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At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, we’ve grown our organization to 16,700 people, across 57 offices, in 22 countries, in key global markets.
Senior Enterprise Architect – Canada Financial Services Consulting Practice
Role Purpose
Synechron is seeking a Senior/Principal Enterprise Architect to provide technical leadership across its Canada Financial Services consulting practice. This role will drive architecture excellence, innovation, regulatory compliance, and hands-on technical quality across complex banking and financial services engagements.
The successful candidate will be a deeply technical, hands-on architect, not solely an advisory leader. They will shape enterprise architecture, lead critical design decisions, review architecture-critical implementations, mentor architects and engineers, evaluate emerging technologies, and develop reusable frameworks and intellectual property.
The role requires the ability to operate effectively from the code and infrastructure level through enterprise architecture and C-suite technology strategy.
Challenge Statement
Drive architecture excellence across complex Financial Services transformations while combining deep technical expertise with enterprise-level leadership. Ensure solutions across cloud, data, AI, integration, and security are scalable, resilient, and compliant with Canadian regulatory requirements. Lead through hands-on technical credibility, not solely architecture governance
Additional Information*
The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Mississauga, ON is $180k - $200k/year & benefits (see below).
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership
- Lead architecture design and technical governance across Canada Financial Services engagements.
- Define and enforce architectural standards, patterns, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs), and design principles.
- Review complex architectures and challenge technical decisions across performance, scalability, cost, security, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
- Lead client architecture workshops, technology assessments, Architecture Decision Boards, and solution design reviews.
- Ensure architectures comply with Canadian Financial Services regulatory expectations, including OSFI, PIPEDA, AML/KYC, data privacy, and AI/model governance requirements.
- Identify architectural and technology risks early and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.
Hands-On Technical Delivery
- Remain directly involved in detailed solution design, technology selection, PoCs, and critical implementation decisions.
- Review architecture-critical production code, APIs, data models, infrastructure-as-code, security controls, and cloud implementations.
- Work with engineering teams to ensure implementation aligns with architectural intent.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance during development, testing, deployment, and production optimization.
- Prototype and validate new technologies rather than relying solely on conceptual architecture.
Technology & Innovation Leadership
- Develop strong technical points of view across cloud, data, AI/ML and GenAI, integration, APIs, security, and emerging technologies.
- Evaluate new platforms and technologies for Financial Services use cases.
- Lead PoCs and technology benchmarking across cloud, AI/ML, databases, integration middleware, real-time data, and emerging platforms.
- Develop reusable Synechron reference architectures, frameworks, accelerators, and technical standards.
- Contribute to technical thought leadership, internal communities, whitepapers, and client-facing innovation initiatives.
Mentoring & Practice Development
- Mentor senior architects, consultants, and engineers through design reviews, code reviews, technical deep dives, and hands-on collaboration.
- Strengthen architecture capabilities across the practice through standards, learning programs, and communities of practice.
- Participate in technical interviews and hiring of senior architecture talent.
- Contribute to Synechron's broader global architecture community and knowledge base.
Core Technical Expertise
The ideal candidate will demonstrate hands-on expertise across several of the following areas:
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS, Azure and/or GCP
- Hybrid and multi-cloud architecture
- Kubernetes and containers
- Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible and Infrastructure-as-Code
- Networking, zero-trust architecture and cloud security
- Disaster recovery, resiliency, RTO/RPO and business continuity
Data & Analytics
- Enterprise data platforms and data lakes
- Kafka/Kinesis/Pub/Sub and real-time streaming
- Data governance, lineage, quality and access controls
- Relational and NoSQL databases
- Enterprise analytics and data warehouse architectures
AI/ML & GenAI
- LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering and enterprise GenAI architectures
- TensorFlow, PyTorch and ML platforms
- MLOps, model monitoring, governance and lifecycle management
- Responsible AI, bias/fairness, explainability and model risk
- Data privacy and regulatory implications of enterprise AI
Integration & APIs
- REST, GraphQL and gRPC
- Microservices and event-driven architectures
- Synchronous/asynchronous integration patterns
- Kafka, RabbitMQ, MuleSoft, Boomi or similar platforms
- API governance, lifecycle management and security
Security & Compliance
- Zero-trust architecture
- IAM, RBAC/ABAC, OAuth, SAML and MFA
- Encryption and key management
- Security architecture and secure coding principles
- Audit logging and regulatory control frameworks
Financial Services Domain Expertise
Strong architecture experience within one or more of the following is essential:
- Retail and Commercial Banking
- Capital Markets and Trading Platforms
- Payments and Transaction Banking
- Wealth Management
- Core Banking Modernization
- AML/KYC and RegTech
- Cloud transformation within regulated financial institutions
- AI/model governance within Financial Services
The candidate should have strong knowledge of Canadian Financial Services regulation and technology governance, particularly OSFI, PIPEDA, AML/KYC, privacy, security, operational resilience, and regulatory examination requirements.
