Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us. Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): As part of our commitment to Win As A Team , we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.

Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the chance to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.

Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. We’re looking for a Senior Enterprise Architect to join our growing team! This role will shape and guide the evolution of our enterprise technology landscape, aligning business strategy, customer needs, and technology investments to enable long-term transformation.

The successful candidate will define and communicate enterprise architecture principles, target-state roadmaps, and strategic technology direction across business, application, data, integration, cloud, security, and infrastructure domains.

The Enterprise

Architect will work with business leaders, delivery teams, and technology stakeholders to identify opportunities, address complex architecture challenges, and proactively drive modernization and transformation initiatives. Candidates should be comfortable influencing across the organization, balancing strategic objectives with practical implementation considerations, and helping teams make informed technology decisions. Establishes overall direction and strategic initiatives for a Global Enterprise Architecture guided by the overall business and IT strategy.

Define and maintain governance and compliance standards and policies.



Use AI to build prototypes and explore different options Lead risk and cost analysis including build vs. Lead analysis of the current IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.

Contribute to the definition and evolution of global IT architecture based on long-term business strategy considering the diversity of Intact activities, the need for compliance to information Security requirements, the long-term business plan scenarios, the obsolescence of mission-critical applications and the evolution of IT solutions offerings from various sources. Capture current state Architecture and establish future state Architecture vision for each domain, supporting the business and IT strategy and vision. Work with the functional leadership to review all project implementation to ensure that it met the original design that was approved in the Architecture described through assets such as architecture decisions, high-level architecture designs, details architecture designs.

Serve as an internal spokesperson for Enterprise Architecture on significant matters. Utilize this roadmap as the basis to review and approve all project designs, at the Design gate state of the Project lifecycle. Understand, advocate and promote the Enterprise Architecture vision and value proposition within the IT and business community.

Contribute to the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture. Drive the Architecture review of all proposed programs as part of the yearly planning process. Consult with project teams to align projects to enterprise architecture to accommodate project needs.

Consult with infrastructure teams to fit infrastructure to architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the technical architecture to accommodate infrastructure needs. Review and ensure the soundness of the proposed solutions of all major projects and its alignment with enterprise architecture.



Bachelor’s degree in information technology or business administration or any combination of equivalent education and experience. ~ Ability to build application prototypes using AI tools. ~ Understanding of Architecture Governance and compliance to regulatory requirements like OFSI. ~10+ years in information technology. ~5+ years in IT strategic planning, enterprise, solution or business architecture. ~A team player and a technical mentor. ~ Sharing Intact’s values: integrity, respect, customer driven, excellence, and generosity. ~ Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices, trends and transformation. ~ Experience in working closely with IT PMO. ~ Experience in vendor management, contracts and capacity planning in a hyper-growth environment. ~ Knowledgeable in IT solutions, trends in IT and experience evaluating/implementing new tools and solutions. ~ Effective at driving short-term actions that are consistent with long-term goals. ~ Experience with cloud architecture is an asset. ~ Enterprise Architecture certification is an asset. ~ Certification in TOGAF considered an asset. ~ Familiarity with the IT application development life cycle. ~ For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required considering the necessity to interact on a regular basis with English-speaking colleagues across the country. ~ No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada. #At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength.

We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community. As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations).

A copy of applicable policies is available on request. Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site. #

📌 Senior Enterprise Architect - Cloud (Toronto)
🏢 Intact Financial
📍 Toronto