Salesforce Solution Architect

Job Description Internal Title Software Solution Architecture Advisor Build the Future with Us

Are you driven by organizational transformation and eager to contribute to the purpose of a company that aims to ensure its clients feel confident and secure about their future? The Salesforce Hub team is looking to welcome a Salesforce Solution Architect. In this role, you will play a key part by influencing the strategic directions of the business sectors we collaborate with and by identifying opportunities to improve processes and technological solutions aligned with business needs and organizational objectives. Your strategic vision and ability to anticipate trends will enable you to guide the organization in making structuring decisions within the Salesforce ecosystem. This position represents a great opportunity to showcase your skills and fully realize your potential within a caring and trusted organization. Here, people and their development are at the heart of our priorities, fostering an environment conducive to collaboration and innovation. If you are known for your natural influence, proactivity, and strategic thinking, this opportunity is for you!

What You Will Accomplish with Us

As a Solution Architect, you will act as a trusted advisor to multiple stakeholders while working hands‑on with technological solutions. Your main responsibilities include: Translating requirements into solutions and ensuring deliveries comply with the approved design across all dimensions (architecture lead), including: System — functional and non-functional requirements, development, component selection and reuse, and integration; Technology — technical and non-functional requirements, use of new design approaches (e.g., cloud, mobility), security, performance, and availability; Organizational — processes, change management, requirements (functional specifications), and legal and regulatory obligations. Providing leadership in solution review governance and proposing, reviewing, and approving architecture decisions in accordance with corporate frameworks. Ensuring solution alignment and integration within impacted ecosystems to minimize potential issues and, when likely or unavoidable, proposing pragmatic workaround solutions. Ensuring the integrity and quality of the solution from design to delivery (end-to-end), including oversight during execution and validation of requirements against test results. Ensuring consistency of technological solutions with strategic objectives and contributing to process optimization by proposing evolution and simplification scenarios. Providing multidisciplinary leadership within the solution delivery team (designers, analysts, developers, etc.) and with surrounding collaborators, including external vendors. Contributing to project success by facilitating schedule, scope, and budget management. Maintaining traceability of architecture decisions, certifying technical project documentation, and ensuring updates to permanent documentation impacted by the work. Acting as a guardian of the methodological approach and architecture process in place within the organization. With the support of and in collaboration with the Enterprise Architecture team, helping preserve corporate alignment by contributing to the evolution of and ensuring compliance with enterprise architecture guidelines, processes, standardized tools, standards, and architectural methods. When required, submitting exemption requests for exceptional cases. Acting as the application owner within the enterprise repository to ensure it is kept up to date and to guarantee the accuracy of information related to assigned applications and technologies, in collaboration with the application portfolio owner. Continuously monitoring architecture trends that comply with company standards and guidelines.

What Could Accelerate Your Success in This Role

We are looking for someone who: Holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, information systems, computer or software engineering, mathematics, or another relevant field of equivalent level. Has 12 years of experience in information technology, including a minimum of 5 years in architecture within large‑scale projects and organizations. Demonstrates proven leadership in managing multidisciplinary teams composed of internal and external resources. Shows a strong ability to manage multiple dimensions of complex initiatives simultaneously. Is recognized for excellent communication and simplification skills. Stands out for strong negotiation skills and advanced conflict resolution abilities. Demonstrates a high tolerance for ambiguity, uncertainty, and frequent change. Has solid knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent. Has significant experience designing high‑volume, high‑availability applications and systems. Has participated in large‑scale digital transformation initiatives and projects. Has experience working with SDLC, DevOps, Agile methodologies, MVP, LEAN, and ITIL. Has knowledge of the financial services and insurance sector, considered an asset. Is highly proficient in French, both spoken and written. Has an intermediate level of English, as the role involves facilitating presentations and meetings, as well as producing documentation and emails with internal and external partners on a weekly basis.

Knowledge of the Salesforce ecosystem, with proven experience in Financial Services Cloud and Data 360; knowledge of Marketing Cloud and Agentforce. Knowledge of cloud environments (preferably Azure), including security, disaster recovery, restart, and connectivity with on‑premises environments. Knowledge of MuleSoft.

Why You Will Enjoy Working with Us

A work environment where learning and development merge with a collective pursuit of excellence; A healthy, safe, fair, and inclusive environment where potential can be freely expressed and developed; The opportunity to work in a hybrid work environment, supported by flexibility and access to inspiring and innovative workspaces; Competitive benefits, including flexible group insurance, a competitive pension plan, employee share purchase plan, vacation and wellness/personal development days, telemedicine, employee and family assistance program, ergonomic furniture program, performance bonus, discounts on iA products, and much more!

• flexible group insurance
• competitive pension plan
• employee share purchase plan
• vacation and wellness/personal development days
• telemedicine
• employee and family assistance program
• ergonomic furniture program
• performance bonus
• discounts on iA products

Location(s) Quebec / 1080, Grande Allee West Other Possible Location(s) Montreal / 1981 McGill College Avenue Company iA Financial Group Posting End Date 2026-08-14 Company Overview iA Financial Group* is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management. With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate. At iA, we’re invested in you. * iA Financial group includes the following entities: iA Services financiers, iA assurance auto et habitation, iA Gestion privée de patrimoine, PPI Management, Investia, iA Gestion de placements, Prysm, iA Clarington, Michel Rhéaume et associés, Garanties Nationales, WGI Manufacturing, WGI Service Plan Division, Lubrico, iA Financement auto

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability. Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please Contact us here. Someone from our team will be happy to assist you with your needs. As a reflection of our employees’ appreciation and engagement, iA once again stands out this year as one of Canada’s top employers according to Forbes. In 2026, iA Financial Group also ranks 1st among major publicly traded Canadian insurers. At iA Financial Group, our differences make us unique. We are committed to supporting and celebrating diversity because we believe that it is by bridging our differences that we will be stronger. Our employees’ wellbeing is our priority. We are also committed to creating a stimulating and safe work environment, in addition to offering a real work-life balance with our flexible work model. As a reflection of our employees’ appreciation, iA has been ranked as one of the top employers in Canada in 2023 by Glassdoor and Forbes.

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