Job ID: HYC2026009 Contract Remote within Canada (Occasional travel within Alberta if required)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Digital Architect to support large-scale digital transformation, service innovation, modernization, and enterprise architecture initiatives within a public sector environment.

The Digital

Architect will work closely with cross-functional agile product teams to design and deliver secure, scalable, citizen-centric digital services aligned with enterprise architecture standards and modern software engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead solution architecture and technical design for digital service delivery initiatives

- Develop scalable, secure, and user-centric architecture solutions aligned with enterprise standards and agile delivery principles

- Analyze existing systems, identify modernization opportunities, and define future-state architecture

- Provide architecture recommendations, technical discovery support, prototypes, and feasibility assessments

- Assess solution impacts, dependencies, risks, and integration considerations

- Guide cross-functional agile product teams through iterative delivery and sprint-based execution

- Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, technical prioritization, and release management activities

- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, architecture governance, and code review guidance

- Contribute hands-on development support when required to implement technical tasks and user stories

- Ensure alignment with coding standards, reusable components, common platforms, and enterprise architecture principles

- Design and manage APIs, RESTful services, and system integrations

- Define system boundaries, integration patterns,



and service interaction strategies

- Support modernization and incremental transformation of legacy systems into up-to-date cloud-enabled digital platforms

- Identify opportunities for reuse of common services, components, and enterprise capabilities

- Support implementation of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and secure development practices

- Contribute to containerization, orchestration, infrastructure-as-code, and cloud-native architecture initiatives

- Ensure architectural alignment with security, compliance, scalability, and operational requirements

- Translate technical concepts into clear business-friendly communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders

- Prepare architecture documentation, diagrams, presentations, and technical materials

- Collaborate with business teams, leadership, architects, developers, UX/service designers, and operational stakeholders

- Participate in continuous improvement of architecture practices, standards, and governance processes

Requirements

- QualificationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.

- Experience5+ Years

Required Skills

- 5+ years of experience as a Software or Digital Architect leading architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise digital solutions





- 5+ years leading or supporting cross-functional agile product delivery teams

- 4+ years experience defining and communicating solution architecture to both technical and non-technical audiences

- 5+ years strong communication and stakeholder engagement experience

- 2+ years experience working with teams applying UX design, service design, or human-centered design approaches

- Strong experience with software architecture, enterprise integration, and digital service delivery

- Experience designing and managing RESTful APIs and enterprise integrations

- Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), microservices, containerization, and modern application architectures

- Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps practices

- Experience modernizing legacy systems into scalable digital platforms

- Experience with relational and non-relational databases

- Understanding of secure development practices and architecture governance

- Experience working within public sector digital transformation environments (Nice to Have)

- Experience with citizen-centric digital services and enterprise modernization initiatives (Nice to Have)

- Experience with cloud-native platforms, infrastructure-as-code, and orchestration technologies (Nice to Have)

- Experience supporting enterprise architecture governance and standards development (Nice to Have)

- Exposure to compliance, security clearance, or regulated environments (Nice to Have)

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📌 Digital Architect (Alberta)
🏢 Hyniva
📍 Alberta