Principal Banking Technology & Solution Architect (Canada only)
Principal-level, client-facing solution architect advising Canadian credit unions on technology strategy: platform/vendor selection, enterprise and integration architecture, Forge digital-banking migrations, and data/analytics modernization (Azure, Fabric, Snowflake). A remote consulting contract with occasional client travel across Canada.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Part time
- Experience
- 12+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 12+ years in enterprise technology, solution architecture, technical consulting or banking technology delivery
- Significant experience in banking, credit unions or regulated financial services
- Experience leading technology platform evaluations and vendor selections
- Strong understanding of digital banking architectures, core banking integrations, APIs, data integration and cloud platforms
- Experience with enterprise data platforms such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake or comparable
- Ability to evaluate architecture trade-offs across security, scalability, maintainability, cost and implementation risk
- Experience with multiple technology vendors and complex transformation programs
- Strong executive communication, stakeholder facilitation and technical documentation skills
- Ability to operate independently as a senior advisor across multiple client engagements
- Based in Canada and available to work with Canadian credit union clients
Nice to have
- Direct experience with Central 1 Forge or Canadian credit union digital banking migrations
- Familiarity with VeriPark, Intellect Design, Backbase, ebankIT, Plumery or comparable digital banking platforms
- Knowledge of Fiserv DNA, RFS360 or other credit union core banking systems
- Experience with Temenos analytics, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Fiserv analytics or Finastra platforms
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365, Salesforce, Power BI and enterprise data governance
- Familiarity with Canadian financial services regulatory, security and privacy requirements
- Experience with migration readiness, technical assurance, QA strategy and release governance
- Previous experience as a CTO, Chief Architect, Principal Architect or senior technology consultant in financial services
Full description
Principal Banking Technology & Solution Architect — Credit Unions (Contract)
Location: Canada — Remote, with occasional client travel
Engagement: Independent Contractor / Consulting
Seniority: Principal / Senior Technology Advisory
Industry: Canadian Credit Unions, Banking Technology and Financial Services
About Aequilibrium
Aequilibrium is a Canadian digital transformation and technology consulting company helping financial institutions modernize their technology platforms, improve member experiences, and deliver complex transformation programs. We combine business and technology strategy, solution architecture, experience design, software engineering, quality assurance, and AI-enabled innovation.
We are seeking an experienced, client-facing Principal Banking Technology & Solution Architect to advise Canadian credit unions on critical platform decisions, architecture modernization and complex technology migrations.
The Opportunity
You will work directly with credit union CTOs, CIOs and transformation leaders as a trusted technical advisor.
Our clients are navigating significant changes across digital banking, core banking integrations, enterprise data and analytics, payments, CRM and cloud platforms. Several are migrating away from Central 1 Forge while simultaneously modernizing other components of their technology landscape.
Your role is to help these institutions make informed technology decisions, manage architectural complexity and reduce delivery risk. This is a hands-on advisory role requiring strong architecture judgment, banking domain knowledge, vendor evaluation experience and the ability to translate technical complexity into practical executive recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
1. Technology Strategy and Platform Selection
- Lead structured evaluations of enterprise technology platforms, including data analytics, digital banking, CRM, payments and integration solutions.
- Define business and technical evaluation criteria, requirements, architecture principles and vendor scorecards.
- Assess products such as Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Fiserv and Finastra analytics solutions, as well as relevant digital banking platforms.
- Facilitate vendor demonstrations, technical due diligence, reference checks and proof-of-concept evaluations.
- Assess functional fit, interoperability, security, scalability, operational complexity, licensing and total cost of ownership.
- Prepare decision papers, target architectures and recommendations for CTOs and executive steering committees.