Strategic Director of Enterprise Architecture

Alberta Blue Cross; Canada; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Blue Cross is seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture to provide senior leadership across enterprise-wide architecture, governance, and domain coordination. The role translates strategy into practical operating practices, standards, guardrails, and governance outcomes to enable disciplined investment and risk management.

The Director leads Domain Architects, liaises with business, technology, security, privacy, risk and finance stakeholders, and reports to the Chief Architect.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive enterprise architecture or senior technology leadership experience.
• Proven people leadership of Domain Architects and governance authorities.
• Experience establishing enterprise architecture operating models and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mature the Enterprise Architecture function with governance and executive alignment.
• Own principles, reference architectures, guardrails, and compliance practices across portfolios.
• Provide leadership for Domain Architects and coordinate federated design authority.
• Translate strategy and risk into actionable architecture guidance for senior leaders.
• Chair governance forums, maintain OKRs/KPIs, and report value and risk reductions.
• Ensure architecture guidance supports strategic investments and modernization roadmaps.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic thinking

Governance

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

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

Job description

Alberta Blue Cross is seeking a Director of Enterprise Architecture to provide senior leadership across enterprise-wide architecture, governance, and domain coordination. The role translates strategy into practical operating practices, standards, guardrails, and governance outcomes to enable disciplined investment and risk management.

The Director leads Domain Architects, liaises with business, technology, security, privacy, risk and finance stakeholders, and reports to the Chief Architect.