Senior Solutions Architect - Cloud & Modernization

TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario, London Economic Development Corporation; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Development

Health & Wellness

Time Off

Financial Security

Rewards and Recognition

Community

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Solutions Architect to join the Insurance Solutions Technology team in Toronto. You will partner with business and technology leaders to define solution architectures that support strategic objectives, modernize and align with enterprise standards and roadmaps.

You will guide delivery teams across applications, data, integrations, security, and infrastructure, driving architectural excellence while mentoring engineers and presenting trade-offs to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related architecture roles within large enterprise environments.
• 5+ years of progressive technology experience across application development, integration, cloud technologies, data platforms, or enterprise systems.
• Proven experience designing and delivering complex enterprise solutions spanning multiple technology domains.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms such as AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Experience designing API-first integrations, event-driven architectures, and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, product, technology, and Enterprise Architecture teams to translate business capabilities and requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Develop end-to-end solution architectures across applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, and security domains.
• Create and maintain technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy, modernization objectives, and enterprise standards.
• Guide delivery teams through architectural decisions and ensure solutions align with target state architectures.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors to support strategic initiatives and modernization efforts.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and architectural gaps, and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support cloud adoption, application modernization, and legacy system transformation initiatives.
• Develop and review solution designs to ensure quality, scalability, security, maintainability, and operational readiness.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and architectural guidance to developers, analysts, and engineering teams.
• Present solution recommendations, trade-offs, and architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership.
• In partnership with our Enterprise Architecture team, participate in architecture governance processes, including architecture reviews, design reviews, and technology assessments.
• Foster collaboration across delivery teams, vendors, and stakeholders to drive alignment and successful outcomes.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud Platforms

API-first Design

Event-driven Architecture

Stakeholder Management

Job description

Canada Life is seeking a Solutions Architect to join the Insurance Solutions Technology team in Toronto. You will partner with business and technology leaders to define solution architectures that support strategic objectives, modernize and align with enterprise standards and roadmaps.

You will guide delivery teams across applications, data, integrations, security, and infrastructure, driving architectural excellence while mentoring engineers and presenting trade-offs to senior leadership.