Digital Architect

The Digital Design and Delivery (DDD) division leads the design and delivery of next generation digital public services for the Government of Alberta. The Digital Architect plays a key role in shaping how digital solutions are designed, evolved, and governed, balancing innovation with reliability, security, and public sector responsibility.

Requirements

• University Degree in a Computer Science or related discipline, plus a minimum of four (4) years of related progressively responsible experience
• 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

Benefits

• 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
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance