Senior Solutions Architect

Quarry Consulting; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quarry Consulting in Toronto, Canada, seeks a Senior Solution Architect to bridge business strategy and technology architecture. You will design scalable, secure distributed systems for banking and financial services, and drive architecture engagements from presales through implementation.

Collaborate with customers, partners, product, engineering, and implementation teams to deliver measurable business value and robust technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of banking and financial services technology landscapes.
• Ability to bridge business strategy and technology architecture while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Senior experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or technology consulting roles.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Experience working within banking, financial services, or large enterprise environments.
• Experience leading customer-facing architecture engagements from presales through implementation.
• Experience designing and integrating complex distributed systems across multiple platforms.
• Experience working with cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and automation practices.
• Understanding of data architecture, enterprise integration, and interoperability across complex ecosystems.
• Knowledge of security, identity management, encryption, and regulatory frameworks such as SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001.
• Ability to produce clear architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and design documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture engagements from presales through implementation.
• Design and implement enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Collaborate with customers, partners, product, engineering, and implementation teams.
• Ensure scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.

Skills

Banking architecture

Distributed systems

Java Springboot

Python Postgres NoSQL

ArgoCD

NiFi

Flink

Temporal

Microservices APIs

Cloud platforms

Docker Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Data architecture

Security & compliance

Architecture diagrams

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience

Tools

Java Springboot

Python

PostgreSQL

NoSQL

Job description

Duration: Permanent Full-time

Must Haves

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of banking and financial services technology landscapes.
• Ability to bridge business strategy and technology architecture while communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Experience

• Senior experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or technology consulting roles.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise SaaS solutions.
• Experience working within banking, financial services, or large enterprise environments.
• Experience leading customer-facing architecture engagements from presales through implementation.
• Experience designing and integrating complex distributed systems across multiple platforms.
• Experience working with cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, and enterprise integration patterns.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of banking architecture, including core banking systems, modernization initiatives, pricing and billing platforms, and customer channels.
• Expertise in designing scalable, secure, and resilient distributed systems.
• Experience working with Java and Springboot
• Experience with Python, Postgres db and NoSQL
• Experience with argoCD, nifi, flink and Temporal
• Experience with microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and integration frameworks.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD pipelines, and automation practices.
• Understanding of data architecture, enterprise integration, and interoperability across complex ecosystems.
• Knowledge of security, identity management, encryption, and regulatory frameworks such as SOC 2, GDPR, and ISO 27001.
• Ability to produce clear architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and design documentation.

Soft Skills

• Strategic Problem Solving: Designs innovative solutions that align technology investments with business outcomes.
• Communication & Stakeholder Management: Effectively translates complex technical concepts into business value and influences decision-making at all levels.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Builds strong relationships across customers, partners, product, engineering, and implementation teams.
• Decision-Making Under Uncertainty: Makes sound architectural decisions while balancing risk, cost, scalability, and time-to-value.
• Customer Focus: Demonstrates a strong commitment to delivering measurable customer outcomes and business value.