Digital Architect - DA 26-06001
About The Position
A large public sector organization is seeking multiple Digital Architects to support service innovation, program review, and digital transformation initiatives. Resources will work within a centralized digital delivery environment that partners with various departments to modernize services and improve citizen outcomes. Digital Architects will be embedded within cross-functional agile teams, collaborating on activities such as user research, backlog refinement, sprint planning, and iterative delivery. The goal is to assess current services, identify opportunities for improvement, and deliver modern, efficient, and scalable digital solutions. The Digital Architect provides strategic and technical leadership in designing and delivering digital services. This role is responsible for defining solution architecture, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture vision, and guiding teams in building user-centric, scalable, and secure solutions. The role requires a balance of strong technical expertise, leadership capability, and business acumen. The Digital Architect may also contribute to hands-on development when required.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 5+ years of experience as a Software/Digital Architect in enterprise environments
- 5+ years of experience leading cross-functional agile teams
- 4+ years of experience designing large-scale systems, integrations, and cloud-native solutions
- 2+ years of experience working with UX, service design, or human-centered design approaches
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Must be legally eligible to work within Canada
Nice To Haves
- Experience with secure development practices and Zero Trust Architecture
- API design and system integration (RESTful services)
- CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and observability
- Legacy system modernization and transformation strategies
- Containerization, orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and Infrastructure-as-Code
- Experience with relational and NoSQL databases
- Experience in public sector or large enterprise architecture environments
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and delivery of solution architecture for digital services
- Develop architecture aligned with user-centered design and agile methodologies
- Analyze existing systems and define target architecture
- Provide recommendations, prototypes, and feasibility assessments
- Identify risks, impacts, and dependencies related to solution design
- Guide teams in iterative and incremental product delivery
- Define integration strategies and system interaction patterns
- Ensure alignment with technical standards, tools, and platforms
- Review and contribute to code when necessary
- Mentor developers and technical team members
- Work closely with product owners to balance business and technical priorities
- Promote reuse of shared components and services
- Contribute to enterprise architecture vision and standards
- Support development of metrics, principles, and best practices
- Translate technical architecture into clear documentation, diagrams, and presentations
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Contribute to evolving architecture practices and standards
- Support innovation in tools, frameworks, and delivery approaches
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
