Cloud-Native Data Solution Architect – Finance AI

Manulife Insurance Malaysia; Toronto; On-site; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manulife in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Lead Data Solution Architect to shape the technology direction for Fund Administration and Transfer Agent capabilities. You will partner with business and tech leaders to translate complex needs into scalable, cloud-native solutions that deliver measurable value.

You will drive modernization, establish standards, mentor teams, and present strategic architectures to executives, leveraging AI-enabled approaches to enhance productivity and outcomes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of architecture or senior engineering experience within Financial Services.
• Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Strong grasp of architecture frameworks, patterns, and modern design principles.
• Experience defining target-state architectures and modernization strategies.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and integration patterns.
• Expertise in APIs, messaging, event-driven architecture, and data integration approaches.
• Experience designing for scalability, resiliency, security, privacy, maintainability, and performance.
• Strong communication and presentation skills for technical and executive audiences.
• Experience leading architecture governance and strategic technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture strategy and roadmaps for Fund Administration and Transfer Agent capabilities.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Design secure, resilient, cloud-native architectures.
• Drive modernization across applications, platforms, data, and integration ecosystems.
• Develop architecture standards, reference architectures, and reusable patterns.
• Influence enterprise technology direction and participate in governance boards.
• Present strategic recommendations to senior and executive leadership.
• Mentor engineers and architects while fostering continuous improvement.
• Leverage AI-enabled solutions to improve business outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud-native architectures

Data integration

APIs & messaging

Event-driven design

Security & privacy

Stakeholder communication

Governance

AI-enabled architectures

Tools

Azure Data Lake

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

SQL Server

Power Platform

Informatica EDL

Markit EDM

Charles River

Job description

Manulife in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Lead Data Solution Architect to shape the technology direction for Fund Administration and Transfer Agent capabilities. You will partner with business and tech leaders to translate complex needs into scalable, cloud-native solutions that deliver measurable value.

You will drive modernization, establish standards, mentor teams, and present strategic architectures to executives, leveraging AI-enabled approaches to enhance productivity and outcomes.