Senior Software Architect II

Summary

At Bell, Senior Software Architects understand that designing scalable, future-ready solutions requires strategic vision, deep technical expertise, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into robust architectural blueprints. You will help shape the technical foundation that enables millions of Canadians to stay connected and empowers businesses to thrive in the digital economy. 

The Bell Enterprise Architecture team is looking for an experienced and visionary Senior Software Architect with strong analytical skills to design, develop, and implement enterprise-wide solutions that support our strategic business objectives across telecommunications and digital services.  

You'll navigate evolving business needs, design enterprise-wide solutions, and ensure architectural alignment across multiple domains. You will be part of a forward-thinking architecture team, leveraging industry best practices to deliver innovative solutions that drive Bell's digital transformation. Be part of building Canada's connected future. 

Key Responsibilities

• Based on the enterprise architecture overall roadmap, define and prioritize architectural initiatives, incubate and prototype key transformational patterns and support early stage execution of these initiatives. 
• Design and implement comprehensive enterprise-wide solutions leveraging expertise across application, data, artificial intelligence, agentic frameworks, saas, serverless, cloud, infrastructure, and security domains to create innovative and robust architectural blueprints. 
• Conduct thorough architectural reviews and assessments of existing systems and applications, identifying potential risks, optimization opportunities, and alignment with strategic objectives. 
• Provide expert technical guidance and mentorship to development teams, ensuring solutions are designed and implemented according to established architectural principles and industry standards. 
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends, continuously researching and evaluating new technologies to ensure enterprise architecture remains forward-looking. 
• Create and maintain comprehensive architectural documentation that clearly outlines architecture components, relationships, and decision rationale for stakeholder communication. 
• Collaborate effectively with business leaders, IT professionals, and cross-functional stakeholders to gather requirements, communicate architectural decisions, and ensure organizational alignment. 
• Proactively manage architectural risks by identifying and assessing potential challenges associated with architectural decisions and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies. 
• Champion architectural best practices and advocate for adoption of architectural principles and standards throughout the organization to drive consistency and quality. 
• Ensure regulatory compliance by designing and implementing solutions that meet relevant telecommunications industry regulations and enterprise standards. 
• Lead or join software engineering squads during technology exploration, evaluation, prototyping or early delivery stages. 

Critical Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree in related field preferred. 
• 5+ years proven experience as an Senior Software Architect with demonstrated success designing and implementing enterprise-wide solutions across application, data, infrastructure, and security domains. 
• Strong foundation in architectural principles and methodologies with hands-on experience in software development and integration. 
• Comprehensive expertise across multiple architectural domains with demonstrated proficiency in designing solutions for applications, data architecture, infrastructure, and security frameworks. 
• Solid experience with major cloud computing platforms including AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, with understanding of cloud-native architecture patterns. 
• Hands on experience with Agentic Frameworks, MCP, A2A and similar AI technologies 
• Exceptional communication and presentation abilities with proven capacity to effectively convey complex technical concepts to both technical teams and executive stakeholders. 
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills with ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex architectural challenges in fast-paced environments. 
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with diverse stakeholders across the organization to achieve common objectives. 
• Passion for technology innovation with continuous learning mindset, actively seeking new approaches to improve enterprise architecture and deliver measurable business value. 
• Adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. 

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