Cloud architect Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Our Edmonton client is seeking a Senior Solution Architect for an initial 12 month contract to play a key role within their Justice Digital Platform Services team. This is a high-impact opportunity to build reusable components and common services that enable digital products to scale rapidly across the organization. You will be at the forefront of a citizen-centered design initiative, using agile methodologies to shape the future of digital service delivery in a collaborative and forward-thinking environment.

Advantages
• Work on a high-profile digital transformation project that directly impacts citizen services.
• Collaborate within a mature agile environment that values iterative delivery and innovation.
• Shape the technical direction of a platform designed to accelerate multiple product teams.
• Engage with a diverse stack of modern technologies and architectural patterns.
• Gain experience in a large-scale enterprise environment focused on long-term digital sustainability.

Responsibilities
• Develop the overall architectural plan ensuring a citizen-centered design and agile software approach.
• Provide accountable solution designs that support iterative implementation and technical discovery.
• Determine the tactical approach for system integrations and define target state boundaries.
• Identify and promote the use of common components to accelerate service delivery across teams.
• Review code changes and contribute directly to user stories to ensure alignment with the architecture.
• Provide coaching and mentorship to the product team to improve technical delivery and quality.
• Create architectural diagrams and presentations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Qualifications
• Extensive experience leading solution architecture for large-scale digital services.
• Proven track record of delivering architectural plans within an agile software development lifecycle.
• Strong technical background with the ability to contribute to code and perform detailed peer reviews.
• Experience designing reusable platform components and common service patterns.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting complex technical risks and impacts to diverse audiences.

Summary
This is a premier opportunity for a visionary architect to influence a major digital platform and mentor a talented team of developers. If you have the technical depth to guide implementation and the strategic mindset to build for scale, we want to hear from you. Please apply directly to this job ad or reach out to your Randstad Digital representative immediately!

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