Position Description
An Enterprise Architect applies functional and technical expertise to support complex projects in applying organizing principles and methods of enterprise architecture.
Methods of enterprise architecture include IT business systems development and technical solutions that align with the business process.
This is accomplished through requirements analysis, needs assessments, and selection and implementation of integration strategies including lifecycle sustainability.
Enterprise Architects provide subject matter expertise in industry, and have specific knowledge of methods including architect enterprise strategy, enterprise architecture development, business process design and re-engineering, investment decision making and support for solution architecture development.
They support the attainment of business strategy and its alignment with processes and information technology strategy.
Skills Required
- An Enterprise Architect possesses knowledge and technical expertise in standards and technologies to support complex business analysis, solution selection, systems design, and application integration.
- Possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills, with technical expertise in enterprise architecture standards, solution selection, systems design, and application integration.
- Strong knowledge of the CGI Advantage product.
- Effectively translate business needs into scalable, secure, sustainable technology solutions and demonstrate strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.
Experience Required
- This classification must have a minimum of five (5) years of applying Enterprise Architecture principles.
- At least three (e) years of that experience must be in a lead capacity.
- At least three (3) years of experience in enterprise applications, systems integration, and solution architecture.
Education Required
- This classification requires the possession of a bachelor's degree in an IT-related or Engineering field.
- Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
- Enterprise Architecture certification, such as TOGAF, The Open Group Architecture Framework.