Senior Technical Solutions Architect (FCC)

We are looking for a Senior Technical Solutions Architect who will be working on a 100% remote schedule as part of Fidelity’s flexible working arrangement.

Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC) is the leading independent clearing broker and custodian in the Canadian market. We provide trade execution, clearing, custody and back‑office support services to Canadian‑based brokerage firms and the Canadian brokerage arms of U.S.-based firms. For more information, visit

Position Overview

The Senior Technical Solutions Architect (FCC) is responsible for creating and maintaining architecture plans and specifications for FCC. This role architects complex technology solutions in environments characterized by a high degree of ambiguity, numerous system integration touchpoints, and significant dependencies across internal and external systems. The position provides architectural leadership and guidance for project and program‑level decisions to ensure IT assets align with enterprise architecture standards and strategies across application, business, and infrastructure domains.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead the development of FCC architecture and technology strategies, ensuring alignment between business objectives, technology capabilities, and enterprise architecture standards.
- Provide strategic architectural guidance to business and technology leaders, clearly communicating solutions, dependencies, constraints, and risks to senior management.
- Design, assess, and maintain complex technology solutions that establish architecture patterns and integrate internal systems and external vendor platforms.
- Develop and maintain architecture blueprints, standards, and solution designs while ensuring business, technical, and operational requirements are met.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, architects, delivery teams, and Architecture Review Boards (ARB) to gain alignment and approval for solution approaches.
- Participate in product and project planning activities with internal teams and vendors, ensuring architectural considerations, dependencies, and constraints are incorporated into delivery plans.
- Maintain alignment between target‑state architecture, project timelines, product roadmaps, and evolving business requirements.
- Serve as the primary architectural advisor for initiatives, providing leadership in discussions with business, product, technology,



and project stakeholders, while addressing trade‑offs, issues, and concerns.
- Identify, advise on, and manage architectural risks, contribute to issue resolution, and assume accountability for the successful completion of architecture‑related initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards, policies, and corporate strategies through effective requirements, implementation, and data governance, while communicating standards and best practices across project teams.

The Expertise You Bring

- Knowledge of operating in an architecture framework such as TOGAF, Zachman.
- Knowledgeable in UML or other standard modelling frameworks.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Foundational knowledge of OO Design, SOA, microservices, JEE, cloud, n‑tier architectures, databases, APIs, event‑oriented architecture, enterprise integration patterns, infrastructure.
- Strong sense of security architecture identity and access management, encryption, network security, SSO.
- Excellent technical expertise in traditional and single‑page applications, JavaScript, JEE, Spring, Oracle, AWS, BPM, API Gateway, content management, Oracle, MQ and cloud technologies.
- High breadth and depth of knowledge across multiple subject areas.

What We’re Looking For

- Minimum 10 years of IT experience with more than 5 years as an Architect within a formal Architecture practice.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience working on projects that interface with Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Security functions.

Nice to Have

- Understanding of industry brokerage systems and related legacy system integrations.
- Experience in roles such as Solution Designer, Application Architect, Solution Architect, Data Architect, or Enterprise Architect.
- TOGAF Certification.

Current work authorization for Canada is required for all openings.

Total Rewards That Reflect Your Impact





We believe exceptional work deserves exceptional recognition. That’s why we offer a competitive compensation package designed to support your success today—and your financial well‑being tomorrow.

Compensation

- Base Salary and Discretionary Performance Bonus: Total annual cash compensation (base salary plus target bonus) ranges from $170,000 to $194,000 based on your experience and qualifications.
- RRSP Contribution: After 6 months of employment, we invest in your future with an RRSP contribution—no employee matching required.

Benefits

- Versatile working arrangements: 100% remote, hybrid, and in‑office options.
- Competitive total compensation, including company contributions to your group RRSP without a matching requirement from you.
- Comprehensive health benefits that start on your first day, with 100% employer‑paid premiums, that include up to $5,000 annually for mental health services and therapy.
- Parental leave top‑up to 100% of your salary for a period of 25 weeks.
- Up to $650 for home office equipment.
- Generous time off policy, including 2 paid days annually to volunteer at a charity of your choice.
- Diversity and inclusion programs, including an active network of Employee Resource Groups.
- Extensive professional development opportunities, including access to over 11,000 training and development courses, tuition reimbursement, and monetary rewards for completing a required designation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Fidelity Canada is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, family status, protected veterans’ status, Aboriginal/Native American status or any other legally‑protected ground.

Accommodation During the Application Process

Fidelity Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in the selection process. If you require an accommodation, please email us at

Other Information

No telephone inquiries or agencies please. We thank all applicants for their interest, please be advised that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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