Senior Solution Architect

Career Opportunity

A great opportunity in the Information Technology Services department !

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Director, Strategy and Architecture, you will perform the leadership, facilitation, analysis and design tasks required to develop the enterprise solution architecture (ESA) and to ensure that it is leveraged. You will coordinate closely with enterprise application, data, information and technology architects, while leveraging subject matter experts from any needed technical or business area.

You may also work closely with separate teams of project or solution architects that work on individual projects and will collaborate with business constituents, other EA team members, project teams and IT staff as needed to fulfil the responsibilities described above.

You will develop the enterprise solution architecture (ESA) and ensure that it is leveraged by defining key solution portfolios and ensures they are managed by either leading that activity directly or by establishing and then supporting asset-centric portfolio management disciplines (for such solution portfolios as application, service-oriented architecture [SOA] service or shared infrastructure); developing road maps describing the evolution of all enterprise solution portfolios from current state to future state; ensuring that project management or solution delivery life cycle efforts and project architects specifically leverage all aspects of enterprise architecture (EA) — separately by EA viewpoint (i.e. business, information and technology) and via guidance at the ESA level across those viewpoints; analyzing enterprise business context (trends and business strategy), as well as change requirements in other EA viewpoints, to derive the ESA change requirements to guide solution decisions for the enterprise and defining the principles and the models, including solution patterns, to guide solution decisions for the enterprise.

You will coordinate analysis and implementation activities with project teams, EA team members, business constituents and IT staff by consulting with application or infrastructure development projects to harmonize systems or infrastructure with the ESA, and identify when it is necessary to modify the solution architecture to accommodate project needs; working closely with the project management office (PMO) to ensure alignment of plans (including migration plans and road maps) with what is being delivered (projects) and coordinating activities with enterprise business, information and technology architects.

In addition to the above, you are responsible for treating passengers and/or employees with respect and dignity and ensuring the needs of passengers or employees with disabilities are accommodated and/or addressed (within their area of responsibility) in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders so that they can fully benefit from the TTC as a service provider and an employer.

What Skills You Bring

What Qualifications You Bring

• These skills and knowledge would normally be acquired by obtaining a university degree in Computer Science, or the equivalent, combined with directly related experience in a business or computer related discipline.
• Multiple years of hands-on design and implementation experience in at least two IT disciplines (ie. application development, network design, middleware design, servers and storage, database management or operations management).
• Significant practical experience with IT applications, in particular experience with application and technical architectures. Significant practical experience in designing and implementing enterprise systems.
• Significant experience in analysis, design and programming.
• Knowledge of key aspects of the business as well as knowledge of all aspects of enterprise architecture.
• Basic knowledge of financial models and budgeting.
• Basic knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes as well as basic knowledge of information principles and policies.
• Understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis and design, or client/server systems and an understanding of the enterprise's political climate and how to respond to the political challenges.
• Strong understanding of network and data center architecture, as well as application development methodologies.
• Autonomous and self motivated with experience defining and executing a large-scale business and IT strategy.
• Experience in a senior architectural position, managing a team of architects as well as experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders.
• Project level experience in the full lifecycle of technology implementation and configuration and effective understanding of trade-off analysis.
• Experience in project solution architecture and exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments.
• Practical experience in designing, implementing, and managing cloud-based solutions, including knowledge of cloud service models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS), cloud deployment models (public, private, hybrid), and cloud security best practices.
• Must have the ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations, translate business needs into solution architecture requirements, estimate the financial impact of ESA and individual solution architecture alternatives, define multiple solution options to business problems and quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Well-developed oral and written communication skills and strong planning, organization, analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills.
• Must have or rapidly acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders including disability accommodation and accessibility requirements pertaining to passengers and employees.

Key Job Functions continued

• Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
• A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
• One of the great benefits of being a full-time TTC employee is becoming a member of TTC defined pension plan.
• A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision and more.
• Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues' well-being.

Commitment to EDI

The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization, and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570. Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.