Strategic Data & AI Architecture Leader

Alberta Blue Cross; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Blue Cross in Canada is seeking an Enterprise Data & AI Architect to lead the enterprise data and AI architecture direction, standards, and target state across the organization. The role collaborates with Enterprise Architecture leadership and data teams to ensure coherence, reuse, and alignment with priorities.

This senior position shapes long-term data & AI capabilities, enabling delivery teams to build scalable, compliant solutions across on-prem Oracle databases and modern platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, data architecture, AI architecture, or related senior technology roles.
• Experience engaging senior executives and business leaders to shape strategy, investment decisions, and enterprise technology direction.
• Demonstrated experience defining enterprise-scale data and/or AI architecture in complex organizations.
• Strong understanding of architecture standards, reference patterns, and roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of how data and AI support business capabilities, analytics, digital platforms, and regulatory requirements.
• Proven ability to work across multiple portfolios, business units, and delivery teams.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills with both technical and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data and AI architecture vision, principles, standards, and target state.
• Shape executive decisions by translating complex architectural, technology, and data considerations into clear options, trade-offs, and recommendations.
• Develop and evolve enterprise reference architectures and approved patterns covering AI and machine learning capability integration and consumption.
• Establish architectural guardrails for trusted and responsible use of data and AI, including quality, security, privacy, retention and explainability.
• Provide architectural leadership across a hybrid data estate, including legacy on-prem Oracle databases and modern data and AI platforms.
• Guide portfolio and solution architects on data-and AI-related architecture decisions for major initiatives.
• Review significant programs, platforms, and investments to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and target-state architecture.
• Partner with data & AI governance, security, privacy, legal, and risk leaders to ensure architecture aligns with enterprise policy and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data architecture

AI architecture

Executive communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline

Job description

Alberta Blue Cross in Canada is seeking an Enterprise Data & AI Architect to lead the enterprise data and AI architecture direction, standards, and target state across the organization. The role collaborates with Enterprise Architecture leadership and data teams to ensure coherence, reuse, and alignment with priorities.

This senior position shapes long-term data & AI capabilities, enabling delivery teams to build scalable, compliant solutions across on-prem Oracle databases and modern platforms.