Solutions Architect

Solutions Architect

Location : Remote - Anywhere in Canada

Empire life is looking to hire a Solutions Architect to join our IT team! The Solution Architect plays a pivotal role in shaping our organization's technology landscape.

Exceptional communication and collaboration skills are at the heart of this position, alongside the technical expertise to design scalable and innovative solutions.

You'll bridge the gap between business and IT, fostering a shared understanding of both challenges and opportunities to ensure technology drives our success.

Why pursue this opportunity

Play an integral role - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your skills, while directly contributing to the business unit you are a part of.

Hone your skills - this is an opportunity that allows for you to grow your technical, and functional skills.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion - we are committed to creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace and welcome candidates who share this commitment.

What you’ll be working on

Communication and Collaboration

Build strong relationships with business and IT stakeholders across all levels (developers to senior executives) through clear and persuasive communication.

Proactively facilitate collaborative discussions, understanding diverse business needs and pain points, and translating them into actionable technology solutions.

Actively research and evaluate emerging technologies, presenting your findings and recommendations to drive technology adoption and modernization.

Collaborate closely with leadership to develop long-term strategic roadmaps, ensuring ongoing alignment through frequent touchpoints.

Functionally lead cross-functional teams, including developers, engineers, and project managers, ensuring seamless solution delivery.

Design and Architecture

Translate business requirements into detailed technical blueprints that emphasize performance, security, scalability and align to enterprise Architecture Principles

Architect and design comprehensive solutions, ensuring alignment with industry best practices and enterprise standards.

Lead the selection and integration of appropriate technologies, tools, and platforms, advocating for well-researched solutions while remaining open to alternative ideas.

Build and guide implementation architectures for vendors, platforms and third parties

Develop, document, and maintain architectural patterns and guidelines to ensure consistency across solutions.

What we’re looking for you to have

Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills with the ability to adapt your communication to diverse stakeholders.

Strong collaborative mindset, fostering teamwork and knowledge sharing across technical and business teams.

Analytical and strategic thinking, translating complex problems into workable and innovative solutions.

Aptitude for quickly learning and understanding new technologies and concepts.

Leadership and mentorship abilities to guide and support technical team members.

Foundational understanding of cloud computing principles, IT infrastructure components, and enterprise architecture.

Familiarity with various architectural approaches (Event-Driven Architecture, Domain-Driven Design, Microservices, etc.)

Knowledge of software development methodologies and design patterns.

Experience working with legacy systems and a strong understanding of modernization techniques and strategies.

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field (or equivalent experience).

If you are applying for a position which is open to applicants across Canada, unless otherwise indicated in the position, language proficiency in English is required for communicating with customers, advisors, or employees across Canada.

Beyond the salary

For regular full-time positions, Empire Life offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes :

Competitive salaries with annual pay increases

Annual bonus program, which recognizes both strong company performance and individual contributions, for non sales positions

Competitive uncapped commission, for sales positions

A comprehensive employer-funded benefits package that includes life insurance, disability, health and dental and a generous health account

Flexible work arrangements and an annual allotment of personal health days.

Four weeks annual vacation from hire date

A defined contribution pension plan with generous employer matching

Top up programs for parental leave and compassionate leave

Employer-sponsored wellness and recognition programs

A cash employee referral program