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Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.This is a remote and localized role in Quebec, Canada or Ontario, Canada.\nPosition Summary\nThe Sr. Solution Architect (SA) partners with business and technology stakeholders to design, guide, and support the implementation of technology solutions that enable business requirements and operational excellence. The SA translates business requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective solution designs that align with NORAM and Thales enterprise architecture standards, technology strategies, and organizational objectives.\nThe SA's scope of activities includes evaluating business requirements, developing solution architectures, supporting project delivery teams, and ensuring technology solutions achieve desired business outcomes while optimizing costs and managing risk. The SA focuses on building and maintaining relationships with project teams, and regional technical stakeholders, communicating the value of solution architecture designs, and providing architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle to ensure successful delivery and adoption.\nKey Areas of Responsibility\nDesign and Govern Technology Solutions\nOwn the translation of business requirements into enterprise solution architectures by guiding project teams and technical SMEs, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, governance, and approved technology roadmaps.\nDevelop and maintain solution architecture artifacts, including logical, physical, integration, security, data, and infrastructure designs.\nEvaluate solution alternatives and recommend implementation approaches based on business value, technical feasibility, cost, risk, and operational considerations.\nEnsure solution designs comply with established enterprise architecture principles, standards, policies, and regulatory requirements.\nOwn the architecture review process for assigned initiatives, presenting solution designs, resolving governance findings, and securing architectural approval through effective stakeholder engagement.\nIdentify and mitigate solution-level technical risks, dependencies, constraints, and implementation challenges throughout the project lifecycle.\nDesign integration approaches that enable interoperability between applications, platforms, infrastructure, data sources, and external partners.\nLead cross-functional collaboration with cybersecurity, infrastructure, cloud, network, and application teams to drive end-to-end solution design, integration, and successful delivery. Document architecture decisions, technical assumptions, and implementation guidance to facilitate knowledge transfer and long-term supportability.\nContribute to the continuous improvement of architecture methods, templates, standards, and reusable design patterns.\nShare knowledge, best practices, and lessons learned with project teams and fellow architects.\nMaintain current knowledge of relevant technologies, platforms, and vendor solutions to effectively support business and project needs.\nAdvocate for secure, sustainable, and supportable solution designs that maximize business value while minimizing complexity and technical debt.\nBasic Qualifications\n\nBachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.\nTwelve or more years of experience in solution architecture, application architecture, infrastructure architecture, systems engineering, or a related technical discipline.\nEight or more years of experience designing and implementing complex business and technology solutions across multiple technology domains.\nExperience leading architecture activities throughout the solution delivery lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operational transition.\nHands-on experience in at least three technical disciplines such as application development, cloud platforms, systems integration, infrastructure services, data management, cybersecurity, networking, or enterprise applications.\nSkills\nStrong knowledge of architecture governance processes and participation in architecture review and design authority activities.\nMastery level knowledge of solution architecture principles, design methodologies, and systems integration practices.\nExperience designing solutions utilizing cloud services, SaaS platforms, APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and hybrid environments.\nUnderstanding of application, data, integration, security, and infrastructure architecture disciplines and their interactions within end-to-end solutions.\nAbility to independently evaluate technology alternatives and develop solution recommendations based on functionality, cost, risk, supportability, and alignment with business requirements.\nMastery level Knowledge of non-functional requirements including security, resiliency, scalability, performance, maintainability, and disaster recovery.\nCertifications\nTOGAF Foundation or Certified.\nMicrosoft Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, or equivalent cloud certifications.\nITIL Foundation certification\nSAFe Architect, SAFe Agilist, or other Agile-related certifications Preferred Qualifications\nTrusted technical advisor with the ability to influence solution decisions and build consensus across business, project, and technical teams.\nStrong collaborator who effectively balances business and technical requirements, delivery timelines, and architectural standards.\nPractical and results-oriented problem solver capable of evaluating trade offs and recommending feasible, value-driven solutions.\nComposed and professional when addressing technical challenges, conflicting stakeholder priorities, and architecture-related disagreements.\nEffective communicator able to translate complex technical concepts into clear, actionable information for both technical and non-technical audiences.\nPhysical Demands\nTypical Office environment\nSpecial Position Requirements\nSchedule: First Shift, Monday through Friday; Core Business Hours\nRegulatory Compliance Requirements\nCanada\nAccess to Trade Controlled Hardware, Software, Technical Information, Controlled Goods Program Clearance & Secret Security Clearance\nWhat We Offer\nThales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:\nCompany paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.\nRetirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.\nCompany paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.\nVoluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.\nEmployee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.\nWhy Join Us?\nSay HI and learn more about working at Thales click here.\nThe reference Total Target Compensation(TTC) market range for this position, inclusive of annual base salary and the variable compensation target, is between Total Target Cash 131,981.00 - 170,857.00 CAD Annual.\nThis reflects how companies in a similar industry and geographic region generally pay for similar jobs. This range helps the Company make pay decisions as one data point among many. Where a position falls within this range is also dependent on other factors including - but not limited to - the employee’s career path history, competencies, skills and performance, as well as the company’s annual salary budget, the customer’s program requirements, and the company’s internal equity. Thales may offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s status protected by local, state, or federal law.\nWe use artificial intelligence-enabled tools as part of our recruitment process to support activities such as candidate discovery, résumé matching, and interview scheduling. These tools may help screen and assess applications and recommend potential matches based on the requirements within the job description. All hiring decisions, including candidate evaluation, selection, and disposition, are made by human recruiters. Artificial intelligence does not make hiring decisions on our behalf.\n#LI-Remote\n#LI-WM1\nThales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 24 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:\nCompany paid Extended Health, Dental, HSA, Life, AD&D, Short-term Disability, Cancer Care Program, travel insurance, Employee Assistance Plan and Well-Being program.\nRetirement Savings Plans (RRSP, DCPP, TFSA) with a company contribution and a match to a DCPP, with no vesting period.\nCompany paid holidays, vacation days, and paid sick leave.\nVoluntary Life, AD&D, Critical Illness, Long-Term Disability.\nEmployee Discounts on home, auto, and gym membership.\nThales is an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Thales is committed to providing accommodations in all parts of the interview process. Applicants selected for an interview who require accommodation are asked to advise accordingly upon the invitation for an interview. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.\nThis position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List, the Canadian Controlled Goods Program, the Canadian Industrial Security Program, the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). 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