Lead Technology Architect, Digital

The Opportunity: At Equitable we believe great things happen when we work together. Were a Canadian mutual company driven by purpose - putting people first and helping Canadians protect today and prepare for tomorrow. If youre passionate about making a difference and growing your career in an inclusive and collaborative environment wed love to hear from you. Our culture is built on care passion and curiosity. We put people above all else strive to be our best and welcome new ideas to deliver positive our Insurance IT team and help solve complex business challenges through innovative technology solutions. As a Lead Technology Architect youll partner with business and technology leaders to define future-state architecture drive AI adoption and deliver scalable solutions that enhance client experiences and support long-term growth. Working alongside Architects DevOps Leads and agile teams youll play a key role in shaping the future of our technology Arrangements: This is a hybrid role. You will work in our office in Waterloo ON a minimum of two (2) assigned consecutive days every other week plus a fifth (5th) assigned day per month. You are welcome to work from the office more than the minimum requirement and there may be some roles that are required to work in our office more than the minimum youll do:Recommend emerging technologies and architecture solutions to support business AI adoption across the Insurance IT team through SDLC use cases. Apply hands-on full-stack expertise to solve complex technology challenges. Ensure solutions align with architecture standards governance and review processes. Lead technology evaluations and define architectural principles and guidelines. Develop and maintain enterprise technology roadmaps with business and IT leaders. Partner with IT leaders to manage technology lifecycles and modernization initiatives. Assess current architecture identify risks and recommend improvements. Collaborate with application and infrastructure teams to align solutions with enterprise solutions meet non-functional requirements compliance standards and documentation youll bring:Experience designing greenfield solutions based on client journeys and Human Centre Design -on experience integrating vendor platforms and managing technical vendor relationships. Full-stack software engineering experience supporting end-to-end architecture across modern and legacy environments. Experience with Cloud Native (12-Factor) architecture infrastructure patterns and Azure/PaaS solutions. Strong knowledge of architecture patterns including Microservices SOA and Event Sourcing. Hands-on experience implementing AI agents and models to improve SDLC productivity. Experience with APIs messaging streaming Domain-Driven Design and integration patterns. Experience building PWA SPA and responsive web applications /C# Angular React and MS SQL Server. Strong understanding of data modelling integration layers and communication orchestration solutions. 10 years of combined relevant experience and an advanced university degree in computer science engineering information systems information technology or a related in it for you:Career Growth:Regular learning sessions and development opportunitiesTotal Rewards:Allowance provided in place of vacation pay and benefitsFlexibility:Healthy work-life balance with employee wellness always top of mind complemented by a dress for your day approachAt Equitable were committed to fair pay and an inclusive accessible hiring experience. If you need accommodations or alternative formats at any stage just reach out to us at Were happy to base pay will be based on your skills qualifications experience and education. If youre selected to move forward our Talent Acquisition team will walk you through all the details of our total rewards program so you know exactly whats To: Head of Technology Individual InsuranceDepartment: IT Individual Wealth Term: Temporary Full-Time Six (6) Month Contract