Aviso Wealth:At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.The Opportunity:We’re looking to fill an opening for a Solution Architect to join the Application Development & Enterprise Platforms team. The focus will be on Identity and Access Management (IAM) and cloud architecture with extensive hands-on experience delivering customer-facing authentication modernization programs using Okta/Auth0, Azure AD/External ID, and Azure API Management, including user migrations, passkey adoption, SSO, delegated authentication, and secure API architectures. Reporting to the Director, Technical Delivery and Architecture, the Solution Architect As oneaviso: We Care – You do the right thing for clients, partners and colleagues. You build trusted relationships, champion service excellence, and contribute to a culture where people feel valued and supportedWe Dare –You challenge the status quo with bold ideas and fresh perspectives. You embrace change, seek opportunities to innovate and are comfortable exploring new ways of workingWe Share – You collaborate openly and build meaningful relationships. You seek out diverse perspectives, share your knowledge and work together to help colleagues, clients and partners succeedWe Deliver – You take ownership of your work, honour your commitments and focus on delivering meaningful results. You hold yourself accountable and continuously look for ways to improveWhat your day looks like:Lead ideation, exploration, and discovery during requirements gatheringEvaluate and recommend emerging technologies and financial industry solutions that could drive competitive advantagesDesign end-to-end solutions, including network and disaster recovery planningDeliver analysis, high-level solutions, application design, and default technology catalog and reference artifactsSupport SDLC, intake process solutioning, and change management processesDrive standardization and adoption of architectural best practices and common patterns across integration, cloud adoption, and application modernizationManage application portfolio, including application rationalization, vendor consolidation, obsolescence management, risk mitigation, function automation, and optimization of user satisfaction and cost savingsDevelop enterprise architecture and business line architectural roadmaps of current and target states and socialize to gain endorsementCreate action plans in alignment with enterprise architecture and strategy priorities Drive architecture council approval process for new technology adoption and implementationAct as a technical lead in project/product development utilizing agile methodologies and DevSecOps automation practicesAct as a technology partner within Aviso by proactively building relationships with the business groups to ensure achievable and technologically sound solutions are implementedRequirementsYour experience and skills:Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree is considered an asset. 8+ years of progressive experience in technology consulting, solution architecture, or identity and access management5+ years in customer-facing roles leading complex technical architecture discussions with senior executives, enterprise architects, IT leadership, and development teams. 3+ years of hands-on experience with Okta/Auth0 implementations, including user migration strategies, authentication modernization initiatives, passkey adoption, and large-scale identity platform transformations. Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including: Authentication and authorization architectureCustom policy design and implementationIdentity migration strategiesBranded customer identity experiencesSingle Sign-On (SSO), federation, and identity lifecycle management Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions using Okta/Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD B2B/B2C, External ID), and Azure API Management (APIM). Experience building onboarding and identity solutions for diverse user populations (e.g., investors, advisors, partners, and customers) across multiple organizations with integrated SSO capabilities. Proven experience designing complex delegated authentication and authorization models that enable secure, personalized digital experiences across enterprise and consumer-facing applications. Strong knowledge of modern authentication and security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PKCE, SAML, mTLS, RBAC, and ABAC, with experience developing automated user provisioning and identity management services. Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, resource configuration, governance, security, monitoring, and operational excellence. Hands-on experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures on Azure (e.g., Azure Container Apps, AKS), including integration with on-premises systems and the application of cloud-native design patterns such as: SidecarService MeshAnti-Corruption LayerFaçadeEvent-Driven Architecture Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, clients, partners, and technical teams to define identity requirements, user personas, security controls, and target-state architectures. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for executive audiences. Preferred QualificationsExperience leading enterprise-scale IAM modernization or customer identity transformation programs.Relevant certifications such as Okta Certified Professional/Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, or governmentFluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an assetBenefitsWhy Aviso Wealth?At Aviso Wealth, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success. Here are a few things that set us apart: Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributionsExcellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employeesGenerous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up optionsMatching contributions to our retirement programCommitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance programRegular social events to foster teamworkYour InformationBy submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your provided personal information for the purposes of assessing your qualifications and suitability for employment with Aviso. Your information will be handled in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and relevant provincial legislation. Your data may be shared with authorized personnel involved in the recruitment process and retained only as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes or as required by law.Further information is available on the Privacy link on our Career Page – Privacy PoliciesEqual Employment OpportunityAviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.No recruiters or agencies, please.Company Overview:Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors.A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.SalaryThis position is posted with an expected salary range of $150,000 - $168,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.
