Solutions Architect - Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
The Canada Life Assurance Company1 day ago
Toronto, CanadaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design and govern end-to-end ECM, workflow, content management, and business automation solutions.
- Lead solution architecture activities from concept through implementation and operational support.
- Define architecture artifacts, technical specifications, decision records, roadmaps, reusable patterns, and reference implementations.
- Own architectural decisions and provide technical direction across programs, projects, and platform initiatives.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, resiliency, scalability, performance, and compliance.
- Architect solutions using IBM CP4BA components including FileNet Content Manager, Business Automation Workflow, Operational Decision Manager, Content Navigator, Business Automation Insights, Document Processing, and Content Services.
- Support modernization and migration initiatives involving OnBase and other legacy ECM and document management platforms.
- Lead cloud-native architecture initiatives using AWS, OpenShift, Kubernetes, containers, microservices, event-driven architectures, and API-based architectures.
- Design enterprise integrations involving APIs, microservices, messaging, workflow, and data services.
- Partner with business leaders, product owners, delivery teams, and enterprise architects to align technology strategy with business objectives.
- Present architecture recommendations, risks, options, and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Mentor developers, engineers, analysts, and technical leads and lead architecture reviews and design sessions.
- Support proofs of concept and drive productization into enterprise-grade solutions.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in complex enterprise IT environments.
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Lead Architect, or Senior Technical Lead.
- Strong communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead architecture decisions across multiple teams and initiatives.
- Strong hands-on experience with ECM and Business Automation technologies, including deep experience with IBM CP4BA and related components.
- Strong understanding of content management, workflow and case management, business process automation, document management, records management, document composition, and knowledge management.
- Strong experience with AWS cloud services and architecture patterns.
- Experience with Kubernetes or OpenShift, Docker, containerized workloads, microservices architecture, REST APIs, event-driven solutions, and DevOps and CI/CD practices.
- Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns and API-led architecture.
- Understanding of application development technologies such as Java, SQL, DB2, and enterprise databases.
- Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and define implementation strategies.
- Experience with OnBase, OpenText, Appian, or other document management and workflow platforms is preferred.
- Experience in financial services, insurance, or other highly regulated industries is preferred.
- Experience delivering large-scale migration and modernization programs is preferred.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks, governance processes, current-state and target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, Agile delivery methodologies, and continuous architecture practices is preferred.
- Reliability Status Security Clearance is required before access to Protected B information, assets, or work sites.
Benefits
- Permanent full-time employment with career advancement opportunities and industry-leading learning programs.
- Up to $2,000 annually toward education reimbursement.
- Flexible health and dental benefits plus a $5,000 mental health benefit.
- Vacation, personal days, and a volunteer day supporting community involvement.
- Company-matching pension plan, share ownership program, and additional investment options.
- Employee recognition programs, service milestone celebrations, employee discounts, Employee Resource Groups, mentorship programs, social clubs, and events.
- Hybrid work arrangement indicated by the #LI-Hybrid posting tag.
- Security-check submission costs are covered by Canada Life.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About The Canada Life Assurance Company
The Canada Life Assurance Company provides life, health, disability, and group benefits insurance, plus retirement and wealth management products for individuals and employers across Canada. It generates revenue through premiums, investment management fees, and group plan administration. Headquartered in Toronto, it is a subsidiary of Great-West Lifeco and part of the Power Corporation group of companies, serving both retail and workplace markets nationwide.