Senior Data Architect to design and lead data integration using Databricks,geospatial platforms,and enterprise Job Regina area

Our public sector client is seeking a Senior Data Architect to design and lead data integration using Databricks, geospatial platforms, and enterprise integration patterns (
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Join a major modernization initiative focused on environmental regulatory assurance across Alberta. This role leads the data architecture strategy connecting DRAS, a Databricks-based Data Management Platform, and the Alberta Geospatial Platform to support regulatory, environmental, and spatial data integration. The position works within a multidisciplinary agile team delivering trusted and reusable data for regulators and decision-makers. The environment includes close collaboration with developers, data engineers, GIS specialists, business analysts, and product owners.

Remote MST working hours

Must Haves

College or Bachelor degree in Computer Science or a related field of study.

8+ years Experience designing, planning, implementing and supporting enterprise solution databases in an environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.

8+ years Experience documenting enterprise solution databases in an environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.

6+ years Experience in performing threat and risk assessments and presenting recommendations for risk mitigation to senior management.

Experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of ideas and solutions.

8+ years Experience with enterprise architecture principles and associated best practices, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes.

8+ years Experience working as a Data Architect in an enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.

Nice to Have

Certification in The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF).

5+ years Experience designing and implementing enterprise architecture database plans and models that help align an organization's data, information or technology with its required business capabilities in a large enterprise IT environment equivalent in size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.

4+ years Experience in using a tool for architecture models such as:
Power Designer, ER Studio, Er-win, BPwin, Rational Rose.

4+ years Experience project managing application development projects using Agile sprint development.

5+ years Experience with cloud computing or big data platforms and infrastructure.

4+ years Experience with enterprise business intelligence and performance management products. Specifically Cognos BI Suite, Microsoft SQL Server Services, MS Power BI (Query, View) or Micro Strategy.

4+ years Experience working as a Data Architect designing and implementing enterprise database solutions within an organization of equivalent size and complexity to the Government of Alberta.

5+ years Experience working with developing SQL databases.

5+ years Experience working with implementing a SQL data warehouse.

5+ years Experience working with querying data with Transact-SQL.

Prior experience with the Government of Alberta (GoA) or an adjacent Canadian government entity

Responsibilities

Define and maintain target-state data architecture for DRAS, Databricks, and the Alberta Geospatial Platform

Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for regulatory, environmental, and geospatial domains

Establish integration patterns including batch, near-real-time, event-driven, API-based, and change data capture approaches

Lead the design of data pipelines and interfaces between integrated systems

Define data contracts, API specifications, and interface agreements between system owners

Ensure data architecture aligns with information security, privacy, and records management standards

Produce architecture documentation, diagrams, and decision records