Solutions Architect, Content Data Integration & Services

Solutions Architect, Content Data Integration & Services

At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains, and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes are driven by embodying creativity, integrity, inclusiveness, and relevance. If you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry, you will be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

You will have an opportunity to shape the way Canadians see themselves reflected in our digital services, directly impacting how millions connect with our products and diverse voices. We are an innovative hub where talented professionals are respected and valued for their contributions, fostering a vibrant product team and a work culture striving for the highest standards of diversity and inclusion.

Why This Role is Important

As the Solutions Architect, Content Data Integration & Services, you will report to the Agile Engineering and Architecture team. Your primary responsibility will be to help design, shape, and execute our visions for content data integration and distribution across the CBC Digital Strategy & Products department. You will lead key technical decisions on systems that ingest content data and make it available to various clients, including audience-facing applications. This role is crucial for ensuring time to market, happy users, and building reliable, performant, and resilient products. You will be part of a team that values growth, excellence, and innovation, encouraging an explorer, challenger, and trailblazer mindset, grounded in sustainable and holistic approaches.

Collaboration and Values

Our digital teams' values—collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement—embody our identity as a people-focused, digital-forward employer. We follow lean startup principles and use an Agile approach. Dedicated people managers work closely with individuals to leverage strengths, champion ideas, and support skill development and career progression. We prioritize a safe work environment where employees can share their authentic selves and challenge conventions, fostering technical innovation through experimentation and iterative approaches.

Perks You Can Look Forward To

• Flexible work schedules, allowing you to prioritize yourself, your family, and your work.
• Work-from-home opportunities.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• 20% of time for innovation, learning, and development, wherever your interests lie.
• Opportunities to work with cutting-edge technology.
• Opportunities for continued learning and professional development.
• Opportunities to become a member of our Employee Resource Groups.
• A creative and dynamic work environment where your ideas and contributions are heard, valued, and respected.
• A supportive management team committed to upholding the highest standards of diversity and inclusivity.
• An environment which favors experimentation and an iterative approach to achieve the highest form of technical innovation.

What You Will Do

As a Solutions Architect, you will:

• Lead cross-team collaboration to address complex technical and architectural challenges, providing guidance to developers, product owners, and stakeholders.
• Design and influence architecture decisions that ensure scalability, reliability, resilience, security, and operational excellence, while aligning with business objectives and long-term strategy.
• Define, implement, and advocate architectural patterns and standards for content data systems. Build foundational frameworks and promote adoption of best practices.
• Participate in discovery and ideation phases, contributing to build vs. buy assessments, technology recommendations, and solution evaluations.
• Drive the evolution of content data ingestion and distribution ecosystems, managing integration patterns, messaging systems, and associated documentation.
• Produce high-quality solution architecture documents and other technical artifacts that clearly communicate designs, rationale, and patterns across teams and leadership.
• Support development teams to ensure quality, maintainability, and efficiency in implementation, identifying opportunities to optimize CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes.
• Shape department-wide strategies for integration, dependency management, and operational excellence in content data access and distribution.

What We Are Looking For

We’re seeking a technically strong, collaborative, and forward-thinking Solutions Architect who brings:

• 3+ years of experience in a Solutions Architect or equivalent technical leadership role, working across development teams and stakeholders.
• Expertise in data management, including ingestion, integration, governance, modeling, and storage.
• Familiarity with microservice architectures, GraphQL, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Hands-on experience with highly available messaging systems (RabbitMQ, Kafka), caching, CDNs, and distributed systems design.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and management principles (e.g., ACID) and practical experience with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL).
• Experience in system modernization and leading complex technical decisions with a holistic, strategic approach.
• Proven experience producing solution architecture documents and other technical artifacts that effectively communicate complex designs and decisions.
• Up-to-date coding and hands-on skills with relevant languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, scripting languages), including deployment and runtime knowledge.
• Solid understanding of architectural principles, with the ability to translate strategy into actionable designs and frameworks.
• Awareness of emerging technologies and their potential application in digital products.
• A degree or diploma in Software Development, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Nice to have:

• Experience in enterprise digital content publishing solutions.
• Experience in strategic planning, technology roadmaps, and costing.
• A dynamic problem solver and effective communicator who takes ownership, shares ideas, and connects with others across the organization.

How to Apply

At the CBC, we recognize that not everyone takes the same path when it comes to building their skills. We value diversity of thought and of experience, and we are excited to hear from you! Hands-on experience, intelligence, innovation, a passion for learning, and a team-focused approach can combine to form the best set of qualifications. If you feel you meet most of the qualifications and you are excited by the possibility of adding to the rich culture of the CBC, take a chance and express your interest by applying now! Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next step will be asked to complete a background check, including a mandatory Criminal record check. Other background checks may be conducted based on operational requirements.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to reflecting our country’s diversity, valuing equal opportunity and nurturing an inclusive workplace. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to recruitment@cbc.ca.

Consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct and policy on conflicts of interest on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment.

Key skills/competency

• Solution Architecture
• Data Integration
• Microservices
• GraphQL
• Kafka
• PostgreSQL
• Java Spring Boot
• Distributed Systems
• Agile Methodologies
• Technical Leadership