Senior Data Architect

Join to apply for the Senior Data Architect role at Co-operators 1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants Company: CGL Department: IT Employment Type: Regular Full-Time Work Model: Hybrid Language: English Additional Information: This role is currently vacant Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Opportunity We are a leading Canadian financial services co‑operative committed to being a catalyst for a sustainable and resilient society. Our team is essential to deliver on this strategy and prioritizes people to ensure a strong culture and development opportunities that enable them to thrive and fulfill our purpose. You’ll work with people who care passionately about our clients and communities. Our Information Technology team aspires to be a leader in applying technology to power business strategies. We connect concepts with solutions to create value and efficiencies for our clients, employees, and communities. Success is driven by our skilled and diverse team passionate about excellence, innovation, and agility. Responsibilities Lead, define and maintain the enterprise data architecture framework and patterns, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and technology stack. Establish and promote data modelling, integration, and system performance standards to ensure consistency and scalability. Ensure solutions are sustainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise data governance, quality, and access standards. Design scalable, governed data solutions that align with data strategy and target state architecture standards. Leverage experience to provide solutions requiring complexity in support of strategic outcomes. Lead the development of end‑to‑end data solutions—either with the hybrid or target state approach—ensuring proper data quality and integration with existing systems. Translate business requirements into clear, workable designs that guide development and ensure thoughtful planning of data flows and system integrations. Ensure technology choices (Azure‑first) align with long‑term business goals and architecture principles. Provide data architectural leadership and guidance aligning with target state architecture to data architects and engineers. Lead data architecture for legal entity domains and associated initiatives, ensuring solutions are viable and sustainable. Lead and facilitate discussions, make decisions, and influence senior stakeholders to ensure alignment with corporate data strategies and promote adoption of target state architecture and solution design artefacts. Qualifications 10+ years of experience in data architecture, building modern data platforms and data products. 10+ years designing and implementing scalable, cloud‑based data solutions (Azure preferred). Deep understanding of data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing concepts, and best practices in data engineering and analytics. Knowledge of cloud security and networking is an asset. Hands‑on experience with Azure services such as ADLS, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, ADF, Synapse, Event Hub, API Management (APIM), Key Vault, Azure SQL, and Purview, including backup, disaster recovery, and data recovery strategy. Hands‑on experience with machine learning / Gen AI architecture patterns is an asset. Excellent project management skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple priorities simultaneously. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience presenting to large and small audiences. Success Attributes Build trusting relationships and provide feedback to enable the successful development of your team and colleagues. Foster innovation and continuous improvement with a focus on client experience. Facilitate the adoption of change and create a high‑performance culture through alignment of team work with organisational goals. Successfully convey messages and demonstrate openness to exploring alternative points of view. Use critical thinking to guide decision‑making and apply a strategic mindset to adjust business plans based on shifting priorities. Additional Information You will be subject to a background check as a condition of employment. Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Co-operators by 2x. #J-18808-Ljbffr