We are seeking a highly technical
Enterprise Architect to drive our application modernization and enterprise Salesforce strategies. This role looks holistically across systems and portfolios with a long-term strategic outlook, acting as the principal architectural authority for our application landscape. You will serve as a trusted advisor and mentor for over 10+ Salesforce professionals across the enterprise, guiding product squads, managing strategic technical debt, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-performance solutions that align with our strategic objectives.
- Reports to: Director, Enterprise Architecture Services
- Job Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office) - based in Toronto, ON.
Key AccountabilitiesEnterprise Solutioning & Salesforce Leadership- Architecture Center of Excellence: Define and establish solution architecture practices, guiding program architects to design Salesforce ecosystem-based solutions in alignment with the enterprise vision.
- Reference Architecture & Standards: Lead the development and rollout of Technology Standards and our Reference Architecture (ABB) to standardize delivery.
- Salesforce Strategy: Build and maintain the future-state architecture for Salesforce, establishing reusable frameworks and design patterns.
- Governance & Roadmaps: Actively participate in EA Governance touchpoints (IRB, ARB) and collaborate with business lines to build multi-year Salesforce roadmaps and maintain backlogs.
AWS Infrastructure & Risk Management- Cloud Ecosystems: Lead complex governance structures to transition critical systems to AWS hybrid cloud ecosystems.
- Core Standards: Drive the definition and enforcement of enterprise-wide Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Data Management Standards across all infrastructure environments.
- Technical Debt: Partner with the Application Portfolio Management (APAM) function to actively manage, rationalize, and reduce strategic technical debt.
- M&A Integration: Supervise the technical integration of new M&A tenants into enterprise Salesforce tenants and broader infrastructure environments.
Application Modernization & Integration- Integration Excellence: Champion integration as a core technical capability, leading the rollout of formal Integration Standards and API-led strategies (REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming).
- Platform Engineering: Lead the architecture of complex data integration platforms and messaging systems (MuleSoft, Kafka, Solace) to scale capacity.
- Resiliency & Performance: Design for operational resiliency, ensuring high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for mission-critical trading and enterprise systems.
- Analytics Design: Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Exchange (data lake) team to deliver advanced analytics and AI-driven capabilities.
Mentorship & Professional Development- Team Coaching: Coach and direct work tasks for Salesforce professionals across the business, providing guidance on technical specifications and acceptance criteria.
- Technical Excellence: Mentor teams to drive user adoption, client satisfaction, and overall platform excellence.
Qualifications & ExperienceProfessional Experience- Leadership Tenure: At least 10 years of progressive experience in IT, with 5+ years in senior leadership or principal architecture roles.
- Salesforce Domain: Minimum 5 years of experience architecting complex Salesforce environments and successfully delivering enterprise roadmaps.
- Industry Experience: Proven experience in global financial services or a similarly regulated industry, preferably capital markets.
- Modernization Success: Demonstrated experience leading large-scale technology transformations, such as legacy-to-cloud modernization or data center consolidations.
Technical Expertise- Cloud Provider: Extensive experience in AWS (Amazon Web Services), including advanced cloud architecture credentials and hands-on IaaS management.
- Software Engineering: Strong foundation in software engineering and core programming languages such as C, C++, or Java.
- Salesforce Certifications (Minimum): Salesforce Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, and Platform App Builder.
- Advanced Salesforce Certifications (Preferred): Application Architect, System Architect, and Platform Developer.
- Frameworks & Integration: Deep knowledge of iPaaS, MuleSoft, enterprise integration patterns, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Education & Soft Skills- Education: A Bachelor (Bsc) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and relevant enterprise certifications such as TOGAF.
- Communication: Exceptional strategic thinking and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior technical stakeholders.
- Mentality: A self-starter with a strategic approach to solution design and a curiosity about business processes.
Salary Range: 135K/year - 145K/year CAD. Please note that the salary range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.
The recruiting efforts for this role are intended to fill a vacant position.
