Senior Enterprise Solution Architect — Cloud & AI Strategy

Manulife; Halifax; Hybrid; CAD 113,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Manuvie, Waterloo, Ontario, is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to drive architecture strategy across Group Benefits. You will lead architecture and platform decisions, mentor teams, and partner with executives to align technology with business outcomes.

Hybrid work arrangements apply, and the role entails guiding large-scale modernization initiatives and governance across multiple portfolios. The position requires 15+ years of tech experience, 3+ years in leadership, and expertise in cloud,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive technology experience.
• 3+ years in enterprise or principal architecture leadership roles.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices.
• Experience leading enterprise-scale modernization programs.
• Strong executive communication, influencing, and governance skills.
• Proven ability to drive alignment across large organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture vision, roadmaps, and target-state capabilities.
• Drive alignment between business strategy and technology investments.
• Provide thought leadership on emerging technologies, modernization, cloud, AI, data, and platform strategies.
• Act as the senior architecture advisor to business and technology executives.
• Lead architecture review boards and major design decisions.
• Establish and govern architecture standards, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Lead large-scale transformation initiatives spanning multiple portfolios.
• Partner with executives, engineering, product, risk, security, and operations.

Skills

Executive communication

Influencing

Governance

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Modern engineering practices

Architecture leadership

Education

TOGAF certification

Cloud certifications

Job description

Manuvie, Waterloo, Ontario, is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to drive architecture strategy across Group Benefits. You will lead architecture and platform decisions, mentor teams, and partner with executives to align technology with business outcomes.

Hybrid work arrangements apply, and the role entails guiding large-scale modernization initiatives and governance across multiple portfolios. The position requires 15+ years of tech experience, 3+ years in leadership, and expertise in cloud,