Technical Architect

The IT Architect - Enterprise Architecture provides deep technical architecture expertise to strengthen architecture governance, application visibility, technology assessments, and roadmap development across a complex enterprise environment. This role partners with technical and business stakeholders to assess solutions, document enterprise technology landscapes, identify modernization opportunities.

Client Details

Canadian manufacturing company

Role Purpose

· Provide technical architecture depth within the Enterprise Architecture function.

· Create reliable visibility into applications, integrations, data flows, APIs, infrastructure dependencies, and technology platforms.

· Support architecture governance by assessing technical fit, impact, risk, complexity, standards alignment, and enterprise reuse opportunities.

· Help identify technical debt, duplication, lifecycle risks, integration gaps, manual handoffs, and modernization opportunities.

· Enable practical architecture outputs that support investment decisions, project planning, system changes, and enterprise technology roadmaps.

Required Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.

· 5+ years of experience in IT architecture, solution architecture, application architecture, integration architecture, infrastructure architecture, technical leadership, systems engineering, or enterprise technology roles.

· Prior hands-on experience designing, supporting, integrating, assessing, or modernizing enterprise applications, platforms, APIs, infrastructure, or technical solutions.

· Strong understanding of enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, data flows, databases, middleware, infrastructure concepts, hosting models, cloud platforms, security considerations, and technology dependencies.

· Experience gathering information from technical and business SMEs and converting it into structured documentation, diagrams, architecture models, repositories, standards, or roadmaps.

· Experience supporting solution assessments, technical evaluations, impact analysis, architecture reviews, or technology/vendor evaluations.

Profile

Ideal Candidate Profile

Solution Architect, Application Architect, or IT Architect roles

Early in architecture career and looking to grow into enterprise architecture

Job Offer

This role offers the opportunity to play a highly visible part in shaping enterprise technology strategy and architecture direction across a complex environment. The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to applications, integrations, data architecture, infrastructure platforms, cybersecurity, cloud technologies, and enterprise governance processes. They will work closely with senior technology leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders while influencing investment decisions, modernization initiatives, and enterprise roadmaps. The position provides significant opportunities to deepen enterprise architecture expertise, contribute to technology standards and governance, and drive meaningful improvements in application portfolios, integration capabilities, and overall technology maturity across the organisation.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class otherwise protected under applicable human rights legislation. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled and all other qualified applicants