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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hybrid
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Venture outside the ordinary - TMX Careers
The TMX group of companies includes leading global exchanges such as the Toronto Stock Exchange, Montreal Exchange, and numerous innovative organizations enhancing capital markets. United as a global team, we’re connecting cross-functionally, traversing industries and geographies, moving opportunity into action, advancing global economic growth, and propelling progress. Through a rich exchange of ideas, meaningful collaboration, and a nimble operating model, we're powering some of the nation's most critical systems, fueling capital formation and innovation, bringing increased opportunity to business visionaries, product ingenuity to consumers, and career exploration to our team.
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We are seeking a highly technical Enterprise Architect to drive our application modernization and enterprise Salesforce strategies. This role looks holistically across systems and portfolios with a long-term strategic outlook, acting as the principal architectural authority for our application landscape. You will serve as a trusted advisor and mentor for over 10+ Salesforce professionals across the enterprise, guiding product squads, managing strategic technical debt, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, high-performance solutions that align with our strategic objectives.
Reports to: Director, Enterprise Architecture Services
Job Location: Hybrid (2-3 days in office) - based in Toronto, ON.
Key Accountabilities
Enterprise Solutioning & Salesforce Leadership
Architecture Center of Excellence: Define and establish solution architecture practices, guiding program architects to design Salesforce ecosystem-based solutions in alignment with the enterprise vision.
Reference Architecture & Standards: Lead the development and rollout of Technology Standards and our Reference Architecture (ABB) to standardize delivery.
Salesforce Strategy: Build and maintain the future-state architecture for Salesforce, establishing reusable frameworks and design patterns.
Governance & Roadmaps: Actively participate in EA Governance touchpoints (IRB, ARB) and collaborate with business lines to build multi-year Salesforce roadmaps and maintain backlogs.
AWS Infrastructure & Risk Management
Cloud Ecosystems: Lead complex governance structures to transition critical systems to AWS hybrid cloud ecosystems.
Core Standards: Drive the definition and enforcement of enterprise-wide Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Data Management Standards across all infrastructure environments.
Technical Debt: Partner with the Application Portfolio Management (APAM) function to actively manage, rationalize, and reduce strategic technical debt.
M&A Integration: Supervise the technical integration of new M&A tenants into enterprise Salesforce tenants and broader infrastructure environments.
Application Modernization & Integration
Integration Excellence: Champion integration as a core technical capability, leading the rollout of formal Integration Standards and API-led strategies (REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming).
Platform Engineering: Lead the architecture of complex data integration platforms and messaging systems (MuleSoft, Kafka, Solace) to scale capacity.
Resiliency & Performance: Design for operational resiliency, ensuring high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) for mission-critical trading and enterprise systems.
Analytics Design: Collaborate with the Enterprise Data Exchange (data lake) team to deliver advanced analytics and AI-driven capabilities.
Mentorship & Professional Development
Team Coaching: Coach and direct work tasks for Salesforce professionals across the business, providing guidance on technical specifications and acceptance criteria.
Technical Excellence: Mentor teams to drive user adoption, client satisfaction, and overall platform excellence.
Qualifications & Experience
Professional Experience
Leadership Tenure: At least 10 years of progressive experience in IT, with 5+ years in senior leadership or principal architecture roles.
Salesforce Domain: Minimum 5 years of experience architecting complex Salesforce environments and successfully delivering enterprise roadmaps.
Industry Experience: Proven experience in global financial services or a similarly regulated industry, preferably capital markets.
Modernization Success: Demonstrated experience leading large-scale technology transformations, such as legacy-to-cloud modernization or data center consolidations.
Technical Expertise
Cloud Provider: Extensive experience in AWS (Amazon Web Services), including advanced cloud architecture credentials and hands-on IaaS management.
Software Engineering: Strong foundation in software engineering and core programming languages such as C, C++, or Java.
Salesforce Certifications (Minimum): Salesforce Administrator, Sales Cloud Consultant, Service Cloud Consultant, and Platform App Builder.
Advanced Salesforce Certifications (Preferred): Application Architect, System Architect, and Platform Developer.
Frameworks & Integration: Deep knowledge of iPaaS, MuleSoft, enterprise integration patterns, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
Education & Soft Skills
Education: A Bachelor (Bsc) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) and relevant enterprise certifications such as TOGAF.
Communication: Exceptional strategic thinking and communication skills, with the ability to influence and build consensus among senior technical stakeholders.
Mentality: A self-starter with a strategic approach to solution design and a curiosity about business processes.
Salary Range: 135K/year - 145K/year CAD. Please note that the salary range included is a guideline only. The salary offered may vary based on factors, including, but not limited to, the successful candidate’s relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.
The recruiting efforts for this role are intended to fill a vacant position.
In the market for…
Excitement - Explore emerging technology and innovation, as well as ventures and digital finance that shape the future of global markets! Experience the movement of the market while grounded in the stability of close to 200 years of success.
Connection - With site hubs in some of the world’s most multicultural cities, we leverage our size and structure to create rich connections and belonging while experiencing powerful global impact through our work.
Impact - More than a platform, we use our talents to power mission-critical systems that drive global economic advancement, innovation, and growth. As well, our employee-led Team Impact spreads social good via our giving strategy.
Wellness - From empathetic leadership to a culture of flexibility and balance, we believe wellness at work creates the maximum yield and a stronger “we”. Plus, with a cloud-first and hybrid workstyle, as well as generous time-off and leaves, we support a life well lived!
Growth - From a growth mindset in our work, to expansion in our business, TMX is home to action-takers energized by the achievement of ambitious growth.
Ready to enrich your career with impactful work, leaders who truly care, and the flexibility and programs to help you thrive as part of #TeamTMX ? Apply now.
Please note that our company is not currently sponsoring work permit applications and the applicant must be authorized to work in the country where this position is located.
TMX is committed to creating and sustaining a collegial work environment in which all individuals are treated with dignity and respect and one which reflects the diversity of the community in which we operate. We provide accommodations for applicants and employees who require it.