Senior Cloud Solutions Architect

About the role

The Senior Architect is a strategic and hands-on leader within the Business Integration Team, a core group within SWIB’s Technology function. This individual is responsible for shaping and evolving SWIB’s enterprise architecture — including business, application, data, and technology domains — while influencing the design of integrated solutions across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Solution Architecture
  • Lead solution architecture efforts for strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide implementations
  • Act as the lead architect for large-scale strategic programs, providing end-to-end solution oversight from concept through implementation
  • Partner with Business Architects, Data Architects, and Business Systems Engineers to ensure aligned, secure, and scalable solutions
  • Review and validate architecture and design documents ensuring compliance with SWIB standards and objectives
  • Guide the development of highly resilient multi-region cloud architectures, specifically in cloud environments
  • Build and contribute code (e.g., microservices, IaC templates, automation scripts, platform accelerators)
  • Lead cloud platform strategy, adoption, and modernization of legacy systems
  • Mentor engineers, architects, and technical leads on design best practices and emerging technologies
  • Support agile, iterative delivery by aligning rapid development with long-term architectural integrity
  • Guide cross-functional teams on platform choices, solution integration, and implementation strategies
• Enterprise Architecture
  • Drive the definition and continuous evolution of SWIB’s enterprise architecture framework and long-term strategy
  • Develop architectural blueprints (e.g. cloud, software, IaaS) and roadmaps aligned to SWIB’s investment strategies and modernization goals
  • Conduct architecture reviews (focused on sound cloud principles) and contribute technical architectural leadership to enterprise-wide initiatives such as platform rationalization, infrastructure modernization, and data architecture improvements
  • Govern the use of architecture tools, standards, reference models, and reusable design patterns
  • Work across the technology organization to develop and promote reference architectures
  • Work across the technology organization to craft and promote comprehensive Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity playbooks
  • Serve as a strategic advisor for architecture governance, investment prioritization, and technology portfolio planning

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; advanced degree or industry certifications (e.g., ArchiMate, AWS/Azure Architect) strongly preferred
• 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise and solution architecture, ideally in investment management or financial services
• Proven ability to connect long-term strategy with actionable architecture across business, technology, data, and application domains
• Expertise in modern architecture patterns including microservices, API-first design, event-driven systems, and zero-trust security
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture platforms and modeling tools (e.g., BizzDesign, OpenSearch, ArchiMate)
• Strong verbal and visual communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for business stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to influence and align across functions and leadership levels in a collaborative and strategic environment
• Exposure to real-time data processing, messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), or event sourcing architectures
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes, service meshes, and hybrid/multi-cloud deployments
• Certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent

Qualifications

• Competitive total cash compensation, based on AON (formerly McLagan) industry benchmarks
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Educational and training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Challenging work in a professional environment
• Hybrid work environment