GOAPRDJPDigital Architect

Job Overview

The Government of Alberta is seeking experienced Digital Architects to support large-scale digital transformation and modernization initiatives across multiple ministries and programs. The selected consultants will work within cross-functional agile teams focused on delivering citizen-centric digital services enterprise modernization and innovative technology solutions.

Digital Architects will provide architectural leadership technical strategy and hands-on guidance for modern software solutions integrations cloud-native architectures and service modernization initiatives. This role requires strong expertise in agile delivery enterprise architecture API integration DevSecOps practices and digital service transformation.

The consultants will collaborate closely with product owners developers UX teams technical leads and stakeholders to ensure scalable secure and maintainable digital solutions aligned with enterprise standards and architectural vision.

Key Responsibilities

Solution & Enterprise Architecture

• Lead architecture design and technical strategy for enterprise-scale digital services.
  
• Develop architectural roadmaps aligned with business objectives and modernization goals.
  
• Define solution architectures integration patterns cloud-native strategies and modernization approaches.
  
• Analyze current-state systems and recommend future-state architecture improvements.
  
• Design scalable secure and maintainable digital platforms and services.
  
• Evaluate architectural risks impacts dependencies and mitigation strategies.
  

Agile Delivery & Technical Leadership

• Work within agile product delivery teams supporting sprint planning backlog refinement and iterative releases.
  
• Guide teams in balancing technical debt architecture priorities and feature development.
  
• Mentor developers technical leads and cross-functional teams.
  
• Participate in code reviews and provide technical implementation guidance.
  
• Contribute hands-on development support when required.
  

Digital Transformation & Modernization

• Support legacy modernization and transformation initiatives across enterprise systems.
  
• Identify opportunities for reusable components shared services and platform capabilities.
  
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices and digital delivery standards.
  
• Assist with incremental migration strategies and cloud adoption initiatives.
  

DevSecOps & Integration

• Support CI/CD pipeline implementation and automated deployment practices.
  
• Guide secure software development and Zero Trust security principles.
  
• Design and manage APIs integrations and interoperability frameworks.
  
• Collaborate on observability monitoring automation and operational readiness.
  

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicate architectural concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• Prepare architecture diagrams technical documentation presentations and solution artifacts.
  
• Participate in architecture governance and continuous improvement initiatives.
  
• Collaborate with business teams UX designers and program leadership.
  

Mandatory Qualifications

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related discipline.
  
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
  

Required Experience

• 5 years leading cross-functional agile product teams and providing architectural leadership.
  
• 5 years of experience as a Software Architect designing enterprise-scale digital solutions.
  
• 4 years defining and communicating solution architecture for large-scale systems.
  
• 5 years communicating technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.
  
• 2 years working alongside UX design service design or human-centered design teams.
  

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience implementing secure development practices and Zero Trust Architecture.
  
• Experience with RBAC/ABAC identity and access management models.
  
• Strong API and system integration experience using RESTful services.
  
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
  
• Experience modernizing legacy enterprise applications incrementally.
  
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code tools and cloud/hybrid environments.
  
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases including optimization and schema design.
  
• Public sector experience involving digital service delivery or enterprise transformation.
  

Technical Environment & Skills

Architecture & Development

• Enterprise Solution Architecture
  
• Microservices Architecture
  
• Cloud-Native Design
  
• API-First Development
  
• Event-Driven Architecture
  
• Agile & DevSecOps Delivery
  

Cloud & Infrastructure

• Azure / AWS / Hybrid Cloud
  
• Docker
  
• Kubernetes
  
• Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code
  

DevOps & CI/CD

• Azure DevOps
  
• GitHub Actions
  
• Jenkins
  
• Automated Testing & Deployment
  

Integration & Data

• REST APIs
  
• System Integrations
  
• SQL & NoSQL Databases
  
• Data Modeling & Performance Optimization
  

Project Environment

The Digital Architects will support service innovation digital transformation and modernization initiatives across the Government of Alberta. Consultants will work on one or more enterprise programs delivering iterative user-centric digital services using agile methodologies.

The role is primarily remote; however occasional onsite meetings or workshops in Alberta may be required.

Security Requirements

• Candidates may be required to provide a Criminal Record Check.
  
• Some assignments may require Enhanced Security Clearance.
  
• Higher-level security clearances including RCMP Top Secret Clearance eligibility may be required during the engagement.
  

Deliverables

Successful candidates will:

• Deliver scalable architecture solutions and modernization strategies.
  
• Guide agile teams through iterative software delivery.
  
• Support integration and enterprise alignment initiatives.
  
• Contribute to reusable digital platform capabilities.
  
• Produce architecture documentation technical designs and governance artifacts.
  
• Mentor teams and support continuous improvement initiatives.
  

Candidate Submission Requirements

Candidates must provide:

• Updated resume
  
• Two relevant project examples demonstrating Digital Architect experience
  
• Detailed description of architecture leadership delivery methodology technologies and business outcomes
  
• Availability and work authorization status for Canada