Data Analytics Solution Architect

Job Description

Position Title

Data Analytics Solution Architect

Location: Toronto or Montreal

Duration: 6 months, Contract-to-Hire (CTH)

Job Type: Contract

Work Model: Hybrid, onsite twice per week

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a business-focused Data Analytics Solution Architect to lead the design of scalable, secure, and high-impact data, analytics, and AI solutions across the enterprise. This role will partner with business leaders, data engineers, BI teams, and data science partners to translate strategic objectives into well-governed, actionable solutions, with an emphasis on architecture, solution design, and enablement.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end data and analytics solutions aligned with business goals, enterprise standards, and governance requirements.

• Translate business KPIs, decision needs, and reporting requirements into scalable data and analytics architectures.

• Lead solution design, architecture reviews, and proofs of concept while partnering with engineering and delivery teams on implementation.

• Define architecture for modern analytics experiences, including Power BI dashboards, semantic models, conversational analytics, and data pipelines.

• Assess current capabilities and workflows and develop a roadmap that advances the organization beyond traditional dashboarding toward intuitive analytics and AI-enabled solutions.

• Must-Have Qualifications

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate strategic goals and KPIs into effective data and analytics solutions.

• Proven experience in a Data, Analytics, or Solutions Architect role with a focus on architecture and solution design.

• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, including data modeling, analytics design, and performance considerations.

• Experience designing solutions across cloud data platforms such as Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, or similar technologies.

• Working knowledge of AI and analytics architectures, including data governance, privacy, security, and how AI solutions are designed, governed, and operationalized.

• Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI architecture, including semantic models, UX alignment, and reporting strategy.

• Familiarity with Power Platform, Copilot Studio, conversational analytics, MLOps concepts, Airflow, MLflow, Docker, Kubernetes, or DevOps practices.

• Experience within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or other highly regulated environments. Bilingual French/English fluency is also preferred.

• Required Experience

• 7+ years of relevant experience.

• Experience partnering with engineering, BI, and data science teams to deliver enterprise-scale solutions.

• Experience designing solutions using modern cloud and data platforms, including Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, and/or Azure ML.

• Experience communicating architecture decisions and recommendations to both technical and non-technical business stakeholders.

• Experience working in Agile delivery environments and collaborating across distributed teams.

• Education & Certifications

• Degree, diploma, or equivalent relevant experience.

• Relevant cloud, data, analytics, or architecture certifications are considered an asset.