Location

Edmonton, Alberta (100% Onsite) Contract Duration:

3-Year Term (with possibility of 24-month extension) About the Role:

We are seeking a Senior Digital Architect to lead solution and enterprise architecture for the Government of Alberta (GOA) – Applications, Data & AI Portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for modernizing GOA applications, establishing common standards, and providing technical oversight across a complex portfolio. You will lead architecture governance, guide technical implementation, and support data, analytics, and AI initiatives within a secure GOA environment.

Must-Have Qualifications:

Education

College or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. Certification:

Must hold a current

TOGAF

(The Open Group Architecture Framework) certification. Experience:

Minimum

8 years leading cross-functional agile product teams, providing architectural direction, and mentoring developers and technical leads. Technical:

Minimum

5 years architecting, managing, and maintaining

Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters. Architecture:

Minimum

8 years identifying and assessing requirements across business, application, technology,



data/information, security, and privacy domains. Enterprise IT (Architecture):

Minimum

7 years documenting application architectures in an enterprise IT setting equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta. Enterprise IT (Platform Solutions):

Minimum

7 years planning, designing, implementing, and supporting platform solutions in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta. Leadership:

Minimum

8 years providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of ideas and solutions. Key Responsibilities:

Develop current-state and target-state architecture roadmaps. Provide hands-on technical leadership to development and support teams. Define architecture principles, standards, and reusable components. Support Architecture Review Board (ARB) governance and vendor oversight. Contribute to data governance and AI-enabled services architecture. 100% Onsite at the GOA office in Edmonton Standard hours: 08:15 – 16:30 MT, Monday through Friday.

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