Application Architect

About Charter:

Founded in 1997, Victoria headquartered Charter has grown into one of Canada’s foremost fastest growing Information Technology providers in the country, providing a broad array of high value product and service solutions to clients operating some of the most mission critical networks and applications.

If you are looking to be an integral part of a vibrant, success-based environment with the core values of empowerment, flexibility, agility, innovation, high knowledge based, life balanced, and high ethics deeply embedded into the everyday culture then Charter is a place for you to look.  We are a high energy business focused team, providing the highest possible customer experience, with best-in-class engineering support.

We are seeking an experienced Application/Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and integrated technology solutions. This role is responsible for defining application and web-based architectures, evaluating technology options, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives, government standards, and industry best practices. The ideal candidate brings strong experience in cloud or SaaS implementations, complex system integrations, and translating business requirements into robust technical architectures, ideally within regulated or public sector environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and define application and web-based architectures aligned with business requirements.


• Analyze requirements, evaluate technology options, and recommend solutions.


• Ensure integration across systems, platforms, and external interfaces.


• Develop and document system standards, interfaces, data structures, and technical designs.


• Assess the impact of new requirements on existing applications.


• Validate implementations against approved architectures and specifications.


• Monitor industry and government technology trends.


• Support post‑implementation monitoring and architectural stability.

• 7+ years of relevant experience in a similar role


• 5+ years of experience with cloud or SaaS software adoption and implementations

• Experience with legal registry systems (e.g., corporate, land title, property) preferred


• Experience with financial systems, including grants and loans preferred


• Experience integrating with ERP or accounting platforms


• Experience with identity and access management technologies (e.g., authentication services, SAML), particularly in the public sector preferred

If you think that you are a good fit, please apply - we look forward to hearing from you!

Charter is an equal-opportunity employer committed to inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection processes. Diversity forms the foundation for excellence and Charter seeks team members who will work respectfully and constructively with everyone. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been historically underrepresented on any grounds listed under the Human Rights Code, including gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age and/or self-identify as Indigenous (status, non-status, Metis, and Inuit). To request an accommodation in completing an employment application, pre-employment testing, interviewing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to people @charter.ca