Senior Solutions Architect

Randstad Digital; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Digital in Toronto, ON, is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to drive technology architecture across Global Payment Solutions. You will operate within a global architecture team, aligning business strategy with enterprise standards and delivering end-to-end architectures for Payments, Accounting Services, and Client Liquidity.

The role requires 10+ years in Banking/FS tech, deep Canadian payments knowledge, and strong ability to communicate with executives and engineers across

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Banking/Financial Services tech experience.
• Extensive experience in solution architecture & design.
• Hands-on knowledge of Canadian payments domains (RTR, Lynx, Interac, EFT, Wire).
• Strong understanding of ISO 20022 and related payments standards.
• Ability to guide backlogs and architecture roadmaps.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for executives and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain solution architectures aligned with enterprise principles and standards.
• Provide technical direction across payments, corporate channels, and liquidity domains.
• Identify systems, interfaces, and non-functional requirements; adapt designs as needed.
• Assist product managers in shaping tech backlogs and architectural runways.
• Translate regulatory mandates into clear business and dev requirements.
• Collaborate with business, technology, compliance, and operations teams to resolve delivery impediments.

Skills

Solution Architecture

End-to-End Design

Domain Leadership

Regulatory Alignment

Stakeholder Engagement

Communication

Job description

Senior Solutions Architect - Payment Solutions

Number of openings: 1, contract role, 12month initial contract

Location: Toronto, ON, CA

Must be eligible to work in Canada

Roles and responsibilities:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Solutions Architect to drive technology architecture across Global Payment Solutions, supporting our client's Payments, Accounting Services, and Client Liquidity domains. Operating as an individual contributor within a global architecture team, you will align complex business strategy with enterprise technology standards, mitigating risk and delivering resilient end-to-end architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture & Vision: Define and maintain solution architectures aligned with enterprise principles, platform standards, and strategic business goals.
• Domain Leadership: Provide technical and solution direction across Canada Payments, Corporate Channels, and Liquidity Management.
• End-to-End Design: Identify primary systems/subsystems, interfaces, and non-functional requirements; rapidly adapt designs as business needs evolve.
• Backlog & Delivery Guidance: Assist Product Managers and Owners in shaping and prioritizing tech-focused backlogs and architectural runways.
• Regulatory Alignment: Translate technical regulatory mandates into clear requirements for business and development teams.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with business, technology, compliance, and operations teams to resolve delivery impediments and define business case components.

Must have skills/experience/quadfurcations:

• 10+ Years in Banking / Financial Services technology.
• 8+ Years focused explicitly on Solution Architecture & Design.
• Deep Canadian Payments Knowledge: Hands‑on experience with RTR, Lynx, Interac, EFT, Wire, and general cash management processing.
• Standards & Domains: Strong knowledge of ISO 20022 payment standards, Corporate Payments, Corporate Channels, and Liquidity Management.
• Technical Breadth: Strong background across enterprise financial software, middleware, databases, and cloud architecture.
• Communication: Excellent ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both executive and engineering audiences across multiple architectural views.