Senior Solutions Architect - Toronto, ON - MSON

Job Title: Senior Solutions Architect – .NET & Azure
Job Category: Architect / Solutions Design
Location: Toronto, ON
Job Type: Contract
Duration: Not specified
Experience: 3–9 Years
Pay Rate: CAD $700–$1000 per day

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to design and deliver scalable, secure, and highly available enterprise solutions using .NET, Microsoft Azure, and related Microsoft technologies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.

• 3–9 years of relevant experience in application development, solution design, or architecture.

• Strong experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET Core, Entity Framework, and Web API.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure SQL.

• Experience designing and integrating enterprise applications.

• Experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation.

• Understanding of enterprise application architecture, security, high availability, disaster recovery, and performance optimization.

• Strong analytical, technical documentation, and stakeholder communication skills.

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Dataverse, and Microsoft Power Platform.

• Knowledge of enterprise networking, SAN storage, mainframe systems, and legacy system integration.

• Experience with cloud migration and application modernization.

• Experience working with cross-functional technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise applications using C#, .NET, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET Core.

• Develop solution architecture documents, technical specifications, and system integration diagrams.

• Design cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure and Azure SQL.

• Define integration strategies using REST APIs, Web API, Entity Framework, and enterprise integration patterns.

• Establish DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for automated builds, testing, and deployments.

• Design scalable, resilient, and highly available application architectures.

• Define security controls, backup strategies, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements.

• Assess existing applications and recommend modernization, cloud migration, and integration approaches.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, infrastructure engineers, and security teams.

• Review technical designs for compliance with enterprise architecture standards.

• Identify technical risks and recommend appropriate technologies and architectural solutions.

• Support performance optimization, production readiness, and complex technical issue resolution.

Expected Deliverables

• Solution architecture and technical design documents.

• Application and integration architecture diagrams.

• Cloud deployment and modernization plans.

• Security and recovery design recommendations.

• Architecture reviews and technical implementation guidance.