Senior Manager, Enterprise Architecture – French Services

Role Overview

• As the Enterprise Architect, you are responsible for defining and championing the overall architectural vision of our digital organization.
• Your goal is to harmonize and standardize architectural practices, support technology governance and enhance the resilience of our platforms.
• Leading a team of architects, you act as both a practice lead and a facilitator, ensuring that all technical decisions align with a shared vision.
• Your focus is on keeping our systems simple, modular, observable, resilient and sustainable, while empowering teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in our practices.
• Reporting directly to the Senior Director, Digital Audience Technology and Data, you play a key role in driving the evolution of our digital platforms.
• Define and communicate a cross-functional architectural vision that aligns with business strategy and the needs of our digital product teams.
• Promote an evolutionary architecture approach that adapts to change without becoming rigid.
• Ensure consistency and alignment across technology choices to build a scalable, secure and future-ready ecosystem.
• Establish and deploy architectural standards, patterns and guidelines.
• Ensure that practices comply with principles of quality, observability, security and sustainability.
• Balance the need for common governance with the value of team empowerment.
• Lead a team of architects, fostering collaboration, cross-functional synergy and mentorship.
• Promote a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing.
• Support architects in their roles as strategic partners to development teams and management.
• Act as a trusted adviser to product management, technology leaders and delivery teams.
• Facilitate decision-making for complex technical choices, balancing long-term vision with operational pragmatism.
• Work to break down silos and strengthen a unified vision across all teams.

Requirements

• University degree in computer science, software engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years’ experience in an architectural role (solution, technical, enterprise or equivalent).
• Five or more years’ experience leading and coaching technical professionals.
• Proficiency with modern software architecture principles (distributed systems, microservices, data integration, APIs, etc.).
• Experience with cloud-native environments (AWS, Azure or GCP) and associated best practices regarding security, performance and resilience.
• Expertise in data architecture and analytical ecosystems; experience with Databricks an asset.
• Solid understanding of monitoring, observability and automation strategies.
• Ability to balance a long-term strategic vision with day-to-day operational needs.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts to engage and influence partners.
• Proven ability to build consensus and persuade a variety of stakeholders, both technical and non-technical.
• Demonstrated leadership skills to inspire and motivate a team around shared practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in both English and French.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cloud
• Distributed Systems
• Google Cloud Platform
• Microservices

Benefits

• Attractive CBC/Radio-Canada employee benefits