Web Solutions Architect

Our client, a leading higher education and research organization based in Montreal, is launching a major overhaul of its digital landscape. As part of a complete modernization of its public web properties, internal networks, and employee portals, the organization is seeking a skilled Web Solutions Architect.

Integrated within a seasoned architecture team, you will play a key strategic role in defining, evaluating, and deploying a modern, secure, and scalable web framework aligned with enterprise architecture principles. Your contribution will span the entire project lifecycle, from initial scoping and market research to guiding implementation vendors and stabilizing operational environments.

Advantages
Strategic Impact: Directly shape the technological transformation of a renowned academic institution.

Workplace Flexibility: Balanced hybrid schedule requiring only 2 days per week on-site.

Contract Longevity: Initial 6-month contract with strong long-term renewal prospects (up to 18 months).

Collaborative Culture: Work alongside high-caliber technical experts in a structured, forward-thinking environment.

Responsibilities
Requirements Analysis & Scoping: Translate business needs and user journeys into clear architectural blueprints, delineating requirements across public sites, intranets, and portals.

Market Evaluation & Procurement Support: Benchmark CMS and digital workplace solutions, contribute to public RFP technical criteria, evaluate vendor proposals, and validate scopes of work.

Architectural Design: Formulate target architectures, transitional roadmaps, API integration flows, and reusable web components while adhering to cloud and identity management standards.

Quality & Security Guidelines: Establish measurable requirements for web accessibility, performance, logging, data privacy, and authentication/authorization controls.

Governance & Advisory: Lead execution teams and external vendors, compile architectural documentation, and defend solutions before the Architecture Review Board (ARB).

Transition & Operational Readiness: Oversee content migration plans, URL redirection strategies, rollback procedures, and knowledge transfer to operational teams.

Qualifications
Web Architecture Track Record: Proven experience as a Web Architect on at least three (3) major web projects (large-scale public sites, intranets, or portals) over the past 10 years.

End-to-End Solutions Expertise: Strong domain knowledge in application architecture, data management, API integration patterns, web security, and cloud infrastructure.

Public Procurement: Hands-on experience participating in public procurement processes, RFP drafting, and technical vendor evaluations.

Frameworks & Modeling: Practical mastery of structured architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and modeling standards (e.g., ArchiMate).

Agile Leadership & Communication: Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive consensus within Agile delivery environments.

Technical Breadth: In-depth understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS), multilingual publishing workflows, and web accessibility standards.

Our client operates in Canada. The company takes all reasonable steps to limit the number of positions in Quebec that require knowledge of a language other than French, and only requires it when necessary and its existing bilingual employees are unable to perform these duties. Based on an assessment conducted by our client, it has been determined that this position requires candidates to be fluent in English (both spoken and written). In particular, this position will require the employee to interact with centralized internal departments (e.g., Operations / HR / Finance / Legal / Contracts / Sales) that support the organization in Canada and that do not speak French.

Summary
Position Title: Web Solutions Architect

Location: Montreal, QC (Hybrid - 2 days/week on-site)

Contract Length: 6 months (Renewable up to 18 months)

Target Start Date: Early November

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada. As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees. In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada's workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

Randstad Canada is committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible workplace for all its candidates and employees by supporting their accessibility and accommodation needs throughout the employment lifecycle. We ask that all job applications please identify any accommodation requirements by sending an email to [email protected] to ensure their ability to fully participate in the interview process.