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ARCHITECT / LEAD APPLICATION MODERNIZATION

@ Tech Talent International

Montréal, Quebec

$110–$130/hrFull-time10+ years experience
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Overview

Tech Talent International is hiring an Architect / Lead Application Modernization for a large public sector crown corporation project in Montreal, through its consulting client. The role leads the modernization of legacy applications toward target architectures and acts as technical leader within a multidisciplinary squad. Hybrid arrangement with 2 to 3 days onsite per week; salary $150,000 to $165,000 plus 9% bonus, or a contract rate of $110 to $130/hr; candidates must be based in Quebec.

Pay:

$110–$130 an hour

Responsibilities:

  • Analyser les systèmes existants et leurs dépendances
  • Définir l'architecture cible et les trajectoires de modernisation
  • Développer les stratégies de découpage et de migration incrémentale
  • Accompagner les équipes de développement
  • Superviser les pratiques DevOps et CI/CD

Requirements summary:

  • 10 ans et plus en développement et architecture logicielle
  • Expérience démontrée en modernisation d'applications legacy
  • Participation à des programmes de transformation à grande échelle
  • Leadership technique avec des équipes multidisciplinaires
  • Bilinguisme français et anglais

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Benefits mentioned

Retirement plan
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Employer posting date
2026-10-21
First seen by our source
2026-10-21
Source record updated
2026-10-21

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Job details

SeniorityLead
DepartmentSoftware development
Experience10+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingOffice
PositionMostly sitting
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
Perks mentionedGenerous paid time off, Retirement plan, Performance bonus, Employee discount, Transit support, Home office allowance

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Tech Talent International

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Tech Talent International (TTI) is a recruitment firm from Toronto Canada. We work with clients from F1000 to startups.

Full company description

Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.

LinkedIn followers
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People associated on LinkedIn
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Reported office locations
  • 1661 Morris Avenue, Ennismore, ON K0L1T0, CA
Other recorded names
  • Tech Talent International
Specialties
  • recruitment
  • contract staffing
  • permanent staffing
  • RPO
  • background checks
  • pre-employment screening
  • staffing
  • technical recruitment
  • telecom recruitment
  • ICT recruitment
  • and recruitment process outsourcing
Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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Tech Talent International is boutique recruitment firm based out of the Toronto Canada. We are provide contract and permanent staffing services to a variety of clients ranging from F1000s to startups across Canada/US and the world.

FieldValue
IndustryStaffing and Recruiting
Company size2-10 employees
HeadquartersEnnismore, ON
Organization typePrivately Held
Year founded2022
Specialtiesrecruitmentcontract staffingpermanent staffingRPObackground checkspre-employment screeningstaffingtechnical recruitmenttelecom recruitmentICT recruitment
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Job description

Tech Talent International (SI) supplies technical talent to a variety of clients ranging from Fortune 100/500/1000 companies to small and mid-sized organizations in Canada/US and Europe.

We currently have a role as an ARCHITECT / LEAD APPLICATION MODERNIZATION with our large consulting client, working for a large modernization project for a public sector, crown corporation in the Montreal area.

Role: ARCHITECT / LEAD APPLICATION MODERNIZATION

Type: Permanent or Long Term Contract

Location: Hybrid - Montreal, QC -(2/3 days per week onsite)

Salary: Base salary ranges from $150,000 - $165,000 (depending on experience) + 9% bonus + 4-5 weeks paid vacation + 6% RRSP matching + benefits + sick/personal day + cell phone allowance + discounts for public transit and may other perks

Contract Pay Rate: $110 - $130/hr (freelance/incorporated)

Language Requirements: English & French

Key Info: Candidates must be based out of Quebec

Support the progressive modernization of legacy applications towards the organization's target architectures. Act as a technical leader within a multidisciplinary squad and drive architecture decisions to accelerate transformation while reducing operational risks.

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis of existing systems, their architecture and dependencies.
  • Map application flows and integrations.
  • Define the target architecture and modernization trajectories.
  • Develop strategies for slicing, refactoring, and incremental migration.
  • Support the development teams in the implementation of solutions.
  • Participate in technology governance and architecture reviews.
  • Define the standards of quality, safety, performance and resilience.
  • Supervise the implementation of DevOps and CI/CD practices.
  • Contribute to the observability, monitoring and exploitation strategy.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Enterprise Architects, and Operations Teams.

Desired experience

  • 10 years and more in software development and architecture.
  • Demonstrated experience in modernizing legacy applications.
  • Participation in large-scale transformation or migration programs.
  • Recognized technical leadership with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Ability to communicate with technical and business stakeholders.

Environments and technologies sought

Architecture & Modernization

  • Service-oriented architecture (SOA)
  • Microservices
  • Domain Driven Design (DDD)
  • API First
  • Event Driven Architecture
  • Distributed architecture

Development

  • Java
  • .NET
  • Spring Boot
  • ASP.NET Core

Integration

  • API REST
  • GraphQL
  • Kafka
  • RabbitMQ

Cloud & Platforms

  • Azure
  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift
  • Docker

DevOps

  • Azure DevOps
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • Infrastructure as Code

Observability & Operations

  • Dynatrace
  • Grafana
  • Prometheus
  • Elastic Stack
  • OpenTelemetry

Methods

  • Agile Scrum
  • SAFe
  • DevSecOps

Ideal profile

Senior professional with the ability to quickly assess a complex application estate, establish a realistic modernization roadmap, and guide teams toward a modern, high-performance, and actionable target architecture.

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