Solution Architect - 5

Location Address : On site -Scarborough OR Toronto–4 days / week - at Toronto and the other day is flexible as to which location / which day

Contract Duration : 8 months

Possibility of extension for a total of 12 months or beyond & possibility of conversion to FTE (preferred)

Schedule Hours : 9am-5pm Monday-Friday;standard 37.5 hrs / week

Reason : Additional workload

Story Behind the Need

Business group : Global Technology Control Testing –IAM (Identity and Access Management) Architecture –part of Information Security and Controls –design solutions for customer IAM platforms

The Identity Access Management (IAM) Architect will work with business channels and the product team to understand the challenges facing them, provide solutions to these challenges and recommend architecture and design to bring modern capabilities to various IAM platforms

Project : The project aims to support the design and migration of on-premises applications to the Microsoft Entra ID platform. Applications will need to adopt MFA provided by Microsoft Entra ID Platform as part of the migration.

Candidate Value Proposition :

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a global initiative and have exposure to international stakeholders (not only specific to the Canadian market) such as LATAM;help design a platform that supports over 16 million users in a major financial institution so is high visibility.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills :

• 10+ years in IAM space with 3+ years in an Architect Role.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with the Microsoft Entra ID platform
• Experience with designing and implementing authentication and credential management flows based on channel requirements.

Nice-To-Have Skills :

Experience developing and documenting CIAM directives, standards, and policies.

Soft skills :

Education :

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering, or related field or relevant experience.

Best VS. Average Candidate :

The best candidate is someone with the longest experience designing solutions with Microsoft ENTRA.

Candidate Review & Selection

1st –Hiring manager or Architect lead–Online –45 mins - scenario-based questions on how they will design and configure. General experience on the platform.

2nd –Peers–Online- 45 mins - probing questions on business requirements, what information will you need to design XYZ

Hiring Manager’s availability to interview : ASAP