not-for-profit home-care social enterprise. The role defines and governs enterprise architecture across cloud, AI, data, integration, and security, setting standards and advising executives through a multi-year healthcare digital transformation using TOGAF/Zachman practices.
- Compensation
- CA$88K–CA$110K / yr
- Location
- Markham, ON
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred: Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Information Systems, or related)
- 10+ years progressive experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Strategy, Digital Transformation, or related technology leadership roles
- Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, roadmaps, and governance frameworks
- Experience leading architecture activities across large-scale transformation initiatives
- Experience advising senior leaders on technology investments and strategic planning
- Experience with AI, cloud platforms, enterprise integration, application modernization, and technology portfolio management
- Experience evaluating emerging technologies, vendors, and strategic technology investments
- Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks including TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent methodologies
- Strong understanding of AI, machine learning, generative AI, and responsible AI principles including governance, data readiness, privacy, security, and ethics
- Strong understanding of data architecture, cloud architecture, security principles, enterprise integration, and application architecture
- Strategic thinking and systems-level problem-solving capability
- Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills
- Strong business acumen and ability to align technology decisions with business outcomes
- Experience with architecture governance and architecture review processes
- Demonstrated leadership in cross-functional and matrixed environments
- Strong analytical, planning, facilitation, and decision-making skills
- Ability to influence and drive organizational change without direct authority
- Excellent written, presentation, and communication skills
- Experience supporting Agile, DevOps, and modern delivery methodologies
- Ability to operate effectively in a complex, evolving, and highly collaborative environment
Nice to have
- Previous healthcare experience considered a strong asset
Full description
Join us in re-imagining health care with the largest social enterprise in Canada. SE Health is leading a multi-year enterprise transformation project that leverages human-centered design to be at the forefront of innovation within the healthcare sector. As a leader in home care, we are expanding and enhancing our capabilities to provide personalized experiences using new platforms and cloud-native architectures, ensuring privacy and security by design. Our transformation is grounded in guiding principles drive to ensure that we prioritize team decisions, long-term planning, process standardization, data-driven insights, and balanced user adoption. If you are driven by the desire to have an impact, change the world of health care and shape the future, we invite you to be part of our journey.
Position Summary:
The Senior Enterprise Architect is a strategic technology leader responsible for defining, governing, and advancing SE Health's enterprise architecture vision, roadmap, and technology strategy. This role provides enterprise-wide leadership across business, application, information, data, AI, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and security architectures to ensure technology investments support organizational priorities and long-term business objectives. Working closely with executive leaders, business stakeholders, and technology teams, the Senior Enterprise Architect develops architecture standards, evaluates emerging technologies, guides complex transformation initiatives, and ensures alignment between business strategy and technology execution. The role serves as a trusted advisor to senior leadership and provides architectural oversight across major digital, operational, and innovation initiatives.
Duration: This is a 6-month contract with a possibility of extension. We are open to receive application from independent contractors too.
Key Accountabilities:Enterprise Architecture Strategy & Governance
- Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards, frameworks and governance processes.
- Establish future-state enterprise architecture roadmaps aligned with organizational objectives.
- Lead architecture review processes and participate in governance forums and Architecture Review Boards.
- Ensure technology investments align with enterprise architecture standards and strategic priorities.
- Identify and mitigate enterprise technology risks through architecture planning and governance activities.
Business & Technology Transformation Leadership
- Partner with business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into technology roadmaps.
- Provide architectural guidance for enterprise-wide transformation initiatives and digital modernization programs.
- Evaluate organizational capabilities and recommend technology-enabled improvements.