IT Architect I

Our client, is seeking an experienced IT Architect I Specialist to lead the architectural design and deployment of modern cloud contact center solutions.

In this specialized engineering and architectural role, you will lead the end-to-end design, setup, configuration, and feature rollout of an enterprise Amazon Connect ecosystem. You will partner tightly with business lines, engineering teams, and cloud service owners to deliver seamless, high-performing omnichannel customer experiences. Your mandate is focused strictly on Amazon Connect capabilities, evaluating incoming feature requests, mapping complex data lakes, implementing serverless backend components, and deploying cutting-edge contact center AI features.

Period: July 27, 2026 – October 31, 2026 (Short-term strategic architecture engagement)

Work Location: Hybrid (Based out of the corporate office at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, ON)



Advantages
Tier-1 Financial Blueprint: Lead contact center modernization architecture for a major, household-name financial enterprise.

Bleeding-Edge AI Sandbox: Design and deploy next-generation contact center features, including Conversational IVR, AI-powered case summaries, and AI-agent contact evaluations.

Deep Multi-Cloud Integrations: Build complex, cross-cloud architectures linking Amazon Web Services (AWS) data lakes directly into Microsoft Azure long-term storage repositories.

High-Visibility Autonomy: Act as the domain Subject Matter Expert (SME), creating standard frameworks, baseline routing methods, and architectural patterns for the entire organization.



Responsibilities
Amazon Connect Architecture & Design
Complex Service Integrations: Design, model, and document seamless integrations connecting Amazon Connect with broader AWS data and infrastructure tools (AWS Glue, Athena, Lake Formation, Amazon Lex, and AWS Lambda).

Omnichannel Flow Engineering: Build out standard frameworks and contact flow configurations governing omni-channel pathways across Voice, Chat, Email, and SMS channels.

Advanced Routing Design: Architect sophisticated Interactive Voice Response (IVR) flows, skills-based routing rules, global queues, and contact center routing profiles to optimize agent efficiency.

Next-Gen AI Deployment: Research, prototype, and implement native cloud AI features, including conversational bots, automated agent performance evaluations, and automated summaries.

CRM Integration & Multi-Cloud Pipeline Management
Salesforce Integration: Embed Amazon Connect directly with Salesforce CRM for unified Agent Desktop environments, utilizing modern telephony modules like Service Cloud Voice and SCC-AC packages.

Data Lake Pipeline Extraction: Architect and support AWS Glue ETL data pipelines to safely extract data lake tables from AWS into Microsoft Azure for long-term retention and corporate auditing.

Testing & Governance
Validation & Support: Lead test automation workflows, conduct strict performance and load-testing validation routines, and translate high-level business logic into clear technical designs.



Qualifications
Experience: Proven experience operating within cloud contact center engineering or infrastructure architecture roles (leveraging a solid foundational background in enterprise computing).

Amazon Connect Mastery: Deep, practical hands-on experience in Amazon Connect configuration, administrative dashboards, and omni-channel contact mapping.

Salesforce CRM Interop: Demonstrated experience integrating cloud telephony networks natively with Salesforce CRM environments for enterprise service centers.

Serverless Development & Scripting: Strong serverless development capabilities utilizing AWS Lambda and API Gateway, with proven proficiency writing automation scripts in Python or Node.js.

Analytics & Visualization Stack: Understanding of contact center reporting tools and data visualization layouts within Amazon QuickSight.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical equivalent field.

Nice-to-Have Skills & Assets
Active AWS Certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect or specialized AWS Networking/Data Analytics credentials).

Experience with cloud governance, architectural design reviews, and regulatory compliance standards in the financial or insurance industries.



Summary
If you are a tech-savvy Cloud Contact Center Architect who excels at writing Python-backed AWS Lambda functions, configuring Salesforce Service Cloud Voice, and deploying conversational AI modules within Amazon Connect, this Toronto-based mandate is a perfect match. Bring your data pipeline familiarity, omnichannel routing expertise, and systems design skills to a premier technology team today!



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