Digital Architect

We are

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron's progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,500+, and has 58 offices in 21 countries within key global markets.

Our challenge

We are seeking an experienced Digital Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of complex digital systems within a large organizational environment. This role involves providing architectural leadership to agile product teams, mentoring technical staff, and driving modern, scalable, and secure solutions aligned with best practices and enterprise standards.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Location is CAD $130k – CAD $135k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role - Service Designer - Senior

Responsibilities:

• Lead and mentor cross-functional agile product teams, providing clear architectural direction and guidance.
• Design and deliver enterprise-scale solutions utilizing modern development stacks, cloud-native patterns, and integration strategies.
• Collaborate with UX, service design, and human-centered design teams to ensure solutions meet end-user needs.
• Define, communicate, and enforce solution architecture standards across projects and teams.
• Develop modernization strategies for legacy systems and oversee incremental transformation initiatives.
• Architect API-driven systems, system integrations, and service-oriented architectures.
• Incorporate secure development practices and identity/access management solutions, including Zero Trust Architecture principles.
• Contribute to establishing reusable components, APIs, and shared services to improve efficiency and reduce duplication.
• Work closely with stakeholders, including non-technical teams, to translate complex technical concepts into understandable language.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional agile teams, providing architecture guidance, and mentoring.
• Extensive background as a software architect, designing enterprise-level systems with modern development stacks.
• Solid understanding of UX, service design, design thinking, and human-centered approaches.
• Proven ability to develop and communicate architecture solutions for large, complex systems, including modernization and cloud-native designs.
• Strong communication skills, capable of influencing decisions and engaging diverse stakeholders.

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience with secure development practices, identity, and access management, including RBAC, ABAC, and Zero Trust models.
• Expertise in modern web application development with responsive, accessible UI frameworks.
• API design and management, including RESTful services and system integrations.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment, and system observability.
• Knowledge of containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Experience with distributed system architectures such as event-driven, microservices, and domain-driven design.
• Familiarity with the Government of Alberta's IT policies, standards, and guidelines.
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases, schema design, and performance tuning.
• Background working within public sector digital service frameworks and enterprise architecture standards.
• Prior involvement in complex identity and access management scenarios.

We offer:

• A multinational organization with 58 offices in 21 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 15 days (3 weeks) of paid annual leave plus an additional 10 days of personal leave (floating days and sick days).
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-term disability.
• Flexible hybrid policy.
• RRSP with employer's contribution up to 4%.
• A higher education certification policy.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture.

SYNECHRON'S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative 'Synclusive' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.