Data Architect

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Remote
Posted Oct 9, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Contract
Experience level: Lead · 15+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level
Application method: Direct apply is available

Job summary

Define enterprise data architecture, data models, and integration strategies for regulatory, environmental, and geospatial platforms. Lead data pipeline and lakehouse design while ensuring governance, security, quality, interoperability, and clear technical documentation.

Job details

Job Title: Data Architect – Digital Regulatory Assurance System Location: Edmonton, AB – Remote 100% Employment Type: Contract – 6 Months + Possible 24-Month Extension About the Role We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead data architecture and integration initiatives supporting modern regulatory, environmental, and geospatial data platforms. The successful candidate will define data architecture, develop enterprise data models, establish integration patterns, and ensure data governance, security, quality, and interoperability across complex platforms. This role will work closely with data engineers, developers, GIS specialists, business analysts, product owners, and enterprise architecture teams. Key Responsibilities Define target-state data architecture and integration strategies across enterprise data platforms. Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models for complex data domains. Establish integration patterns including REST APIs, ETL/ELT, event streaming, batch, near-real-time, and change data capture. Design lakehouse architectures using Databricks, Delta Lake, Spark/PySpark, and Unity Catalog. Architect spatial data flows while maintaining geometry, coordinate systems, and data accuracy. Lead the design of data pipelines, interfaces, data contracts, API specifications, and integration agreements. Resolve complex issues involving data quality, schema changes, latency, and system dependencies. Embed data governance practices including metadata, lineage, classification, master/reference data, and data quality. Apply security, privacy, records-management, RBAC, and data-sharing principles to data architecture. Participate in Agile ceremonies and translate architecture into actionable development work. Produce architecture documentation, diagrams, decision records, and technical recommendations. Provide technical leadership and mentor team members on data architecture best practices. Mandatory Skills & Qualifications College or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. 15+ years designing, planning, implementing, and supporting enterprise solution databases in large and complex IT environments. 15+ years documenting enterprise solution databases in large and complex environments. 16+ years performing threat and risk assessments and presenting mitigation recommendations to senior management. Demonstrated experience providing leadership, planning, estimating, and presentations of technical solutions. 15+ years of experience with enterprise architecture principles, methods, standards, tools, policies, and processes. 15+ years working as a Data Architect in an enterprise IT environment comparable in size and complexity to a large public-sector organization. Preferred Skills TOGAF certification. 15+ years designing and implementing enterprise architecture database plans/models aligned to business capabilities. 14+ years using architecture modeling tools such as PowerDesigner, ER Studio, Erwin, BPwin, or Rational Rose. 14+ years project managing application development using Agile sprint methodologies. 15+ years working with cloud computing or big data platforms and infrastructure. 4+ years with enterprise BI/performance management technologies such as Cognos BI, Microsoft SQL Server Services, Power BI, or MicroStrategy. 14+ years designing and implementing enterprise database solutions as a Data Architect. 15+ years developing SQL databases. 15+ years implementing SQL data warehouses. 15+ years querying data using Transact-SQL (T-SQL). Prior Government of Alberta experience is a strong asset. Why Join Us Work on a large-scale data architecture and digital transformation initiative. Exposure to modern cloud, big data, enterprise architecture, and BI technologies. Collaborate with multidisciplinary technical and business teams. Opportunity to influence enterprise data architecture and modernization. Inclusive, equitable, and respectful workplace culture. About NetworkPedia NetworkPedia is a certified women-owned technology and talent solutions company, providing IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, managed services, and specialized recruitment across North Americas and beyond. Our mission is to empower organizations with secure, scalable, and innovative technology while building inclusive teams that reflect the communities we serve. As a trusted partner, we deliver expertise across networking, cloud, IT service management, and security operations, along with staffing solutions for niche technology roles. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in all our hiring practices and ensure that our opportunities are open to all qualified applicants, without discrimination on the basis of age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or disability. How to Apply Apply directly via LinkedIn Easy Apply. All applications are routed to our central recruitment email id - recruitment@networkpedia.com

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Requirements

Requires a college or bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, along with extensive enterprise data architecture and database experience, including 15 or more years in several specified areas. Candidates should bring technical leadership, risk assessment, enterprise architecture, SQL, and data warehousing experience; TOGAF certification and Government of Alberta experience are preferred.