Digital Architect

Role Responsibilities

The Software Delivery Branch is looking for three Digital Architects. These positions will report directly to the Director of Architecture.

These roles are ideal for experienced System Analysts, Senior Technologists, or emerging Architects who are ready to grow their architectural leadership capabilities. You will help teams modernize platforms, reduce technical debt, and responsibly integrate emerging technologies, including AI, while learning and evolving alongside a strong architecture community of practice.

The responsibilities of these roles include:

• Providing architectural vision and leadership across multidisciplinary product teams, guiding end‑to‑end solution design from concept through implementation, including AI/ML capabilities.
• Evaluating and selecting technologies, platforms, and vendors, ensuring alignment with Government of Alberta strategy, enterprise standards, and long‑term sustainability.
• Defining and applying architectural standards and principles to ensure scalable, secure, high‑performing digital solutions and responsible AI use.
• Engaging internal and external stakeholders to guide complex design decisions and align business outcomes with technical feasibility and responsible AI practices.
• Leading the growth of the in‑house architecture practice, enabling scalable, user‑centred delivery through agile, cross‑functional teams and modern architectural approaches.
• Providing senior technical leadership and mentorship, building architectural and AI capability across product teams and supporting succession planning.
• Driving knowledge transfer and capability uplift, ensuring architectural decisions and patterns are documented, understood, and consistently adopted.
• Overseeing AI‑enabled solutions and automation initiatives, ensuring measurable value delivery while managing technical debt, risk, and architectural cohesion.

To be successful in these positions, you will demonstrate:

• Willingness to grow architectural skills and stay current with modern practices
• Ability to understand how technology, people, and processes work together over time
• Effectiveness working across disciplines, teams, and ministries
• Ability to translate complex business needs into practical, well‑designed technical solutions
• Comfort operating in evolving environments with changing priorities
• Ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Interest in emerging technologies (including AI), balanced with ethics, security, and public trust
• Understanding of how architecture enables agile, product‑focused delivery.
  
  
  

Please click on this link to view the job description for this position.

APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Build Collaborative Environments: Promotes collaboration and positive relationships (even in challenging circumstances) within and across groups and builds commitment to reach desired results.
• Creative Problem Solving: Continuously engages others to scope and solve issues and find the best solutions. Encourages debate and idea generation from across the organization.
• Develop Networks: Considers how changes might impact colleagues, clients, and stakeholders, and actively seeks their input and/or involvement regarding those changes.
• Drive for Results: Sets and accomplishes goals and priorities in order to deliver outcomes consistent with Government direction, departmental objectives, and public expectations.
• Systems Thinking: Consistently takes a holistic and long-term view of challenges and opportunities at multiple levels across related areas.
• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• University Degree in a Computer Science or related discipline, plus a minimum of four (4) years of related progressively responsible experience. See below for equivalencies.
• Proven experience in software development, systems analysis, solution design, or technical leadership roles, with demonstrated progression toward architectural responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience designing, reviewing, or guiding digital solutions, including responsibility for system structure, integration, non‑functional requirements, and long‑term maintainability.
• Experience working with modern architecture patterns, such as cloud native and platform architectures, API first design, event driven and asynchronous integration, and scalable distributed systems.
• Experience leveraging AI coding assistants to accelerate delivery, with disciplined validation (automated testing, peer review, secure coding) and privacy/security‑first responsible use.
• Practical experience using or enabling AI‑related capabilities within digital solutions, such as:
  • integrating AI/ML services or automation into applications,
  • designing systems that consume AI‑driven insights or decision support,
  • supporting data pipelines, model integration, or AI‑enabled workflows.
• Experience working in agile or product‑centred delivery environments, collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams.

Equivalencies:

• A related two-year diploma in related discipline from a recognized post secondary institution and six (6) years related experience; or
• A related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven (7) years related experience.

Assets:

• Experience in a formal Digital Architect, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect or Lead Technical role.
• Hands‑on experience designing or governing AI enabled or data driven systems, including familiarity with AI/ML concepts such as model lifecycle, inference, automation, or MLOps.
• Knowledge of responsible AI practices, including considerations for ethics, privacy, security, transparency, and risk management in public sector contexts.
• Experience developing and/or leading architecture standards, patterns, or governance processes.
• Relevant certifications (architecture frameworks, cloud platforms, agile delivery, or AI/ML).

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. 

Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards

Notes

Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position      

Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday

Location: Edmonton

This position is eligible for remote work.

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.

Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.

Additional Information:

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages- working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx
• Pension plans:
  • Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca
•  Positive workplace culture and work-life balance
•  Leadership and mentorship programs