Create value at TC Transcontinental.

At TC Transcontinental, we've got it made, and that's because of the expertise of our team.

We have been driving innovation since 1976.

Founded 50 years ago and 4,000 employees strong, Transcontinental Inc. (TSX: TCL.A TCL.B), known under the TC Transcontinental brand, is a Canadian retail marketing services company, Canada's largest printer, and the Canadian leader in French-language educational publishing. Driven by the vision of a more informed, educated and prosperous society, TC Transcontinental propels its clients' success across the retail, education, book and information industries. With agility, creativity and boldness, we design and deliver innovative, high-value products and services.

We are looking for a .NET Solutions Architect to elevate our digital platforms architecture to the next level, following latest standards and best practices which would allow us to scale our platforms and grow at a rapid pace.

This position is currently open and reflects a replacement position due to an internal transfer, promotion, or departure.

The salary range for this position is $120,000.00 to $130,000.00 per year, commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity. This range is provided to ensure clarity and promote equitable access to employment opportunities.

When your actions lead to success:

The Solutions Architect is responsible for implementing systems architecture to help enhance our organization’s architecture for existing platforms and help design and develop highly scalable architecture for our next generation platform. You will work with internal/external stakeholders and leaders to identify problems and then work with our technical team to address those problems with innovative software solutions for existing solutions.

• Design platform/solution-level architecture for project teams including guidance on development tools, data processing, operations, and security, define security architecture standards including threat modeling, authentication patterns, and data encryption across platform.
• Analyze current technologies and systems architecture in place and work with technical staff to determine and recommend ways to improve and provide detailed specifications for proposed solutions (DB selection, data modelling, caching, event driven integrations) with scalability in mind, incorporate cost-awareness into architectural decisions by evaluating resource utilization and rightsizing infrastructure.
• Define clear goals for all aspects of projects and manage their proper execution from technical perspective including full ownership of technical documentation including presenting architectural trade-offs and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders through ADRs and solution briefs.
• Resolve technical problems as they arise.
• Research the current and emerging technologies and propose changes where needed.
• Assist developers with implementation tasks, design CI/CD pipeline architecture and infrastructure-as-code standards to support automated deployments across environments.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to the development teams to create, develop and launch forward-looking products.

When your expertise drives us:

• University Degree or College Diploma in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 8+ years of experience as a developer, and at least 4 years of hands-on experience in Architecture (micro/macro/monolithic services, APIs), Service-oriented, Event-Driven, Distributed, Data architectures, integration patterns, and best practices
• Experience in defining the technical architecture, supporting software development processes and initiatives, software configuration and database management
• Good working knowledge of modern web application frameworks such as Angular, MVC, REST API, .Net Core and ASP.NET (C#)
• In-depth understanding of coding languages, web and mobile technologies
• Ability to foresee architecture issues / gaps and identify emerging industry trends (i.e., future-focused)
• Exposure to modern microservice-based architectures, Containerization, Kubernetes, and service/reactive design patterns
• Experience in producing architecture artefacts and deliverables in the context of an industry best practice methodology
• Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
• Sound knowledge of various operating systems and databases
• Project management experience
• Azure, AWS, Microservices, Design Patterns is an asset

When benefits really help you live better:

We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support your well-being and help you thrive—at work and at home. Our offerings include:

• Competitive compensation with performance-based incentives and retirement savings plans with company match
• Customizable group benefits including health, dental, life, disability, and travel insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee perks such as discounts on insurance, wireless plans, travel, and more
• Career development opportunities
• A dynamic, inclusive work environment where your voice matters and your growth is supported

EEO

TC Transcontinental is committed to fair, transparent, and equitable hiring practices. We disclose that no artificial intelligence (AI) tools or automated decision-making systems are used in our recruitment or selection process.

TC Transcontinental is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and accessible workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws in the jurisdictions where we operate.

We are also committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and work environment—promoting dignity, independence, integration, and equal opportunity for all, including persons with disabilities. Accommodations, including alternative formats, will be made available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process. For more information or to request an accommodation please contact talent@tc.tc.

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