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We’re committed to providing the best health coverage to over 1.8 million members and take an active role in promoting wellness. We believe in what we do-and place trust in our employees to deliver our vision.\nWorking at Alberta Blue Cross® means having a career where you’ll be recognized for your contributions. We value diversity, encourage our team members to maintain a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for career growth.\nOVERVIEW\nWe have an exciting opportunity for an Enterprise Cloud & Security Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team Reporting to Enterprise Architecture leadership, and in collaboration with the Cloud and Security teams, the Enterprise Cloud & Security Architect is a Domain Architect within the Enterprise Architecture practice, accountable for establishing architectural direction, standards, patterns, and guardrails for cloud platforms and enterprise security across Alberta Blue Cross. The role works closely with Enterprise Architecture, Portfolio Architects, Solution Architects, and other Domain Architects to ensure cloud and security architecture frameworks are coherent, reusable, and aligned with enterprise and portfolio priorities.\nCombining cloud and security architecture in one role is deliberate and reflects their close interdependence. Cloud platforms underpin enterprise applications, data, integration, identity, and digital services, while security, privacy, resilience, and risk considerations must be embedded from the outset. A unified mandate enables modernization through consistent enterprise standards and security-by-design.\nThe Security Architecture mandate involves enterprise-level architectural leadership for security capabilities across the organization. The role defines the target-state security architecture, principles, standards, and reference architectures that embed security-by-design into enterprise technology decisions. It provides architecture oversight and governance for security-related initiatives without assuming responsibility for operational security, cyber operations, or security engineering delivery.\nThe Cloud Architecture mandate involves enterprise-level architectural leadership for cloud capabilities across the organization. The role defines the target-state cloud architecture, principles, standards, and reference architectures that enable secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective adoption of cloud technologies. The position provides architecture oversight and governance for cloud platforms and major cloud-related initiatives without assuming responsibility for cloud engineering, infrastructure operations, or delivery execution.\nThis is a senior strategic architecture role responsible for shaping the long-term direction of Alberta Blue Cross’s cloud and security capabilities and is not an infrastructure operations, cloud engineering, cyber operations, or security administration position. The role focuses on setting architectural direction and standards that enable delivery teams to build and operate cloud and security solutions in a consistent, scalable, resilient, and compliant manner across modern cloud platforms and legacy environments.\nSuccess in this role is achieved by:\nEstablishing clear enterprise direction and guardrails for cloud and security\nEnabling business outcomes while managing risk and regulatory obligations\nPromoting consistency, reuse, and long-term sustainability across portfolios\nWHAT YOU WILL DO\nDefine and maintain the enterprise cloud and security architecture vision, principles, standards, and target state.\nShape executive decisions by translating complex architectural, technology, cloud, and security considerations into clear options, trade-offs, and recommendations.\nDevelop and evolve enterprise reference architectures and approved patterns covering:Cloud platform foundations, landing zones, and service adoption\nIdentity, access, network, and security control patterns\nHybrid cloud integration, connectivity, observability, and resilience\nSecurity architecture, risk controls, compliance, and secure-by-design practices\n\nCloud-native capability integration, platform enablement, and secure consumption patterns\nEstablish architectural guardrails for secure and responsible use of cloud services, including identity, access, network security, data protection, resilience, monitoring, privacy, and compliance.\nProvide architectural leadership across a hybrid technology estate, including on-premises environments, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, and integrated enterprise systems.\nGuide portfolio and solution architects on cloud and security-related architecture decisions for major initiatives.\nReview significant programs, platforms, and investments to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and target-state architecture.\nPartner with cloud platform, cybersecurity, privacy, legal, risk, infrastructure, and operations leaders to ensure architecture aligns with enterprise policy and regulatory requirements.\nAssess current--state cloud and security capabilities, identify fragmentation or technical debt, and recommend enterprise improvement priorities.\nPartner with practice leaders to support enterprise roadmaps and strategies for cloud platforms, cybersecurity, integration patterns, resilience, observability, and platform modernization.\nIdentify enterprise--level risks and opportunities related to cloud adoption, security architecture, and digital platform modernization and advise leadership accordingly. \nKEY ACCOUNTABILITIES\nProvide enterprise--wide architectural leadership for cloud and security capabilities, in alignment with the broader architecture community\nDefine and maintain enterprise cloud and security architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and target states.