Solution Architect

We’re looking for a strategic Solution Architect to join our IT Management & Governance team within our Winnipeg Office or remotely.

The Solution Architect sits at the intersection of business strategy, customer needs, product innovation, and technology delivery. In this highly collaborative role, you will work with business, IT, and customer stakeholders to design modern, scalable solutions across cloud platforms, applications, data, security, and compliance—turning complex challenges into business outcomes.

Who We Are

With a legacy spanning over a century, Pollard Banknote has become a world leader in instant ticket manufacturing and digital lottery solutions that enhance player engagement through cutting-edge technology. Our diverse and talented team brings ideas to life through creativity, innovation, and collaboration. From exciting lottery experiences to impactful partnerships, we’re shaping the future of gaming and making a difference in millions of lives. Join us and help reimagine how the world plays.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Profit sharing program – every role plays a part in our success!
• Opportunities for professional development
• On Site Gym
• A variety of committee-driven employee engagement activities
• Free Parking
• Remote or Hybrid Work Environment

What You'll Do

• Design solution architectures that align business objectives, customer needs, and technical capabilities, addressing security, performance, integration, and operational considerations.
• Partner with business stakeholders, product teams, technology leaders, and engineering teams to understand requirements, evaluate options, and provide architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle.
• Translate business strategies into technology roadmaps by identifying opportunities, recommending solutions, and supporting decisions that enable long-term growth and innovation.
• Define and oversee integration and systems architectures, ensuring applications, platforms, and services work together effectively across complex technology environments.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and risk teams to ensure solutions meet required standards and incorporate appropriate security practices.
• Provide architectural leadership throughout project delivery, supporting teams with design decisions, governance, and alignment to established technology standards.
• Evaluate existing solutions and identify opportunities for continuous improvement, optimization, and modernization of systems and processes.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, bringing forward recommendations that improve capabilities and support business outcomes.

Who You Are

• Strategic in your approach, with the ability to translate complex business needs into scalable, secure, and practical technology solutions.
• Collaborative by nature, building strong partnerships across business, product, engineering, and technology teams to influence decisions and drive alignment.
• Experienced in modern technology environments, with a strong understanding of cloud platforms, distributed systems, application architecture, data solutions, integration patterns, and security principles.
• Analytical and solutions-focused, able to evaluate options, navigate technical trade-offs, and guide teams toward effective architectural decisions.

What You'll Bring

• Experience architecting enterprise or product-based solutions across domains such as identity and access management, e-commerce, transaction processing, data platforms, analytics, and customer-facing digital experiences.
• Experience leading solution architecture activities across multiple teams, products, and technology domains.
• Strong understanding of modern web architectures, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, systems integration, and cloud-native design.
• Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud platforms.
• Solid understanding of non-functional requirements, including scalability, performance, reliability, security, privacy, compliance, observability, and supportability.
• Ability to assess third-party platforms, integration options, architecture patterns, and technology trade-offs
• Experience in the lottery and gaming industry is certainly an asset.
• Ability to create architecture artifacts such as conceptual models, C4-style diagrams, integration views, decision records, roadmaps, and functional/non-functional specifications.

Pollard Banknote Limited is an equal opportunity employer, committed to promoting and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory response from a Criminal Record Search.