Royal Bank of Canada

Lead Solution Architect

Royal Bank of Canada$100K — $130K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years leading complex data architecture projects in a large organization
  • Strong technical background in database technologies including big data, NoSQL, and RDBMS
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong presentation abilities
  • Proven experience in managing and influencing executive stakeholders
  • Results-driven with ability to meet high-quality standards under tight deadlines

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with diverse teams to define and enhance the Insurance Data Architecture
  • Drive initiatives supporting RBCI's vision of a data-driven organization
  • Support innovation through data strategy and implementation efforts
  • Manage cross-functional initiatives ensuring effective project delivery
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with key business partners across units

Benefits

  • Comprehensive Total Rewards Program including flexible benefits
  • Leaders supporting development through mentoring and growth opportunities
  • Ability to create a meaningful impact
  • Work within a dynamic and collaborative team environment
  • Participate in a world-class training program in financial services
  • Engage in challenging and impactful projects
Full Job Description
Job Description

What will you do?
  • Lead the design and implementation of complex solutions aligned with business objectives and architectural governance principles.
  • Collaborate with business product owners, engineers, and enterprise architects to define solution scope and acceptance criteria.
  • Create and maintain Architecture Decision Documents and Solution Blueprints to support governance and knowledge sharing.
  • Identify and mitigate architectural risks through proactive planning and stakeholder communication.
  • Mentor junior architects, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends in agentic solution design, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture.
  • Ensure all solution designs comply with RBC's architectural governance framework and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Drive solution quality and resilience by identifying opportunities to improve architectural resilience, reusability, security, and scalability throughout the design and delivery process.


What do you need to succeed?

Must Have
  • Experience: 7+ years in solution architecture, including design and delivery of client-facing digital platforms in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, etc.), with demonstrated expertise in security, resiliency, and observability across enterprise-scale cloud/hybrid ecosystems.
  • Cloud & Integration Architecture: Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), microservices architecture, event-driven integration (e.g., Kafka), and API-driven design. Strong understanding of containerization (OpenShift/Kubernetes), cloud-native design patterns, and DevOps practices.
  • Software Architecture Design: Strong foundation in architectural design principles, including agentic integration patterns, messaging technologies (synchronous, asynchronous, batch), component-based design, front-end frameworks (Angular, React), digital-channel-first/omnichannel architecture, secure data integration, and infrastructure scalability.
  • Architectural Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional architectural initiatives, influence technical strategy, and mentor architecture and engineering teams on design principles and best practices.
  • Governance & Compliance: Proven experience with architectural governance frameworks, risk management practices, and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services environments.
  • Education & AI Fluency: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Experience with AI-driven design and code generation tools is required.


Nice to Have
  • Insurance Domain Expertise: Experience with insurance platforms, products, and domain-specific regulatory requirements. Knowledge of insurance architecture patterns (e.g., policy management, claims processing, underwriting systems).
  • Legacy System Modernization in Financial Services: Proven track record modernizing legacy systems within large financial institutions, including experience decomposing monolithic architectures and managing technical debt during cloud/hybrid migrations.
  • Enterprise API & Integration Ecosystems: Experience designing and implementing enterprise API ecosystems, event-driven architectures at scale, or GraphQL-based solutions in complex, multi-system environments.
  • Architectural Governance & Documentation: Familiarity with enterprise architecture governance processes and proficiency with modeling/documentation tools (e.g., Sparx EA, Lucidchart) for communicating architectural decisions and maintaining architectural coherence.


What's in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
  • A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
  • Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
  • Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
  • Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
  • A world-class training program in financial services
  • Opportunities to do challenging work
  • Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
  • Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
  • Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies


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Job Skills
Architectural Modeling, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture Development, Data Warehousing (DW), Enterprise IT Architecture, ETL Processing, Information Technology Consulting, Logical Data Modeling, Multi-Level Communication, Physical Database Design

Additional Job Details

Address:

MEADOWVALE BUSINESS PARK, 6880 FINANCIAL DR:MISSISSAUGA

City:

Mississauga

Country:

Canada

Work hours/week:

37.5

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-01-13

Application Deadline:

2026-07-20
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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