About Symcor

Symcor enables secure data exchanges and supporting business processes, to help clients succeed in an evolving digital world. Trusted by Canada's largest institutions for over 25 years to support their digital transformations, Symcor aligns industry participants to solve common challenges in the most effective and efficient way. Our goal is for every employee to feel valued and accepted as part of the team and connected to Symcor and our values, fostering a sense of belonging. Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. If you need accommodation for the interview process, just let us know! #youbelonghere

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Architect Enterprise Solutions with Impact

Join Symcor as a Technical Solutions Architect (TSA 2), reporting to the Director of Architecture. This individual contributor role focuses on designing and delivering high-performance enterprise solutions that bridge on-premises systems and emerging technologies. #LI-Hybrid

Why Join Us

• Deliver meaningful work at the intersection of enterprise modernization and intelligent solutions
• Work across hybrid environments, ensuring robust on-premises systems while enabling cloud adoption
• Make an enterprise-level impact with solutions that serve Canada’s largest financial institutions
• Partner with engineers, infrastructure, security and business teams to ensure implementation aligns with architecture

Your Impact

In this role, you will:

• Design and optimize enterprise application architectures for performance, scalability, and resilience
• Support hybrid architecture strategies, integrating on-premises platforms with emerging cloud capabilities
• Conduct technical assessments of vendor and in-house platforms for compatibility, security, and performance
• Partner with engineers, infrastructure, and security teams to ensure implementation aligns with architecture
• Lead database optimization and data modeling initiatives to improve efficiency and reliability

Education & Certification

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• Azure certification (e.g., AZ-305, AZ-400) is a strong plus

Experience

• 5+ years in software engineering
• 5+ years in solution architecture
• Strong background in on-premises systems, application platforms, and integration patterns
• Hands-on experience with database optimization, performance tuning, and data modeling
• Familiarity with hybrid environments (on-prem + cloud)
• Exposure to Microsoft Azure and cloud services is a strong plus
• Financial Services experience is a plus

Core Technical Skills

Must-Have

• Architecture & Delivery:

• Experience leading Options Analysis and recommending optimal solution paths
• Deep understanding of systems design: high availability, resilience, scalability, performance

• Security & Compliance:

• Familiarity with Zero Trust principles, RBAC, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, PCI)

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with Azure services (API Management, Data Factory, Functions, Databricks)
• Familiarity with automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM, Bicep)
• Knowledge of AI services and data engineering pipelines
• Advanced SQL, query optimization, indexing strategies, and data modeling

Collaboration & Mindset

• Works collaboratively across engineering, security, data, and business teams
• Can translate business needs into structured, scalable solutions
• Strong communicator with the ability to lead technical discussions and reviews
• Proactive, curious, and committed to practical innovation

What’s In It For You

At Symcor, we define our success by what we help others achieve. We were created to support our clients and, through our products, services, and solutions, protect and strengthen their brands. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program that includes a competitive compensation package, flexible benefits and time away options, retirement and savings plans and a commitment to your overall health and well-being through our myWell-being program.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and progressively take on greater accountabilities for growth.
• We foster an inclusive atmosphere of One Symcor with our philosophy of +1 Unique You®, we harness each employee’s uniqueness, different skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to contribute to mutual success. It is the diversity of our people and the inclusive environment that has been and will always be key to Symcor’s success.

Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for candidates.