Senior advisor, IT architecture

Desjardins Group; Boucherville; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Advisor in IT Architecture to lead innovative projects that shape the future of the organization. In this pivotal role, you will design solutions that align with business needs and ensure compatibility with existing systems. Your expertise will guide strategic initiatives, requiring in-depth knowledge across various technology fields. You'll collaborate with stakeholders, providing expert advice while fostering a culture of inclusion and diversity. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment that values your contributions and supports your professional growth.

Benefits

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation

Defined benefit pension plan

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in IT architecture and strategic project management.
• Strong analytical and interpersonal skills are essential for success.

Responsibilities

• Advise on architecture initiatives that significantly impact the organization.
• Support strategic projects by developing policies and standards.

Skills

IT architecture

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Stakeholder management

Knowledge of French

Knowledge of English

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

As a senior advisor, IT architecture, you actively monitor opportunities offered by new technologies and business approaches for the organization as a whole. You design solutions to meet the business needs of large-scale projects or programs based on architecture targets and supporting foundation. You ensure consistency with the organization's current and future needs and structure, while also ensuring that new components are compatible with the existing architecture (software applications, products, services, etc.). You lead and influence the organization’s business partners and specialists on solution or enterprise architecture initiatives that are strategic, complex and innovative. Your initiatives require extensive, in-depth expertise across several technology and/or business fields and knowledge of data, applications and infrastructure. You make recommendations regarding solution or enterprise architecture. You produce specialized deliverables as part of projects or initiatives that have a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity, using your analytical skills and extensive, in-depth knowledge of your line of business and the organization. Coordination is critical, so you frequently interact with stakeholders working in a wide range of other fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve as an expert advisor and subject matter expert in your field, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision-making bodies.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as an expert advisor and subject matter expert to an architecture team for large-scale, specialized projects and mandates that significantly impact the entire organization.
• Advise and assist specialists and business partners to help them position, plan, develop, execute and monitor strategic mandates under your responsibility. Organize, manage and deliver guidelines, as needed, on specific technical subjects requiring the consensus of multiple stakeholders.
• Support your unit’s strategic projects and initiatives by developing and updating policies, standards, architecture targets and supporting foundations, or technology solutions, taking into account aspects pertaining to data, applications and infrastructure.
• Identify, analyze and diagnose major issues. Establish guidelines and make recommendations to the appropriate decision-making bodies and committees.
• Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision-making bodies.
• Represent Desjardins’s position when making agreements with external partners and organizations.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus
• 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
• Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement
• Group insurance including telemedicine
• Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

What you bring to the table:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Knowledge of French is required
• Intermediate knowledge of English due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with English-speaking partners, members and/or clients

Trade Union (If applicable):

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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Job Family: Information technology (FG)

Unposting Date: 2025-01-14