Vantix Systems

Our Client is seeking Digital Architects to work on service innovation, program review and digital transformation projects. The Digital Architect(s) will work as part of cross-functional program review or product delivery teams.

These teams 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.

The Digital Architect(s) will primarily work remotely; however, the Digital Architect(s) may be required to attend meetings or work sessions in Alberta on reasonable notice .Must be Canadian Citizen to apply and work within Canada at all times.

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science, IT or related field of study.

• 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. (5+ years)

• Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and the ability to leverage them to build scalable and resilient architectures. (2+ 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. (5+ years)

• Experience implementing DevSecOps in an enterprise environment. (2+ 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. (5+ years)

• Experience working with teams that also apply UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches. (2+ 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. (4+ years)