Solutions Architect in Individual Wealth Technology team at Canada Life, overseeing high quality technology solutions and architectural strategy development.
Responsibilities
Defines and facilitates a solution architecture that leverages enterprise capabilities and efficient usage of processes, technology, data and people to align these capabilities
Consults with business partners and delivery stakeholders
Participates in the definition of, and helps to maintain the technical solution architecture(s)
Actively participates in the discussions which drive the architectural decisions for the team and develop the technical vision and direction for the solution
Defines and creates candidate architecture solutions
Defines and maintains solution architectures for applications
Ensures quality designs when involved in solutioning any infrastructure and development issues
Proactively identifies opportunities where solutions can enhance organizational efficiency
Actively engaged as the team works to solve complex problems
Keeps abreast of latest technological/industry trends
Acts as trusted technology advisor/advocate for business units
Supports the development of technology roadmaps and proposals to achieve business plans
Works closely with all team members to create solutions that accommodate future architectural changes and designs
Identify critical driving forces of process, data, people and technology and identify any changes or improvements that can be made
Requirements
Bachelor Computer Science / Software Engineering degree or equivalent experience
Minimum 7 years of related experience in technology environments
Minimum of 4 years working as an architect with experience on large scale projects enabling business to achieve the goals and objectives
Experience leading architecture activities in conjunction with the Enterprise Architect or Portfolio Architect
Experience in Wealth Management technology ecosystems
Experience with Web Technologies and Networking TCP/IP, DNS, Proxy, Reverse Proxy, SSL/TLS, SFTP
Proven business acumen demonstrated through a broad understanding of an organization, functions, practices, trends and competition
Financial knowledge demonstrated through the ability to calculate the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI)
Values simplicity, ability to simplify difficult concepts
Ability to foster collaborative stakeholder relationships across multiple business functions
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