Solutions Architect - Infrastructure and Cloud Services

Belonging to Air Canada is belonging to a Canadian symbol, Air Canada recently elected best airline in North America. Take off your career by joining our innovative and diverse team at the forefront of passenger air transport.

Air Canada is looking for enthusiastic individuals to join a diverse and dynamic team whose members work together to support the growth and expansion of Canada's national carrier. If you are passionate about reaching new heights, working as a team and making a significant contribution, we invite you to bring your experience, curiosity and perspective to this role.

As a Solutions Architect - Infrastructure and Cloud Services at Air Canada, you will help define, design, and evolve technology solutions that support business needs, agility, and strategic growth. In collaboration with business and IT teams, you will translate business strategies and requirements into concrete designs, and provide architectural guidance throughout the solution lifecycle, from ideation to implementation, particularly for development, infrastructure, data, and security.

The incumbent will report to the Director, Technology Architecture.

• Understand current and future business drivers and capabilities and recommend system designs and architectural changes that support desired outcomes.
• Understand emerging technology trends and innovations to support new business or operating models.
• Translate business and technical requirements into architectures that achieve desired objectives, and document work related to solution architecture design and analysis.
• Lead and support the design, development, and implementation of complex, multi-tiered solutions in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Present proposed solutions and clearly communicate designs to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Support solution implementation by providing architectural and technical guidance to delivery teams.
• Ensure the quality of defined solutions and their compliance with technology strategies, standards, and best practices defined by the Enterprise Architecture team.
• Build effective technical relationships within multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Relevant university degree, relevant technical certification or equivalent experience in the role.
• Significant experience, generally seven years or more, in IT, particularly in solution architecture, application architecture, development, infrastructure or related technological fields.
• Experience designing solutions in cloud or hybrid environments.
• Knowledge or experience related to corporate, airline or commercial systems, considered an asset.
• Experience with architecture modeling tools and frameworks, such as ArchiMate, TOGAF or BIZBOK, considered an asset.
• Cloud platform certification considered an asset.
• Knowledge of emerging technologies, such as AI, machine learning, large language models or agentic systems, considered an asset.
• Understanding and knowledge of IT standards and controls.
• Advanced analytical, organizational, communication and problem-solving skills, with a structured approach.
• Professional attitude, service orientation and ability to establish and maintain effective business relationships.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-evolving environments and manage changing priorities with support and collaboration.
• Demonstrate punctuality and reliability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.
• Bilingualism in French and English considered an asset.
• Flexibility to adapt to business needs, including occasional extended hours, as needed.

Employment conditions:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country concerned at the time an employment offer is made and are responsible for obtaining necessary work permits, visas or other authorizations. Proof of eligibility must be provided before the start date.

Language Requirements

All things being equal, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is firmly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding workplace that values the unique contribution of our employees to the success of our company.

As an employer that guarantees equal access to employment, we encourage the most diverse applications in order to build a varied workforce representative of our customers and the communities where we live and offer our services.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.