Technology Architect 7742-1912

at  Foilcon

HM Note: For this hybrid role, successful candidates will need to report to either the Peterborough or Toronto MNR office in order to both receive and return an Ontario Public Service imaged laptop.

DESCRIPTION:

In this role, the successful candidate will be required to lead the architecture review, documentation, and support solution design for six projects within the Geospatial Ontario IT Program (please see attachments for more information):

• Intake item #197 - LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor) (18.5% allocation or 25 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204, and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e., recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
• Intake item #204 - Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse (7.4% allocation or 10 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning, design recommended solutions for development, as well as, inform the development of new data modelling standards, and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement).
• Intake item #205 - LIO Data Modelling Standards (7.4% allocation or 10 days of effort)
• This project aims to understand data owner required data model control, what, and how those data models need to change, and how those changes can support future user data access, and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning.
• Intake Item #288 - GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25 (29.6% allocation or 40 days of effort)
• This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, Portal for ArcGIS implementation, Geocortex to VertiGIS migration, Cyber Security analysis/mitigations, and platform architecture review/documentation.
• Intake Item #289 - GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (14.8% allocation or 20 days of effort))
• This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring, analytics, and operational management modernization requirements, then implementing recommendations.
• Intake Item #321 - ArcGIS Portal (22.2% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This is a new high-priority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal, work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery, formalizing infrastructure design canvas’, provisioning required resources, configuring, then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multi-ministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work.

The successful candidate maybe redeployed to other Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects:

• Intake item #290 - GDP Future State for LIO Modernization
• This project aims to explore Geospatial Ontario’s future service and solution development / delivery. Work this fiscal will focus on provisioning and configuring a Raster Analytics role for ArcGIS Image Server, and service delivery discovery i.e., a new flood hazard layer, a new Ontario Service location layer, and Ontario Parcel data access requirements.

The GDP is a comprehensive suite of interconnected GIS related infrastructure. It includes the hardware, software, and networking components required to deliver corporate applications, web services, data, and geomatics tools.
As of June, 2024, LIO, or Land Information Ontario, is now known as GEO, or Geospatial Ontario.
All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.
Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.

Responsibilities:

• Develops, recommends, documents, implements and manages the technical architecture (hardware, software, database and communications) which will be used for all or specific applications in a large, distributed cross-platform environment.
• Responsibilities also include the identification of relevant information and the determination of the environment, which will be used for development.

General Skills:

• Leadership experience in the development and implementation of technical architectures at a senior level.
• Extensive experience with at least three different platforms, operating systems, environments, database technologies, and communications protocols.
• Experience with middleware and gateways.
• Knowledge of performance considerations in different environments.
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development and implementation of applications.
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large systems environments.
• Knowledge and experience designing processes around ITIL and is able to guide others using this methodology.
• Experience translating business requirements into reporting needs.
• Experience preparing conceptual, logical and/or physical processes and data models.
• Experience developing, recommending, implementing and managing technical architecture.
• Awareness of emerging technologies, trends and directions.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models)

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge of Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server, GIS infrastructure, middleware, maintenance, services, applications, databases, monitoring, and tools.
• Knowledge of integrated networking technologies, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Spatial, MS Fabric, midrange server, enterprise storage, and personal computer system technologies.
• Experience in developing enterprise architecture deliverables (e.g. models) based on Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture processes and practice.
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.

Skills
Experience and Skill Set Requirements

IT ARCHITECTURE EXPERIENCE - 40

• Leadership experience in the development and implementation of technical architectures at a senior level
• Extensive experience in systems analysis and design in large enterprise environments e.g., preparing conceptual, logical and/or physical processes and data models.
• Experience supporting IT Infrastructure modernization, maintenance and the development of new solutions (services, tools, applications, databases, applications, etc.)
• Experience rapidly and succinctly documenting architecture designs

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE - 35

• Experience supporting the design of Esri-based geospatial solutions, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Image Server
• Experience with multiple spatial and non-spatial database technologies e.g., Oracle Spatial, Azure SQL DB, MS Fabric, PostgreSQL
• Experience with Microsoft Azure infrastructure e.g., virtual hardware, scaling, middleware, gateways, storage, and levels of highly available deployments

COMMUNICATION EXPERIENCE - 20

• Experience communicating technical concepts to lay audiences
• Experience negotiating to achieve consensus
• Experience supporting stakeholder engagement

IT PUBLIC SECTOR EXPERIENCE - 5

• Experience supporting IT projects in the Ontario Government and/or Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC)
• Experience overseeing Digital First Assessments, Cyber Security, Architecture reviews and other corporate reviews from within the Ontario Government
• Experience with Ontario Government Enterprise Architecture process, and practices

In this role, the successful candidate will be required to lead the architecture review, documentation, and support solution design for six projects within the Geospatial Ontario IT Program (please see attachments for more information):

• Intake item #197 - LIO Modernize Data Maintenance (LIO Editor) (18.5% allocation or 25 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the data editing and maintenance requirements of users and data owners across the province. Results should be combined with the discovery outcomes of items 204, and 205 to design a replacement for the legacy LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter toolset; i.e., recommend new Geospatial Ontario data maintenance solution(s).
• Intake item #204 - Providing Access to OPS GIS to LIO Warehouse (7.4% allocation or 10 days of effort)
• This project aims to review the Geospatial Ontario Warehouse (authoritative geospatial data database) data access solutions against the needs of their users. The objective is to identify solutions available for decommissioning, design recommended solutions for development, as well as, inform the development of new data modelling standards, and/or the new data maintenance solution(s) (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement).
• Intake item #205 - LIO Data Modelling Standards (7.4% allocation or 10 days of effort)
• This project aims to understand data owner required data model control, what, and how those data models need to change, and how those changes can support future user data access, and data maintenance (LIO Editor/Mapper/Reporter replacement) solutioning.
• Intake Item #288 - GIS Delivery Platform Planned Maintenance FY24-25 (29.6% allocation or 40 days of effort)
• This is an annually reoccurring maintenance project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on software patching, Portal for ArcGIS implementation, Geocortex to VertiGIS migration, Cyber Security analysis/mitigations, and platform architecture review/documentation.
• Intake Item #289 - GIS Delivery Platform Modernization FY24-25 (14.8% allocation or 20 days of effort))
• This is an ad hoc modernization project for the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP). Work this fiscal will focus on analyzing platform monitoring, analytics, and operational management modernization requirements, then implementing recommendations.
• Intake Item #321 - ArcGIS Portal (22.2% allocation or 30 days of effort)
• This is a new high-priority project for multiple ministries. Following business needs analysis in conjunction with Esri last fiscal, work this fiscal focuses on finalizing that discovery, formalizing infrastructure design canvas’, provisioning required resources, configuring, then deploying a Portal for ArcGIS Enterprise deployment site (multiple environment) for multi-ministry shared usage. Esri is being brought in to support project work

Responsibilities:

• Develops, recommends, documents, implements and manages the technical architecture (hardware, software, database and communications) which will be used for all or specific applications in a large, distributed cross-platform environment.
• Responsibilities also include the identification of relevant information and the determination of the environment, which will be used for development