\nEnsure cloud and security initiatives are aligned to enterprise strategy, risk expectations, privacy, resilience, and regulatory requirements.\nProvide architecture oversight and governance for major cloud- and security-related initiatives and investments.\nPromote consistency, reuse, resilience, and sustainability across cloud and security solutions while enabling portfolio specific needs.\nIdentify and communicate enterprise--level risks, trade--offs, and opportunities related to cloud adoption, cybersecurity, and platform modernization.\nInfluence technology and platform investment decisions through an enterprise architecture lens.\nWorks in close partnership with Cybersecurity and CISO leadership to translate enterprise security strategy, risk requirements, and policies into architectural principles, standards, patterns, and technology decisions.\nKEY SUCCESS MEASURES\nClear, adopted enterprise cloud and security architecture standards and reference patterns.\nDemonstrated alignment of major cloud and security initiatives to target--state architecture and governance expectations.\nReduction in architectural fragmentation, duplication, and unmanaged complexity across cloud and security capabilities.\nImproved enterprise confidence in cloud resilience, security architecture maturity, and compliance-by-design practices.\nPositive executive and stakeholder feedback on clarity of direction, decision support, and architectural guidance.\nEvidence that cloud and security investments support business outcomes, regulatory compliance, resilience, and long--term sustainability.\nEffective collaboration across portfolios, enabling delivery without architectural rework or late-stage risk escalation.\nWHAT YOU WILL HAVE\nBachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).\n10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, security architecture, infrastructure architecture, or related senior technology roles.\nDemonstrated experience defining enterprise-scale cloud and/or security architecture in complex organizations.\nRelevant advanced certifications such as Microsoft Certified Azure Solutions Architect, Microsoft Cybersecurity Architect, ISC2 CISSP or CCSP, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or AWS Certified Security.\nTOGAF Enterprise Architecture Practitioner, ISACA CISM, and FinOps certifications are considered complementary. Equivalent demonstrated experience will also be considered.\nExperience establishing architecture standards, reference patterns, and roadmaps.\nStrong understanding of how cloud and security capabilities support business capabilities, digital platforms, modernization, resilience, and regulatory requirements.\nProven ability to work across multiple portfolios, business units, and delivery teams.\nExcellent communication, facilitation, and influencing skills with both technical and executive stakeholders.\nCOMPETENCY MATRIX\nCompetency: Strategic Thinking\nDescription: Defines long-term enterprise cloud and security direction aligned to business strategy and risk posture.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Enterprise standards, roadmaps, and architecture decisions adopted across portfolios.\nCompetency: Enterprise Architecture Leadership\nDescription: Provides clear architectural direction without assuming delivery or operational ownership.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Effective governance outcomes and consistent application of standards.\nCompetency: Analytical & Systems Thinking\nDescription: Assesses complex cloud and security ecosystems, trade-offs, dependencies, and enterprise-level risks.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Reduction in duplication, improved coherence, and sustainability.\nCompetency: Collaboration & Influence\nDescription: Works effectively across business, technology, security, legal, and risk stakeholders.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Cross-portfolio alignment and stakeholder feedback.\nCompetency: Governance & Decision Support\nDescription: Enables informed, timely decisions through architecture guidance and risk framing.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Executive confidence in architecture-led decisions.\nCompetency: Communication\nDescription: Translates complex architectural concepts for technical and executive audiences.\nProficiency Level: Advanced\nEvidence: Clear executive materials, decisions, and outcomes.\n\nBEHAVIORAL INDICATORS\nStrategic Thinking\nAnticipates enterprise impacts and downstream implications of cloud and security decisions.\nBalances modernization with risk, compliance, resilience, security, and long--term sustainability.\nLeadership\nProvides calm, credible leadership in areas of ambiguity and emerging technology.\nSets clear architectural direction while empowering delivery teams.\nAnalytical Skills\nUses structured thinking to assess trade-offs, risks, and architectural options.\nSimplifies complex topics to enable executive understanding and action.\nCollaboration\nBuilds trust across portfolios and functions.\nResolves architectural tension by focusing on enterprise outcomes rather than local optimization.\nThis position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.\nAlberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our team members by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.\nWe offer the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment. 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