Lead Solution Architect – Enterprise Branch Modernization Client: Leading North American Bank Location: Toronto, remote Type: Contract / Long-Term Swoon is partnering with a premier financial institution to find a Lead Solution Architect to drive a massive, multi-year Branch Modernization program. We need a seasoned, hands-on generalist and integration expert who can tie together APIs, real-time/batch processing, and databases while ensuring alignment across Security, Fraud, Legal, and Compliance teams. If you excel at respectfully pushing back on tactical "quick fixes" to champion long-term, strategic AWS cloud architectures, this is the environment for you.

Drive Modernization: Lead end-to-end Solution Architecture for branch transformation, moving away from legacy infrastructure to modern, scalable solutions.

Architecture Governance: Shepherd projects through strict enterprise triage and gating processes, defending your architectural designs to C-level executives, domain heads, and Architecture Review Boards (ARBs).



Build consensus and secure buy-in from implementation teams, Security, Fraud, Legal, and business units, often influencing without direct authority.

Technical Design & Artifacts: Create high-quality architectural diagrams, solution documents, and decision records using tools like iServer, Visio, LeanIX, or Lucidchart.

Broad Integration Skills: Deep experience as a generalist/integration architect connecting complex enterprise systems (APIs, microservices, databases, legacy migrations). Robust hands-on architectural experience with AWS (primary), alongside a working knowledge of Azure (Active Directory, M365, etc.).

Stakeholder Management: Exceptional ability to navigate organizational politics, push back on pushy implementation teams, and align business intent with regulatory obligations.

Note: While familiarity with AI is welcome, this is not an AI-deployment or pure Data Architect role. #

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