Solutions Architect

Enterprise Solution Architect, Legacy Modernization (Contract)

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 2-3 days one week, 5 days across two weeks.)

Language: Strong written and spoken English communication skills

Duration: 6 months, with possible extensions.

About the Opportunity

Are you an experienced Solution Architect who enjoys untangling complex legacy systems and shaping practical modernization strategies? We're looking for a seasoned professional to lead a high-impact technology transformation within a large higher education institution.

You'll assess an established student information platform, identify modernization opportunities, and design a roadmap toward a scalable, secure, Azure-based architecture. Working closely with IT leadership, developers, and business stakeholders, you'll help create a more connected and personalized digital experience for students.

What's In It for You

• Opportunity to lead a meaningful enterprise modernization initiative.

• Collaborate with experienced technical teams and senior decision-makers.

• Influence long-term architecture decisions while improving essential student services.

Your Responsibilities

• You'll lead architecture assessments, code-level diagnostics, dependency mapping, and technical debt evaluations.

• You'll assess Java 8, Angular/AngularJS, Db2, REST APIs, JAX-RS, JPA, Maven, Gradle, and IBM JSR-352 integrations.

• You'll define target architecture, service boundaries, API strategies, and Azure PaaS hosting recommendations.

• You'll design modernization approaches using domain-driven design, strangler-fig migration, and branch-by-abstraction.

• You'll develop implementation-ready designs, transaction models, migration plans, and measurable performance targets.

• You'll present recommendations, technical trade-offs, and a phased roadmap to leadership while transferring knowledge to internal teams.

Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years of enterprise or solution architecture experience, including three major legacy modernization engagements and two monolith decomposition initiatives.

• Proven experience designing high-volume, business-critical systems while maintaining operational continuity.

• Expertise in Azure App Service, containers, API Management, Event Hubs, Azure SQL, landing zones, and hybrid connectivity.

• Strong knowledge of REST, event-driven architecture, message queues, OpenAPI, anti-corruption layers, and relational databases, preferably Db2.

• Proficiency in C4 modelling, bounded contexts, architecture decision records, sequence diagrams, data ownership, consistency patterns, observability, security, and cost optimization.

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience. TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or recent architecture certifications preferred.

• Strong stakeholder communication and facilitation skills. Higher education systems, HERM, Microsoft Entra ID, and enterprise identity integration experience are assets.

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