Senior Solution Architect

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Solution Architect. Location: Greater Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design of enterprise solution architectures that align with customer business goals
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Present architecture proposals and delivery strategies to executive stakeholders
• Lead and mentor architects and technical teams across complex engagements;
• Integrate AI tools and agents into software delivery and solution architecture
• Develop AI usage plans to improve development speed, quality, and cost efficiency
• Promote AI-first practices for code generation, testing, documentation, and architecture analysis
• Establish engineering standards including architecture documentation, code quality, peer reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD
• Lead architecture reviews, identify technical risks, and ensure high-quality solution delivery
• Create reusable reference architectures, frameworks, and technical assets;
• Design solutions spanning Data & AI, Application Development, Cloud Infrastructure, and Security
• Collaborate with Microsoft product teams and technical specialists to deliver customer solutions
• Support business development activities and identify opportunities for additional customer engagements
• Drive operational excellence throughout the project lifecycle

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of experience in technology architecture, consulting, solution delivery, or related technical domains
• At least 4 years of experience managing multiple complex projects or portfolios
• At least 2 years of experience leading multidisciplinary technical teams;
• Strong experience designing enterprise software and cloud architectures
• Experience communicating technical solutions to executive and business stakeholders
• Ability to build trusted relationships with senior customer leadership
• Strong knowledge of AI-powered development practices and architecture methodologies

Preferred:

• Experience with Azure Data Platform, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Studio, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and Data Factory
• Experience designing modern application architectures, microservices, APIs, DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines
• Knowledge of Azure infrastructure, networking, identity management, and cloud governance
• Experience with security architecture, Zero Trust, threat modeling, and compliance;
• Experience creating AI integration strategies and engineering governance processes
• Ability to lead enterprise-scale solution delivery across multiple technology domains

Benefits And Compensation:

• Base salary ranging from CAD $172,200 to CAD $334,000 per year
• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI, cloud, and quantum technologies
• Fully remote work arrangement;
• Opportunity to collaborate with global engineering and consulting teams
• Work on large-scale enterprise transformation projects

Other Information:

• Travel requirement of 25% to 50%
• Individual Contributor role
• Applications are subject to Microsoft's hiring and employment policies
• Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion