Enterprise Architect

iA Groupe financier; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation, wellness, and personal days

Assistance program

Job summary

Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to drive transformation and modernization by aligning business strategy with technology capabilities. You will contribute to development roadmaps and collaborate with corporate functions, IT shared services and business teams.

The role emphasizes strategic influence, cloud focus, and expertise in TOGAF and Zachman.

Qualifications

• Experience leading enterprise architecture initiatives across business and IT functions.
• Proven ability to translate strategic goals into IT capabilities and roadmaps.
• Strong knowledge of TOGAF and Zachman frameworks; cloud and virtualization focus.

Responsibilities

• Translate the organization’s strategic ambitions into current and future IT capabilities.
• Promote reuse of technology solutions and capabilities.
• Develop and maintain solution evolution roadmaps.
• Support Solution Architecture Advisors to align recommendations with strategy.
• Identify opportunities to improve enterprise architecture standards and practices.
• Maintain architecture repositories and support their evolution.
• Contribute to cost-benefit analyses of solutions.
• Oversee assessment of technical capabilities and advocate for architectural recommendations.
• Guide teams in applying the architecture process.

Skills

Strategic influence

Enterprise architecture

TOGAF

Zachman framework

Cloud computing

French fluency

English communication

DevOps

Agile/LEAN

Stakeholder influence

Job description

• Other Possible Location(s): Montreal, Quebec

As an Enterprise Architect, you will play a key role in the organization’s transformation and modernization by ensuring alignment between business strategic ambitions and technology capabilities. You will contribute to a collaborative and innovative environment focused on people development.

iA Financial Group is looking for an Enterprise Architect to join the Enterprise Architecture team. In your new role, you will play a strategic part in developing the organization’s evolution and modernization roadmaps, working closely with corporate functions, IT shared services and business teams.

What you’ll accomplish with us

As an Enterprise Architect, you will be at the heart of our mission. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Translate the organization’s strategic ambitions into current and future IT capabilities;
• Promote the reuse of technology solutions and capabilities;
• Develop and maintain solution evolution roadmaps;
• Support Solution Architecture Advisors to ensure alignment of recommendations;
• Identify opportunities to improve enterprise architecture standards and practices and contribute to their evolution;
• Maintain architecture repositories and support their evolution;
• Contribute to cost-benefit analyses of solutions;
• Oversee the assessment of technical capabilities and advocate for architectural recommendations;
• Guide teams in applying the architecture process.

What could accelerate your success in this role

We are looking for someone who:

• Is recognized for their natural influence and strategic vision;
• Stands out for their ability to develop innovative solutions;
• Has significant experience in enterprise architecture, with more than 15 years of experience;
• Has a strong command of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman;
• Has experience with SDLC, DevOps, ITSM, Agile and LEAN approaches and practices;
• Demonstrates a strong ability to influence and effectively advocate for the organization’s architectural strategies and directions with a diverse audience;
• Has a strong focus on cloud computing and virtualization;
• Has excellent proficiency in French, both spoken and written;
• Has an intermediate level of proficiency in English, as the incumbent will be required to collaborate daily, both verbally and in writing, with English-speaking partners and business units.

Why you’ll love working with us

• A work environment where learning and development come together with a shared pursuit of excellence;
• Artificial intelligence is in everyone’s hands, helping you increase your personal effectiveness while supporting the organization’s growth;
• A healthy, safe, equitable and inclusive environment where everyone’s potential can thrive and develop;
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces.
• Employee share purchase plan;
• Vacation, wellness and personal development days;
• Employee and Family Assistance Program;
• Ergonomic office furniture program;
• Performance bonus;
• Discounts on iA products;
• And more!

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Company Overview

iA Financial Group is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 10,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than five million clients and 50,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management.

With over $235 billion in assets, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 130 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability.

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