Solutions Architect (Digital)

Permanent Full Time 

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Solutions Architect supporting Canada Life Digital Technology and Experience, you will be responsible for leading the design of robust, scalable and mission critical customer facing applications. You’ll work in a complex environment with a mix of legacy and modern systems and infrastructure.  As we modernize and deliver exceptional experiences we are seeking a skilled solution architect to play a key role in identifying opportunities and influencing and guiding our transformation journey.

What you will do 

• Support and drive the organizational goals to simplify, automate and reuse technology assets
• Foster collaboration and understanding across all teams to ensure functional and non-functional requirements are met while balancing business goals
• Develop and maintain application technology roadmaps that are aligned to technology and business strategy
• Define standards and best practices in relation to digital architecture concerns
• Influence and contribute to the development of technology strategy and delivery planning
• Collaborate and guide engineering teams and applications towards target state architectures
• Coach peers to successfully adopt standards and patterns
• Develop and review solution designs

What you will bring 

• 5+ years of hands on experience as a solution or enterprise architect having worked in designing and supporting digital experiences in enterprise environments
• Blend of technical skills and business acumen
• Proven experience
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate at complex concerts at various levels
• Curiosity and passion to leverage modern technology to improve the customer experience
• Experience in the financial services, insurance or similar regulated industry
• Experience with application modernization
• Experience architecting digital experience solutions with public cloud and SaaS products
• Integration architectures and patterns (e.g. etl, event, api )
• Working knowledge of security, identity and authorization patterns
• Participated in leading POCs and vendor evaluations
• Content management
• *Salesforce and Adobe Experience Manager  (AEM)
• Front-end UI frameworks (e.g. REACT, VUEJS)
• Architecture experience using modelling languages (e.g. UML, TOGAF, Archimate, etc.)
• Certification with TOGAF (9.2) is beneficial
• Developing target state architectures and roadmaps
• Experience working in product and agile environments
• Hand’s on experience solutioning mobile applications beneficial

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The base salary for this position is between $90,000.00 - $140,000.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life 

We’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.  

We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other. Are you someone who always strives to do the right thing, who steps up for themselves and others, and who delivers with impact? Then we want to hear from you! 

What we offer:  

We’re committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Here’s what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member: 

• Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement, access to industry-leading learning programs and up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement. 

• Health & Wellness: Flexible health and dental benefits, plus a $5,000 mental health benefit to support your well-being. 

• Time Off: In addition to regular vacation and personal days, we support community involvement with a volunteer day.  

• Financial Security: Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program and additional investment options. 

• Rewards and Recognition: Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts and more!  
• Emphasis on Community: We provide a workplace where employees feel connected and supported through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), mentorship programs, social clubs and events.  

Learn more about Canada Life.  

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact  talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.  

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted. 

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