Expert System Architecture
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 10+ years experience in Information Technology, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, system architecture, engineering, or related technology roles
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
Job Summary
The incumbent is accountable for the architecture of assigned initiatives, products, systems, or features within an Agile Release Train (ART). The role translates business, functional, non-functional, security, and operational requirements into scalable and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise standards and solution architecture direction. The incumbent collaborates with Solution Architects, Principal System Architects, engineering teams, and product teams to support successful delivery and technology modernization initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
System Architecture and Solution Delivery
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN's hybrid work model. The role requires occasional business travel within Canada and the United States in accordance with CN policy.
Experience
Signals and Communications
The incumbent is accountable for the architecture of assigned initiatives, products, systems, or features within an Agile Release Train (ART). The role translates business, functional, non-functional, security, and operational requirements into scalable and maintainable solutions aligned with enterprise standards and solution architecture direction. The incumbent collaborates with Solution Architects, Principal System Architects, engineering teams, and product teams to support successful delivery and technology modernization initiatives.
Main Responsibilities
System Architecture and Solution Delivery
- Support epic refinement, feature analysis, and solution design activities.
- Analyze business, functional, non-functional, security, and operational requirements.
- Define system architectures and design patterns for assigned initiatives and products.
- Develop architecture artifacts aligned with enterprise and solution architecture guidance.
- Ensure solution designs comply with architecture standards, principles, and governance requirements.
- Collaborate with application, infrastructure, data, security, platform, and integration teams.
- Participate in PI Planning and delivery planning activities.
- Support implementation teams by resolving technical issues and design challenges.
- Contribute to architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technology evaluations.
- Maintain architecture documentation, standards, patterns, and repositories.
- Provide technical guidance to Solution Designers and delivery teams.
- Share architecture best practices and reusable patterns.
- Contribute to architecture community forums and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for adoption.
- Support continuous improvement of architecture processes, standards, and governance practices.
- Collaborate with business, product, architecture, cybersecurity, and engineering teams.
- Present architectural recommendations and design decisions to project stakeholders.
- Support alignment between business needs, delivery timelines, and technical constraints.
- Contribute to architecture governance forums and decision-making processes.
The role has standard working conditions in an office environment with a regular workweek from Monday to Friday and is eligible to participate in CN's hybrid work model. The role requires occasional business travel within Canada and the United States in accordance with CN policy.
Experience
Signals and Communications
- 10+ years experience in Information Technology, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, system architecture, engineering, or related technology roles
- Minimum 3 years defining solution or system architectures for medium to large technology initiatives
- Experience developing architecture artifacts, technical roadmaps, standards, and implementation guidance
- Experience working within Agile, SAFe, product delivery, or project delivery environments
- Railroad, transportation, or global industrial experience*
- Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered
- Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory)
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or System Analysis
- The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Google Professional Cloud Architect, SAFe Architect certification*
- Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered
- Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory)
- We Care About Each Other
- We Strive for Excellence
- We Succeed Together
- We Lead Responsibly
- Compliance
- Business acumen
- High impact execution
- Conveying the vision
- Coordination
- Experience with system architecture and end-to-end solution design across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, platforms, and security
- Knowledge of Agile/SAFe practices, Agile Release Trains (ARTs), value streams, and architecture governance
- Experience with technology modernization, lifecycle management, cloud and hybrid architecture, platform engineering, and automation
- Knowledge of cybersecurity, risk management, compliance requirements, Zero Trust principles, and secure-by-design practices
- Experience with business process optimization, digital transformation, and technology strategy development
- Knowledge of data architecture, analytics, artificial intelligence, and AI governance
- Experience with enterprise platforms, integration technologies, ERP solutions, and API-based architecture
- Knowledge of operational resiliency, disaster recovery, service continuity, and enterprise architecture best practices
- Network and Connectivity Architecture
- Enterprise network architecture, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, campus, data center, and cloud networking.
- Telecom architecture, carrier services, fiber infrastructure, radio, cellular, private wireless, and satellite connectivity.
- Hybrid cloud networking, cloud interconnects, DNS, load balancing, and network segmentation.
- Network resiliency, redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery architectures.
- Software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, and network automation.
- Secure connectivity architectures supporting enterprise, cloud, and operational technology environments.
- Network observability, monitoring, service assurance, performance management, and capacity planning.
- Network access control, segmentation, Zero Trust networking, and secure remote access solutions.
- Edge networking architectures supporting IoT, operational technologies, and field connectivity.
- Technology lifecycle management and modernization of network infrastructure.
- Evaluation and adoption of emerging connectivity technologies, including 5G, private LTE, and LEO satellite services.
- Governance, standards, and architecture roadmaps for enterprise connectivity services.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Define and guide system architectures for assigned initiatives, translating business and technical requirements into scalable, secure solutions aligned with enterprise standards. Collaborate with architecture, product, and engineering teams to support delivery, resolve design challenges, contribute to governance and technology evaluations, and maintain architecture guidance and documentation.
Requirements
Requires 10 or more years of relevant technology experience, including at least three years defining solution or system architectures for medium-to-large initiatives. A bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering, computer science, or systems field is specified; experience with architecture artifacts, Agile or SAFe delivery, and broad enterprise and network technologies is also sought.
Skills
- System Architecture
- Solution Design
- Enterprise Architecture
- Network Architecture
- Cloud and Hybrid Architecture
- Agile and SAFe
- Architecture Governance
- Cybersecurity
- Zero Trust
- Technology Modernization
- Integration Architecture
- Data Architecture
- Operational Resiliency
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Technical Leadership
- Network Automation
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- Technology
- Engineering
- Management & Leadership
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Keywords
- System Architecture
- Solution Architecture
- Enterprise Architecture
- Network Architecture
- LAN
- WAN
- SD-WAN
- Cloud Networking
- Hybrid Cloud
- Software-Defined Networking
- Network Virtualization
- Network Automation
- Zero Trust
- Cybersecurity
- Agile
- SAFe
- Agile Release Train
- Architecture Governance
- Technology Modernization
- Platform Engineering
- API-Based Architecture
- Data Architecture
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Governance
- ERP
- Disaster Recovery
- TOGAF
- ITIL
- Google Professional Cloud Architect
- 5G