Data Architect - Senior JP937

Project Name: One Data Alberta Program and Crosswalk Scope: The Data Centre of Excellence (DCoE) requires a Senior Data Architect to support the delivery of key roadmap items for the OneData Alberta and Crosswalk initiatives.

The Government of Alberta's approach to OneData Alberta and Crosswalk initiatives is enabled through a cloud-based and on-premise Data Fabric and/ Data Mesh framework for organizing, managing, and delivering enterprise data assets.

The DCoE is responsible for delivering high-value data assets and services—such as analytical models, dashboards, and visualizations—to support critical analytical, policy, and legislative functions.

This role is essential to ensuring these data assets are architected, governed, and delivered in a scalable, secure, and sustainable manner. This position provides senior-level architectural leadership and strategic direction across the OneData Alberta and Crosswalk initiatives.

It includes leading foundational activities for Data Access such as schema analysis, data profiling, and the development of enterprise data architecture, enterprise data models, data quality (DQ) frameworks, and metadata standards.

The role also guides the design and implementation of data linkages and crosswalk frameworks, enabling integrated and interoperable data across a federated data ecosystem, and supporting the development of strategic data assets for OneData Alberta.

As a Data Architect, this role contributes deep expertise in modern data platforms, architectures, and data product development practices.

It supports the evolution of a Data Centre of Excellence that delivers reusable, high-quality data products and services, enabling improved data access, advanced analytics, and data-informed decision-making across the organization.

The role works closely with leadership, architects, delivery teams, and external partners to enable a federated data ecosystem. It requires strong stakeholder engagement, including facilitating discussions, med