Application Architect

Join to apply for the Application Architect - Intact Lab role at Intact Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance‑led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us. About The Role Are you passionate about building and delivering software products? Do you want to have an impact and contribute to the success of our digital strategies? Do you like working with cutting‑edge technologies, are you stimulated by challenges and have a proven experience in software engineering architecture? Come join our team. We are currently looking for an Application Architect for our Intact Lab who will play a critical role in supporting our growth. What You’ll Do Here Carry out a permanent technological watch Lead the development of the technology roadmap with the practice of technical leadership Ensure consistency with the technological vision and the architectural quality of the lab’s products Ensure compliance with the design and development rules imposed Collaborate with other architects in the Lab and the company to define and implement best software engineering practices Define and document the architecture of the applications, jointly with the technical leader of the product and taking into account the constraints of the projects Act as a mentor and technical lead with software engineering teams You Are A software craftsman Driven by challenges A change agent who doesn’t hesitate to challenge the status quo, especially in these times of migration to public clouds An excellent popularizer capable of explaining his ideas to various stakeholders Organized, proactive and a driver of change Comfortable working and promoting an ever‑changing technological environment A leader and excellent team player ready to dive back into the code to help his team A technical mentor, very active in terms of technological monitoring and ready to share his knowledge in a concrete way through functional proofs of concept At ease with the development of architectural designs including both front‑end web components and back‑end services What You Bring To The Table Bachelor’s degree in information technology/software engineering or any combination of education and equivalent experience Proven technical leadership and architectural experience in software development 1 to 3 years of experience in an architecture role 5 years of experience designing, executing, and supporting cloud solutions (AWS, ROSA/OpenShift, etc.) 5 years of experience designing and delivering distributed systems and applications Good knowledge of application security, its mechanisms and OWASP standards Prior experience in agile development, continuous delivery and DevOps culture Excellent knowledge of Software and Enterprise Design Patterns Good knowledge of containers and orchestrators such as Kubernetes, EKS, AKS, etc. Excellent knowledge of Object Oriented programming Good knowledge of Reactive Programming, Event‑driven architecture Experience with RESTful projects using JWT, OAuth 2.0 Excellent knowledge of RESTful standards and the OpenAPI specification Good working knowledge of the I.D.E.A.L.S principle and the 12 factor app method Concrete experience in automated cloud service creation as well as automated application delivery Good knowledge of cloud technologies and development and architecture best practices to deliver on different public clouds Bilingualism (French / English) – Need to interact on a regular basis with colleagues across the country No Canadian work experience required, however must be eligible to work in Canada We are an equal opportunity employer. At Intact, our value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives. We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity‑deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. If you are an employee of Intact or BelairDirect, please apply for this role on the Internal Career Site. #J-18808-Ljbffr