Job Posting Start Date: January 22, 2024
Job Posting End Date: February 5, 2023
Are you looking for a meaningful career that makes a difference in your community? Would you enjoy an opportunity to contribute to our innovation and growth by bringing personal perspectives and experiences to your everyday work?
Working at Bruce Power, you can enjoy the benefits of small-town living with outdoor adventures and a rewarding career. As part of our progressive, diverse, and inclusive workplace, you will work in a Safety-First environment, supporting challenging and impactful nuclear projects like our Life Extension Program and medical isotope production. Ongoing training and development are part of every job, offering constant growth and skill-building potential.
Currently, our Information Technology division has an Enterprise Architect opportunity.
The role of the Enterprise Architect is to provide a bridge between long term business goals and long term sustainability of the organization’s technology landscape, working with business clients to understand challenges and objectives, then applying their understanding and research through their experience to define technology development opportunities and roadmaps to address those challenges. The Enterprise Architect also researches industry trends, OPEX and emerging technologies to inform technology investments for long term value.
This is a permanent, full-time position which offers a competitive benefits, compensation and pension package and is located on site in Tiverton, Ontario.
Key Responsibilities:
Work closely with line of business stakeholders to understand and model business strategy, identify capability needs and new opportunities to inform outcome-driven technology investments
Develop technology strategies and roadmaps to support desired business outcomes and sustainably manage the landscape of technology solutions
Research and develop emerging technology viewpoints and industry trends for applicability to Bruce Power
Collaborate with other architects and technical leaders to define architectural standards and patterns
Develop architecture governance framework and processes ensuring adherence to established standards
Act as a mentor and subject matter expert for internal IT staff in development of solution architecture and design
Maintain and recommend changes to IT Security Guidance standards to accommodate new patterns, opportunities and assess applicability to development of solution architecture
Provide strategic planning and oversight for short, medium and long-term projects, managing and optimizing the flow of value through the various IT Portfolios and identify relationship of investments to assessed capability criticality and maturity
Assist with economic decision-making by supporting feature and capability estimation
Help manage risks and dependencies, escalating and tracking impediments
Encourage collaboration between teams and Solution Architects, ensuring that IT solutions align to defined business strategies and meet long term objectives.
Work with Portfolio Leads, and other stakeholders to help ensure strategy and execution alignment
Maintain overall accountability for architectural quality of IT initiatives, ensuring all architecture and design meets business needs, aligns with strategic objectives and satisfies appropriate IT and/or Cyber security requirements
Knowledge and Skills:
Knowledge and understanding of technology and abstract concepts and ability to analyze
Experience with software development
Solid conceptual understanding of technology components, DevOps tools and practices
Strong knowledge of one or more standard formal Enterprise Architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF, Zachman)
Proven experience in building strong partnerships with key stakeholders, including senior level executive sponsors
Experience in defining strategic roadmaps and establishing priorities across competing needs of multiple stakeholders
Ability to influence leaders, drive change and transformation while working across all levels of the organization
Hands on experience with software development processes and procedures to understand team needs includes fundamentals of iterative and incremental development
Experience with Lean Portfolio Management facilitation at the program, portfolio and executive-level
Excellent analytic, interpersonal and communication skills to influence and engage colleagues, along with a broad understanding of the businesses they support
Ability to effectively communicate abstract concepts and technical information to both non-technical and technical staff
Must be creative, detail oriented and capable of balancing the big picture with meeting day-to-day organization needs.
Education and Experience
This knowledge is normally considered to be gained through successful completion of a four (4) Year University degree in a related field such as Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering; or Commerce/Business discipline.
8 years up to and including 10 years of IT Leadership, Consulting or Solution Delivery experience, including 2 plus years of Solution or Security Architecture specific experience
Selection Criteria
Skills, Knowledge, Education, and Experience per the above qualifications and experience
Verbal and written communication
Transferable skills (for example, effective communication, drive for accountability and results, time/organizational management, collaboration and teamwork)
Competency based interview
Past performance record and suitability for this position
Are you ready for a change?
Please complete the online application and attach a cover letter and resume, indicating your education and experience as it relates to this opportunity. We look forward to receiving your application and will be in contact with you, should you be selected for an interview.
The successful candidate will be selected based on related and required education, experience, knowledge and skills, a competency-based interview, and background reference checks.
As one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers , Bruce Power is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion where workers feel valued for their uniqueness and are recognized for their individual differences, talents and skills. Diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to our business as we recognize that our people are our greatest resource. To support our inclusive workplace culture, we welcome and encourage everyone to apply.