DIRECTOR, SOLUTION ARCHITECTURE
HybridMontréal, Quebec, Canada
Job Summary
Build and maintain an enterprise capability model and value-stream maps to anchor integration decisions, identifying overlaps and gaps to prioritize platform convergence. Establish architectural guardrails, standards, and design principles that govern cross-functional decision-making, then operationalize "architecture as code" by embedding these standards into pipelines and automated checks. Lead a team of solutions and domain architects to drive platform rationalization, reduce complexity, and ensure stability, resilience, and security for core banking and digital ecosystem projects. Collaborate with Lines of business, Data, Cybersecurity, and Infrastructure teams to align design choices and oversee architecture deliverables for system cutovers and cloud migrations. Mentor technical leads and consultants while managing team capacity, consultant hiring, and the development of architecture KPI metrics. Bilingualism in French and English required.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of banking experience
- 5-10 years in enterprise architecture
- experience gained within financial services or consulting environments
- Demonstrated ability to prototype and operationalize architecture decisions—using spike solutions, reference implementations, and experimentation to quickly test assumptions, quantify trade-offs, and inform executive decisions in fast-moving integration programs
- Expertise across architecture domains such as cloud, data analytics, APIs/integration, security, infrastructure, digital channels, and core banking platforms
- Strong understanding of NFRs including reliability, performance, scalability, disaster recovery, and security
- Ability to design and govern complex multi‐platform ecosystems
- Strong leadership presence with the ability to simplify complexity and influence senior decision‐makers
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and develop architects—building shared standards, improving architectural decision quality, and scaling consistent practices across a federated organization
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to facilitate cross‐functional alignment
- Bilingualism - communicate in both French and English
- Strategic mindset paired with operational awareness
Desired Qualifications
- Architecture certifications such as TOGAF, SAFe Architect, or cloud architecture certifications
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