City: Toronto
Salary: $100,000.00+/yr
Added: June 25, 2026
Senior Solutions Architect, Hybrid - Permanent - 19201
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Architecture, the Senior Solution Architect, Payments Architecture is responsible for driving the organization's technology vision through the creation of comprehensive solution architectures aligned with both business and technology strategies. This role is primarily focused on driving consistent strategy across diverse programs, ensuring they adhere to enterprise architectural framework and technology governance, and contributing to the optimization of the IT landscape and the delivery of business value.
As a key advisor to leadership, the Senior Solution Architect demonstrates a strong ability to make thoughtful and strategic, time-sensitive decisions even with limited information and under changing conditions. The Senior Solution Architect ensures that Payments Canada’s architectures and solutions are secure, resilient, proactive, and seamlessly aligned with the organization’s strategic business objectives.
Duties include but are not limited to:
Enterprise Payment Architecture Development and Governance
Contribute to the long-term technology vision and enterprise architecture framework, ensuring solution architectures contribute to its realization
Lead the architectural designs for the Real-Time Rail (RTR) and other complex initiatives, ensuring designs mitigate risks and address technical debt
Establish and enforce enterprise architecture standards, policies, and guidelines, ensuring compliance with ISO 20022 and relevant regulatory frameworks
Produce and maintain strategic architecture artifacts, including system interaction, data flow, and event sequence diagrams
Lead the development of reusable payments reference architectures and design patterns to accelerate system delivery
Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps and business cases for strategic initiatives
Collaborate with business leaders and external stakeholders to present complex architectural recommendations and strategies in a compelling, business-centric manner
Risks and Compliance
Ensure architectural controls within all solutions are designed and built using a risk-based approach
Assess risk and prioritize decisions effectively in time-sensitive situations, especially when making architectural choices
Ensure compliance with the Enterprise Architecture Framework, Standards, and Tools
Architecture Research
Monitor industry, technology, and market trends (e.g., emerging fintech, payment protocols) to determine their potential impact
Discover, evaluate, and recommend technology solutions to drive innovation and ensure future-ready designs
Collaborate with third-party vendors to deliver resilient and scalable architectures that align with corporate strategies
What you need to be successful
Undergraduate degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field
Minimum five (5) years of experience in information systems and progressive experience in enterprise or solution architecture
Proven track record of developing and implementing strategic IT plans and mission-critical solution architectures
Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) and their practical application
About the Job
Work arrangement: Hybrid position downtown Toronto or Ottawa
Salary: $120,000 to $145,000/year +
Great benefits
Flexible, hybrid (remote/office) environment
Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible)
Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over)
Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days
26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up (if eligible)
Rewards and recognition program
Access to office gym facilities
Internal and external professional development opportunities
Fun team and organizational events
Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Team
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How to Apply
Please apply by clicking the “” button below and follow the instructions to submit your résumé. You can also apply by submitting your résumé directly to
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LRO Staffing values fairness, confidentiality, and human judgment in every stage of our hiring process. We do not use automated or AI-driven screening tools to assess applications. Each submission is reviewed by an experienced recruiter to ensure a thoughtful and equitable evaluation of every candidate.
Thank you for your interest in this role. One of our Recruiters will be in touch with you if your profile meets the requirements for the role and the expectations of our clients. Please note that all candidates must be permitted to work in Canada to be considered for this opportunity.
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