Aviso Wealth:
At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.
The Opportunity:
We’re looking to fill an opening for a Solution Architect to join the Application Development & Enterprise Platforms team. The focus will be on Identity and Access Management (IAM) and cloud architecture with extensive hands-on experience delivering customer-facing authentication modernization programs using Okta/Auth0, Azure AD/External ID, and Azure API Management, including user migrations, passkey adoption, SSO, delegated authentication, and secure API architectures.
Reporting to the Director, Technical Delivery and Architecture, the Solution Architect
As oneaviso:
- We Care – You do the right thing for clients, partners and colleagues. You build trusted relationships, champion service excellence, and contribute to a culture where people feel valued and supported
- We Dare –You challenge the status quo with bold ideas and fresh perspectives. You embrace change, seek opportunities to innovate and are comfortable exploring new ways of working
- We Share – You collaborate openly and build meaningful relationships. You seek out diverse perspectives, share your knowledge and work together to help colleagues, clients and partners succeed
- We Deliver – You take ownership of your work, honour your commitments and focus on delivering meaningful results. You hold yourself accountable and continuously look for ways to improve
What your day looks like:
- Lead ideation, exploration, and discovery during requirements gathering
- Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and financial industry solutions that could drive competitive advantages
- Design end-to-end solutions, including network and disaster recovery planning
- Deliver analysis, high-level solutions, application design, and default technology catalog and reference artifacts
- Support SDLC, intake process solutioning, and change management processes
- Drive standardization and adoption of architectural best practices and common patterns across integration, cloud adoption, and application modernization
- Manage application portfolio, including application rationalization, vendor consolidation, obsolescence management, risk mitigation, function automation, and optimization of user satisfaction and cost savings
- Develop enterprise architecture and business line architectural roadmaps of current and target states and socialize to gain endorsement
- Create action plans in alignment with enterprise architecture and strategy priorities
- Drive architecture council approval process for new technology adoption and implementation
- Act as a technical lead in project/product development utilizing agile methodologies and DevSecOps automation practices
- Act as a technology partner within Aviso by proactively building relationships with the business groups to ensure achievable and technologically sound solutions are implemented
Requirements
Your experience and skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. Master's degree is considered an asset.
- 8+ years of progressive experience in technology consulting, solution architecture, or identity and access management
- 5+ years in customer-facing roles leading complex technical architecture discussions with senior executives, enterprise architects, IT leadership, and development teams.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Okta/Auth0 implementations, including user migration strategies, authentication modernization initiatives, passkey adoption, and large-scale identity platform transformations.
- Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including:
- Authentication and authorization architecture
- Custom policy design and implementation
- Identity migration strategies
- Branded customer identity experiences
- Single Sign-On (SSO), federation, and identity lifecycle management
- Extensive experience designing and implementing solutions using Okta/Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD B2B/B2C, External ID), and Azure API Management (APIM). Experience building onboarding and identity solutions for diverse user populations (e.g., investors, advisors, partners, and customers) across multiple organizations with integrated SSO capabilities.
- Proven experience designing complex delegated authentication and authorization models that enable secure, personalized digital experiences across enterprise and consumer-facing applications.
- Strong knowledge of modern authentication and security standards, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), PKCE, SAML, mTLS, RBAC, and ABAC, with experience developing automated user provisioning and identity management services.
- Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, including cloud architecture, resource configuration, governance, security, monitoring, and operational excellence.
