Principal Architect to design and implement enterprise-level solutions, ensuring they align with our long-term goals and objectives

S.i. Systems client is looking for a Principal Architect to design and implement enterprise-level solutions, ensuring they align with our long-term goals and objectives

This role operates at the enterprise level and has the same level of influence as many VP positions, shaping technology direction across the Enterprise. The Principal Architect works directly with executive leadership to define architecture strategy and guide major transformation initiatives. It’s a rare opportunity to drive enterprise impact without the administrative overhead of a traditional exec level roles

Permanent position. BC or ON candidates, hybrid model but must be on-site for events and business demands when needed.

Must Haves:

• 10+ years of software development experience as a solutions and enterprise architect, ideally within financial services or banking environments
• Experience in cloud architecture - preferably Azure
• Have in depth knowledge in integration patterns and expertise in developing RESTful APIs with a good understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with modern core banking systems and awareness of fintech landscape.
• Excellent knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and methodologies
• Extensive knowledge of software architecture, application development and technical processes with considerable in-depth knowledge in one or more technical disciplines e.g. Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, cloud computing, etc.
• Proficiency in evaluating and recommending emerging technologies and best practices
• Familiarity with software development methodologies, such as Agile or Scrum

Responsibilities:

• Providing sound solutions and architecture for key business initiatives
• Defining, building and maintaining architecture standards, patterns, and best practices
• Understanding business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determining corresponding enterprise system design and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes
• Guiding and influencing product owners, solution/data/security/infrastructure architects, designers, and developers in implementing sound architecture choices (Buy vs. Build, or Real-time vs. Batch)
• Providing guidance to Enterprise architecture in establishing standards and evaluate products and contribute to enterprise architecture initiatives
• Designing and leading the implementation of solutions across all business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities and business requirements
• Managing and developing the enterprise architecture for a broad scope of projects, working closely with solutions and application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project or initiative
• Providing consulting support to architects within projects to ensure the project is aligned with the proposed solution and overall enterprise architecture
• Monitoring the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements
• Understanding technology trends and practical application of existing, new, and emerging technologies (ex. AI, automation) to enable new and evolving business and operating models
• Analyzing the technology industry, competitors, and market trends, and determine their potential impact on the enterprise