Enterprise Architect

The Enterprise Architect ensures technical policy and strategic plans align with business objectives and are implemented. This role involves leading the definition and design of mission-critical systems, building professional teams, and communicating technical solutions to diverse audiences. Key responsibilities include visualizing and designing data-centric systems, addressing functionality, performance, and cybersecurity, and collaborating with partners and stakeholders.

Must Have

• Undergraduate degree in relevant field
• 3+ years in solution architecture, with increased complexity over time
• Visualize and design data centric systems of systems of systems
• Develop System Architecture documents and artifacts where functionality, performance, and cyber security are addressed as an integrated whole
• Work with critical system operators to capture key value and pain points
• Identify, vet, recommend, and collaborate with Thales’ partners
• Present solutions and designs to partners, customers, peers and internal stakeholders, including the preparation of proposal documents
• Contribute to the overall technical policy definition and its implementation
• Contribute to the Technology & Innovation strategy by eliciting needs from the business lines, and aligning with the Thales Group initiatives
• Contribute to technical specification definition and to subcontractor selection
• Contribute to the architecture practices (e.g., modeling, design, coding) as directed within one or more projects
• Inform and influence key stakeholders to align with strategic direction
• Ability to obtain and hold a valid Canadian security clearance
• Meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration Program and ITAR

Good to Have

• Expertise in Needs analysis & Value creation
• Expertise in Architecture frameworks (e.g., DNDAF, TOGAF, DoDAF, NAF)
• Expertise in Cybersecurity
• Expertise in Everything Cloud
• Expertise in Mobile communications and computing
• Expertise in Distributed systems
• Expertise in Enterprise systems
• Expertise in Networking
• Expertise in Command and control systems
• Expertise in Software systems architecture
• Expertise in Model-based systems engineering
• Expertise in Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
• Expertise in Data Science
• Expertise in Data modeling
• Expertise in Autonomous systems
• Expertise in UX principles and methodologies
• Expertise in Software systems integration
• Expertise in Software development lifecycle

Perks & Benefits

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership

Position Summary

The mission of the Enterprise Architect is to ensure that the technical policy and strategic plan are well-defined and understood by the project, in line with the business objectives, and implemented accordingly.

You are ready to lead the definition and design of mission critical systems. You are ready to build professional teams from external partners and internal resources. You can communicate technical solutions to all audiences. You are ready to earn the trust of critical systems operators.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Visualize and design data centric systems of systems of systems. Develop System Architecture documents and artifacts where functionality, performance, and cyber security are addressed as an integrated whole.

• Work with critical system operators to capture key value and pain points.

• Identify, vet, recommend, and collaborate with Thales’ partners.

• Present solutions and designs to partners, customers, peers and internal stakeholders, including the preparation of proposal documents.

• Contribute to the overall technical policy definition and its implementation.

• Contribute to the Technology & Innovation strategy by eliciting needs from the business lines, and aligning with the Thales Group initiatives

• Contribute to technical specification definition and to subcontractor selection.

• Contribute to the architecture practices (e.g., modeling, design, coding) as directed within one or more projects.

• Inform and influence key stakeholders to align with strategic direction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in relevant field

• 3+ years in solution architecture, with increased complexity over time

If you’re excited about working with Thales, but not meeting the requirements for this position, we encourage you to join our Talent Community!

Preferred Qualifications

Expertise in at least 5:

• Needs analysis & Value creation

• Architecture frameworks (e.g., DNDAF, TOGAF, DoDAF, NAF)

• Cybersecurity

• Everything Cloud

• Mobile communications and computing

• Distributed systems

• Enterprise systems

• Networking

• Command and control systems

• Software systems architecture

• Model-based systems engineering

• Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning

• Data Science

• Data modeling

• Autonomous systems

• UX principles and methodologies

• Software systems integration

• Software development lifecycle

Special Position Requirements

• Physical Environment: Hybrid Working – remote and on-site as required

• Travel: may be required to travel domestically and/or internationally to different Thales and/or customer sites.

• Security: must be able to obtain and hold a valid Canadian security clearance and meet the eligibility requirements outlined in the Canadian Controlled Goods Registration Program and ITAR

What We Offer

• Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:
• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.
• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.
• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.
• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.
• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

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The reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between

Total Target Cash (TTC) 86,138.88 - 154,432.71 CAD Annual

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

• Company paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.

• Retirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.

• Company paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.

• Voluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.

• Employee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.

Thales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access including eligibility to the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and able to obtain a Canadian Enhanced Reliability security clearance.