Interac Corp.

Solutions Architect

Interac Corp.  •  $125k/yr  •  Canada (Hybrid)  •  14 hours ago
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Job Description

Who We Are:

Every transaction matters. Every Canadian matters. At Interac, we protect both — driving trust, security, and inclusion, so our digital economy thrives.

Founded in 1984, Interac connects Canadians through secure digital payments, advanced identity verification and industry-leading fraud protection. Connecting banks, businesses, and individuals, Interac enables millions to send, receive, and manage money safely and effortlessly every day — across both digital and physical environments.

As the backbone of Canada’s financial ecosystem, Interac facilitates over 20 million transactions daily, supported by trusted partnerships with government and financial institutions. Consistently ranked as Canada’s most reputable financial technology brand, Interac is deeply embedded in the daily lives of Canadians.

Who You Will Work With:

The vacant Solution Architect role will report to the Leader, Product Foundation. You’ll collaborate with a diverse network of leaders, architects, and engineering teams to shape the future of secure, scalable money movement. Partnering closely with Product, platform, and client stakeholders, you’ll influence end-to-end architecture strategies across cloud, applications, and data. This role sits at the center of innovation—bringing together cross-functional expertise to design modern, resilient, and compliant solutions at scale.

What YouWillDo:

  • Design, develop, and deploy hybrid, multicloud, and cloudnative architectures formoneymovement transformationinitiatives aligned to client business requirements

  • Own solution architecture across infrastructure strategy, systems strategy, application architecture, communications strategy, and data center strategy

  • Lead creation of Solution Architecture, HighLevel Design (HLD), and LowLevel Design (LLD) deliverables in collaboration with client architects and internal teams

  • Define endtoend application architecture including application decomposition, layering, component design, and technology selection

  • Design APIfirst, eventdriven, and microservicesbased application architectures

  • Define integration architecture across internal systems, external partners, and thirdparty platforms

  • Design data architecture including logical and physical data models, ERDs, data flows, and persistence strategies

  • Create and review architecture artifacts including UML diagrams, ERDs, system interaction diagrams, and integration diagrams

  • Provide expertise in hybrid cloud platform security, governance, and compliance aligned to regulatory and payments requirements

  • Demonstrate strong understanding of hybrid cloud platforms including OpenShift,and AWS, and cloud service consumption models

  • Design costeffective, scalable, and resilient cloud and application solutions

  • Define and design High Availability (HA) and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies across application, platform, and data layers

  • Apply architecture best practices using reference architectures, industry patterns, and reusable service assets

  • Own accountability for solution performance, availability, scalability, resiliency, and security and assess impact on client infrastructure and application ecosystems

  • Collaborate with engineering, platform, security, and DevOps teams to define automation strategies, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment processes

WhatYou Bring:

  • 10+ years of experience in the design and delivery of complex, largescale IT projects

  • 3+ years of experience as a Solution Architect providing handson technical leadership for endtoend design, delivery, and management of hybrid cloud solutions using AWS,and OpenShift.

  • Cloud Solution Architect certification with a major cloud provider such as AWS,orOCP

  • Proven experience designing and delivering cloudnative solutions using microservices, containers, and orchestration technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift

  • Strong experience in REST API design, API gateways, Swagger/OpenAPI standards, and OAuthbased security

  • Experience leading large programs delivered using globally distributed teams across onsite, nearshore, and offshore models

  • Strong experience working with Agile delivery methods and DevOps practices

  • Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, faulttolerant, and resilient systems

  • Solid understanding of data center concepts and best practices including high availability, capacity planning, performance evaluation, and diagnostic techniques

What We’re Offering:

The hiring range for this position is $125K-145K base, and you will also be eligible for our short-term incentive plan. The exact amount will depend on factors such as skills, experience, and job-related knowledge, but Interac’s commitment goes beyond compensation. Our Total Rewards package is designed to support your well-being and future, and includes:

  • Generous vacation and wellness days to help you recharge

  • Comprehensive employer-paid benefits coverage for peace of mind

  • Market-leading employer-funded RRSP program to invest in your future

  • Flexible hybrid work model for better work-life balance

  • Access to a free and confidential 24/7 employee & family assistance program to offer support for you and your immediate family

  • Pregnancy and parental leave top-up to support growing families

  • Charitable donation matching with United Way to amplify your impact

Why Join Us?

At Interac, the impact we make, and the people who drive it, is profound. When you become part of our team, you’re joining a purpose-driven organization that’s shaping the future of digital finance in Canada. Here’s what you can expect:

  • Investing in the Future – Help us unlock digital prosperity for all Canadians.

  • Innovative Thinking – Collaborate on products, practices, and platforms that redefine what’s possible.

  • Inclusive Culture – Be empowered to bring your whole self to work and realize your full potential.

  • Inspiring Community – Work in an ecosystem where we lift each other up and rise together.

  • Intentional Support – Enjoy flexible, supportive offerings that prioritize your total wellness.

Additional Pre-Employment Requirements:

To ensure the integrity of our organization, successful candidates will be required to complete background checks, which may include, Canadian Criminal Credit Check, Canadian ID Cross-Check, Public Safety Verification, 5-year Employment Verification, Education Verification, Credit Check, and Social Media Check.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Interac is also an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that innovation thrives when people from different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives come together. That’s why we are committed to providing fair and equitable employment opportunities for all individuals, without discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, ethnic origin, place of origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital or family status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

If you require accommodation during any stage of the application or recruitment process, please contact us at humanresources@interac.ca. We will work with you to meet your needs.

Please be aware that certain individuals are misusing Interac Corp.’s name and logo to promote fictitious employment opportunities. Interac Corp. never requests, solicits, or accepts any form of payment in exchange for employment. Any such offers are fraudulent and should be disregarded. Interac Corp. assumes no liability for any claims, losses, damages, expenses, or inconveniences arising from or related to these fraudulent activities. Such communications do not constitute an offer or representation by Interac Corp. or its subsidiaries and affiliates.

Interac Corp.

About Interac Corp.

Interac Corp. empowers Canadians to access, spend and send funds whenever and from wherever they choose. With nearly 300 financial institutions connected to our network, we enable payment and ID experiences that support Canadians’ accelerated use of safe and digital payments while prioritizing interoperability, security, privacy, and inclusivity. We are proud to be one of Canada’s leading and most trusted financial brands, with Canadians choosing Interac products an average of 18 million times a day to pay and exchange money. Interac champions workplace culture and corporate citizenship based on the principles of responsibility, diversity and inclusion.

Interac Corp. permet aux Canadiens d’accéder à des fonds, de les dépenser et de les envoyer où et quand ils le souhaitent. Avec près de 300 institutions financières connectées à notre réseau, nous facilitons les expériences de paiement et d’identification qui soutiennent l’utilisation accélérée par les Canadiens des paiements sécuritaires et numériques tout en priorisant l’interopérabilité, la sécurité, la confidentialité et l’inclusivité. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des marques financières les plus importantes et les plus fiables au Canada. En effet, les Canadiens choisissent les produits Interac en moyenne 18 millions de fois par jour pour payer et échanger de l’argent. Interac se fait le champion d’une culture organisationnelle et d’une citoyenneté d’entreprise fondées sur les principes de responsabilité, de diversité et d’inclusion.

Industry
Finance & Insurance
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Toronto, CA
Year Founded
1984
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