Senior Solutions Architect - Hybrid (Calgary)

Alquemy; United States; Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 129,000; Full time

Job summary

Alquemy in Calgary, hybrid role, is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to define and lead solution architecture across complex business initiatives. You will drive technical direction, integration strategies, and ensure alignment with cybersecurity, enterprise standards, and long-term roadmaps.

You will partner with stakeholders and technical teams to shape requirements, evaluate technologies, and provide architectural governance throughout planning, design, and implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Software Architecture, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, application architecture, systems analysis, software development, or technical leadership.
• 5+ years designing and delivering complex enterprise solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Solution, Application, Integration, Data, Cloud, Infrastructure, and Security Architecture.
• Experience in utilities, energy, critical infrastructure, or regulated industries preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of complex enterprise technology solutions.
• Define solution, application, integration, data, security, infrastructure, and deployment architectures.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, cost-effective, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Work with business stakeholders and technical teams to define business, functional, technical, integration, and security requirements.
• Evaluate technologies, platforms, and solution alternatives and provide architectural recommendations.
• Design integrations and data flows across enterprise systems, including OT environments.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to developers, analysts, vendors, and project teams.
• Lead architecture reviews, design workshops, solution assessments, and vendor evaluations.
• Review and approve solution designs, technical specifications, integration approaches, and deployment strategies.
• Support projects through development, testing, implementation, deployment, and transition to operational support.
• Identify technical risks, integration challenges, performance concerns, and operational impacts.
• Develop and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, standards, and technology roadmaps.

Skills

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ IT/ Engineering/ Software Architecture

Job description

Alquemy in Calgary, hybrid role, is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to define and lead solution architecture across complex business initiatives. You will drive technical direction, integration strategies, and ensure alignment with cybersecurity, enterprise standards, and long-term roadmaps.

You will partner with stakeholders and technical teams to shape requirements, evaluate technologies, and provide architectural governance throughout planning, design, and implementation.