098-WCB-25-032 - Information and Data Enterprise Architect

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Position title:
098-WCB-25-032 - Information and Data Enterprise Architect

Contract:
1 Year

Working Status:
The Services can be provided remotely with a minimum of twenty-five percent (25%) up to fifty percent (50%) of the time required onsite at the WCB's facilities

Location:
333/363 Broadway in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Preferred Start Date:
June 2, 2025

Hours per week:
36. 25 Hours

Skills \ Experience

The Information and Data Enterprise Architect must have experience and knowledge with the following:

1. Minimum of seven (7) years' experience in data architecture disciplines;
2. Experience designing conceptual, logical, and physical data architectures;
3. Knowledge of various conversion mechanisms and data modelling tools; and
4. Proficiency with on premises and cloud-based data storage services and capabilities.

The Information and Data Enterprise Architect is expected to possess the following skills,

competencies, and characteristics:

Skills:

• Ability to apply knowledge of systems, data, and customer requirements to uncover problems and recommends solutions;
• Ability to design efficient and scalable database schemas to meet business requirements;
• Proficiency in relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases, ensuring optimal performance and reliability;
• Expertise in Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) workflows for seamless data integration;
• Familiarity with tools like Hadoop, Spark, or similar platforms for handling large datasets;
• Knowledge of cloud-based data solutions especially Azure;
• Knowledge of data integrity, compliance, and protection against breaches;
• Ability to interpret complex data and translate business needs into technical solutions;
• Familiarity with workers compensation insurance software packages;
• Comprehensive understanding of workers compensation insurance business processes, including claims processing, policy management, and billing systems;
• A thorough understanding of the applicable legislation and how it impacts data;
• Knowledge of data integration tools;
• Thorough understanding of project management and SDLC (software development life cycle) methodologies;
• Ability to determine long term directions, industry trends, and how they relate to the organizational needs; and
• Ability to initiate change and to communicate effectively.

Competencies:

• Organizationally savvy, with situational and contextual intelligence of the political climate of the enterprise and how to navigate obstacles and politics;
• Balance the long-term (big picture) and short-term implications of individual decisions and organization goals;
• Estimate the financial impact of EA alternatives and apply multiple solutions to business problems;
• Rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies;
• Ready to think, behave, and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the WCB's digital business strategies; and
• Understand and speak the language of the business.

Characteristics:

• Trusted and respected as a thought leader who can influence and persuade business and IT leaders;
• Comfortable, experienced, and accomplished at working with business executives, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way;
• Highly collaborative and supportive of business and of its ideals and strategies;
• Highly innovative with aptitude for foresight, systems thinking, and design thinking;
• Vendor and technology neutral; more interested in achieving targeted business outcomes than in personal preferences, or in vested personal preferences of other business and IT leaders;
• Composed in the face of opposition to architectural principles, governance, and standards; and
• Practical in approach to problem solving and decision making.

Project Background

The WCB is focused on addressing IT risks through a series of projects and initiatives. Following the mitigation of these risks, the organization aims to enhance and improve its IT and architecture capabilities, a critical step toward modernizing the technology landscape, reducing enterprise risks, and building a strong foundation for future transformation. To support this effort, the WCB's Enterprise Architecture Office (EAO) requires a resource (the "Information and Data Enterprise Architect") to lead key information and data initiatives. This role involves collaborating with domain specialists and other architects in the EAO to develop essential documentation and artifacts, which will be submitted to project governance committees for approval in line with the WCB's gating processes.

Description of Services

• To provide their leadership, expertise, and support of the WCB's information and data risk mitigation and transition to the target state digital ecosystem.
• The Information and Data Enterprise Architect, who will be a core member of the EAO, will assesses and identify risks associated with IT-managed operational data, prioritizing high-risk areas by collaborating with IT teams, risk managers, and stakeholders to define actionable architectural solutions that address vulnerabilities effectively.
• The Information and Data Enterprise Architect, in line with the EAO's operating model, strategic objectives, and governance, will present any architecture changes in data domain to the WCB's Architecture Review Board for approval and cross alignment with other architecture domains and IT operations.
• In the event of an incident or breach, the Information and Data Enterprise Architect will work with the WCB's Cybersecurity and other architects to provide architectural guidance to address the root causes of security incidents involving operational data and propose measures to prevent recurrence.

The scope of responsibilities for the Information and Data Enterprise Architect will

include, but not be limited to, the following:

1. Develop a comprehensive data classification framework in collaboration with the database administrator (DBA) team, governance stakeholders, and project managers, ensuring IT-managed data is categorized based on sensitivity and risk levels and aligned with organizational governance policies and security requirements.
2. Design architectural solutions for encryption protocols to secure sensitive operational data at rest in database repositories, working closely with security and IT implementation teams for successful deployment.
3. Ensure all data architecture initiatives align with organizational data governance standards and compliance requirements by coordinating with governance leads, reviewing standards, and designing solutions to close gaps. This will be accomplished in the context of the WCB's evolving data governance framework, which is currently in the process of being establish.