Manager, IT

Location: Remote, occasional travel to Chalk River, ON (approximately one 3-day onsite visit)

Language: Excellent written and verbal English communication skills

Duration: 12-month contract

Background Check Requirement: Must be eligible to obtain Level 2 (Secret) Security Clearance

About the Opportunity
Join a leading organization in Canada's nuclear research sector as Manager, Enterprise Architecture, where you'll play a key role in shaping enterprise-wide technology strategy and supporting large-scale digital transformation initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future direction of enterprise architecture while working in a highly collaborative, virtual environment.

In this leadership role, you'll guide a team of experienced architects, partner with senior business and technology leaders, and help ensure technology investments align with organizational priorities. You'll balance strategic planning with hands-on architectural oversight to deliver secure, scalable, and innovative technology solutions across a complex enterprise.

What's In It for You
• Work remotely while contributing to impactful, enterprise-wide technology initiatives.
• Lead a talented team of architecture professionals in a collaborative and supportive environment.
• Influence long-term technology strategy and digital transformation efforts.
• Gain exposure to complex, regulated enterprise environments and modern technology platforms.
• Join a workplace that values innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

Your Responsibilities
• You'll lead and mentor a team of enterprise, cloud, software, and hardware architects, providing technical leadership and professional development.
• You'll develop and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap, ensuring alignment between business priorities and technology strategy.
• You'll establish architecture governance, standards, principles, and best practices across the organization.
• You'll review and approve enterprise architecture designs, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with organizational objectives.
• You'll collaborate with business leaders, technical teams, and external vendors to deliver enterprise technology initiatives.
• You'll assess the current technology landscape, identify opportunities for improvement, and recommend innovative architectural solutions.
• You'll stay current on emerging technologies, including cloud computing, APIs, microservices, and systems integration, to support continuous improvement.

Skills and Qualifications
• 10+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, including significant experience in enterprise architecture leadership.
• Proven experience leading and developing enterprise architecture teams within large, complex, or regulated organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, Master's degree is considered an asset.
• TOGAF Certified, Certified Enterprise Architect, or similar enterprise architecture certification is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks, including TOGAF, Zachman, or comparable methodologies.
• Hands-on expertise with cloud technologies, APIs, microservices, digital platforms, and systems integration.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, strategic thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders.

Why Partner with Altis
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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.