Technology Enterprise Architect

Fairstone Bank•Montreal, QC

49d•Hybrid

About The Position

Who we are: Fairstone Bank and its family of brands are united in delivering innovative, accessible and reliable financial solutions that enable Canadians to reach their goals. Over the years, our brand family has grown. In 2024, Home Trust Company, Home Bank and Oaken Financial became part of the Fairstone Bank family of brands, alongside Fairstone, EdenPark and Fig. Together, we are the leading alternative lending bank in Canada. We have the collective experience and expertise to better serve our customers and foster our partners’ growth. With a diverse suite of products—residential and commercial mortgages, consumer deposits and GICs, credit cards, retail and automobile financing, personal loans and digital lending—we offer financial solutions tailored to all Canadians, including newcomers, small-business owners, smart investors and savvy consumers. Backed by nearly a century of lending experience through its legacy companies, Fairstone Bank and its brand family are proud to be Canada’s leading alternative lending bank. Join Fairstone as a Technology Enterprise Architect, reporting to the Director, Enterprise Architecture , and be part of our talented and growing team! About the role: Develop and maintain the enterprise technology architecture, covering cloud, infrastructure, integration, platforms, and core technology patterns. Define and update reference architectures, technology principles, standards, and design patterns across domains. Contribute to the evolution of the Target-State Architecture (TSA) and ensure alignment with enterprise and solution roadmaps. Provide architecture stewardship and thought leadership on modernization, cloud adoption, resilience, and technology optimization. Create and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps that align with business capabilities, digital transformation priorities, and cloud strategies. Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations based on value, feasibility, and architectural fit. Support investment planning by assessing architectural impacts, risks, and trade-offs. Lead and participate in architecture review boards (ARB) and technology governance forums. Ensure architectural requirements, standards, and guardrails are embedded in solution design, procurement, and implementation practices. Assess solution architectures from LOB teams to ensure alignment with enterprise guardrails and technology strategy. Provide architectural guidance on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), hybrid models, landing zones, and enterprise cloud patterns. Define enterprise cloud principles, guardrails, and reusable patterns to ensure consistency, security, and scalability. Collaborate with CloudOps, Security, Data, and Application teams to align cloud capabilities with enterprise objectives. Partner with business architects, data architects, application architects, and security architects to ensure cross-domain coherence. Work closely with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and product teams to enable well-architected solutions. Communicate architectural recommendations to senior leadership and support strategic decision-making. Support major initiatives by providing architectural direction, conducting assessments, and ensuring alignment with the enterprise architecture. Provide mentorship and guidance to solution architects and technical teams across the organization.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in technology architecture, enterprise architecture, or equivalent senior technical leadership roles.
Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), modern infrastructure, network architecture, platform engineering, and patterns.
Experience establishing or contributing to architecture standards, roadmaps, and governance frameworks.
Demonstrated ability to work across multiple domains and engage both technical and business stakeholders.
Strong communication and presentation skills, capable of influencing at senior levels

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain the enterprise technology architecture, covering cloud, infrastructure, integration, platforms, and core technology patterns.
Define and update reference architectures, technology principles, standards, and design patterns across domains.
Contribute to the evolution of the Target-State Architecture (TSA) and ensure alignment with enterprise and solution roadmaps.
Provide architecture stewardship and thought leadership on modernization, cloud adoption, resilience, and technology optimization.
Create and maintain multi-year technology roadmaps that align with business capabilities, digital transformation priorities, and cloud strategies.
Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations based on value, feasibility, and architectural fit.
Support investment planning by assessing architectural impacts, risks, and trade-offs.
Lead and participate in architecture review boards (ARB) and technology governance forums.
Ensure architectural requirements, standards, and guardrails are embedded in solution design, procurement, and implementation practices.
Assess solution architectures from LOB teams to ensure alignment with enterprise guardrails and technology strategy.
Provide architectural guidance on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP), hybrid models, landing zones, and enterprise cloud patterns.
Define enterprise cloud principles, guardrails, and reusable patterns to ensure consistency, security, and scalability.
Collaborate with CloudOps, Security, Data, and Application teams to align cloud capabilities with enterprise objectives.
Partner with business architects, data architects, application architects, and security architects to ensure cross-domain coherence.
Work closely with engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and product teams to enable well-architected solutions.
Communicate architectural recommendations to senior leadership and support strategic decision-making.
Support major initiatives by providing architectural direction, conducting assessments, and ensuring alignment with the enterprise architecture.
Provide mentorship and guidance to solution architects and technical teams across the organization.

Benefits

Award-Winning Culture: We’re proud to be recognized as a Great Place to Work Canada 2025 and one of Montreal’s Top Employers 2025 by Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
Work-Life Balance: Enjoy flexibility with our hybrid work model designed to support your lifestyle.
Time to Recharge: Generous vacation based on your role, statutory holidays, plus 6 wellness days to prioritize your well-being.
Compensation Package: Competitive base salary plus an annual incentive bonus tied to performance.
Comprehensive Benefits: Robust health and dental coverage through Manulife, as well as virtual healthcare through Dialogue.
Future-Ready Savings: Group Retirement Savings Plan with up to 7% employer match.
Exclusive Perks: Discounts from top retailers via WorkPerks, plus location-based perks like gym memberships and Toronto Bike Share.
On-Site Fitness: Gym access at our London and Montreal offices.
Continuous Growth: Education Assistance Program and Fairstone Academy for training and skill development.
Family Support: Parental leave top-up program to help you during life’s big moments.
Community Impact: One paid volunteer day to give back to causes that matter to you.