Business Architect

at  Enmax

Current ENMAX employees are encouraged to apply through their internal Workday access.
Posted: August 15, 2024
Closing Date: September 5, 2024
Position Type: Permanent
Union: Exempt - Management Professional (MP)
ENMAX Values – Safety, Integrity, Accountability, Service, Teamwork, Agility, Innovation
PEOPLE. That’s the power behind ENMAX Corporation. As one of Alberta’s leading energy and utility providers, our employees are the strength and knowledge that continue to drive our success. At the ENMAX group of companies, we look for energy solutions for today, while knowing we have the power to provide for a better tomorrow.
This Business Architect, part of the enterprise architecture department, helps business leaders enhance core capabilities to achieve the organization’s targeted outcomes through strategic programs, projects, and initiatives. The Business Architect must be capable of practically applying existing, new and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models.

Major Responsibilities:

• Produce, maintain and govern Architecture Blueprint deliverables including:
• Business Capability Model(s)
• Technology Roadmap(s)
• High Level Solutions for strategic projects in the Technology Roadmap
• Technology Reference Models
• Technology white list for future projects and initiatives
• Solution standards, patterns and best practices
• Current and future state Technology Landscape Diagrams
• Solution Design Documents for select projects in the Technology Roadmap
• Provide technology governance and alignment to strategic direction
• Review proposed architecture to ensure solutions are technically thorough, secure, actionable and operationally supportable.
• Review and assist in the planning of initiatives to enable or support strategic direction or corporate goals.
• Lead architecture planning and capacity management, optimizing the environment for performance, reliability, and value.
• Provide governance and leadership for project-based architects to ensure business initiatives align with the overall enterprise vision, strategy and principles
• Serve as solution architect on and/or oversee various business initiatives such as transformation, standardization, consolidation, convergence, migration, and optimization across the enterprise.
• Promote, lead and facilitate the use of technology or innovation to support business strategy or capabilities.

Education Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, System Analysis or a related field. Or equivalent work experience

Qualifications & Experience:

• 10 years of IT and business/industry work experience including 5 years in architecture design and deployment, systems lifecycle management and cloud / hybrid planning and operations
• Requires exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments
• Extensive experience designing and implementing complex end-to-end solutions.
• Certification in at least one of CGEIT, COBIT, TOGAF, ITIL, MCSE Cloud Platform and Infrastructure, or AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional is a benefit
• Background in supporting, administering and architecting work management systems.
• Hands-on experience with a broad spectrum of Microsoft Azure Services including standard infrastructure services (compute, networking, storage, databases and web), identity, security, analytics, machine learning and AI, DevOps practices, containers and integration services.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage complex IT projects from conception to implementation.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing enterprise-level architectural solutions.
• Strong analytical skills to evaluate system requirements and align IT strategies with business objectives.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities to effectively convey architectural plans and concepts.
• Adept at problem-solving and decision-making to address technical challenges and business needs.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging technologies and architectural trends.
• Ability to mentor and guide team members, fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

Did we mention the ENMAX Advantage?
We offer competitive compensation including a comprehensive flexible benefits program, non-downtown location that includes great building amenities such as free onsite fitness facility, onsite massage, onsite child care centre (upon availability, offered from our ENMAX Place location 141 – 50 Ave. SE), free parking and much more. If you share our values and would like to make a difference with your career, join the team and see where the ENMAX possibilities can take you.
Location: This role will be part of our hybrid (home and office) work force with office workspace located at ENMAX Place (141 - 50th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB). You will work from home on Mondays and Fridays and in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

Note:

• We have changed the way we connect with our candidates. Initial interviews may be done virtually as well as parts of our on-boarding and job training may be completed remotely.
• If we can provide an accommodation or adjustment to make the process more accessible for you, please let us know. ENMAX welcomes all qualified applicants to apply and is committed to a safe and respectful workplace. It is our aim to have a workplace which is inclusive and values safety, diversity, personal integrity, respect for individual differences, and encourages ownership and accountability for our actions.
• Every ENMAX employee is responsible to take reasonable care to protect the health and safety of themselves, of all other workers, and of the public. Each employee must become familiar with safety procedures and rules applicable to their job and are required to follow them while working at ENMAX.
• Must be legal to work in Canada and requires the successful completion of a criminal background check. Two pieces of valid Government issued ID will be required.
• Two professional references will be requested.
• Education requirements for this position will be verified by a third party.

In the spirit of reconciliation, we respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional lands of Indigenous Peoples. ENMAX headquarters is in Calgary, Alberta, the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, comprised of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, and Amskapi Piikuni Nations; the Tsuut’ina Nation; and the îyârhe Nakoda Nations of Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Goodstoney, and home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, as well as many diverse Indigenous people who have made the city their home. We are committed to strengthening relationships with Indigenous Nations and peoples in all communities where we operate, through respect and collaboration.
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• Produce, maintain and govern Architecture Blueprint deliverables including:
• Business Capability Model(s)
• Technology Roadmap(s)
• High Level Solutions for strategic projects in the Technology Roadmap
• Technology Reference Models
• Technology white list for future projects and initiatives
• Solution standards, patterns and best practices
• Current and future state Technology Landscape Diagrams
• Solution Design Documents for select projects in the Technology Roadmap
• Provide technology governance and alignment to strategic direction
• Review proposed architecture to ensure solutions are technically thorough, secure, actionable and operationally supportable.
• Review and assist in the planning of initiatives to enable or support strategic direction or corporate goals.
• Lead architecture planning and capacity management, optimizing the environment for performance, reliability, and value.
• Provide governance and leadership for project-based architects to ensure business initiatives align with the overall enterprise vision, strategy and principles
• Serve as solution architect on and/or oversee various business initiatives such as transformation, standardization, consolidation, convergence, migration, and optimization across the enterprise.
• Promote, lead and facilitate the use of technology or innovation to support business strategy or capabilities