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Job Title: Lead Harness Engineer
Job Requisition ID: 87764
Ministry:Technology and Innovation
Location:Edmonton
Full or Part-Time:Full-Time
Hours of Work:36.25hours per week
Permanent/Temporary:Permanent
Scope:Open Competition
Closing Date: October 20, 2026
Classification: Systems Analyst 3 (513SAA)
Salaries: $3,847.03 to $5,095.52 bi-weekly ($100,407 - $132,993/year).
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.
Technology and Innovation is responsible for making innovation and technology the driving force behind Alberta’s economic growth and diversification. To learn more about us, please visit:Technology and Innovation.
The Digital Design and Delivery (DDD) division is the Government of Alberta’s centre of digital delivery. It partners with ministries to design simpler, faster, and better services; build capability and confidence in modern digital practices; and assure service quality and value through standards and controls. Multidisciplinary product teams are assigned priority Government of Alberta projects and employ an agile, product-oriented approach in providing solutions for ministry partners.
Within Digital Design and Delivery, the Software Delivery Branch provides architectural leadership, CloudOps, DevOps practices, AI engineering, and software delivery excellence across product and platform teams. We shape how digital solutions are designed, evolved, and governed, balancing innovation with reliability, security, and public sector responsibility.

Role Responsibilities





Reporting to the Director, AI Technical Renewal, this position plays a leadership role in the design and implementation of AI software solutions. The role explicitly requires strong AI capability, and we are seeking developers who can build, integrate, and optimize AI-driven solutions as a core part of their software engineering practice. This position leads and contributes to iterative, continuous development practices where requirements and solutions evolve through close collaboration with cross-functional teams and users.

The responsibilities of this role include:

- Lead AI development team, guiding teams to deliver AI digital solutions using agile and human-centered design.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design data-driven, AI-capable solutions, including machine learning and generative AI.
- Lead backlog planning, prioritization, effort estimation, and scope commitment for predictable delivery of features.
- Oversee development of AI tools, integrations, prototypes, and reusable components across systems.
- Mentor developers, providing guidance on AI-enabled development, best practices, and agile delivery approaches.
- Ensure quality, security, reliability, and ethical AI use through testing, governance, and continuous delivery practices.
- Provide technical leadership on AI adoption, resolving complex issues,



evaluating risks, and advising stakeholders.

To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:

- A strategic, analytical mindset for solving complex problems with scalable, elegant solutions.
- A strong focus on efficiency, emphasizing automation, reusability, and simplification of systems.
- Ability to translate evolving business needs into practical, user-centered digital solutions.
- A collaborative approach, working effectively across teams to deliver aligned, high-impact outcomes.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a rapid-paced environment.
- A growth mindset, continuously exploring new tools, technologies, and approaches to improve outcomes.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

Qualifications

Requirements

- A university degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering or related field. See below for equivalencies.
- Four (4) year of related progressively responsible experience.
- A related two-year diploma in computer technology or a related discipline from a recognized post-secondary institution and six (6) years related experience; or
- A related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven (7) years related experience.

The successful candidate MUST also have:

- Proven experience designing, developing, deploying, and maintaining scalable e

📌 Lead Harness Engineer (Edmonton)
🏢 Government of Alberta
📍 Edmonton