Senior Enterprise Architect
Skills
About the role
This senior enterprise architect role leads architecture strategy, governance, and modernization for Desjardins' wealth management and insurance distribution subsidiary in Toronto, Canada. You'll manage an architecture team, develop enterprise architecture strategies and frameworks, and align technology investments with business objectives in a hybrid work environment.
What you’ll do
- Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performance architecture team with clear goals and development plans
- Lead architecture governance activities, including reviews and approvals
- Identify architectural risks, inefficiencies, technical debt, and improvement opportunities
- Drive technology standardization, rationalization, and modernization initiatives
- Build and evolve enterprise architecture capabilities, principles, standards, and governance processes
- Develop and maintain current-state and target-state architectures and roadmaps
- Align technology investments and transformation initiatives with business strategy
- Collaborate with business and technology leaders to translate strategic priorities into architecture
- Provide architectural leadership across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and security
- Review solutions to ensure they are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with standards
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior management
What they’re looking for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, including 3 years in management
- Experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technology leadership roles
- Experience leading architecture or technology teams
- Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies, frameworks, roadmaps, and governance
- Experience leading technology transformation and modernization initiatives
- Advanced knowledge of application, data, integration, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity practices
- Strong communication skills in both French and English, both oral and written
- Available for travel to offices in Ontario and Quebec
Nice to have
- TOGAF certification
- Cloud Architecture Certifications (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
- CISSP certification
- ITIL certification
- SAFe certification
What’s on offer
- Competitive salary and annual bonus
- 4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year
- Defined benefit pension plan
- Group insurance including telemedicine
- Health and wellness expense reimbursement
- Telework equipment reimbursement
- Hybrid work arrangement based in Toronto, Canada
Questions about this role
What experience is required?
A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, including 3 years in management
Do I need a degree?
Yes, a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is required
Is this role remote?
This is a hybrid role based in Toronto, Canada, requiring availability for travel to offices in Ontario and Quebec
Are certifications required?
TOGAF, cloud architecture certifications (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud), CISSP, ITIL, or SAFe certifications are preferred but not stated as required
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