About the Role
Our public sector client is seeking up to eleven (11) Digital Architects, for a 1-year, full time contract, with the possibility of up to a 24-month extension. The Digital Architect(s) will be required on a full-time basis (7.25 hour work day, 36.25 hours/week), to work on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects across the client’s enterprise areas.
The Digital Architect(s) will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams. These teams, led by the client product owners will work collaboratively and collectively participate in a full range of activities including: field research, backlog definition and refinement, and sprint planning and execution.
Digital transformation projects review the current state of services, identify future opportunities, and then deliver new services that are efficient, effective and affordable. A Digital Architect provides architectural expertise and strategic guidance and is responsible for overseeing the software architecture of digital services, the alignment of services to a common architecture vision, and the iterative delivery of solutions to create a complete digital service.
As the senior technical resource on the team, the Digital Architect(s) will guide the team in the rapid, iterative delivery of user-centric services with solution designs that align to the overall architectural vision and are in support of technical standards, coding standards, common tools and platforms. The Digital Architect(s) will also guide the product owner and team in balancing the allocation of team capacity between user stories and technical tasks. The Digital Architect(s) may perform some development work if needed. Therefore, a Digital Architect must have a strong technical understanding of current and emerging technologies, balanced with strong business acumen and project leadership skills.
Responsibilities will include:
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;
Providing and being accountable for the solution designs that account for iterative implementation; and
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.
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. The Province and the Contractor shall determine changes to Services and Materials as required. The Province and the Contractor will determine changes to Services and Materials through the Artifacts.
Working Hours
Standard Hours of work are 08:15 – 16:30 Alberta time, Monday through Friday excluding holidays observed by the client.
Work must be done from within Canada, due to network and data security issues.
The Digital Architect(s) will primarily work remotely; however, the Digital Architect(s) may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in Edmonton on reasonable notice from the client, at no expense to the client/Handis Consulting Inc. for travel/expenses. The client reserves the right to alter this work arrangement on reasonable notice to the Digital Architect(s). The Contractor and the Digital Architect(s) will be consulted about the alteration in work arrangement; however, the client retains ultimate discretion as to the appropriate work arrangement.
The Digital Architect(s) shall be responsible for providing all of its equipment, including computers, software, printers, supplies, desks and chairs.
Requirements
Education
Bachelor degree in Computer Science, IT or related field of study
Work Experience
5 years experience conveying technical information to non-technical people and advising decision-makers on technical options
5 years experience in leading solution architecture and introducing the overall technical vision for a large- scale Enterprise projects with integrations between systems
5 years experience leading and mentoring team(s) in agile principles, policies and procedures
2 years experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and the ability to leverage them to build scalable and resilient architectures
5 years experience working as a software architect on complex software solutions in an agile team environment
5 years experience working in software development across the full software development lifecycle
5 years experience working with open-source ecosystems such as Node.js/NPM
2 years experience implementing DevSecOps in an enterprise environment
5 years experience incrementally transforming existing legacy systems into modern digital services across multiple releases
5 years experience working as an application architect designing or maintaining solutions that use enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) hub architecture registries
5 years experience working as a senior technical resource identifying and advocating technologies and approaches that lead to digital transformation in the public sector context
2 years experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches
4 years experience leading domain modelling and database schema design for transactional and reporting systems
4 years experience working as an architect using data analytics tools and methodologies to derive insights from data
4 years experience working with other architects and/or as part of cross-functional teams to identify efficiencies through common services, reusable components and application programming interfaces (APIs), and contribute to the overall architecture practice designing and implementing application programming interfaces (APIs) and system integrations
Other Mandatory Requirements:
The contractor must provide two (2) project/assignment examples for each proposed Digital Architect, which exemplify/demonstrate the Digital Architect’s expertise. Questions 1 through 5 must be answered for each project example. The evaluation team must be able to determine which project any given answer relates to. Where the answer to a question is the same for both projects, this must be clearly stated.
1. Provide an overview of the project/assignment the Digital Architect or the Digital Architect’s team was engaged in that demonstrates expertise in the Digital Architect role.
2. Describe the sector(s) (i.e. public, private or other) the project/assignment served.
3. Identify the project/assignment size in dollar value (i.e. less than $100,000, less than $500,000, less than $1,000,000 or greater than $1,000,000).
4. Describe the approach for the design, development, mitigation of risk and delivery of the project/assignment, including any special considerations with respect to methodology or processes. In providing a response consider quality assurance and communication across the cross functional team.
5. Provide a list of specific skills, tools and/or technology used within the project/assignment. Evaluation The evaluation criteria will be distributed within the following categories. Subject to the requirements of FOIP, the evaluation of Responses shall be confidential, and not released to any party.
Standard Background Check/Enhanced Security Clearance
The contractor shall, prior to commencement of the Services, provide the client, on its request and at no cost to the client, with criminal record checks.
Should a Digital Architect(s) be assigned to a team working with required Enhanced Security Clearance, prior to performing Services, the Digital Architect (s) must provide the client with an “Enhanced Security Clearance”. Digital Architect(s) should be aware that over the course of the SOW, Digital Architect(s) may be required to complete higher-level security clearances, such as the “Royal Canadian Mounted Police Top Secret Clearance.” Please ensure applicants are eligible to apply if required.
Resource References
Three references, for whom similar work has been performed, must be provided. The most recent reference should be listed first. Reference checks may or may not be completed to assist with scoring of the proposed resource by the client.
SUBMISSION MUST INCLUDE:
• RESUME with required detailed two (2) project/assignment examples
• ALL REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE DESCRIBED IN RESUME UNDER THE JOB/PROJECT WHERE EXPERIENCE WAS ATTAINED.
• RESOURCE REFERENCES
If this opportunity is of interest to you, please provide your resume detailing all your relevant experience and certifications, as well as 3 recent references. Candidate must have or immediately obtain Incorporated Business status.
Handis Consulting prides itself in being an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.
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