Principal Banking Cloud Architect | Client Partner | Technology Consulting (35568)
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- 10+ years of progressive experience in banking technology, enterprise architecture, consulting, or technology leadership.
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- English
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Principal Banking Cloud Architect | Client Partner | Technology Consulting
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite plus occasional client meetings and industry events)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Principal Banking Cloud Architect / Client Partner to help financial institutions navigate complex technology transformation initiatives.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who combines deep banking industry expertise with enterprise cloud architecture knowledge and strong client relationship skills. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior banking executives, helping shape technology strategy while expanding long-term client partnerships.
This is not a traditional delivery-only architecture position or a pure sales role. Success requires the ability to operate comfortably between executive strategy, enterprise architecture, solution development, and business growth.
Responsibilities
Candidates Should Possess Enterprise-level Technical Depth, Including
Preferred Qualifications
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid - 1-2 days onsite plus occasional client meetings and industry events)
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Principal Banking Cloud Architect / Client Partner to help financial institutions navigate complex technology transformation initiatives.
This opportunity is ideal for someone who combines deep banking industry expertise with enterprise cloud architecture knowledge and strong client relationship skills. You will serve as a trusted advisor to senior banking executives, helping shape technology strategy while expanding long-term client partnerships.
This is not a traditional delivery-only architecture position or a pure sales role. Success requires the ability to operate comfortably between executive strategy, enterprise architecture, solution development, and business growth.
Responsibilities
- Build trusted relationships with banking executives, technology leaders, enterprise architects, and delivery teams.
- Lead executive discussions surrounding cloud transformation, platform engineering, enterprise architecture, AI, data modernization, cybersecurity, and application modernization.
- Translate banking business priorities, regulatory requirements, and operational challenges into practical technology strategies and executable roadmaps.
- Provide architecture leadership across Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and hybrid/multi-cloud environments.
- Guide solution discovery, architecture design, proposal development, mobilization, and delivery.
- Develop strategic account growth plans alongside sales, consulting, and delivery leadership.
- Lead executive workshops, architecture reviews, technology assessments, and strategic presentations.
- Remain engaged throughout project delivery to ensure successful outcomes while identifying future opportunities.
- Mentor architects, consultants, and engineering teams supporting banking clients.
- Serve as a trusted advisor throughout the complete client lifecycle.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in banking technology, enterprise architecture, consulting, or technology leadership.
- Deep understanding of banking operations, governance, compliance, regulatory requirements, and technology strategy.
- Experience within one or more banking domains including:
- Retail Banking
- Commercial Banking
- Payments
- Lending
- Wealth Management
- Capital Markets
- Risk Management
- Finance
- Experience advising senior business and technology leaders.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders at executive and technical levels.
Candidates Should Possess Enterprise-level Technical Depth, Including
- Cloud Platform Architecture (Azure, AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform)
- Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architecture
- Enterprise Cloud Governance
- Landing Zones
- Identity & Access Management
- Networking & Connectivity
- Cloud Security
- High Availability & Resilience
- Observability & Monitoring
- Platform Engineering
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation or similar)
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Kubernetes & Container Platforms
- API Strategy & Integration
- Modern Application Architecture
- Data Platforms
- Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
- Application Modernization
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working directly within a major financial institution or consulting to banking clients.
- Background in technology consulting, systems integration, professional services, or cloud advisory.
- Demonstrated success growing strategic client relationships and expanding technology programs.
- Experience leading enterprise cloud transformation or digital modernization initiatives.
- Ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Experience developing technology roadmaps, proposals, executive presentations, and business cases.
- Executive presence and consultative leadership.
- Strong commercial acumen.
- Strategic thinking balanced with technical depth.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for mentoring and developing technical talent.
- Ability to build long-term trusted client relationships.
- A collaborative approach to solving complex business and technology challenges.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Advise banking executives on technology strategy and lead architecture initiatives across cloud transformation, platform engineering, AI, data modernization, cybersecurity, and application modernization. Guide solution discovery through delivery, grow strategic client relationships, and mentor architects and engineering teams.
Requirements
Requires 10+ years of progressive experience in banking technology, enterprise architecture, consulting, or technology leadership, along with deep knowledge of banking operations, governance, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Candidates need enterprise-level cloud architecture expertise, strong executive communication and stakeholder influence skills, and the ability to guide technical decisions and client growth.
Skills
- Banking Technology
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Architecture
- Azure
- AWS
- Google Cloud Platform
- Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Architecture
- Cloud Governance
- Cloud Security
- Platform Engineering
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD Pipelines
- Application Modernization
- Executive Communication
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Categories
- Technology
- Consulting
- Management & Leadership
- Finance & Accounting
- Sales
Keywords
- Banking Technology
- Enterprise Architecture
- Cloud Transformation
- Azure
- AWS
- Google Cloud Platform
- Hybrid Cloud
- Multi-Cloud
- Cloud Governance
- Landing Zones
- Identity and Access Management
- Cloud Security
- High Availability
- Resilience
- Observability
- Platform Engineering
- Terraform
- Bicep
- CloudFormation
- CI/CD
- Kubernetes
- Container Platforms
- API Strategy
- Application Modernization
- Data Modernization
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Regulatory Compliance
- Technology Roadmaps
- Strategic Account Growth