Senior Digital Architect

Mindtris; Canada; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Commitment to workforce diversity

Focus on digital transformation

Job summary

A leading digital transformation firm in Canada seeks an experienced Senior Digital Architect to lead the solution architecture for digital services. This role involves guiding teams in implementation, contributing to user-centric service vision, and ensuring strong communication with stakeholders. Ideal candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, expertise in cloud environments, containerization, and a proven track record in API management. The company is dedicated to diversity and empowering businesses in a digital landscape.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to define and communicate solution architecture for large-scale systems.
• Experience managing identity and access using Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Experience with both relational and non-relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution architecture of digital services and ensure a citizen-centered design.
• Guide the team in implementing digital services and facilitating product delivery.
• Contribute to the architectural vision for user-centric services.

Skills

Containerization and orchestration

Cloud infrastructure management

Solution architecture

API design and management

CI/CD pipeline implementation

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft .NET Framework

Job description

Location: Canada, Remote

Seniority: Senior

Estimated Duration: 36 months with possible extension for another 6 months

Work Authorization: Any (candidate must be authorized to work in CA)

Job Title

Senior Digital Architect

Job Summary

The Justice Digital Platform Services team provides reusable components and common services to help other product teams ‘go faster’. It supports alignment across digital services and enables digital at scale.

Responsibilities

• Lead the solution architecture of digital services by: developing the overall architectural plan, ensuring a citizen-centered design and agile software approach; uncovering existing system context; providing recommendations and prototypes for technical discovery and feasibility; providing and being accountable for the solution designs that account for iterative implementation; and analyzing impacts, exposure, and risk as it pertains to the solution design.
• Guide the team in the implementation of digital services by: facilitating frequent delivery of products to ensure that the target architecture is successfully created; determining the tactical approach on each integration and the target state of system boundaries and interactions; identifying opportunities to leverage common components and capabilities of other digital services; encouraging team contribution towards developing opportunities to leverage other digital services; providing guidance on the creation of detailed designs for solution implementation; reviewing code changes; contributing to code changes in order to implement user stories and to complete technical tasks; and providing coaching and mentorship to the product team.
• Contribute to the architectural vision for a platform of user-centric services, particularly as it relates to the use of common components and capabilities to accelerate service delivery.
• Contribute to the development of principles, metrics, and standards for service quality and delivery.
• Provide software architecture information to technical and non-technical audiences by creating materials (documents, diagrams, presentations, etc.) appropriate to the audience.
• Actively participate in the development and continuous improvement of the architecture practice. The Province and the Contractor shall determine changes to Services and Materials as required. The Province and the Contractor will determine changes to Services and Materials through the Artifacts.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study equivalencies will be considered.
• Experience as a software architect, leading the design and delivery of enterprise-scale solutions using modern development stacks in complex organizational environments.
• Experience with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code practices for cloud or hybrid environments.
• Experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches.
• Proven ability to define and communicate solution architecture for large-scale systems, including integrations, modernization strategies, and cloud-native design patterns.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and influence decision-making.
• Experience and technical knowledge of the Microsoft .NET Framework.
• Experience applying secure development practices and managing identity and access using role-based or attribute-based access control and Zero Trust Architecture principle.
• Experience designing and managing APIs, including RESTful services and system integrations.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, deployment, and observability.
• Experience incrementally transforming existing legacy systems into modern digital services across multiple releases.
• Experience with the Government of Alberta's Information Technology/Information Management policies, standards and guidelines.
• Experience working with both relational and non-relational databases, including schema design and performance optimization.
• Experience working within public sector digital service frameworks or enterprise architecture standards.

Mindtris, a minority women-owned enterprise, is at the forefront of digital transformation, technology excellence, and business growth solutions. Specializing in talent mobilization and innovation, we are dedicated to enhancing customer experiences across diverse sectors such as Information Technology, Telecommunications, Healthcare, Engineering, and the Public sector. With a focus on deploying top-tier talent and fostering innovation, we empower businesses to thrive and excel in a rapidly evolving digital landscape, helping them reach new heights of success.

Mindtris is committed to fostering workforce diversity and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.