Solutions Architect (API Delivery)

Job Description

Permanent Full Time

We are looking for a Solutions Architect to join our API Delivery team. Our team builds and owns integrations solutions that directly enable our Workplace Solutions, Individual Customer or Advisory Network Business Units. Reporting to the Director, Technical Solutions, the successful talent will put the customer at the centre of everything they do by driving business outcomes and demonstrate this in their work and interactions.

What You Will Do

• Develop strategies and roadmaps to enable timely BU delivery balanced with Enterprise Architecture Integration patterns


• Own architectural decisions to lead the technical vision and design for the integration solution, which powers customer and business outcomes


• Develop and maintain solution architecture with detailed solution design views for team


• Support technology discovery (early-stage assessments, POCs) in support of BU strategy


• Assess all risks and offer mitigation strategies, communicating impacts with an overarching view in mind


• Apply a challenger mindset to assess and validate business requirements, assumptions, and solution options


• As a trusted advisor, provide architectural expertise and domain knowledge to advise and guide stakeholders and partners


• Provide ongoing coaching and mentorship for our development team


• Foster a high-performance culture and add to Canada Life’s employee promise

What You Will Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science and/or Software Engineering or equivalent experience


• 5-7 years of multi-disciplinary experience in a large, complex organization (financial services preferred)


• Experience working and delivering within an agile team


• Expert knowledge of API integration patterns and authentication methods


• Skilled at building and maintaining collaborative stakeholder relationships across multiple geographies and business functions


• Exceptional communication skills to convey high-level concepts, solutions and outcomes with both technology and business teams (technology translator)


• An initiative-taker that can operate comfortably in ambiguity.


• Drive to seek simplicity and are not afraid to challenge technical constraints to utilize an iterative and agile approach.


• Reliability Status Security Clearance – this can only be completed with candidates who receive an offer of employment. This is a personal security status that is required as a condition of employment before an employee can gain access to Protected B information, assets or work sites as outlined by the Government of Canada website. The cost of submitting these checks will be covered by Canada Life.

The base salary for this position is between $90,000.00 - $130,000.00 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation (i.e. annual bonus, commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process, your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting, closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Be your best at Canada Life- Apply today!

Canada Life serves the financial security needs of more than 13 million people across Canada, with additional operations in Europe and the United States. As members of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies, we’re one of Canada’s leading insurers with interests in life insurance, health insurance, investment and retirement savings. We offer a broad portfolio of financial and benefit plan solutions for individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.