Enterprise Portfolio Architect

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Own the future of our technology portfolio. As our Portfolio Architect, you will align solution designs and technology roadmaps with what the business cares about most. Partnering with Business and Technology Architects, you will shape domain strategies, steer application roadmaps to proactively tackle tech debt, and keep our landscape modern and sustainable. You will guide Solution Architects, develop future‑state proposals, frame business‑case estimates, and formalize decision records—ensuring every solution is consistent, high‑quality, and anchored to our technology foundation library and architectural standards.

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We offer opportunities for growth, generous time off, and a comprehensive compensation, benefits, and retirement plan. Apply today! #joinourteam

Note:
Internally this role is referred to as Specialist I TIS EA Portfolio Architect.

What You Will Do:

• Define and maintain BU application and enterprise technology roadmaps, aligned to strategic objectives, investment priorities, and modernization goals, including technical debt remediation.

• Drive application portfolio governance by leading rationalization, modernization, retirement decisions, M&A due diligence support, and presenting approved decisions through enterprise governance forums.

• Own business case development and financial rigor, including lifecycle cost modeling, Class 5 estimate creation, and review/approval of Class 3 and Class 1 estimates at PMO stage gates.

• Provide architectural oversight and assurance by reviewing solution designs, guiding delivery teams, and ensuring compliance with Enterprise Architecture standards, PMO stagegating, and approved design patterns.

• Ensure operational readiness and seamless transition to operations, validating TTO documentation, sustainment costs, support models, and addressing operational capability gaps ahead of deployment.

• Collaborate, document, and mentor by partnering with BRMs and domain architects to document application landscapes and integrations, while coaching architects and fostering continuous improvement.

Who You Are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, College OR three-year technical diploma.

• Certifications in Azure, TOGAF, or other relevant domains are preferred.

• Minimum 6 years of IT experience, including at least 4 years in architecture-focused roles.

• Ability to design and deliver complex, large‑scale solutions, ideally within the energy sector or Enbridge TIS portfolio.

Technical and Business Knowledge:

• Strong background in IT portfolio planning, application lifecycle management, and aligning technology roadmaps with business strategy.

• Deep expertise across enterprise architecture domains: applications, cloud, data & analytics, integration, security, Dev Ops, and agile delivery.

• Demonstrated experience with architectural governance, technology standards, and solution design within complex portfolios.

• Skilled in investment planning, business case development, cost estimation, and execution within PMO stage‑gated frameworks.

• Practical understanding of major enterprise platforms and tools (e.g., Azure, SAP, Power Apps, Power BI, .NET, Java, SQL) to guide technology decisions.

• Effective collaborator and influencer, able to partner with business leaders, BRMs, and domain architects to ensure alignment with business objectives.

Work Products and Deliverables:

• Contextual, high-level, and detailed solution architectures, including nonfunctional requirements, deployment blueprints, and EA checklist completion.

• Class 5, 3, and 1 estimates, including execution forecasting and sustainment cost modeling.

• Technology decision records and updates to architectural roadmaps, TWG submissions, APM entries, and CMDB accuracy.

• Test strategies, test plans and results, and QA/testing remediation documentation review.

• Data migration and disposition plans, transition-to-operations documentation, and confirmation of decommissioning or data disposition activities.

Organizational Skills:

• Strong relationship management and consensus building skills,…