- Location: Remote (Canada) | Occasional travel to Edmonton, Alberta
- Employment Type: Full-Time Contract (12 Months)
- Compensation: $80–$90 CAD/hour
- Expected Start Date: February 5, 2027
- Industry: Public Sector / Education
- Project: Digital Transformation – Cloud-Based Learning Platform
About the Opportunity
Aequilibrium is looking for an experienced Senior Solution Architect to support a major digital transformation initiative for a provincial government client in Alberta.
The project focuses on modernizing a large-scale K–12 education platform, transitioning traditional curriculum resources into a modern, cloud-based digital experience.
In this role, you will lead the architecture and technical direction of cloud-native applications, working closely with agile development teams to design, build, and optimize scalable solutions using AWS, C#, .NET, Angular, and React.
This is a hands-on architecture role requiring strong technical leadership, cloud expertise, and practical software development experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions on AWS.
- Lead the architecture and development of serverless applications using C#, .NET, and AWS DynamoDB.
- Design microservices-based architectures and RESTful APIs.
- Provide architectural guidance for front-end applications built with Angular, React, TypeScript, and JavaScript.
- Develop and execute cloud adoption strategies and technical roadmaps.
- Establish architecture standards, conduct code reviews, and ensure software quality.
- Design and improve CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment processes.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
- Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across agile teams.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-assisted software development tools.
Required Qualifications
- Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience as a Solution Architect or Software Architect on software development projects (7+ years with a one-year certificate).
- 3+ years of architecture experience using C#, .NET, AWS DynamoDB (NoSQL), and Visual Studio Code.
- 3+ years of experience architecting and developing applications on AWS.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience developing, building, testing, and deploying applications using Angular 2+ and/or React.
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture, microservices, REST APIs, and modern software development practices.
- Experience providing technical leadership within agile development teams.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Nice to Have
- Experience architecting AWS serverless applications using services such as Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, and other cloud-native technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with both Angular and React.
- Advanced knowledge of NoSQL databases, particularly DynamoDB and MongoDB.
- Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud platforms serving large user populations.
- Previous experience with government, education, or other public-sector digital transformation projects.
- Familiarity with NgRx, NGXS, Redux, Material Design, SCSS, and TypeScript.
- Experience incorporating AI-assisted development tools into software engineering workflows.
- Why Join Aequilibrium?
- At Aequilibrium, we build innovative digital solutions that help organizations transform how they operate and serve their customers.
- This opportunity offers the chance to lead the technical architecture of a high-impact public-sector platform, influence cloud technology decisions, and collaborate with experienced engineering teams on a meaningful digital transformation initiative.
- Interested?
- Apply with your updated resume, highlighting your AWS architecture experience, C#/.NET development background, DynamoDB expertise, and Angular/React projects.
- Please include your earliest availability date and relevant enterprise-scale cloud architecture experience.
- Aequilibrium is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from qualified candidates of diverse backgrounds.
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