Lead Solution Architect

RBC • Mississauga, ON

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join RBC Insurance Architecture as a Lead Solution Architect to drive innovative, digital-first, and agentic-first solutions that transform our insurance technology landscape. This role offers the chance to lead strategic architectural initiatives, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver scalable solutions that align with enterprise governance and cybersecurity standards. Shape the future of insurance technology at Canada’s leading financial institution while collaborating with a high-performing team of architects.

Requirements

• 7+ years in solution architecture, including design and delivery of client-facing digital platforms in regulated industries (financial services, healthcare, etc.), with demonstrated expertise in security, resiliency, and observability across enterprise-scale cloud/hybrid ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), microservices architecture, event-driven integration (e.g., Kafka), and API-driven design.
• Strong understanding of containerization (OpenShift/Kubernetes), cloud-native design patterns, and DevOps practices.
• Strong foundation in architectural design principles, including agentic integration patterns, messaging technologies (synchronous, asynchronous, batch), component-based design, front-end frameworks (Angular, React), digital-channel-first/omnichannel architecture, secure data integration, and infrastructure scalability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional architectural initiatives, influence technical strategy, and mentor architecture and engineering teams on design principles and best practices.
• Proven experience with architectural governance frameworks, risk management practices, and regulatory compliance requirements in financial services environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.
• Experience with AI-driven design and code generation tools is required.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with insurance platforms, products, and domain-specific regulatory requirements.
• Knowledge of insurance architecture patterns (e.g., policy management, claims processing, underwriting systems).
• Proven track record modernizing legacy systems within large financial institutions, including experience decomposing monolithic architectures and managing technical debt during cloud/hybrid migrations.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise API ecosystems, event-driven architectures at scale, or GraphQL-based solutions in complex, multi-system environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture governance processes and proficiency with modeling/documentation tools (e.g., Sparx EA, Lucidchart) for communicating architectural decisions and maintaining architectural coherence.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex solutions aligned with business objectives and architectural governance principles.
• Collaborate with business product owners, engineers, and enterprise architects to define solution scope and acceptance criteria.
• Create and maintain Architecture Decision Documents and Solution Blueprints to support governance and knowledge sharing.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks through proactive planning and stakeholder communication.
• Mentor junior architects, fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in agentic solution design, cloud platforms, and microservices architecture.
• Ensure all solution designs comply with RBC's architectural governance framework and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Drive solution quality and resilience by identifying opportunities to improve architectural resilience, reusability, security, and scalability throughout the design and delivery process.

Benefits

• bonuses
• flexible benefits
• competitive compensation
• commissions
• stock where applicable
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• A world-class training program in financial services
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Opportunities to take on progressively greater accountabilities
• Opportunities to building close relationships with clients
• Access to a variety of job opportunities across business and geographies

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior