Senior Advisor, IT Architecture, Lévis

Senior Advisor, IT Architecture As a Senior Advisor, IT architecture, you actively monitor opportunities offered by new technologies and business approaches for the organization as a whole. You design solutions to meet the business needs of large‑scale projects or programs using Desjardins Group’s architecture targets and supporting foundations. You ensure consistency with the organization’s structure, as well as current and future needs, and ensure that new elements are compatible with existing architecture. You lead and influence the organization’s business partners and stakeholders on innovative, complex strategic initiatives related to solution architecture in your specialty area. Your initiatives require extensive, in-depth expertise across several IT and/or business fields and knowledge of data, applications and infrastructure. You make recommendations about the compliance, alignment and development of solution architecture in your specialty areas. You produce specialized deliverables related to enterprise architecture as part of projects or initiatives that have a very high degree of operational and conceptual complexity. You use your analytical skills and comprehensive, in-depth understanding of your line of business and the organization. Coordination is critical. You interact with a very large number of stakeholders working in a wide range of fields. Interpersonal savvy is therefore essential. You serve asan expert advisor and subject matter expert, as well as a resource person and coach for senior management and decision‑making bodies.

Serve as an expert advisor for one or more architecture teams for projects and initiatives in your specialty area that may have a significant, large‑scale impact on the entire organization

Elaborate, maintain and communicate the development plan for your architecture domain in line with enterprise architecture and modernization targets. Ensure that solution architecture is aligned with the priorities and targets set for this area

Advise specialists and business partners to help them orient, plan, develop, execute and monitor innovative technology solutions for various strategic initiatives under your responsibility by setting out provisions for related applications

Develop and update policies, standards, IT solutions and architecture targets (including supporting foundations) to support your area’s strategic projects and initiatives, taking into account issues related to data, applications and infrastructure

Identify and analyze issues. Report major issues. Establish guidelines and make recommendations to decision‑making bodies and committees

Represent your unit before senior management committees and decision‑making bodies

Represent and negotiate on behalf of Desjardins and enter the organization into agreements with external partners and organizations

What we offer

Competitive salary and annual bonus

4 weeks of flexible vacation starting in the first year

Defined benefit pension plan that provides predictable, stable income throughout retirement

Group insurance including telemedicine

Reimbursement of health and wellness expenses and telework equipment

Benefits apply based on eligibility criteria

What You Bring To The Table

Bachelor's degree in a related field

A minimum of eight years of relevant experience

Please note that other combinations of qualifications and relevant experience may be considered

Knowledge of French is required

Action oriented

Customer focus

Differences

Interpersonal savvy

Nimble learning

Strategic mindset

At Desjardins, we believe in equity, diversity and inclusion. We're committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all. At Desjardins, we have zero tolerance for discrimination of any kind. We believe our teams should reflect the diversity of the members, clients and communities we serve.

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