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing microservices-based architectures on Azure (e.g., Azure Container Apps, AKS), including integration with on-premises systems and the application of cloud-native design patterns such as:
- Sidecar
- Service Mesh
- Anti-Corruption Layer
- Façade
- Event-Driven Architecture
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with business stakeholders, clients, partners, and technical teams to define identity requirements, user personas, security controls, and target-state architectures.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and consulting skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for executive audiences.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading enterprise-scale IAM modernization or customer identity transformation programs.
- Relevant certifications such as Okta Certified Professional/Administrator, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, healthcare, or government
- Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset
Benefits
Why Aviso Wealth?
At Aviso Wealth, you will find a dynamic and inclusive culture that rewards innovation and celebrates success.
Here are a few things that set us apart:
- Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
- Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
- Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
- Matching contributions to our retirement program
- Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
- Regular social events to foster teamwork
Your Information
By submitting your application, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your provided personal information for the purposes of assessing your qualifications and suitability for employment with Aviso. Your information will be handled in accordance with applicable Canadian privacy laws, including the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and relevant provincial legislation. Your data may be shared with authorized personnel involved in the recruitment process and retained only as long as necessary to fulfill these purposes or as required by law.
Further information is available on the Privacy link on our Career Page – Privacy Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity
Aviso welcomes and encourages applications from all qualified individuals including persons with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs in all stages of the hiring process.
We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
No recruiters or agencies, please.
Company Overview:
Aviso is a leading wealth management and investment services provider for the Canadian financial industry, with approximately $145 billion in total assets under administration and management, and over 1,000 employees. We’re building a comprehensive, technology-enabled, client-centric wealth services ecosystem. Our clients include our partners, advisors, and investors. We’re a trusted partner for nearly all credit unions across Canada, in addition to a wide range of portfolio managers, investment dealers, insurance and trust companies, and introducing brokers. Our partners depend on Aviso for specific solutions that give them a competitive edge in a rapidly evolving, highly competitive industry. Our investment dealer and mutual fund dealer and our insurance services support thousands of investment advisors. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, specializes in investing responsibly. Our online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing®, empowers self-directed investors, and our fully automated investing service, Qtrade Guided Portfolios®, serves investors who prefer a hands-off approach. Aviso Correspondent Partners provides custodial and carrying broker services to a wide range of firms. We have offices in Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. Aviso is backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. We’re proud to power businesses that empower investors.
A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.
Salary
This position is posted with an expected salary range of $150,000 - $168,000 CAD annually. Individual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate and the requirements of the position.
Aviso Wealth is a national, integrated financial services company owned by the Credit Union Centrals, CUMIS and Desjardins. Our investment and insurance dealers support thousands of financial advisors at hundreds of credit unions across Canada. Our award-winning online brokerage, Qtrade Investor, and our automated investing platform, VirtualWealth, give Canadians flexible choices for building their wealth. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, is a Canadian leader in Responsible Investment funds and portfolios, which are available through a national network of advisors. Aviso also provides custodial services and introducing broker services to independent financial organizations, including banks, trust companies, insurance companies, investment dealers, portfolio managers and financial planning firms. Aviso has major operations in Vancouver and Toronto, along with regional offices across Canada. A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.
Aviso Wealth is a national, integrated financial services company owned by the Credit Union Centrals, CUMIS and Desjardins. Our investment and insurance dealers support thousands of financial advisors at hundreds of credit unions across Canada. Our award-winning online brokerage, Qtrade Investor, and our automated investing platform, VirtualWealth, give Canadians flexible choices for building their wealth. Our asset manager, NEI Investments, is a Canadian leader in Responsible Investment funds and portfolios, which are available through a national network of advisors. Aviso also provides custodial services and introducing broker services to independent financial organizations, including banks, trust companies, insurance companies, investment dealers, portfolio managers and financial planning firms. Aviso has major operations in Vancouver and Toronto, along with regional offices across Canada.
A career with Aviso means being part of a group of talented, energetic professionals who live their values every day, and belonging to an organization dedicated to your success and career development. If you’re looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, apply to join our team.
