Job Description

Apply By: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Senior I&IT Architect

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Job ID:

231704

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Division:

Infrastructure Technology Services; Telecommunications Branch

City:

Guelph, Kingston, North Bay, Oshawa, Peterborough, St Catharines, Thunder Bay, Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

1 Permanent

Job code:

7A003 - InformationTechnology07

Salary:

$88,496.00 - $128,625.00 Per year

Connect Ontario: Architect Scalable, Secure, and Smart Networks

Are you an experienced

network and telecommunications architect

with extensive experience in large enterprises? Do you want to work in a dynamic team, building, designing, and supporting the next generation of public sector digital and infrastructure services?




GovTechON Infrastructure Technology Services (ITS) Telecommunications Branch is looking for an individual with a broad range of design and architecture experience in networking and telecommunications infrastructures/services such as:


Software-Defined Wide Area Networking (SD-WAN) Local Area Networks (LAN) Wi-Fi Broadband & Satellite Internet services Traditional voice & Voice Over IP (VoIP) services Real-time video and collaboration platforms Security components including perimeter security services, cloud-based security infrastructure, and virtual private networks (VPN)


We are seeking energetic self-starters, with strong technical and leadership capabilities. The ideal candidates should have experience developing new network products and services, re-designing network infrastructures for efficiency and continued value generation to enable digital products and services.




Your responsibilities include working closely with internal and external ministry program and engineering team members. You will interact with many other groups to define and deliver world class products in an exciting, fast-paced environment.

About the job

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As a Senior I&IT Architect, you'll play a key leadership role in shaping the future of Ontario's digital infrastructure. You'll work on large, complex projects that support multiple ministries and help deliver modern, secure, and efficient public services.

What You'll Do:

Lead the design and delivery of IT architecture solutions, with a focus on infrastructure, networks, security, applications, and enterprise systems. Support multi-ministry projects by developing smart, scalable, and secure architecture strategies. Help define and improve architecture standards, policies, and best practices across the organization. Identify risks in business solutions and recommend ways to reduce them. Develop frameworks to track and manage technical debt across the enterprise.

What you bring to the team

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Technical Knowledge

You have:

Deep knowledge of enterprise architecture, especially in infrastructure, applications, and security. Proven experience designing cross-platform, multi-stakeholder technology solutions. Strong understanding of IT strategies, architecture frameworks, and emerging technologies. Ability to assess risks in existing systems and recommend mitigation strategies. Experience with digital identity, digital credentials, and application portfolio management. Familiarity with industry standards, performance management, change management, and service delivery. Knowledge of project and service management practices.
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Leadership Skills

You have:

Experience leading cross-functional and multi-organization projects. Ability to build strong relationships and gain support from stakeholders and senior leaders. Experience guiding teams, managing priorities, and mentoring staff.
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Analytical & Strategic Thinking

You are:

Able to design architecture solutions for complex, long-term initiatives. Skilled at solving integration challenges and navigating unclear requirements. Able to research and recommend innovative architecture strategies. Comfortable developing performance measures and adapting to new technologies.
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Communication Skills

You are:

Confident presenting strategies and solutions to senior executives. Able to explain complex technical concepts in clear, business-friendly language. Experienced in delivering training and advising on architecture best practices.
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Collaboration and Consultation

You have:

Strong facilitation skills to bring together diverse stakeholders. Skills to negotiate service agreements and align teams around shared goals. Ability to lead discussions on performance, capacity, and architecture strategy.

Don't meet every qualification?

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If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.



Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.



Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy

What we offer

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The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for a wide range of ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province.




We offer:



a career that can grow across ministries and job functions flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups tailored work arrangements, including opportunities like flex hours, self-funded leave and more


Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:



a defined-benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation-protected income after retirement) group health, dental, life and disability benefits a range of vacation and leave options an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services

Additional information:

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Apply by:

Wednesday, July 30, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

1 English Permanent, 222 Jarvis St, Toronto, Toronto Region or 1 Stone Rd W, Guelph, West Region or 1000 Southgate Dr, Guelph, West Region or 301 St Paul St, St Catharines, West Region or 49 Place D'Armes, Kingston, East Region or 33 King St W, Oshawa, Central Region or 435 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region or 300 Water St, Peterborough, East Region or 200 First Ave W, North Bay, North Region

Compensation group:

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Information Technology

Posted on:

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Note:

E-MG-231704/25

How to apply:

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You must apply online.

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Language requirements and assessment:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matiere de langue et evaluation:

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichees en francais et en anglais. Consultez la section Langue du ou des postes en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaitre les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont evalues en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/francais), vous devrez egalement passer un test de competences linguistiques en francais.

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