Senior Digital Architect

Client:  Government of Alberta – Technology and Innovation

Position:
Senior Digital Architect

Positions:  3

Location:

Edmonton, Alberta / Primarily Remote within Canada

Work Location:

7000 – 113 ST, Edmonton, AB T6H 5T6

Max Rate:
$100–$110 CAD/hour (based on Experience)

Hours:

7.25 hours/day

Initial

Contract:

3 months

Potential Extension:  Up to 24 months
Interview:  Expected to start prior to September 2026

Travel:  May be required within Alberta

Positions Requested:  3

Project Overview
The Government of Alberta requires up to three Digital Architects to support  service innovation, program review, and digital transformation initiatives  across the Government of Alberta.

The Digital Architect will work with cross-functional product teams led by GoA Product Owners, supporting activities such as:

Solution and software architecture

Technical discovery and feasibility

System modernization and integration

Backlog refinement and sprint planning

Architecture standards and governance

Technical leadership and developer mentorship

Key Responsibilities
Lead solution architecture for digital services.

Develop architectural plans aligned with citizen-centered design and Agile delivery.

Analyze existing systems and define future-state architecture.

Provide technical discovery, prototypes, and feasibility recommendations.

Design scalable, iterative, cloud-native solutions.

Identify integration strategies, system boundaries, and reusable components.

Review code changes and contribute to development when required.

Guide developers, technical leads, Product Owners, and cross-functional teams.

Assess architectural risks, impacts, and exposures.

Support modernization of legacy systems into modern digital services.

Develop architecture documentation, diagrams, presentations, and technical materials.

Establish and improve architecture principles, standards, and service-quality metrics.

Collaborate with UX, Service Design, Design Thinking, and Human-Centered Design teams.

Support continuous improvement of the GoA architecture practice.

Requirements  Mandatory Qualifications
Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; equivalencies considered
Required

Leading cross-functional Agile product teams, providing architectural direction and mentoring developers/technical leads
5+ years

Software architecture and enterprise-scale solution delivery
5+ years

Working with UX, Service Design, Design Thinking, or Human-Centered Design teams
2+ years

Defining and communicating solution architecture for large-scale systems, integrations, modernization, and cloud-native solutions
4+ years

Communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influencing decisions
5+ years

Nice-to-Have Qualifications
Secure development practices, RBAC/ABAC, and Zero Trust Architecture –  4+ years

API design and management, including RESTful services and integrations –  4+ years

CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment, and observability –  2+ years

Legacy system modernization into modern digital services –  5+ years

Containerization, orchestration, and Infrastructure-as-Code –  2+ years

Relational and non-relational databases, schema design, and performance optimization –  2+ years

Public-sector digital service frameworks or enterprise architecture standards –  4+ years

Mandatory Project Experience
Each project should cover:

Project Overview  – scope, objectives, and candidate's Digital Architect responsibilities.

Sector Context  – public or private sector; public-sector experience preferred.

Project Complexity & Scope  – systems, users/departments, modernization, cloud migration, releases, team size, security/compliance, etc.

Delivery Approach  – architecture, Agile/Dev Sec Ops , development, QA, risk mitigation, communication, and enterprise standards.

Recent projects and  public-sector digital transformation experience  will be evaluated more favorably.

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