Job Title: Senior Solutions Architect – AI, Automation & Business Transformation
Duration: 6 months to start, extension to follow, enough work in the project to go full 24 month contractor tenure.
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid, 3 days in office, 2 days remote)
US P&BB Technology – Tech Ops Domain

 

Role Overview

We are seeking a senior Solution Architect to lead the transformation of banking operations through AI, Generative AI, Automation, and Process Modernization. This role will partner with business and technology teams to assess current processes, identify optimization opportunities, and design future-state solutions that improve efficiency, customer experience, and operational effectiveness across Deposits, Lending, Cards, Collections, Payments, and Servicing. The SA will ensure compliance to client target architecture and technology vision.

 

Key Responsibilities

Architecture Leadership

• Own end?to?end Solution Architecture for the Tech Ops domain, including Deposits, Cards, Lending, Collections, and related servicing operations
• Define end-to-end solution architectures for Tech Ops, AI, automation, and modernization initiatives.

• Assess opportunities and recommend the appropriate use of AI, Generative AI, workflow, APIs, business rules, RPA, or process redesign.

• Design scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions leveraging APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, AI, and automation platforms.
• Define integration patterns between operational systems and AI capabilities.

 

Architecture Governance & Artifacts

• Produce and maintain high?quality architecture artifacts, including:
  • Solution Architecture Documents
  • Architecture artifacts (context, logical, integration, sequence, data flow)
  • Architecture Decision Records
• Model and maintain solution views using any architecture modeling tools such as iServer (nice to have / preferred).
• Lead architecture reviews and secure approvals through Client Architecture Governance forums (e.g., TDRC).
• Ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture, Security Architecture, and Technology Standards.
• Have understanding or experience in Model driven architecture development

Stakeholder Alignment & Influence

• Collaborate closely with Business, Product, Engineering, Platform, and Delivery teams to translate business outcomes into scalable technical solutions.
• Align with Enterprise, Security, Infrastructure, and Data Architects to ensure holistic and compliant designs.
• Influence and evolve architecture patterns, reference architectures, and domain standards within US P&BB.

Delivery Enablement & Oversight

• Provide hands?on architectural guidance to delivery teams throughout the SDLC.
• Review designs, integration approaches, and implementation details to ensure architectural integrity and compliance.
• Actively support teams in resolving cross?domain, integration, performance, and resiliency challenges.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• 10+ years in Solution Architecture within Banking or Financial Services.
• Deep knowledge of Deposits, Lending, Cards, Payments, Collections, or Customer Servicing.
• Experience in AI, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Workflow Automation, Document Intelligence, RPA, or Process Mining.
• Strong understanding of APIs, Microservices, Cloud Platforms, and Event-Driven Architecture.
• Proven ability to drive business transformation and operational modernization.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.

Key Attributes for Success

• Strategic thinker with a modernization and simplification mindset.
• Strong communicator able to influence without authority.
• Comfortable operating in complex, multi?stakeholder, highly regulated environments.
• Trusted advisor who can bridge business intent and technology execution.
• Strong influencer and trusted advisors in complex, regulated environments.
• Passion for leveraging AI to optimize processes and improve customer and employee experience.

 
 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.The pay rate for this position is C$100.00/hr.