| Description |
Digital Architect (3) | Remote Across Canada
Our Client is seeking up to three (3) Digital Architects to provide the architectural direction that helps cross-functional agile teams move fast without breaking trust, aligning user-centered design with modern engineering practices and enterprise-scale solution thinking. You’ll guide teams through discovery, modernization, integration, and iterative delivery while translating complex technical decisions into clear, actionable direction for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits & Perks- Remote-first work (work must be performed within Canada), with potential occasional in-person sessions in Alberta based on project needs and reasonable notice
- Opportunity to shape enterprise-scale digital services and modernization strategies across multiple initiatives
- Work alongside cross-functional product teams using agile delivery practices and user-centered approaches
- Meaningful architecture leadership with room to mentor, influence, and build standards across a growing practice
Responsibilities- Lead solution architecture for digital services, including:
- Developing the overall architectural plan aligned to a citizen-centered, agile software approach
- Uncovering existing system context and recommending modernization strategies
- Producing technical discovery outputs such as recommendations, prototypes, and feasibility direction
- Owning solution designs that support iterative delivery across multiple releases
- Assessing impacts, risks, and exposure tied to architecture decisions
- Guide implementation and delivery by:
- Enabling frequent delivery to ensure the target architecture is achieved
- Defining integration approaches, system boundaries, and interaction patterns
- Identifying opportunities to reuse shared components and capabilities across services
- Supporting detailed solution design and reviewing code changes
- Contributing to development work when needed to complete user stories and technical tasks
- Coaching and mentoring developers and technical leads within the team
- Contribute to platform and practice evolution by:
- Helping shape an architectural vision for user-centric services and shared capabilities
- Supporting the creation of principles, standards, metrics, and service quality practices
- Producing clear architecture communications (documents, diagrams, presentations) for varied audiences
- Participating in continuous improvement of the architecture practice
Qualifications Required
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (equivalencies considered)
- Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional agile product teams, providing architectural direction, and mentoring developers/technical leads
- Experience as a software architect delivering enterprise-scale solutions using modern development stacks in complex organizational environments
- Experience collaborating with teams using UX design, service design, design thinking, or human-centered design approaches
- Proven ability to define and communicate architecture for large-scale systems, including integrations, modernization strategies, and cloud-native design patterns
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to influence decisions and explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Nice to have
- Secure development practices, identity and access management (RBAC/ABAC), and Zero Trust principles
- API and integration design experience (including RESTful services)
- CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, deployment, and observability practices
- Incremental modernization of legacy platforms into modern digital services across multiple releases
- Containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code in cloud or hybrid environments
- Experience with relational and non-relational databases (schema design, performance tuning)
- Familiarity with public sector digital service frameworks or enterprise architecture standards
Bring your blueprint brain, your delivery grit, and your human-centered instinct then apply today and help architect the kind of digital services people actually want to use.
At Aplin — together with our brands CompuStaff, Impact Recruitment, and Vantix Systems — we connect great people with great organizations across North America. We believe diverse teams build stronger companies, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We use AI tools to assist in a fair and efficient matching process, helping our recruiters connect the right people with the right opportunities. To be considered, applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, including holding any required permits. Our recruitment services are always free for job seekers. Accommodation is available upon request throughout all stages of the recruitment process. |