Required Qualifications
Experience
- 15+ years of enterprise technology/architecture experience, including significant senior architecture leadership.
- 10+ years in Financial Services, including banking, capital markets, payments, wealth management, or related areas.
- Strong consulting experience working on complex technology transformation programs and engaging senior/C-suite stakeholders.
- Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale platforms within highly regulated environments.
- Track record across cloud modernization, data platforms, integration, security, AI/ML, or large-scale digital transformation.
Hands-On Technical Depth
- Demonstrated ability to read, write, and review production-quality code using languages such as Python, Java, Go, C++, or equivalent.
- Strong understanding of modern architecture patterns including microservices, event-driven architecture, API-first architecture, domain-driven design, and distributed systems.
- Experience translating architecture designs into production implementations rather than working exclusively at conceptual or governance levels.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate technologies, build or lead PoCs, and troubleshoot complex technical problems.
- Ability to make and defend technology decisions based on scalability, security, compliance, cost, resilience, and time-to-market considerations.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Professional Architect, Azure architecture credentials, TOGAF, or CKA.
- Experience leading architecture within a Tier-1 bank, fintech, or Financial Services technology consulting organization.
- Multi-cloud architecture experience.
- Hands-on AI/ML and MLOps implementation experience.
- Open-source contributions, technical publications, whitepapers, or conference speaking experience.
- Experience supporting Financial Services regulatory examinations or technology compliance reviews.
- Demonstrated thought leadership in cloud, AI/GenAI, data, security, or Financial Services architecture.
Key Competencies
- Technical Mastery: Deep architecture and implementation expertise across multiple technology domains.
- Hands-On Leadership: Leads through technical credibility and active participation in critical design and implementation decisions.
- Financial Services Expertise: Understands banking technology, regulatory requirements, and industry architecture challenges.
- Systems Thinking: Evaluates complex trade-offs across performance, compliance, scalability, security, cost, and delivery speed.
- Innovation: Continuously evaluates emerging technologies and translates them into practical FS use cases.
- Technical Point of View: Able to challenge assumptions and confidently defend architecture and technology recommendations.
- Communication: Able to translate complex technical topics for engineers, architects, executives, clients, and regulators.
- Mentoring: Develops the technical capabilities of architects and engineering teams.
The Profile We Are Looking For
This is not an architect who delegates all deep technical work. The ideal candidate can operate comfortably at the code, platform, architecture, and technology-strategy levels, challenge engineering and vendor recommendations with technical rigor, prototype solutions when required, and translate regulatory requirements into practical architectures.
They will become a key technical authority for Synechron's Canada Financial Services practice, helping raise architecture quality, strengthen regulatory readiness, develop technical talent, and differentiate Synechron through architecture excellence and innovation.
It would be great if you also had:
- Detail-oriented, ability to turn deliverables around quickly with a high degree of accuracy
- Strong analytical skills, ability to interpret business requirements and produce functional and technical design documents.
- Good time management skills – Ability to prioritize and multi-task, handling multiple efforts at once.
- Strong desire to understand and learn domain.
- Experience in a financial services/banking industry
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment; to be flexible and learn quickly.
- Ability to multi-task with attention to detail/ prioritize tasks.
We Offer:
- A highly competitive compensation and benefits package
- A multinational organization with 57 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad
- Laptop and a mobile phone
- 15 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
- Maternity & Paternity leave plans
- Flexible hybrid policy
- A comprehensive insurance plan including: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
- Retirement savings plans
- A higher education certification policy
- Commuter benefits (varies by region)
- Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
- On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses
- Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
- Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
- A flat and approachable organization
- A truly diverse, fun-loving and global work culture
SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
