Enterprise Architect

Job Information
Job Title: Enterprise Architect

Job Requisition ID: 88170
Ministry: Primary and Preventative Health Services
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open
Closing Date: November 9, 2026
Classification: Systems Analyst 3
Salary: $3,847.03 - $5,095.52 bi-weekly ($100,407 - $132,993/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities.

The Department of Primary and Preventative Health Services establishes the Government of Alberta’s strategic direction for health, including advising government on health policy, legislation and standards, and public health concerns; monitoring and reporting health system performance; setting policies and priorities for the electronic/digital health environment; and providing oversight and ensuring accountability across the health system.

Role Responsibilities

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to provide strategic architectural leadership across government and health system initiatives. This role ensures alignment of Information Management/Information Technology solutions with enterprise standards, maximizes return on Information Technology investments, and reduces organizational risk by guiding projects, partners, and stakeholders toward cohesive, reusable, and future-ready architectures.

The Enterprise Architect provides strategic and hands-on technical leadership to support department, government, and health system wide initiatives. This role ensures that information technology solutions are architecturally sound, aligned with business objectives, sustainable, and consistent with Government of Alberta standards and industry best practices.

In this role, you will work closely with business areas, Information Technology operations, Information Technology management, partner organizations, and vendors to guide initiatives from early concept through delivery, ensuring optimal use of Information Technology investments and reducing technical and delivery risk.

Key responsibilities include:

Enterprise Architecture Leadership

• Ensure architectural alignment across projects, government, partners, and jurisdictions.
• Resolve architecture issues, identify dependencies, and monitor IM/IT solutions under development.
• Contribute to IM/IT planning and architecture teams, and ensure key decisions are documented.

Architecture Strategy & Roadmaps

• Maintain current, transition, and future-state roadmaps and define approaches to close gaps.
• Propose refinements to government and health system architectures and maintain asset inventories.

Asset Management & Reuse

• Ensure projects reuse, extend, and contribute IM/IT assets, and identify opportunities to reuse or acquire assets.
• Promote designs that improve integration, report on asset use, and improve asset management processes.

Design Authority & Governance

• Act as a Design Authority (DA) Design Lead, reviewing designs and recommending decisions.
• Lead DA working groups to assess options and develop architecture principles, patterns, and standards.
• Define architecture deliverables across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and advise on methods and best practices.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, identify misalignments, and communicate architectural risks.

Emerging Technology Advisory

• Advise IM/IT leadership on emerging technologies and conduct research and proof-of-concepts.
• Maintain expertise and share findings through reports, workshops, and executive briefings.

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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.

• Systems Thinking: Integrate broader trends, risks, and the political or organizational environment into planning and decision-making. Align strategies and actions with the organization’s vision and long-term goals. Anticipate and address behaviors or dynamics that may hinder progress. Support informed, strategic choices by considering interdependencies across teams and initiatives.
• Creative Problem Solving: Create conditions where innovation can thrive. Encourage fresh perspectives and ensure the right questions are being asked. Remove barriers that limit creativity and continuous improvement. Champion new ways of thinking and doing, turning ideas into practical solutions.
• Agility: Proactively incorporate change into everyday processes and ways of working. Adapt quickly to shifting priorities while maintaining clarity and focus. Remain calm and objective under pressure, supporting others to manage change effectively. Clearly communicate the impacts of change and help teams integrate new approaches into existing work.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Engage a diverse group of stakeholders to achieve shared outcomes. Share resources and encourage collective ownership of results. Navigate conflict constructively through coaching and facilitated discussions. Motivate and guide others with enthusiasm, respect, and inclusion. Value diverse perspectives and leverage them to strengthen decision-making.

Qualifications

Minimum Recruitment Standards

University graduation in computer science or a related discipline plus four years related experience; or equivalent as described.

Equivalency: A related two-year diploma in computer technology or a related discipline from a recognized postsecondary institution and six years related experience; or a related one-year certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution and seven years related experience.

The following experience is required

• Overall business knowledge of strategies, guidelines, policies, legislation, and processes of the organization.
• In depth knowledge of enterprise architecture, methods, tools, and frameworks.
• Experience of solution development approaches such as and not limited to software design methodologies and frameworks, cloud infrastructure, container-based development.
• Understanding of all aspects of the software development life cycle.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Experience as a technical leader on development teams.
• Knowledge of industry best practices and processes.

The following experience will be given preference

• Direct experience leading enterprise-wide architecture/technical initiatives.
• Preference will be given to candidate with over 2 years of experience as Architect or Technical Lead.
   

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

Notes

Hours of work are 8:15 AM to 4:30 PM (36.25 hours per week) Monday to Friday.

This is a full-time position located in downtown Edmonton.

Links and information on what we have to offer:

• Working for the Alberta Public Service.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP)  
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information.
• Professional learning and development.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.

How To Apply

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

Candidates are required to apply online. Please see Job Application Resources for more information.

Candidates are strongly encouraged to include a cover letter that clearly and concisely outlines their interest in the position and demonstrates how their education, experience and qualifications align with the requirements of the role, as this information will assist in the screening and assessment process.

In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.

It is recommended applicants who have completed post-secondary studies from outside of Canada obtain an evaluation of their credentials from the International Qualifications Assessment Service (IQAS) or from a recognized Canadian Credential Evaluator; please visit the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada for more information.

It is also recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.

Closing Statement

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

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements.

If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Krystyna Gruszka at Krystyna.Gruszka@gov.ab.ca.