Solutions Architect: Cloud & Modernization Leader

Canada Life; London; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education reimbursement

Mental health benefit

Pension plan

Volunteer day

Job summary

Canada Life is seeking a Solutions Architect to join its Insurance Solutions Technology team. You will partner with business and technology leaders to define architectures that support modernization goals and enterprise standards.

You will lead design reviews, guide delivery teams, and drive roadmaps across cloud, data, and integrations. The role emphasizes collaboration, architectural governance, and delivery of complex initiatives with a focus on security, scalability, and operational

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Solution Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or related roles within large enterprises.
• 5+ years of experience across applications, integrations, cloud, data, or enterprise systems.
• Experience designing and delivering complex enterprise solutions spanning multiple domains.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, product, technology, and EA teams to translate capabilities into scalable solutions.
• Develop end-to-end architectures across applications, integrations, data, infrastructure, and security.
• Create and maintain technology roadmaps aligned with modernization and standards.
• Guide delivery teams through architectural decisions to align with target state architectures.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and vendors to support strategic initiatives.
• Identify risks and gaps and develop mitigation strategies.
• Support cloud adoption and legacy system transformation initiatives.
• Develop and review designs for quality, scalability and operational readiness.
• Provide mentorship and architectural guidance to teams.
• Present recommendations and decisions to stakeholders and senior leadership.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud platforms

API design

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Canada Life is seeking a Solutions Architect to join its Insurance Solutions Technology team. You will partner with business and technology leaders to define architectures that support modernization goals and enterprise standards.

You will lead design reviews, guide delivery teams, and drive roadmaps across cloud, data, and integrations. The role emphasizes collaboration, architectural governance, and delivery of complex initiatives with a focus on security, scalability, and operational