Digital Architect

Client: Government of Alberta – Technology and Innovation
Location: J.G. O'Donoghue Building, Edmonton, Alberta
Positions: 5
Contract: Up to 24-month extension term
Hours: 7.25 hours/day, 36.25 hours/week
Travel: Up to 10%
Work Arrangement: Edmonton, Alberta
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalencies considered
Role Summary

The Government of Alberta is seeking experienced Senior Solution/Data Architects to provide architectural leadership for large-scale enterprise projects involving data, software applications, system integrations, digital transformation, and modern data-driven services.

The resource will lead cross-functional Agile product teams, establish technical vision and architecture, mentor developers and technical leads, and collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to deliver scalable enterprise solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and communicate enterprise solution and data architecture.
  
• Establish technical vision, architecture patterns, and integration approaches.
  
• Lead domain modelling and database architecture.
  
• Guide development teams and mentor developers and technical leads.
  
• Design scalable solutions spanning applications, data, analytics, and integrations.
  
• Support modernization of legacy systems toward cloud-native architectures.
  
• Apply data governance, security, interoperability, and standardization principles.
  
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into technical solutions.
  
• Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, where appropriate.
  
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, IT/IM policies, standards, and guidelines.
  
• Provide architectural guidance throughout Agile product delivery and multiple releases.
  
  
  
  

Requirements


Must-Have Qualifications

• 5+ years leading cross-functional Agile product teams, providing architectural direction and mentoring developers/technical leads.
  
• 8+ years as a Data Architect, Software Architect, or Senior Data Engineer working collaboratively with cross-functional teams to develop new software applications.
  
• 5+ years leading solution architecture and defining the overall technical vision for large-scale enterprise projects with system integrations.
  
• 4+ years leading domain modelling and database schema design for transactional and reporting systems.
  
• 5+ years demonstrating strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influencing decisions.
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or an accepted equivalent.
  
  

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• 3+ years aligning data architecture with organizational data strategies, digital service delivery, and emerging AI-enabled business capabilities.
  
• 3+ years applying data governance, data quality, compliance, metadata management, and responsible data-use principles for analytics and AI.
  
• 4+ years applying secure development practices, RBAC/ABAC, identity and access management, and Zero Trust Architecture principles.
  
• 5+ years architecting solutions using relational and non-relational databases, analytics platforms, and AI technologies, including data modelling and performance optimization.
  
• 2+ years embedding data interoperability and standardization practices into product development.
  
• 5+ years transforming legacy systems into modern, cloud-native, data-driven services across multiple releases.
  
• 2+ years working with Government of Alberta IT/IM policies, standards, and guidelines.
  
• 3+ years working in organizations comparable in size and complexity to GoA on enterprise-scale data, analytics, and digital transformation initiatives.