The Solution Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and evolving our cloud-native digital platform architecture, with a strong focus on Azure, microservices, secure integrations, and scalable customer-facing solutions.

This role translates business and product requirements into secure, resilient, and scalable

architecture patterns, aligned with our Azure landing zone, AKS platform, and API-driven

ecosystem. The architect partners closely with engineering, DevOps, security, and business teams to ensure solutions are production-ready, observable, and aligned to enterprise standards.

Key Responsibilities

Define and maintain end-to-end solution architectures across:

AKS-based microservices platform

API Gateway and integration layer

Produce architecture artifacts: logical/physical diagrams, standards, and design blueprints

Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and cloud governance frameworks

Lead architecture reviews and design authority checkpoints

Azure DevOps pipelines (CI/CD, release automation)

Partner with DevOps teams on:

Ensure solutions are designed for scalability, resiliency, and fault tolerance

3. Security & Identity Integration

Design secure access patterns using:

Azure Entra ID (internal and external tenants)

OAuth2, OIDC, SAML-based integrations

Ensure compliance with:

Zero Trust principles

Network isolation (Private Endpoints, NSGs)

Incorporate DDoS protection, WAF policies, and network segmentation

Define and govern API-first design patterns:

Internal services (AKS microservices)

External partners (Propel, payment gateways, SaaS vendors)

On-prem systems via VPN / hybrid connectivity

REST APIs

Event-driven patterns (where applicable)

Establish API governance (versioning, security, throttling)

Redis caching strategies

Azure Cognitive Search (where applicable)





Define data access, tenancy models, and performance optimization strategies

High availability (multi-zone / regional)

Disaster recovery (Canada East DR replication strategy)

Monitoring & logging (platform observability patterns)

Backup and recovery strategies

Ensure alignment with RPO/RTO requirements

Evaluate and integrate third-party platforms (Boomi, SaaS, CMS, payment providers)

Provide architecture oversight for vendor-delivered components

8. Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Collaborate with:

Product, engineering, security, and infrastructure teams

Present architectural designs and trade-offs to senior leadership

Mentor developers and engineers on architecture best practices

Contribute to architecture standards, reference patterns, and reusable frameworks

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Required Experience

10+ years in solution architecture, with strong cloud-native experience

5+ years designing solutions on Microsoft Azure

Proven experience with:

Technical Expertise

Microservices, REST APIs

Event-driven architecture (preferred)

Security & Identity:

Entra ID (AAD), External ID (B2B/B2C patterns)

OAuth2, OIDC, SAML

VNET design, NSGs, hybrid connectivity (VPN)

Infrastructure as Code (nice-to-have)

Nice-to-Have

Experience with:

Headless CMS and digital experience platforms

Integration platforms (e.g., Boomi)

Familiarity with:

Blue/green deployments and progressive delivery

Observability tooling (APM, centralized logging)

Solid architectural thinking and system design skills

Ability to balance business outcomes with technical constraints

Clear and executive-level communication capability

Strong collaboration across cross-functional teams

Proactive ownership and continuous improvement mindset

High emphasis on security, scalability, and customer-facing reliability.

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📌 Azure Solution Architect (Ontario)
🏢 Accion Labs
📍 Ontario