ERP Solutions Architect

City of Fort Saskatchewan; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 69,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Training/education and professional开发

50% discount for City facilities for您及

Job summary

The City of Fort Saskatchewan is seeking an ERP Solutions Architect to lead end-to-end design and governance of the ERP solution across applications, integrations, data, and technology platforms. The role reports to the ERP Project–Technical and Data Lead and requires strong architectural oversight and collaboration with multiple teams.

Ideal candidates hold a post-secondary degree in CS/IS/Software Eng and have 5+ years in enterprise IT, including ERP deployments, integrations, and architecture

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise IT.
• Experience with ERP or enterprise application implementations and solution design.
• Experience with systems integration and technical leadership in a municipal/government environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural guidance and oversee end-to-end ERP solution architecture.
• Collaborate with partners, stakeholders, and technical teams to define future-state design.
• Review configurations, integrations, environments, releases, and changes to maximize standard ERP functionality.

Skills

ERP architecture

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

CS/IS/Software Eng degree

Tools

Azure

SQL Server

Visio

Documentation tools

Job description

Information Technology Department

Competition #J0826-0671

ERP Solutions Architect

One (1) Temporary Full-Time Position

Reporting to the ERP Project–Technical and Data Lead, the ERP Solutions Architect is responsible for leading the end- to-end design and governance of the City’s ERP solution architecture across applications, integrations, data and technology platforms.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide architectural guidance, technical recommendations, and solution status updates to the ERP Project Technical and Data Lead, while identifying and addressing technical risks, dependencies, and architectural impacts.
• Collaborate with the implementation partner, business stakeholders, and technical teams to define the ERP solution architecture, future-state design, and alignment with business processes and organizational objectives.
• Define and oversee end-to-end solution architecture across applications, integrations, data flows, reporting, technology platforms, cloud architecture, networking, identity, and security.
• Review and guide ERP configuration, customizations, integrations, environments, releases, and change requests to ensure alignment with approved architecture, minimize technical debt, and maximize the use of standard ERP functionality.
• Develop and maintain solution architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and architectural decision records, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles, scalability, and long-term technology objectives.
• Support user acceptance testing, defect analysis, and validation of end-to-end business processes, integrations, reporting outputs, cross-module functionality, and overall solution design.
• Support training, knowledge transfer, and internal readiness for post-go-live solution management.
• Support production cutover, stabilization, and ongoing architecture governance.

The successful candidate will possess a post-secondary Diploma or Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. Training in ERP design, integration, configuration, and architecture documentation is required while relevant industry certifications, including TOGAF, Azure, ITIL, or ERP platform certifications, are preferred. A minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise information technology is required, including experience with ERP or enterprise application implementations, solution architecture, systems integration, solution design, and technical leadership. Experience with major ERP platforms such as Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, SAP, or similar solutions is considered an asset. Experience working with implementation partners and software vendors, as well as experience in a municipal or government environment, is preferred. Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Entra ID, APIs/web services, Microsoft Visio, architecture documentation tools, and Microsoft Office is essential. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills to effectively evaluate solutions, address complex issues, and communicate recommendations.

Hours of Work: 37.5 hours weekly, Monday–Friday

Duration: November 16, 2026–November 19, 2028

This position is likely to become a permanent full-time position, subject to organizational needs and availability.

We believe in supporting our employees both professionally and personally. In addition to a positive and collaborative work environment, we offer the following:

• Competitive wages
• Training/education and professional development opportunities
• 50% discount for you and your family to applicable City facilities
• This temporary position is not eligible for benefits or pension

The City of Fort Saskatchewan offers a wage range of $50.36 to $59.25 per hour.

Fort Saskatchewan, home to nearly 30,000 people, is a vibrant economic and cultural hub located in Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation

of Alberta District 11, just 15 minutes northeast of Edmonton. The City of Fort Saskatchewan proudly manages recreation, culture and historic amenities including a performing arts theatre and a fitness centre within the Dow Centennial Centre and the historic 1875–1885 NWMP Fort Representation in the heart of downtown. Located on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River, Fort Saskatchewan boasts more than 80 km of paved trails along with many natural areas for residents to explore. As a City, we believe in diversity and inclusion and are working toward creating a city where all residents are respected and have a sense of belonging.

The City of Fort Saskatchewan thanks all applicants for their interest and advises those applicants under consideration will be contacted.