Digital Architect (2)
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Our client requires 2 architects to oversee the software architecture of digital services to create a complete digital service and may perform development work as needed. Duties include guiding the team in the rapid, iterative delivery of user-centric services with solution designs that align to the overall architectural vision and are in support of technical standards, coding standards, common tools and platforms.
Work is remote.
Edmonton, Alberta (Remote)
Responsibilities
Duties Include:
- Developing an overall architectural plan, ensuring citizen-centered design and agile software approach.
- Providing solution designs and prototypes for technical discovery and feasibility.
- Analyzing impacts, exposure, and risks in the solution design.
- Facilitating frequent product delivery and reviewing code changes.
- Identifying opportunities to leverage common components from other digital services.
- Coaching and mentoring the product team.
- Contributing to the architectural vision and development of principles, metrics, and standards for service quality.
- Creating architecture materials for technical and non-technical audiences.
- Actively participating in continuous improvement of the architecture practice
Mandatory Requirements
- Must meet or exceed one of the following:
- University graduation in computer science, IT or a related discipline and 2-yr related experience; OR
- 2-yr diploma in computer science, IT or a related discipline and 4-yr related experience; OR
- 1-yr certificate in computer science, IT or a related discipline and 5-yr related experience OR
- 10-yr related experience
- 8 years’ experience as a data architect, software architect, or senior data engineer, where the proposed resource’s focus has been collaborative work on and/or with cross-functional teams to create new software applications
- 5 years’ experience conveying technical information to non-technical people and advising decision-makers on technical options.
- 5 years’ experience in leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large-scale Enterprise projects with integrations between systems.
- 2 years’ experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and the ability to leverage them to build scalable and resilient architectures.
- 5 years’ experience working as a software architect on complex software solutions in an agile team environment.
- 5 years’ experience working in software development across the full software development lifecycle
- 2 years’ experience working with open source ecosystems such as Node.js/NPM.
- 4 years’ experience leading domain modelling and database schema design for transactional and reporting systems.
Desirable Requirements
- 2 years’ experience implementing DevSecOps in an enterprise environment
- 5 years’ experience incrementally transforming existing legacy systems into modern digital services across multiple releases.
- 5 years’ experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use the development stack and derivative technologies (Microsoft .Net, Java, Python, etc.) within a large public sector environment.
- 5 years’ experience working as a senior technical resource identifying and advocating technologies and approaches that lead to digital transformation in the public sector context.
- 2 years’ experience working within a large public sector environment.
- 2 years’ experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches.
- 4 years’ experience working as an architect using data analytics tools and methodologies to derive insights from data
- 4 years’ experience working with other architects and/or as part of cross-functional teams to identify efficiencies through common services, reusable components and application programming interfaces (APIs), and contribute to the overall architecture practice designing and implementing application programming interfaces (APIs) and system integrations.
Job Posting ID: 56044
Location: Edmonton, Alberta (Remote)
Estimated Starting Date: Apr 15, 2025
Estimated End Date: till Apr 14, 2026 + 2 pos. 1-year extensions
Posting Closing Date: February 3, 2025
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