Job Description

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Reporting hierarchically to the Director of IT Operations and Information Security, and functionally to the Enterprise Architect for architecture direction, principles, and standards, the Solution Architect plays a central role in the design and evolution of technology solutions that support Pomerleau’s digital strategy. The incumbent acts as the primary architecture lead for an initiative, from ideation through production deployment, balancing business needs, technological constraints, costs, risks, security requirements, and solution scalability.

This role is intended for a seasoned professional capable of operating in a complex, multi-site, and multidisciplinary environment, and influencing strategic decisions related to business platforms (ERP, construction site platforms, BIM/VDC environments), data and analytics platforms, as well as enterprise-wide integration and API layers.

The incumbent serves as the architectural reference for delivery teams and works closely with the Enterprise Architect, Data Architects, Cybersecurity leaders, Infrastructure Engineering teams, Business Analysts, and Development teams. They contribute to the evolution of Pomerleau’s enterprise architecture standards and principles under the coordination of the IT Architecture Committee, ensuring alignment with the broader Canada-wide IT strategic direction.

This position offers the prospect to contribute directly to the digital transformation of a rapidly growing organization, where rigor, collaboration, and business value creation are at the heart of its priorities.

What you will do

- Design application and integration architectures for solutions, translating business requirements into concrete,



deliverable architectures in collaboration with Data Architects, Cybersecurity leaders, and Infrastructure Engineering teams for areas within their respective mandates.
- Produce solution architecture deliverables, including architecture documentation (HLD/LLD), diagrams, target and transition-state architectures, option and impact analyses, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture Policy (EAP), integration and migration strategies, risk assessments, and technology recommendations.
- Present architecture dossiers to the IT Architecture Board and submit technology selections and architecture patterns for review at Milestones A1 (direction), A2 (design validation), and A3 (final compliance).
- Collaborate with Business Analysts and IT Governance teams to translate validated business requirements into feasible technology solutions, providing technical guidance to clarify requirements and effectively communicating complex technical concepts to operational and executive stakeholders.
- Design solutions for Pomerleau’s key platforms (ERP, construction site platforms, BIM/VDC environments, data and analytics platforms), ensuring performance, security, and operational supportability within a multi-cloud environment, in collaboration with the relevant teams.
- Decompose solutions into components, services, and integrations (APIs, events, messaging,



ETL processes) and apply architecture patterns approved by the IT Architecture Board.
- Apply Secure by Design and Zero Trust principles as well as the requirements of ISO/IEC 27001:2022, as defined by the Cybersecurity Committee, and formally document any deviation from standards through the exception management process established in the Enterprise Architecture Policy.
- Ensure solutions comply with Quebec’s Law 25 and Privacy by Design principles, in collaboration with Privacy Officers and Data Governance stakeholders.
- Define and validate solution non-functional requirements, including observability, logging, monitoring, alerting, RTO/RPO, business continuity, and disaster recovery (BCP/DRP), and contribute to a smooth transition to operations in collaboration with Project Managers, Delivery teams, and IT Support teams.
- Responsibly integrate artificial intelligence and generative AI use cases into solution architectures, in accordance with data governance and AI governance principles established by the Data Governance function (under the IT Architecture Board), as well as Pomerleau’s security and privacy requirements.
- Serve as the architectural authority for development teams, providing guidance to technical analysts and ensuring that implementation aligns with the approved architecture.
- Ensure solutions comply with technology standards and enterprise architecture principles established under the Enterprise Architecture Policy.
- Identify technical risks, assess impacts on existing systems, and propose mitigation strategies; contribute to reducing technical debt through the register maintained by the IT Architecture Board Lead.
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📌 Solutions Architect (Montreal)
🏢 Pomerleau
📍 Montreal