Lead Optimizely Solutions Architect

Role overview A senior, strategic architect role leading design and delivery of enterprise digital experience platforms built on Optimizely. The position combines solution architecture, technical leadership, consulting, AI-enabled innovation, and people management across multiple client engagements. It is suited to a polished communicator who can advise C-level stakeholders, mentor architects and developers, and shape practice direction.

Responsibilities - Design enterprise-grade Optimizely architectures across CMS, integrations, analytics, personalization, and digital experience platforms. - Provide technical leadership across concurrent projects, guiding engineers through complex implementations. - Produce architecture documentation, technical specifications, and executive-ready presentations. - Lead discovery, feasibility, and risk assessment while supporting proof-of-concepts and critical engineering decisions. - Establish best practices around content modeling, headless delivery, security, performance, and maintainability. - Design integrations across CRM, commerce, CDP, PIM, DAM, analytics, and identity ecosystems, and define data collection and experimentation strategies. - Architect AI-enabled experiences and workflows, including LLM, agent, and retrieval-augmented generation solutions, along with governance guardrails. - Contribute to business development, estimation, solution shaping, workshops, and proposals, while mentoring a small direct-report team.

Requirements - 10+ years in enterprise web development with at least 5 years as a Solution Architect, Technical Architect, or equivalent leader. - Deep expertise with Optimizely CMS (CMS 12 and/or SaaS CMS) delivered as lead architect on multiple enterprise implementations. - Strong .NET background including C#, ASP.NET Core, MVC, and Optimizely APIs. - Experience with headless and hybrid architectures using Optimizely Graph and/or Content Delivery API. - Front-end integration experience with React, Next.js, or similar frameworks. - Background integrating enterprise platforms (CRM, commerce, CDP, PIM, DAM, search, identity) and designing analytics solutions. - Proven delivery of AI-enabled capabilities in production, plus experience with Optimizely DXP, Azure, CI/CD, and Git workflows. - Excellent communication skills and experience supporting estimation and pre-sales activities.

Nice to have - Background contributing to practice growth, accelerators, or delivery methodology improvements. - Experience mentoring architects and developers across multidisciplinary teams.

Benefits and work setup - Virtual healthcare through a partner service, an Employee and Family Assistance Program, and a full mental health support offering. - $500 Personal Spending Account usable for healthcare, transit, gym, office supplies, or RRSP contributions. - Retirement plan with 100% employer match on RRSP contributions via a Deferred Profit Sharing Plan, up to 4%. - Flexible vacation policy with 5 days available during probation and prorated time afterward. - Personal technology reimbursement of $30 per month starting day one, winter holiday closure, and flexible scheduling year-round.