Strategic Portfolio Architect, IT & Enterprise Roadmaps

Alberta Blue Cross; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Blue Cross is seeking a senior Portfolio Architect to own target architecture and modernization roadmaps across defined portfolios. You will translate corporate strategy into practical roadmaps and guide delivery teams, balancing customer experience, security, and cost-to-serve while ensuring enterprise alignment.

Reporting to the Chief Architect, this senior IC role operates with governance influence across IT leadership, EPMO, Finance, and stakeholders, and may be classified at Manager

Qualifications

• Experience communicating architecture options to executives and stakeholders.
• Ability to align portfolio architecture with enterprise strategy and governance.
• Strong facilitation and decision-framing skills for cross-functional teams.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders without direct reporting authority.

Responsibilities

• Translate strategy into practical portfolio architecture guidance.
• Maintain portfolio views: current, target, transition states, risks, sequencing.
• Assess impacts across capabilities, platforms, data, security, and delivery readiness.
• Prepare decision-ready options for portfolio planning and governance discussions.
• Collaborate with IT leadership, Finance, and delivery teams to align plans.
• Provide guardrails to Solution Architects without owning detailed design.

Skills

Executive communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems/ CS/ Engineering/ Business

Job description

Alberta Blue Cross is seeking a senior Portfolio Architect to own target architecture and modernization roadmaps across defined portfolios. You will translate corporate strategy into practical roadmaps and guide delivery teams, balancing customer experience, security, and cost-to-serve while ensuring enterprise alignment.

Reporting to the Chief Architect, this senior IC role operates with governance influence across IT leadership, EPMO, Finance, and stakeholders, and may be classified at Manager