Solutions Architect-Architecture

Get started on an exciting career at Element!

Element employees make a difference in the lives of others every day. We are re-defining the fleet management industry to be people first then business delivering on our promise of a superior client experience. This takes hard work and innovation and we need more like-minded people on our team.

About the Role

Were looking for a collaborative and technically strong professional to join our team as a Solution Architect - this role you will design guide and communicate architectural patterns across multiple projects without direct management responsibilities. You will ensure alignment with enterprise goals and best practices while enabling teams to deliver scalable secure and high-performing solutions. You will work closely with engineering product and operations teams to provide architectural leadership influence decisions and advocate for technical excellence. The Solution Architect will also collaborate with the Solution Architect Software Engineering to achieve optimal architectural and software outcomes for the Application Development team.

What Youll Do

• Architectural Design & Patterns Define document and evolve architectural patterns reference architectures and best practices for cloud-native applications on AWS.
• Solution Oversight & Project Support Oversee architecture for multiple concurrent projects providing solution guidance validating designs and reviewing implementations for compliance.
• Communication & Stakeholder Collaboration Clearly communicate architectural vision design decisions and trade-offs to engineers product managers and leadership.
• Continuous Improvement & Research Stay current with evolving cloud technologies emerging frameworks and industry best practices to enhance scalability and reliability.
• Influence technology decisions across engineering teams through effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Ensure systems are secure cost-optimized resilient and scalable while aligning with AWS Well-Architected Framework.
• Support CI/CD pipelines deployment strategies and observability practices.
• Enable consistent and efficient delivery of solutions by establishing clear patterns.
• Drive alignment with enterprise governance and long-term maintainability objectives.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7 years of software engineering experience with at least 3 years in an architecture technical lead or similar role.
• Proven track record of designing and implementing cloud-native solutions at scale.
• Deep knowledge of AWS services such as S3 SNS SQS Lambda CloudWatch EKS/ECS and EC2.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills with the ability to lead effective technical and non-technical conversations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: College/University degree preferred
• Experience with NodeJS NestJS and TypeScript for application development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes ECS/EKS).
• Preference given to AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate/Professional.
• Solid experience in developing and measuring KPIs to improve delivery quality and estimation accuracy.

Current Location: Mississauga. Our Mississauga office will move to 1 Adelaide in Toronto in September 2026.

The hiring base salary range for this position is $111100 - $152800 annually. Actual compensation within this range will be dependent upon the individuals knowledge skills experience equity with other team members and alignment with market data. Please note that the disclosed salary range is solely for candidates hired to perform work within this geographic location. Candidates hired to work in other locations will be subject to the pay range associated with that location.

Whats in it for You
A culture of innovation empowerment decision-making and accountability
Comprehensive health and welfare benefits that serve the needs of you and your family and foster a culture of wellness (for qualified roles)
Additional benefits and amenities including paid time-off programs (vacation sick leave and holidays) (for qualified roles)

Applicants will be required to undergo a background check only if and after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.

Element Fleet Management and its wholly owned subsidiaries are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity equity inclusion and belonging. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion genetic information sex gender identity sexual orientation age marital status family status ancestry national origin citizenship physical or mental disability veteran status military obligations or any other characteristic protected by federal state and local laws. Disability-related accommodations during the application and interview process are available upon you require an accommodation with our hiring process please send an email to or call .