Solution Architect

Aviso Wealth:

At Aviso we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization we are committed to leadership innovation partnership responsibility and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic oneaviso culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work at a company committed to its people find out more about what Aviso has to offer at.

The Opportunity:

Were looking to fill an opening for a Solution Architect to join the Application Development & Enterprise Platforms team.

Reporting to the Director Technical Delivery and Architecture the Solution Architect is responsible for developing and delivering technology architecture and design strategies and solutions that support organizational functions and fulfill business goals. This role will partner with business colleagues and solutioning teams to lead and drive the implementation of technology solutions incrementally towards the enterprise architectural goals.
Who you are:

• Service You put your clients needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver client-centric solutions and proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso to become a trusted advisor and partner
• Execution You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on getting things done as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
• Collaboration You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration build trust and inclusion and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

• Lead ideation exploration and discovery during requirements gathering
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and financial industry solutions that could drive competitive advantages
• Design end-to-end solutions including network and disaster recovery planning
• Deliver analysis high-level solutions application design and default technology catalog and reference artifacts
• Support SDLC intake process solutioning and change management processes
• Drive standardization and adoption of architectural best practices and common patterns across integration cloud adoption and application modernization
• Manage application portfolio including application rationalization vendor consolidation obsolescence management risk mitigation function automation and optimization of user satisfaction and cost savings
• Develop enterprise architecture and business line architectural roadmaps of current and target states and socialize to gain endorsement
• Create action plans in alignment with enterprise architecture and strategy priorities
• Drive architecture council approval process for new technology adoption and implementation
• Act as a technical lead in project/product development utilizing agile methodologies and DevSecOps automation practices
• Act as a technology partner within Aviso by proactively building relationships with the business groups to ensure achievable and technologically sound solutions are implemented

Your experience and skills:

• Bachelors degree in Business Administration Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field. Masters degree is considered an asset.
• 10 years of progressive experience in technology consulting solution architecture or identity and access management
• 5 years in customer-facing roles leading complex technical architecture discussions with senior executives enterprise architects IT leadership and development teams.
• 3 years of hands-on experience with Okta/Auth0 implementations including user migration strategies authentication modernization initiatives passkey adoption and large-scale identity platform transformations.
• Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) including:
• Authentication and authorization architecture
• Custom policy design and implementation
• Identity migration strategies
• Branded customer identity experiences
• Single Sign-On (SSO) federation and identity lifecycle management
• Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions using Okta/Auth0 Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD B2B/B2C External ID) and Azure API Management (APIM). Experience building onboarding and identity solutions for diverse user populations (e.g. investors advisors partners and customers) across multiple organizations with integrated SSO capabilities.
• Proven experience designing complex delegated authentication and authorization models that enable secure personalized digital experiences across enterprise and consumer-facing applications.
• Strong knowledge of modern authentication and security standards including OAuth 2.0 OpenID Connect (OIDC) PKCE SAML mTLS RBAC and ABAC with experience developing automated user provisioning and identity management services.
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure including cloud architecture resource configuration governance security monitoring and operational excellence.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures on Azure (e.g. Azure Container Apps AKS) including integration with on-premises systems and the application of cloud-native design patterns such as:
• Sidecar
• Service Mesh
• Anti-Corruption Layer
• Façade
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders clients partners and technical teams to define identity requirements user personas security controls and target-state architectures.
• Excellent communication stakeholder management and consulting skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for executive audiences.
• Preferred Qualifications
• Experience leading enterprise-scale IAM modernization or customer identity transformation programs.
• Relevant certifications such as Okta Certified Professional/Administrator Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services insurance healthcare or government
• Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Why Aviso Wealth

At Aviso Wealth you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time fitness benefit parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

Your Information

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

No recruiters or agencies please.

Company Overview:

Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management and over 1000 employees. Were building a comprehensive technology-enabled client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners advisors and investors. Were a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers investment dealers insurance and trust companies and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager NEI Investments specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage Qtrade Direct Investing empowers self-directed investors and our fully automated investing service Qtrade Guided Portfolios serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto Vancouver Montreal and Winnipeg. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals Co-operators/CUMIS and Desjardins.Were proud to power businesses that empower investors.

A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented energetic professionals who live their values every day and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If youre looking for interesting and challenging work at a company committed to its people apply to join our team.

Salary

This position is posted with an expected salary range of $150000 - $168000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.

Required Experience:

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