Principal Banking Technology & Solution Architect (Canada only)
Aequilibrium Software7 hours ago
Remote, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead structured evaluations of enterprise technology platforms, define evaluation criteria and vendor scorecards, facilitate due diligence and proof-of-concept reviews, and prepare executive recommendations.
- Assess current-state architectures and design future-state enterprise and solution architectures across core banking, digital banking, CRM, payments, data warehouses, fraud systems, and third-party services.
- Advise credit unions migrating from Central 1 Forge, including capability assessments, integration analysis, migration planning, readiness assessments, and architectural risk management.
- Lead modernization assessments for data warehouses, lakehouses, data integration platforms, banking analytics, data governance, and reporting continuity.
- Provide independent technical oversight across vendors and implementation partners, define technical acceptance criteria, identify risks, and recommend mitigations.
- Build relationships with executive stakeholders and communicate complex architecture decisions through assessments, presentations, recommendations, and implementation roadmaps.
Requirements
- 12+ years of experience in enterprise technology, solution architecture, technical consulting, or banking technology delivery.
- Significant experience in banking, credit unions, or regulated financial services.
- Demonstrated experience leading technology platform evaluations and vendor selections.
- Strong understanding of digital banking architectures, core banking integrations, APIs, data integration, and cloud platforms.
- Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, or comparable technologies.
- Ability to evaluate trade-offs involving security, scalability, maintainability, cost, and implementation risk.
- Experience working with multiple technology vendors and complex transformation programs.
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder facilitation, and technical documentation skills, with the ability to operate independently as a senior advisor.
- Based in Canada and available to work with Canadian credit union clients.
- Highly desirable: Central 1 Forge or Canadian credit union migration experience; familiarity with VeriPark, Intellect Design, Backbase, ebankIT, Plumery, Fiserv DNA, RFS360, Temenos analytics, Fiserv analytics, Finastra, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, and Power BI; Canadian financial services regulatory, security, and privacy knowledge; migration readiness, technical assurance, QA strategy, and release governance experience; or prior CTO, Chief Architect, Principal Architect, or senior technology consultant experience.
Benefits
- Canada-only remote consulting engagement with occasional client travel, stakeholder workshops, or on-site sessions.
- Flexible part-time or full-time engagement depending on client demand.
- Independent contractor arrangement supporting multiple Canadian credit union engagements concurrently.
Tech Stack
AzureSnowflake
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Aequilibrium Software
Aequilibrium Software is a Vancouver-based digital consulting and implementation firm that builds customer and employee experiences for enterprises through custom web and mobile development, UX design, and cloud integration. The company also develops XR/AI-based training and onboarding solutions, combining virtual reality with enterprise software. Founded in 2012 and privately held, it serves payments, banking, and ecommerce clients under a services model that spans strategy, design, and full-stack engineering.