Solution Architect at PVH — NeverHard

Overview The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is the statutory body responsible for regulating Ontario's capital markets in accordance with the Securities Act and the Commodity Futures Act. The OSC's mandate is to protect investors, foster fair, efficient and competitive capital markets and confidence in the capital markets, foster capital formation, and contribute to financial stability and reduction of systemic risk. The CSA operates through agreements on shared information technology systems that serve securities regulatory purposes and functions. The operations, maintenance, and enhancement of the CSA National Systems are managed by the CSA IT Systems Office, co-located within the premises of the Ontario Securities Commission. We offer a diverse, fair, and flexible work environment and take pride in our challenging and rewarding work. Summary Reporting to the Manager, Solution Architecture, the Solution Architect role is responsible for providing technical leadership and leading the design of business‑critical, integrated applications currently managed by the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) IT Systems Office. The Solutions Architect plays a key role in the EA''s governance and process, leading alignment between complex business requirements and modern technology stacks. As a subject matter expert in architectural frameworks and system integration, they provide technical leadership and strategic advice to development teams, business owners, and cross‑functional project members to ensure architectural integrity, reduce technical debt, and mitigate integration risks across the CSA. By assessing cross‑functional impacts and staying abreast of leading industry practices, the Solutions Architect identifies opportunities for modernization and process improvement, ensuring the delivery of seamless, reliable, and consistent solutions for all end users. Key Duties and Responsibilities Provides leadership and in‑depth technical expertise in the design and development of CSA National systems solution architecture. Works with CSA ITSO management, current vendors, and CSA jurisdictions technical teams to ensure applications meet current and future requirements and cross‑jurisdictional stakeholder business needs. Governance and Architecture With the Manager, Solution Architecture, defines and maintains the target architecture, ensuring all solutions align with the CSA''s Enterprise Architecture (EA) strategy and long‑term business goals. Leads the design and implementation of standardized applications for multi‑jurisdictional requirements, ensuring system support capabilities are calibrated for high‑quality output. Defines patterns for Service‑Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Cloud‑native services, specifically managing the complexity of components running across cloud, on‑premise, and national system environments. Oversees and maintains the Solution Architecture repository, ensuring all Application, Data, and Integration artifacts are maintained to reflect the current and future state. Compliance and Quality Assurance Enforces architectural policies and standards to ensure data and services are consistently defined and managed across all CSA systems. Manages and reviews change requests to assess design impacts on system development strategies, ensuring no compromise to architectural integrity. Oversees the production of design‑phase deliverables (technical designs, process flows, data mappings) to ensure they meet established governance frameworks. Innovation and Strategic Planning Leverages AI and automation technologies to improve solution design quality, streamline development processes, enhance code analysis, and support architectural modelling and decision making. Performs assessments of new products and solutions, analyzing technical feasibility, architectural alignment, integration impacts, and security considerations, and provides accurate estimations of effort, complexity, and delivery risks. Identifies and integrates new technology capabilities that enhance stakeholder functionality and modernize legacy business processes. Leadership and Advisory Contributes to the Technology and EA portfolio roadmaps, providing expert input to identify and prioritize high‑value initiatives. Provides guidance and subject matter expertise to development teams and business owners. #J-18808-Ljbffr