Solution architect Jobs in Edmonton, AB

Overview

First Canadian is a national organization experiencing unprecedented growth. We hire bright, hard‑working people committed to learning and career growth. We celebrate employee success through feedback and a Great Place to Work culture.

Benefits

Off work 1 hour early on Fridays.

Earned Time‑Off Program and vacation.

Group Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.

Hybrid work model available after successful probation.

On‑site gym with free weekly classes.

Newly renovated facility with ergonomic desks / chairs.

Educational assistance and career development.

Employee benefits.

Health and Wellness spending account.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

Employee discount programs.

Culture Team dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and employee programs.

Employee recognition and appreciation events.

Position

The Solution Architect – Alberta reports to the Web Development Manager – Alberta and is based in Sherwood Park. The role acts as a strategic bridge between business needs and technology, responsible for designing scalable, secure, enterprise‑level solution blueprints, modernizing legacy systems, and driving technology improvements.

Essential Responsibilities

Design, document, and deliver complex, secure, and regulated enterprise solutions that align with business and technology strategies.

Apply in‑depth knowledge of government acts and regulations in the automobile insurance industry to develop compliant, configurable solutions.

Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including lift‑and‑shift, re‑platform, and refactoring from on‑premises to cloud and hybrid environments.

Architect highly resilient, scalable, and fault‑tolerant systems using Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) best practices, targeting availability levels up to 99.999%.

Apply enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF 10, Zachman Framework) to define solution architectures, governance standards, and decision‑making models.

Provide architectural leadership across presentation, integration, and backend layers, ensuring solutions are reusable, extensible, configurable, and integration ready.

Define and maintain architectural roadmaps that guide the transition from legacy systems to modern, future‑state platforms.

Leverage emerging technologies, including Agentic AI and Generative AI, to influence SDLC frameworks, and improve delivery speed, quality, and maintainability.

Ensure solutions are operationally efficient, maintainable, secure, and aligned with quality and performance standards.

Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery.

Provide occasional after‑hours support to maintain business continuity during critical releases, incidents, or system updates.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is required.

A minimum of 10 years of experience designing and delivering complex, configurable, enterprise‑grade solutions is required.

Hands‑on experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF 10 or the Zachman.

Proven experience migrating legacy systems to cloud and hybrid infrastructures.

Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, risk management, and controls within regulated industries.

Demonstrated ability to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and act as a change driver.

Experience designing modular, reusable systems using microservices architecture and decomposing monolithic applications.

Knowledge of Human‑Computer Interaction (HCI) principles and usability best practices is considered an asset.

Prior experience in the insurance industry, particularly auto insurance or dealership solutions, is considered an asset.

Ability to coach at all levels of SDLC is required.

Fluent in English with proven competencies in verbal and written communication, is required.

Successful completion of a credit check, criminal background check, education verification, and employment reference checks is required prior to employment.

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Accommodations are available upon request.

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