Solutions Architect

Canada Life; Toronto; On-site; CAD 119,000 - 169,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health & dental benefits

Mental health benefit $5,000

Volunteer day

Pension plan & share ownership

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to lead architecture, modernization, integration, and evolution of advisor compensation capabilities such as Siebel CRM, FASAT, and related platforms.

You will partner with business, product, technology, vendors, and enterprise architecture teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions for onboarding, hierarchy management, commission processing, and reporting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience including 5+ years as Architect or Senior Technical Lead.
• Strong experience with Siebel CRM, FASAT, advisor compensation/commission systems, enterprise application integration, and data architecture.
• Experience designing integrations using APIs, ETL, messaging, event-driven architectures, SQL, Oracle technologies.
• Knowledge of cloud hosting, enterprise security, resiliency, operational support, monitoring, and disaster recovery models.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, data lakes and policy administration systems is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Architecture leadership: Define target-state architecture, roadmaps, modernization strategies, and governance for Siebel, FASAT, and related compensation platforms.
• Domain expertise: Translate advisor compensation, commission, hierarchy, contract, licensing, and payment requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Integration strategy: Design integrations across Siebel CRM, FASAT, Data Lake, Salesforce, policy administration systems, ETL platforms, APIs, messaging, and reporting consumers.
• Modernization: Evaluate technologies, reduce technical debt, support cloud adoption, and shape future-state compensation platform transformation.
• Operational excellence: Improve resiliency, availability, security, performance, monitoring, disaster recovery, and incident/root cause practices.
• Leadership and collaboration: Mentor technical teams, influence investment decisions, and partner with business stakeholders, vendors, product owners, and enterprise architects.

Skills

Siebel CRM

FASAT

Advisor compensation

Enterprise integration

Data architecture

APIs / ETL

SQL

Oracle technologies

Cloud hosting

Security & resilience

Education

TOGAF Certification

Azure Certification

AWS Certification

Oracle Certification

Tools

Salesforce

Data Lake

ETL platforms

APIs

Enterprise middleware

Job description

Permanent Full Time

At Canada Life, the Senior Solutions Architect, Advisor Compensation Platforms leads the architecture, modernization, integration, and evolution of mission-critical advisor compensation capabilities, including Siebel CRM, FASAT, advisor management, data integration, and reporting solutions.

This role is the primary architectural authority for advisor compensation technology, partnering with business, product, technology, vendor, and enterprise architecture teams to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable solutions for onboarding, hierarchy management, commission processing, compensation reporting, and digital transformation.

What You Will Do

• Architecture leadership: Define target-state architecture, solution roadmaps, modernization strategies, and governance for Siebel, FASAT, and related compensation platforms.
• Domain expertise: Translate advisor compensation, commission, hierarchy, contract, licensing, and payment requirements into scalable technology solutions.
• Integration strategy: Design integrations across Siebel CRM, FASAT, Data Lake, Salesforce, policy administration systems, ETL platforms, APIs, messaging, and reporting consumers.
• Modernization: Evaluate technologies, reduce technical debt, support cloud adoption, and shape future-state compensation platform transformation.
• Operational excellence: Improve resiliency, availability, security, performance, monitoring, disaster recovery, and incident/root cause practices.
• Leadership and collaboration: Mentor technical teams, influence investment decisions, and partner with business stakeholders, vendors, product owners, and enterprise architects.

What You Will Bring

Experience and Technical Skills

• 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years as a Solutions Architect, Enterprise Architect, or Senior Technical Lead.
• Strong experience with Siebel CRM, FASAT, advisor compensation/commission systems, enterprise application integration, and data architecture.
• Experience designing integrations using APIs, ETL, messaging, event-driven architectures, SQL, Oracle technologies, middleware, and enterprise architecture practices.
• Knowledge of cloud hosting, enterprise security, resiliency, operational support, monitoring, and disaster recovery models.
• Familiarity with Salesforce, data lakes, analytics platforms, and policy administration systems is an asset.

Business Knowledge

• Deep understanding of financial services, insurance, wealth management, advisor compensation, contracts, distribution operations, and regulatory considerations.
• Ability to align technology decisions with business strategy, operational risk, and enterprise standards.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic thinking, architecture governance, executive communication, stakeholder management, problem solving, influencing without authority, mentoring, and continuous improvement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial services experience and architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure, AWS, Oracle, or related credentials are preferred.
• Experience modernizing legacy, business-critihcal compensation, commission, or distribution technology platforms is an asset.

The base salary for this position is between $119,300 - $169,300 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer

We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2,000 annually towards education reimbursement.
• Health & Wellness:Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
• Time Off:In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.
• Financial Security:Company-matching pension plan,share ownership program and additionalinvestment options.
• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.

Learn more about Canada Life.

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact [e-mail]. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.