Senior Solutions Architect

Salary: $187,200 - 228,800 per year

Requirements:

We are looking for a senior Solution Architect with 10 years of hands-on experience in solution architecture. We require 10 years of experience interpreting complex business needs and mapping them to business, information, application, and solution architectures. We require 10 years of experience with system integration and enterprise integration patterns. We require 10 years of experience creating architecture models with a range of productivity and architecture tools. We require 10 years of experience presenting recommendations to clients and building implementation plans. We require 8 years of experience on complex programs and projects, with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate with diverse groups. We require 8 years of experience designing distributed systems. We require 8 years of experience in software development. We value experience in data integration, data modeling, data standards, information architecture, and application architecture. We value familiarity with reference models such as Open Group and other architecture patterns. We value experience with enterprise architecture frameworks and understanding how solution architecture and enterprise architecture work together. We value strong knowledge of architecture domains, enterprise architecture practices, methodologies, and deliverables. We value the ability to shape solutions from business capabilities and high-level requirements. We value clear technical writing, strong architecture modeling skills, and the ability to explain solution architecture concepts effectively. We value leadership, facilitation, and communication skills across business and technology stakeholders. We prefer prior experience in the public sector or large organizations. We prefer microservices architecture expertise, including CAP theorem, eventual consistency, consensus algorithms, domain-driven design, bounded contexts, service boundaries, REST, gRPC, messaging, event-driven systems, Kubernetes, Docker, cloud platforms, API design, distributed transactions, observability, security, and resilience patterns. Responsibilities:

We will have you assess the current application environment and identify modernization opportunities. We will have you evaluate and recommend the best architectural path, including microservices, modular monolith, hybrid, or incremental modernization. We will have you develop target-state architectures and long-term modernization roadmaps. We will have you lead domain modeling and enterprise application design efforts. We will have you ensure technology choices align with business strategy and operational needs. We will have you identify and reduce architectural, technical, and operational risk. We will have you provide architectural leadership and oversight across initiatives and projects. We will have you prevent fragmentation and encourage reusable, scalable design patterns. We will have you work closely with business and technical stakeholders to support informed architecture decisions. We will have you deliver architecture assessments, recommendations, and executive-level guidance to support strategic planning. Technologies:

AI API Architect Cloud Docker Support Kubernetes REST Security gRPC microservices AWS Azure More: We are a leading business and technology services provider helping organizations accelerate transformation through strategy, design, execution, and operations. Our global team of 80,000 works with more than 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe, and Asia. This is a contract role based in Calgary, Alberta, with a hybrid work arrangement. The position is fully remote only for candidates who are based in Canada. Compensation for this senior Solution Architect opportunity is $90.00 to $110.00 per hour, and we offer the chance to work with a municipal government client on strategic modernization and distributed architecture initiatives. We are committed to equal opportunity hiring and may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process. last updated 41 week of 2026