Solution Architecture Advisor

COFOMO; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

COFOMO, based in Montreal, seeks a Solution Architecture Advisor to lead complex solution design across business units. You will collaborate with stakeholders, define scalable architectures, and drive AI-enabled development within a hybrid Montreal office setup.

The role requires 8+ years in solution architecture, strong AWS/Camunda expertise, and a passion for generative AI in software lifecycles.

Qualifications

• Hold a bachelor or master in IT/engineering with extensive solution architecture experience.
• Experience in large-scale, complex environments and cloud-native/hybrid designs.
• Proficiency with orchestration (Camunda, AWS Step Functions) and AWS cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to define technology solutions aligned with objectives.
• Design end-to-end solutions emphasizing quality, scalability, and reuse.
• Evaluate technologies and platforms to fit project needs.
• Recommend AI solutions to accelerate analysis, design, and development.
• Define integration mechanisms: APIs, event-driven, microservices, containers, serverless.
• Apply domain-oriented design to solve complex problems.
• Develop cloud-native or hybrid architectures using appropriate services.
• Define security measures to protect data, apps, and infrastructures.
• Ensure confidentiality, compliance and risk-management requirements.
• Advise partners on strategic technology decisions; supervise delivery teams.
• Promote AI-assisted development practices; present solutions to stakeholders.

Skills

Orchestration technologies

Camunda

AWS Step Functions

Software design principles

Cloud architecture

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Generative AI interest

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or information technology

Master's degree in information technology

Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Serverless

Containers

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

APIs

Event-driven architectures

Job description

# Solution Architecture AdvisorMontrealHybridSoftware Development and EngineeringApplyWith over 30 years of recognized expertise, COFOMO is now a leading Canadian consulting firm specializing in digital and artificial intelligence. Supported by more than 3,000 experts, 10 Centers of Excellence, and 4 offices across the country, we are uniquely positioned to successfully guide our clients through their transformations. Both strategic and tactical, we help organizations across a wide range of industries thrive in today’s rapidly evolving world.## Our promiseHelp our clients succeed and maximize the impact of their transformation initiatives, turning them into powerful drivers of growth and innovation.## Job description**Here is a brief overview of the tasks and responsibilities that will fall to you:*** Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs, both functional and non-functional, and define technology solutions aligned with organizational objectives;* Design end-to-end solutions that promote quality, scalability and reuse of components;* Evaluate the technologies, platforms and tools best suited to the needs of the projects;* Recommend the use of artificial intelligence solutions to accelerate analysis, design, documentation and development activities;* Determine appropriate integration mechanisms, including application programming interfaces, event-driven architectures, microservices, serverless services, and containerization;* Apply domain-oriented design principles to solve complex problems;* Develop cloud-native or hybrid architectures using the most appropriate services;* Define the security measures necessary to ensure the protection of data, applications and infrastructures;* Ensure compliance with confidentiality, compliance and risk management requirements;* Advise business partners and customers on strategic technology decisions;* Supervise the development teams throughout the solution delivery cycle;* Promote the adoption of development practices augmented by artificial intelligence;* Present and popularize the proposed solutions to the various stakeholders.**The profile sought is as follows:*** Hold a bachelor's degree in engineering or information technology and accumulate at least ten (10) years of relevant experience, or hold a master's degree in information technology and accumulate at least eight (8) years of relevant experience;* Have significant experience in solution architecture in large-scale, complex environments;* Leverage orchestration technologies such as Camunda, AWS Step Functions, or equivalent platforms;* Master the principles of software design and development;* Use Amazon Web Services' cloud services, including container platforms, serverless services, relational and non-relational databases, and storage services;* Apply the concepts of composable architecture, microservices, application programming interface integration and event-driven architecture;* Design solutions that integrate orchestration, security and automation mechanisms;* Understand the processes and networks related to credit and debit cards;* Use agile methodologies in the implementation of initiatives;* Hold the AWS Certified Solutions Architect certification;* Demonstrate a strong interest in generative artificial intelligence tools and their use in the software development lifecycle;* Demonstrate excellent communication, analytical, synthesis and popularization skills;* Positively influence stakeholders in complex contexts.