Digital Architect (Remote) JP874

Scope: The Justice Digital Platform Services team provides reusable components and common services to help other product teams 'go faster'. It supports alignment across digital services and enables digital at scale.

Duties:
It is anticipated that the Digital Architect will be required for eight (8) months; however, the Province may extend the contract for up to twenty-four (24) months on the same terms and conditions. The Digital Architect will be required on a full-time basis (7.25-hour workday), working across one (1) to two (2) projects. Time, location and frequency of work will vary depending on the needs of the particular project. At the end of each term, it is expected that the Digital Architect may work a maximum of 1,960 hours, unless otherwise agreed upon with the Province. However, a Digital Architect may be required to work fewer or more hours depending on the nature and needs of their work, as directed by the Province. Services and project deliverables should evolve as the work progresses, in response to emerging user and business needs, as well as design and technical opportunities. However, the following must be delivered (iteratively) over the course of the project:
Lead the solution architecture of digital services by:
o Developing the overall architectural plan, ensuring a citizen-centered design and agile software approach;
o Uncovering existing system context;
o Providing recommendations and prototypes for technical discovery and feasibility;
o Providing and being accountable for the solution designs that account for iterative implementation; and o Analyzing impacts, exposure, and risk as it pertains to the solution design.
Guide the team in the implementation of digital services by:
o Facilitating frequent delivery of products to ensure that the target architecture is successfully created;
o Determining the tactical approach on each integration and the target state of system boundaries and interactions;
o Identifying opportunities to leverage common components and capabilities of other digital services;
o Encouraging team contribution towards developing opportunities to leverage other digital services;
o Providing guidance on the creation of detailed designs for solution implementation;
o Reviewing code changes;
o Contributing to code changes in order to implement user stories and to complete technical tasks; and
o 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.