At Bond, technology leadership is central to our strategy. We are looking for a Solutions Architect to
design enterprise-scale solutions, set technical direction, and deliver measurable results for both
clients and internal teams.
This role is ideal for an experienced architect who simplifies complexity, balances innovation
with practical solutions, and earns trust across executive and engineering teams. Bond Brand Loyalty
values its people and community, recognizes contributions, and fosters a workplace where dedication
and collaboration are celebrated.
The Opportunity
As a Solutions Architect, you will serve as a key architectural authority at Bond, guiding solution
strategy from early concept through successful delivery. You will work closely with business leaders,
product owners, and delivery teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and aligned
with business objectives.
You will be expected to think beyond individual projects—contributing to longterm architecture
direction, standards, and capability evolution across the organization. In this role, you will drive
initiatives by providing technical expertise and counsel, ensuring delivery teams and business partners
understand architectural options, and recommending solutions that consider total cost of ownership,
risks, and the effective leverage of existing assets.
What You Bring:
You combine deep architectural expertise with strong judgment, communication, and influence.
Architecture & Platforms
- Cloud and hybrid architectures (Azure required).
- Distributed, integration-heavy, API-centric systems.
- Event-driven and service-oriented architectures.
- Data architecture, analytics platforms, and AI integration patterns.
- Enterprise security architecture (identity, access, data protection).
- Non-functional design at scale: performance, resilience, operability.
- Integration patterns, DevOps and delivery architecture, and implementation best practices.
Leadership & Influence
- Trusted advisor to senior technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong facilitator of architectural decision-making and consensus.
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and competing priorities.
- Pragmatic and outcomes-driven, with strong judgment around architectural trade-offs, total
cost of ownership (TCO), and business value
You are:
- Capable of designing extensible, reusable, and operationally excellent cloud solutions for
complex migration, modernization, and innovation initiatives. - Influential and persuasive technology leader.
- An excellent team player who demonstrates leadership and is willing to learn and collaborate
with many groups of strong professionals. - A self-motivated and disciplined leader who is passionate about software engineering and
strives to stay up to date with the latest advancements and trends in technologies. - Comfortable engaging with both technical and business audiences.
- Driven by challenges and results.
- Organized, proactive, and a catalyst for change.
- Experience working within Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
- Experience applying architecture frameworks, principles, and best practices.
- Azure Solution Architect Expert certification is a strong asset.
You have:
- 10+ years of experience in software development.
- 5+ years of solution architecture experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong time management skills applied to successful solution delivery.
- Experience in influencing senior business stakeholders.
- Deep experience with Azure, including cloud-native and hybrid solution architectures.
- Experience with C#/.NET or Java, including software design patterns, code reviews, PoC
development, and technical guidance for engineering teams
What You’ll Lead
In this role, you will serve as a hands-on strategic architect with accountability for solution integrity,
guiding multiple complex initiatives from early concept through delivery and adoption.
- Define and lead end-to-end solution architecture for complex, multi-domain initiatives.
- Advise leaders and delivery teams on architectural options, trade-offs, and associated risks.
- Ensure solutions align with business strategy, cost models, and long-term platform goals.
- Establish and promote architecture standards, patterns, and governance practices.
- Serve as an escalation point for complex technical and design challenges.
- Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall technical maturity of teams.
- Champion modern platforms, tools, and methodologies—including cloud, data, and AI.
- Contribute to architecture roadmaps and long-term strategic planning initiatives.
- Occasionally engage hands-on to deliver proofs of concept or reference architectures
Benefits
Compensation: The expected base salary compensation for this role is $107,210.71 to $146,569.41 CAD annually.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Bond uses AI tools during parts of the screening, assessment, and selection process, supporting a fair and efficient hiring process.
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Vacancy Type: This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The actual base salary compensation will vary depending on local market conditions, geography, and relevant job-related factors such as skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training.
At Bond, we believe compensation is more than a salary. Our Total Rewards program is designed to help you grow your career, support your well-being and keep you meaningfully connected:
Flexibility: A hybrid work model and flexible vacation offers agility to meet the needs of our global business and workforce, allowing us to inspire the best from our people.
Moments that matter: Social events like F1rst Thursdays, Kick-Off gatherings, and holiday parties make it easy to build relationships and have fun.
Health & Wellness support: Competitive healthcare and wellness benefits that care for both body and mind including Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Care Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program, access to 24/7 virtual healthcare and/or consultation services for you and your family — all available from your first day.
Future-focused: Retirement planning assistance with company matching.
Career development: Access to learning programs, mentorship, stretch projects, and internal mobility to keep you moving forward.
Celebrating your impact: Recognition programs for individual and team achievements, peer-nominated awards, and service anniversaries.
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in software development
- 5+ years of solution architecture experience
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Deep experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud-native and hybrid solution architectures
- Experience with C#/.NET or Java, including software design patterns, code reviews, proof-of-concept development, and technical guidance
- Experience influencing senior business stakeholders
- Experience working in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments
- Experience applying architecture frameworks, principles, and best practices
- Strong time management skills applied to successful solution delivery
- Azure Solution Architect Expert certification
What We Do
Bond Brand Loyalty is a customer-intelligence-driven customer engagement and loyalty company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. It helps brands build stronger customer relationships through customer experience, human experience, loyalty advisory, loyalty and marketing operations, market research, behavioral science, data, and AI-enhanced technology. Its Synapze platforms support the design, growth, and operation of loyalty and engagement programs for clients across North America and Europe.
