Technical Architect

Acestack; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Acestack is seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design, govern, and evolve enterprise-scale technology platforms that are secure, scalable, and aligned with business strategy. You will work with engineering, data, security, and product teams to translate complex requirements into practical architectures.

The role focuses on defining architecture standards, leading cloud, data, and GenAI initiatives, and mentoring engineering teams to promote best practices across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise technology architecture and solution design.
• Proven ability to design cloud and platform architectures for large-scale systems.
• Deep understanding of modern data platforms and AI capabilities.
• Experience with Generative AI technologies in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails.
• Lead architecture and adoption of data and AI platforms across the business.
• Design GenAI capabilities for enterprise initiatives and ensure security, scalability, and reliability.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

AI platforms

GenAI

Security & compliance

Leadership & mentoring

Stakeholder management

Job description

Job Title: Technical Architect
Location: Toronto, Ontario (ON)
Work Arrangement: Onsite 4 Days
Job Type: Full Time

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Technical Architect to design, govern, and evolve enterprise-scale technology platforms that are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with business strategy. The ideal candidate will work closely with engineering, data, security, and product teams to translate complex business and technical requirements into practical, future-ready architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain cloud and platform architecture standards, patterns, principles, and technical guardrails
• Lead the architecture and adoption of modern data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms
• Design and support Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) capabilities across enterprise initiatives
• Ensure security, compliance, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence are embedded throughout the architecture lifecycle
• Partner with engineering, data, security, and product teams to develop effective technical solutions
• Translate complex business and technical requirements into scalable architecture designs
• Provide architectural leadership across multiple enterprise initiatives
• Review solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards
• Mentor engineering and architecture teams and promote technical best practices
• Influence technology roadmaps and strategic platform decisions
• Act as a technical authority to resolve complex technical challenges and remove delivery blockers
• Identify architectural risks and recommend solutions to reduce technical and operational risk
• Support modernization and innovation initiatives across the organization

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in enterprise technology architecture and solution design
• Proven experience designing cloud and platform architectures
• Strong understanding of modern data platforms and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Experience with Generative AI (GenAI) technologies and enterprise AI capabilities
• Strong knowledge of security, compliance, scalability, and operational excellence
• Experience working with engineering, data, security, and product teams
• Strong leadership, mentoring, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to influence technical strategy and architecture roadmaps

Key Skills

Technical Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, Data Platforms, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI (GenAI), Security, Compliance, Scalability, Platform Engineering, Architecture Governance, Technology Strategy

Job Type: Full Time