At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and delivery of innovative digital services for Alberta's government.
- Company: Join the Government of Alberta in transforming public services through technology.
- Benefits: Remote work, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment focused on user-centric design and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in how citizens interact with government services.
- Qualifications: Strong technical skills in software architecture and agile methodologies.
The predicted salary is between 135000 - 165000 $ per year.
The Government of Alberta (GoA) has embarked on transforming the work of government to deliver simpler, more efficient, and better services for the citizens of Alberta, thereby ensuring that the needs of Albertans are effectively met in the digital age. The Province has a strategic role within government to drive efficiencies, innovation and modernization.
The Province requires up to five (5) Digital Architect - Data, to work with the Digital Design and Delivery Division (3D) on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects across the GoA. The Digital Architect, Data will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams, participating in activities including field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution.
A Digital Architect provides architectural expertise and strategic guidance and is responsible for overseeing the software architecture of digital services, aligning services to a common architecture vision, and delivering solutions to create a complete digital service. The Digital Architect(s) - Data will guide the team in the rapid, iterative delivery of user-centric services with solution designs that align to the overall architectural vision and support technical standards, coding standards, common tools and platforms.
Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. The following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:
- Lead the solution architecture of digital services by:
- Developing the overall architectural plan, ensuring a citizen-centered design and agile software approach;
- Uncovering existing system context;
- Providing recommendations and prototypes for technical discovery and feasibility;
- Being accountable for the solution designs that account for iterative implementation;
- Analyzing impacts, exposure, and risk as it pertains to the solution design.
- Guide the team in the implementation of digital services by:
- Facilitating frequent delivery of products to ensure that the target architecture is successfully created;
- Determining the tactical approach on each integration and the target state of system boundaries and interactions;
- Identifying opportunities to leverage common components and capabilities of other digital services;
- Encouraging team contribution towards developing opportunities to leverage other digital services;
- Providing guidance on the creation of detailed designs for solution implementation;
- Reviewing code changes;
- Contributing to code changes in order to implement user stories and to complete technical tasks;
- Providing coaching and mentorship to the product team.
Additional responsibilities
- Contribute to the architectural vision for a platform of user-centric services, particularly as it relates to the use of common components and capabilities to accelerate service delivery.
- Contribute to the development of principles, metrics, and standards for service quality and delivery.
- Provide software architecture information to technical and non-technical audiences by creating materials (documents, diagrams, presentations, etc.) appropriate to the audience.
- Actively participate in the development and continuous improvement of the architecture practice.
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