What is the Opportunity?Aecon's Corporate teams play a critical role in enabling success of Aecon's operating sectors and major infrastructure projects across North America and internationally. Through multidisciplinary expertise, functional services and strategic partnership- our teams collaborate with executive leadership, operations, and project teams in a dynamic, matrixed environment to solve complex challenges and drive results.
The Solution Architect will design, own, and govern end-to-end technology solutions that enable business outcomes across Aecon's operations. This role is accountable for translating business needs into scalable, secure, and well-governed solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, cloud strategy, and long-term business value.
The Solution Architect will work closely with business stakeholders, product owners, delivery teams, and enterprise architecture to define solution direction, guide implementation, and ensure successful adoption.
What You'll Do Here:Solution Design & Ownership- Own the end-to-end solution design for assigned initiatives, from concept through delivery and operational handover
- Partner with business stakeholders to understand business problems, processes, and objectives, and translate them into practical, value-driven solutions
- Define business, application, data, integration, security, and infrastructure architecture for solutions
- Ensure solutions are scalable, resilient, secure, and aligned with Aecon's enterprise architecture principles
Cloud & Technology Architecture- Design cloud-based and hybrid solutions leveraging:
- AWS
- Microsoft Azure
- SAP landscapes (e.g., S/4HANA, SAP BTP, SAP-integrated ecosystems)
- PaaS and low-code platforms, including Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse)
- Select appropriate architectural patterns (e.g., event-driven, API-led, microservices, SaaS integrations)
- Guide delivery teams on cloud-native design, cost optimization, security, and operational best practices
- Ensure proper use of IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS offerings where appropriate
Governance & Assurance- Participate in architecture review and governance forums to ensure solution compliance with Aecon standards
- Evaluate solution options, trade-offs, risks, and constraints, and clearly communicate recommendations to technical and non-technical audiences
- Produce and maintain architecture documentation, diagrams, and decision records
Delivery & Collaboration- Work closely with delivery teams (product, project managers, developers, vendors) to ensure architectural intent is implemented correctly
- Provide ongoing architectural guidance during design, build, testing, and deployment
- Support integration of solutions into the broader Aecon technology landscape
What You Bring to the Team:- 7+ years of experience in IT, including solution architecture or senior technical design roles
- Proven experience designing and owning enterprise or large-scale business solutions
- Hands-on experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure in production environments
- Experience working closely with business stakeholders, not just technology teams
- Experience evaluating and integrating third party/vendor solutions
- Strong understanding of:
- Cloud architecture (AWS, Azure)
- Application architecture (custom, packaged, SaaS)
- PaaS and low-code solution design and governance
- Integration patterns (APIs, event, middleware)
- Data architecture concepts
- Security and identity principles
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
- Ability to influence without authority and drive architectural decisions collaboratively
- Structured problem-solver with a pragmatic, business-first mindset
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in construction, engineering, infrastructure, or capital-intensive industries
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as ERP, construction project management, or field systems
- Experience working within formal architecture governance or review boards
- Relevant certifications (AWS, Azure, SAP, Power Platform)
Reason for vacancy: New
The expected salary range for this opportunity is $95,000-$120,000
