Digital Architect
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15 hours ago
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Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Digital Architect to support a large-scale digital transformation initiative. This role focuses on designing and delivering scalable user-centric digital services while enabling teams through reusable platform capabilities and modern architecture practices.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture & Strategy
- Lead architecture and design of enterprise-scale digital services
- Develop end-to-end architectural strategies aligned with agile and human-centered design principles
- Analyze existing systems and define modernization roadmaps
- Conduct feasibility analysis prototyping and technical discovery
- Identify risks dependencies and system impacts
Delivery & Implementation
- Guide teams in delivering scalable high-quality solutions
- Define integration strategies and system boundaries
- Promote reuse of shared services and platform components
- Review and contribute to code and implementation
- Support iterative and incremental delivery
Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor and coach cross-functional teams
- Collaborate with product UX and engineering teams
- Contribute to architectural standards and best practices
- Communicate complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
Must-Have Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5 years experience as a Software Architect leading the design and delivery of enterprise-scale solutions using modern development stacks in complex environments
- 5 years experience with:
- Containerization orchestration and Infrastructure-as-Code in cloud or hybrid environments
- 4 years experience working with teams applying:
- UX design service design design thinking or human-centered design approaches
- 5 years proven experience:
- Defining and communicating solution architecture for large-scale systems
- Including integrations modernization strategies and cloud-native patterns
- 4 years experience demonstrating:
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Influence decision-making across teams
Nice-to-Have Skills
- 5 years experience with Framework
- 4 years experience in:
- Secure development practices
- Identity and access management (RBAC/ABAC)
- Zero Trust Architecture principles
- 5 years experience:
- Designing and managing APIs (RESTful services and integrations)
- 4 years experience:
- Implementing CI/CD pipelines with automated testing deployment and observability
- 6 years experience:
- Modernizing legacy systems into digital services across multiple releases
- 2 years experience:
- Working with Government of Alberta IT/IM policies standards and guidelines
- 4 years experience:
- Working with relational and non-relational databases
- Schema design and performance optimization
- 3 years experience:
- Public sector digital service frameworks or enterprise architecture standards
Work Environment
- Primarily remote (must be based in Canada)
- Occasional onsite meetings in Edmonton (advance notice provided)
- Standard working hours: 08:15 16:30 (Alberta Time)
Submission Requirements
- Updated resume with project timelines (MMM/YYYY format)
- Three professional references (most recent first)
