Portfolio Architect

About this opportunity Worker Type: Employee Job Post End Date: 01/28/2026 We areseekinga highly skilled Portfolio Architect to understand, design, and oversee the implementation of enterprisescale architectures across our IT, OT, and cloud environments. The role requires expertise in modern architecture frameworks, emerging technologies, integration patterns, andenterpriselevelrisk and solution management. This role will be accountable foroverall solution architecture requirements and ensuring our standards and best practices are incorporated into the designs. You will partner with enterprise architects, businessleads,andproject teams todeliver solutiondiagrams and documentation,integration specifications, and transition-to-operations processesasrequired. The successful candidate willcontributeas atechnologyleader,creativelyaligning business and technologyobjectiveswhile helping advance the organization’s overall maturity and resilience across its digital ecosystem. This opportunity will appeal to an individual who thrives inateam environment,demonstratescritical thinking,problem-solving, and facilitation skills, and is adaptable while effectively completing deliverablesin a timely manner. What you’ll do Define and govern portfolio architecture to deliver measurable business value, reduce time to market, and align with IT and enterprise strategies. Establish, maintain, and enforce architecture standards to ensure secure, reliable, compliant, and sustainable solutions across the portfolio. Develop and maintain portfolio architectural designs, roadmaps, and capability maps to guide solution decisions and prioritize initiatives. Partner with business and IT stakeholders to align portfolio initiatives with strategic roadmaps, long-range plans, and technology standards. Review and approve solutions to ensure cohesion, standards compliance, and support for defined business capabilities and outcomes. Provide technical leadership and guidance to portfolio initiatives, projects, and service teams. Monitor emerging technologies, delivery models, and data/AI governance practices to inform portfolio evolution and ensure enterprise alignment. Who you are Our ideal candidate will have the following minimum requirements: Legally authorized to work in Canada. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience). 12+ years of relevant IT experience plus 7+ years of experience specifically in solutions architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical leadership roles. Certifications including TOGAF, Zachman, AWS/Azure Architect, or similar. Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and designing architectures across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, reference architectures, CSPM, and cloud financial management and cost optimization. Expertise in integration patterns, API-driven and microservices architectures, containerization, and data flows. Proficiency in DevOps practices and infrastructure-as-code for automated deployments. Solid understanding of data architecture, data modeling, and data security and privacy principles. Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. We acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement. Note: The application deadline for this position is 11:59 PM MT January 27, 2026. Equal opportunity employer We believe a workplace where everyone has merit-based opportunities to grow, achieve career aspirations and feel a sense of belonging benefits our people, our company and the regions where we live and work. We embrace and encourage different perspectives and approaches, which help us make better business decisions. We believe that through this approach, we can solve challenges, seize opportunities and unlock innovative solutions. To achieve an unbiased and respectful workplace, individuals are evaluated based on qualifications, merit and abilities, and we encourage applications from all qualified candidates. We also acknowledge the value of transferrable skills and may consider equivalent combinations of experience and education should you not meet a specific requirement. For more information about working at Cenovus, visit cenovus.com. Interested in this opportunity? Click the Apply link. If you are a CURRENT EMPLOYEE, please apply by going to our Internal Career Site. #J-18808-Ljbffr