Solutions Architect, Content Data Integration & Services (Toronto)

Solutions Architect, Content Data Integration & Services

Contract, long‑term fixed term (18‑month). Language: English and French.

Location: Broadcast Centre, 205 Wellington St. W., Toronto, ON, M5V3G7.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross‑team collaboration to address complex technical and architectural challenges.
• Design and influence architecture decisions that ensure scalability, reliability, resilience, security, and operational excellence.
• Define, implement, and advocate architectural patterns and standards for content data systems.
• Participate in discovery and ideation phases, contributing to build‑vs‑buy assessments, technology recommendations, and solution evaluations.
• Drive the evolution of content data ingestion and distribution ecosystems, managing integration patterns, messaging systems, and associated documentation.
• Produce high‑quality solution architecture documents and other technical artifacts.
• Support development teams to ensure quality, maintainability, and efficiency in implementation.
• Shape department‑wide strategies for integration, dependency management, and operational excellence in content data access and distribution.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience as a Solution Architect or analogous technical leadership role.
• Expertise in data management: ingestion, integration, governance, modeling, and storage.
• Familiarity with microservice architectures, GraphQL, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands‑on experience with high‑availability messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka), caching, CDNs, and distributed systems design.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling and management principles, and experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL).
• Experience in system modernization and leading complex technical decisions.
• Proven ability to produce solution architecture documents and other technical artifacts.
• Hands‑on coding skills with relevant languages and frameworks (Java, Spring Boot, scripting languages).
• Understanding of architectural principles and ability to translate strategy into actionable designs.
• Degree or diploma in Software Development, Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.

Nice to Have

• Experience with enterprise digital content publishing solutions.
• Experience with strategic planning, technology roadmaps, and costing.
• Strong problem‑solving and communication skills.

Benefits

• Flexible work schedules.
• Work‑from‑home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Time for innovation, learning, and development.
• Opportunities to work with cutting‑edge technology.
• Supportive management team promoting diversity and inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer

CBC/Radio‑Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting Canada’s diversity and to providing equal opportunities to all applicants. We value an inclusive workplace where differences are recognized and valued.