Digital Architect

Joblinxsapp; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Government of Alberta is seeking a Senior Digital Architect to provide architecture leadership across the Court Technology Services (CTS) Applications, Data & AI portfolio. The resource will support enterprise/application architecture, modernization, digital services, AMS, cloud/OpenShift, data/AI, integration, governance, and technical delivery across Alberta Courts.

Key responsibilities include roadmapping, standards, solution designs, and technical oversight while collaborating with vendors,

Qualifications

• College or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• TOGAF certification.
• 8+ years leading cross-functional Agile product teams, providing architectural direction and mentoring developers/technical leads.
• 5+ years architecting, managing and maintaining Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
• 8+ years identifying and assessing requirements across multiple architecture domains including business, application, technology, data/information, security, privacy.
• 7+ years documenting application architectures in a large enterprise IT environment comparable to GoA.
• 7+ years planning, designing, implementing and supporting enterprise platform solutions.
• 8+ years providing technical leadership, planning, estimating and presenting technical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Develop current-state/target-state architecture roadmaps across business, application, data, integration, security and technology domains.
• Define architecture principles, standards, patterns, guardrails and reusable components.
• Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, integration models, technical assessments and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership to developers, analysts, support teams and vendors.
• Review technical designs, code, integrations, deployments and configurations.
• Support DevOps, cloud, automation, CI/CD, environment management and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
• Lead discovery sessions, workshops and requirements analysis.
• Translate business objectives into technical requirements, user stories, process models and solution options.
• Provide architecture oversight for Application Management Services (AMS).
• Support incident reviews, problem management, change advisory, release planning and production readiness.
• Participate in Architecture Review Board and governance activities.
• Review vendor proposals and technical deliverables; support procurement and architecture evaluations.
• Define architecture approaches for data integration, analytics, reporting and AI-enabled services.
• Support data governance, information architecture and secure/compliant AI adoption.
• Present recommendations, risks and trade-offs to stakeholders.
• Promote standardization, reuse, modernization and operational sustainability.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Mentoring developers

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

TOGAF certification

Tools

Azure Red Hat OpenShift

amCharts

OWASP Top 10

Job description

Client: Government of Alberta – Justice / Court Technology Services (CTS)Location: Edmonton, AB – John E. Brownlee Building or First & Jasper PlaceWork Arrangement: 100% Onsite, 5 days/weekHours: Monday–Friday, 8:15 AM–4:30 PM MT, 7.25 hrs/day, 36.25 hrs/weekPositions: 1Term: 3 years + possible 24-month extensionRespond By: September 25, 2026Security: Enhanced Security Clearance required, including Criminal Record Check + Credit CheckEquipment: Provided by CTS

Role Overview

Government of Alberta is seeking a Senior Digital Architect to provide architecture leadership across the Court Technology Services (CTS) Applications, Data & AI portfolio. The resource will support enterprise/application architecture, modernization, digital services, AMS, cloud/OpenShift, data/AI, integration, governance, and technical delivery across Alberta Courts.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop current-state/target-state architecture roadmaps across business, application, data, integration, security and technology domains.
• Define architecture principles, standards, patterns, guardrails and reusable components.
• Produce solution designs, architecture diagrams, integration models, technical assessments, decision records and implementation roadmaps.
• Provide technical leadership to developers, application analysts, support teams and vendors.
• Review technical designs, code, integrations, deployments and configurations.
• Support DevOps, cloud, automation, CI/CD, environment management and Azure Red Hat OpenShift.
• Lead discovery sessions, workshops and requirements analysis.
• Translate business objectives into technical requirements, user stories, process models and solution options.
• Provide architecture and technical oversight for Application Management Services (AMS).
• Support major incident reviews, problem management, change advisory, release planning and production readiness.
• Participate in Architecture Review Board (ARB) and technical governance activities.
• Review vendor proposals, estimates, technical designs and deliverables.
• Support procurement, SOWs, architecture evaluations and knowledge transfer.
• Define architecture approaches for data integration, analytics, reporting and AI-enabled services.
• Support data governance, information architecture and secure/compliant AI adoption.
• Present technical recommendations, risks, options and trade-offs to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Promote standardization, reuse, modernization, simplification and operational sustainability.

Requirements

Mandatory Requirements

• College or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• TOGAF certification.
• 8+ years leading cross-functional Agile product teams, providing architectural direction and mentoring developers/technical leads.
• 5+ years architecting, managing and maintaining Azure Red Hat OpenShift clusters.
• 8+ years identifying and assessing requirements across multiple architecture domains, including:
  • Business
  • Application
  • Technology
  • Data/Information
  • Security
  • Privacy
• 7+ years documenting application architectures in a large enterprise IT environment comparable to GoA.
• 7+ years planning, designing, implementing and supporting enterprise platform solutions.
• 8+ years providing technical leadership, planning, estimating and presenting technical solutions.

Nice-to-Have Skills

• 5+ years collaborating with data architects, engineers and analysts to design/optimize cloud architecture and services.
• 5+ years developing application architecture standards and guidelines.
• 5+ years working with enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) hub architecture/registries.
• 5+ years developing enterprise solutions using amCharts.
• 5+ years designing/maintaining enterprise mobile solutions.
• 5+ years working with OWASP Top 10 Web Application Security vulnerabilities.