IT Senior Architect (Solutions Architect)

About the role

IT Senior Architect (Solutions Architect) is a senior individual contributor responsible for leading the design and execution of secure, scalable, reliable and business‑aligned technology solutions across internal builds and vendor platforms. The role combines strong engineering experience with solution architecture leadership to provide hands‑on support, guide implementation teams, evaluate build‑vs‑buy options and ensure solutions meet performance, security, reliability, observability and maintainability standards.

What you’ll do here

• Translate business needs into practical, production‑ready solution designs.
• Define and document end‑to‑end solution architecture across applications, integrations, workflows, data flows, APIs, security considerations and operational support needs.
• Create and maintain a technology architecture strategy and ensure technology solutions align with it.
• Document architecture diagrams, design decisions, roadmaps, patterns and implementation guidance.
• Identify design risks early to reduce rework, operational risk, performance issues and integration gaps.
• Support technology initiatives by ensuring vendor and internal solutions align to business priorities and enterprise standards.
• Work directly with software engineering, AI & automation, infrastructure, security and vendor teams to ensure solutions are buildable, supportable and aligned to approved designs.
• Ensure solution designs address performance, scalability, reliability, resilience, security, observability, logging, alerting and supportability.
• Provide detailed analysis and opinions to assist with product and technology selection when new vendor solutions, platforms or capabilities are required.
• Support risk, cost, feasibility and value assessments for internal build options, vendor platforms and hybrid approaches.
• Assess current‑state solutions for aging technology, reliability gaps, security concerns or operational risk.
• Contribute to and apply architecture governance, compliance standards, reusable patterns and security requirements across solution designs.
• Participate in architecture review, design approval and technology decision processes to ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture direction.
• Lead build‑versus‑buy, risk, cost, feasibility and value analysis for internal builds and vendor platforms.
• Lead research and assessment of emerging technologies, architecture approaches and vendor capabilities for potential use across BrokerLink.
• Partner with project, infrastructure, security and engineering teams to align solution architecture with delivery needs, infrastructure constraints and operational readiness requirements.
• Contribute to the evolution of BrokerLink’s technology architecture by aligning solution decisions to long‑term business strategy, security requirements and emerging technology capabilities.
• Help evolve architecture principles, reusable patterns and decision criteria to support consistent technology decision‑making.

What you bring to the table

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in .NET software engineering, systems engineering, solution architecture, application architecture and platform engineering.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft’s cloud platform, Databricks, programming languages, protocols, frameworks, integration patterns and continuous delivery practices.
• Demonstrated delivery of scalable, complex, integrated systems using APIs, workflows, data flows, service‑oriented architecture, event‑driven architecture, distributed architecture or other application architecture patterns.
• Experience implementing security best practices, secure coding, opinionated CI/CD pipelines and robust governance and compliance processes.
• Strong understanding of the latest software engineering, cloud and AI technologies and a demonstrated ability to stay current in a constantly evolving environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage business stakeholders, software engineering, infrastructure, telecom, security, audit, PMO and leadership audiences.
• Organized, proactive, collaborative and results‑driven; a team player and technical mentor willing to learn and collaborate across groups.
• Open, transparent and comfortable communicating with all levels of the organization.
• Understanding or willingness to learn about BrokerLink’s lines of business (policy, billing, claims, sales, self‑serve, telematics).
• Comfortable working in a constantly evolving technological environment.
• Knowledge of security best practices and awareness of their business impact.
• No Canadian work experience required; must be eligible to work in Canada.

Benefits & Compensation

• Base salary range: CAD 128,300 – 156,800 per annum (35‑hour workweek).
• Annual incentive bonus target 15% of base salary, with a potential payout of up to 200% based on personal and company performance.
• Share plan and other savings options.
• Flexible work arrangements.
• Multiple benefits supporting physical and mental wellbeing, including a wellness account.
• Group RRSP with company matching, DPSP and long‑term security options.

Equal Opportunity & Accessibility

BrokerLink is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible environment. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. No Canadian work experience is required; candidates must be eligible to work in Canada. BrokerLink does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration‑related matters.