Senior Enterprise Architect

Senior Enterprise Architect - Smart Cities & Emerging Technologies

Duration: 6 Months + Strong Likelihood of Extension

Location: Hybrid (Calgary)

About the Team The Smart Cities & Emerging Technologies team helps the team identify, evaluate, and prepare for emerging technologies that have the potential to improve municipal services, create operational efficiencies, and support future innovation initiatives.

Operating with a startup mindset, the team explores technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR), robotics, digital fabrication, automation, and other emerging technology trends. The group works closely with City business units to assess opportunities, conduct research, develop roadmaps, and make strategic recommendations regarding future technology adoption.

Position Overview This is not a traditional Enterprise Architect role focused primarily on application portfolios, infrastructure architecture, governance reviews, or solution delivery.

The Senior Enterprise Architect will serve as a strategic technology advisor, helping the team understand emerging technologies, assess potential opportunities, and develop future-state technology roadmaps that support long-term organizational goals.

The successful candidate will combine enterprise architecture expertise with technology strategy, innovation, stakeholder engagement, and facilitation skills. They will lead technology assessments, evaluate vendor solutions, facilitate workshops, develop future-state architecture recommendations, and help shape the team's approach to emerging technologies.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys researching what's next, translating complex technology concepts into business value, and helping organizations make informed decisions about future investments.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct technology foresight, horizon scanning, and market research related to emerging technologies and industry trends.

Evaluate innovative technology solutions, products, and vendor offerings to determine potential applicability and value.

Develop strategic technology roadmaps and future-state architecture recommendations.

Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions with business and technical stakeholders.

Translate complex technology concepts into clear business-focused recommendations.

Assess opportunities, risks, challenges, and implementation considerations associated with emerging technologies.

Support innovation initiatives, proofs of concept, pilot programs, and experimentation activities.

Create architecture artifacts, presentations, research papers, and executive briefing materials.

Collaborate with business units, leadership teams, project managers, and technical specialists.

Help establish frameworks for evaluating technology opportunities and innovation investments.

Review and improve existing architecture documentation, standards, and planning materials.

Provide strategic recommendations regarding future technology direction and organizational readiness.

Ideal Candidate We are seeking a professional who brings a combination of:

Enterprise Architecture

Technology Strategy

Innovation & Emerging Technology Assessment

Strategic Roadmap Development

Business & Technology Alignment

Vendor Evaluation & Technology Selection

Workshop Facilitation

Executive Communications

Stakeholder Engagement

Public Sector or Large Enterprise Experience

Strong Assets Experience assessing, implementing, or developing strategy around:

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Generative AI

Automation & Intelligent Process Automation

Smart Cities Technologies

Extended Reality (XR / AR / VR)

Robotics

IoT & Connected Devices

Digital Twins

Digital Fabrication / 3D Printing

Emerging Technology Programs

Innovation Labs or Innovation Offices

Municipal or Government Technology Initiatives

Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Calgary, AB.

Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $100.00 - $115.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type This is a hybrid position in Calgary,AB.

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