Are you looking for a great career and a rewarding future where you can make a difference to the lives of Ontarians? IT Source is a new initiative creating a mobile IT professional services workforce assigned to IT project development assignments across the Ontario Public Service (OPS). The assignments will vary in length from approximately 6 to 18 months and will be located at a variety of locations throughout the Greater Toronto Area. Join the Ontario Public Service, where you will have opportunities to work with leading technologies on an interesting and diverse range of projects. We are proud to have been chosen as one of Canada`s Top 100 Employers, one of Greater Toronto`s Top 75 Employers, and one of Canada`s Best Diversity Employers. As an Information Architect, you will: undertake comprehensive architecture needs assessments, architect new solutions and conduct complex reviews in support of systems and infrastructure needs for OPS clients; provide advice and leadership to ensure compliance with current OPS and industry architecture policies, standards, processes and controls; participate in challenging enterprise-wide and cross-jurisdictional architecture projects with information components. Location: 901 King Street West, Toronto.

Qualifications: demonstrated experience, knowledge and advanced professional skills in all aspects of information architecture, strategic architecture planning, and related applications, technologies, tools, methodologies and trends; successful information architecture experience in complex, multi-project/multi-client environments; comprehensive understanding of client and user information requirements to develop detailed plans for large-scale and complex information architecture projects; sound understanding of other architecture domains, architecture management, the software development lifecycle, software integration, management, evaluation and control mechanisms, database concepts, and networking; ability to develop performance measures for information architecture evaluations and to conduct follow-up; excellent research, analytical, evaluation and practical problem-solving skills, including strong goal and results orientation, innovation and creative thinking, and demonstrated experience monitoring progress, resolving problems and reporting recommendations regularly; excellent presentation, communication and relationship management skills to listen and consult with I&IT management, clients, business partners, stakeholders and project staff; excellent project management skills, including planning, estimating and budgeting, to manage multiple, large-scale information architecture projects; knowledge of procurement processes and standards in order to write information architecture specifications, prepare input for requests for proposals (RFPs), participate in evaluating proposals, select vendors, negotiate service-level agreements (SLAs), and manage vendor performance against contract requirements. A general personnel screening check is required.

Salary range: $79,413 - $104,213

Please apply online, only, at www.ontario.ca/careers, quoting Job ID 24297, by February 23, 2010. Faxes are not being accepted at this time. If you need employment accommodation, contact the Regional Recruitment Centre at 1-866-994-8808. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Ontario Public Service is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation will be provided in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code.