Senior Enterprise Architect

Desjardins; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual bonus

Flexible vacation

Pension plan

Group insurance

Wellness reimbursement

Telework equipment

Job summary

Desjardins, through Worldsource Management Services, seeks an experienced Enterprise Architect to define and govern the architecture strategy, leading a team across solution, data, integration, infrastructure, and security.

The role reports to the CTO and ensures alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and strategic direction, driving modernization, governance, and governance-driven innovation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• Eight+ years of relevant experience, including three years in management.
• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles.
• Experience leading architecture or technology teams.
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, roadmaps, and governance.
• Experience leading technology transformation and modernization initiatives.
• Certifications: TOGAF, Cloud (Azure/AWS/Google), CISSP, ITIL, SAFe or related.
• Strong communication skills in French and English (oral & written).
• Willingness to travel to Ontario & Quebec offices.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a high-performance architecture team with clear priorities and development plans.
• Oversee architecture governance, reviews, and approvals, addressing risks and modernization opportunities.
• Develop and maintain architecture capabilities, standards, and governance processes.
• Create current-state and target-state architectures and roadmaps aligned to business strategy.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to translate strategy into architectural directions.
• Provide architectural leadership across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and security.
• Drive transformation and modernization initiatives, promoting innovation and data-driven decisions.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Technology leadership

Team leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Strategic planning

Communication (French & English)

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

TOGAF

Cloud Certifications (Azure/AWS/Google)

CISSP

ITIL

SAFe

Job description

Requirements

Desjardins is seeking an experienced and strategic Enterprise Architect to join Worldsource Management Services, one of its subsidiaries, and lead its Architecture function while guiding the evolution of its technology landscape. Worldsource operates within the wealth management and insurance distribution sector, supporting independent advisors through investment, advisory, and financial services platforms. Reporting directly to the CTO, the Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving the enterprise architecture strategy while leading a team of architects responsible for solution, application, data, integration, infrastructure, and security architecture. The role ensures that technology investments and transformation initiatives align with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and the broader strategic direction of the Desjardins Group. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, the Enterprise Architect drives architectural excellence, technology modernization, governance, and innovation across the organization.

More specifically, you will be required to:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performance architecture team by establishing clear priorities, performance goals, and development plans, while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead architecture governance activities, including architecture reviews and approvals, by identifying architectural risks, inefficiencies, technical debt, and improvement opportunities, while driving technology standardization, rationalization, and modernization to ensure a secure, efficient, and sustainable evolution of the technology landscape.
• Build and evolve the capabilities, principles, standards, frameworks and enterprise architecture governance processes that support organizational objectives and future growth.
• Develop and maintain current-state and target-state architectures and roadmaps, while ensuring that technology investments and transformation initiatives are aligned with the business strategy and create measurable value.
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into architectural directions, while balancing local business needs with corporate standards, risk considerations and strategic objectives. Collaborate with architecture, technology, security, and governance stakeholders to ensure alignment with business strategies and maximize the use of shared capabilities and services.
• Provide architectural leadership in the areas of applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud and security by reviewing solutions and ensuring they are secure, scalable, resilient and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Drive the company's transformation and modernization initiatives by evaluating emerging technologies, promoting innovation, automation, operational excellence and data-driven decision-making, while acting as a trusted advisor to senior management.

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
• Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria.

What You Bring To The Table

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• A minimum of eight years of relevant experience, including three years in management
• Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered
• Master's degree in a related field
• Experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles
• Experience leading architecture or technology teams
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, frameworks, roadmaps, and governance
• Experience leading technology transformation and modernization initiatives
• TOGAF®, Cloud Architecture Certifications (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud), CISSP, ITIL, SAFe, or related certifications
• Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written due to the nature of the duties or work tools or because the position involves interactions with english-speaking partners, members and/or clients
• Advanced knowledge of application, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and governance practices
• Available for travel to offices in Ontario and Quebec

Action oriented, Customer Focus, Differences, Innovation, Nimble learning, Stakeholders, Strategic mindset, Work processes

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

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.

If there's something we can do to help make the recruitment process or the job you're applying for more accessible, let us know. We can provide accommodations at any stage in the recruitment process. Just ask!

Job Family

Management (FG)