EDABDA-2356-Digital Architects

Vantix Systems Inc.; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking Digital Architects to drive service innovation and digital transformation projects. The role involves providing architectural expertise, guiding teams in agile environments, and ensuring alignment with technical standards. Candidates must have a strong technical background and experience in leading solution architecture for large-scale projects. The position is primarily remote, with occasional meetings in Alberta.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience conveying technical information to non-technical people.
• 5+ years leading solution architecture for large-scale Enterprise projects.
• 5+ years experience working in agile team environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural expertise and strategic guidance for digital services.
• Guide teams in the delivery of user-centric services aligned to architectural vision.
• Oversee software architecture and iterative delivery of solutions.

Skills

Technical Understanding

Business Acumen

Project Leadership

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Node.js

Job description

Our Client is seeking Digital Architects to work on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects. The Digital Architect(s) will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams.

These teams work collaboratively and collectively participate in a full range of activities including: field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution. Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and then deliver new services that are efficient, effective and affordable. A Digital Architect provides architectural expertise and strategic guidance and is responsible for overseeing the software architecture of digital services, the alignment of services to a common architecture vision, and the iterative delivery of solutions to create a complete digital service.

As the senior technical resource on the team, the Digital Architect(s) will guide the team in the rapid, iterative delivery of user-centric services with solution designs that align to the overall architectural vision and are in support of technical standards, coding standards, common tools and platforms. The Digital Architect(s) will also guide the product owner and team in balancing the allocation of team capacity between user stories and technical tasks. The Digital Architect(s) may perform some development work if needed. Therefore, a Digital Architect must have a strong technical understanding of current and emerging technologies, balanced with strong business acumen and project leadership skills.

The Digital Architect(s) will primarily work remotely; however, the Digital Architect(s) may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in Alberta on reasonable notice .Must be Canadian Citizen to apply and work within Canada at all times.

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, IT or related field of study.

• Experience conveying technical information to non-technical people and advising decision-makers on technical options. (5+ years)

• Experience in leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large-scale Enterprise projects with integrations between systems. (5+ years)

• Experience leading and mentoring team(s) in agile principles, policies and procedures. (5+ years)

• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and the ability to leverage them to build scalable and resilient architectures. (2+ years)

• Experience working as a software architect on complex software solutions in an agile team environment. (5+ years)

• Experience working in software development across the full software development lifecycle. (5+ years)

• Experience working with open source ecosystems such as Node.js/NPM. (5+ years)