Solution Architect

First Canadian is a national organization and we are experiencing unprecedented growth!

We aim to hire bright, hard-working people who share our values. We seek employees who are committed to learning, career growth, and opportunity. We take pride in being an organization that our employees support long-term. We believe in our employees and celebrate their success by asking for employee opinions and feedback so that we continue to be a Great Place to Work.

We award our team with the following:

• Off work 1 hour early on Fridays.
• Earned Time-Off Program and vacation.
• Group Retirement Savings Plan with employer match.
• A hybrid work model is available upon successful completion of probation.
• On-site gym including free weekly classes with a qualified trainer.
• Newly renovated facility with ergonomic desks/chairs.
• Educational assistance and career development.
• Employee benefits.
• Health and Wellness spending account.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Employee discount programs.
• A Culture Team dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and employee programs.
• Employee recognition and appreciation events.

Check out our company page for all the information on why we believe First Canadian is an employer of choice!

If you are motivated to succeed by helping people, then this is the opportunity for you!

The Solution Architect - Alberta, reporting to the Web Development Manager - Alberta and based in Sherwood Park, acts as a strategic bridge between business needs and technology. The role goes beyond traditional business analysis or product ownership: it is responsible for designing scalable, secure, enterprise-level solution blueprints, modernizing legacy systems, and driving technology improvements across the organization. The Solution Architect - Alberta continually identifies opportunities for innovation and ensures the Enterprise remains aligned with modern technologies.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Design, document, and deliver complex, secure, and regulated enterprise solutions that align with business and technology strategies.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of government acts and regulations within the automobile insurance industry to develop compliant, configurable solutions.
• Lead cloud migration and modernization initiatives, including lift-and-shift, re-platform, and refactoring from on-premises to cloud and hybrid environments.
• Architect highly resilient, scalable, and fault-tolerant systems using Disaster Recovery (DR) and High Availability (HA) best practices, targeting availability levels up to 99.999%.
• Apply enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF 10, Zachman Framework) to define solution architectures, governance standards, and decision-making models.
• Provide architectural leadership across presentation, integration, and backend layers, ensuring solutions are reusable, extensible, configurable, and integration ready.
• Define and maintain architectural roadmaps that guide the transition from legacy systems to modern, future-state platforms.
• Leverage emerging technologies, including Agentic AI and Generative AI, to influence SDLC frameworks, and improve delivery speed, quality, and maintainability
• Ensure solutions are operationally efficient, maintainable, secure, and aligned with quality and performance standards.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to ensure successful solution delivery.
• Provide occasional after-hours support to maintain business continuity during critical releases, incidents, or system updates.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is required.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience designing and delivering complex, configurable, enterprise-grade solutions is required.
• Hands-on experience applying enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF 10 or the Zachman.
• Proven experience migrating legacy systems to cloud and hybrid infrastructures.
• Strong understanding of regulatory compliance, risk management, and controls within regulated industries.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies and act as a change driver.
• Experience designing modular, reusable systems using microservices architecture and decomposing monolithic applications.
• Knowledge of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) principles and usability best practices is considered an asset.
• Prior experience in the insurance industry, particularly auto insurance or dealership solutions, is considered an asset.
• Ability to coach at all levels of SDLC is required.
• Fluent in English with proven competencies in verbal and written communication, is required.
• Successful completion of a credit check, criminal background check, education verification, and employment reference checks is required prior to employment.

Thank you for considering our organization.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons. Accommodations are available upon request.