Solutions Architect

On behalf of our client in the financial services sector, Procom is searching for a Solutions Architect for a 12-month contract. This position is hybrid in Toronto (4 days per week onsite).

Solutions Architect - Job Description

The Solutions Architect will support business-as-usual initiatives and strategic architecture work, helping deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions aligned to enterprise technology standards. This role focuses on solution architecture, architectural governance, and cloud-first design for high-throughput eventing/messaging platforms.

Solutions Architect - Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain solution architecture frameworks and designs aligned to enterprise standards, security patterns, and guiding principles.
• Evaluate business requirements and recommend optimal architecture options, including target-state roadmaps and executive-level summaries.
• Review detailed solution designs for compliance with architecture and security standards; provide architecture/design sign-off as required.
• Partner with other architects and security stakeholders to assess risks and confirm secure solution designs.
• Provide project-level architecture/design documentation, assessments of options, and architectural governance support.
• Contribute to project planning (scope, estimates, documentation) and provide timely escalation of issues and risks.
• Participate as a subject matter expert on moderate-to-high risk/complex initiatives; support pre- and post-implementation reviews.
• Stay current on emerging technologies and best practices to improve architecture standards, patterns, and frameworks.

Solutions Architect - Mandatory Skills

• Azure cloud architecture experience.
• Experience designing and tuning high-throughput eventing and/or messaging systems.
• Kafka experience (including Confluent Cloud).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Solutions Architect – Nice-to-Have Skills

• Amazon Connect experience.
• Experience with additional cloud platforms (AWS and/or GCP).

Solutions Architect – Assignment Length

This is a 12-month contract (extension possible; conversion possible).

Solutions Architect - Start Date

ASAP.

Solutions Architect - Assignment Location

Toronto, Ontario, hybrid (4 days per week onsite).

This employer uses both human and technology-assisted tools to support candidate screening and assessment. Final hiring decisions are made by people.