Application architect, IT​/Tech, Cloud Computing: Infrastructure & Operations

Job Description

McCarthy Tétrault is a leading Canadian law firm offering a full suite of legal and business solutions to clients in Canada and around the world. With offices in Toronto, Montréal, Québec City, Calgary and Vancouver, we provide challenging and rewarding career opportunities across the country. Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for eleven consecutive years and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers for fourteenth consecutive years, our culture is guided by The McCarthy Way—our shared approach to working with clients and with each other.

The McCarthy Way is built on four core elements:
Excellence, through attracting and developing top talent committed to delivering on our Client Commitment;
Collaboration, through seamless, integrated teamwork;
Inclusion, through eliminating barriers to belonging and success; and Innovation, through delivering maximum value by embracing leading‑edge technologies and approaches. Together, these principles shape how we work, lead, and grow—every day.

We are recruiting for an Applications Architect to join our team in our Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver office. The successful candidate must have a minimum of 8–10 years of experience in Information Technology, including significant experience in application architecture, and will be responsible for designing scalable enterprise solutions, providing technical leadership across the application portfolio, and supporting the Firm’s technology strategy.

McCarthy Tétrault employees benefit from a hybrid work environment with 4 days in office.

• Designing and evolving enterprise application architectures and high‑level solution blueprints.
• Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business requirements and IT standards.
• Evaluating technology options (build vs. buy, SaaS/PaaS) and recommending optimal approaches.

• Collaborating with IT leadership to define application roadmaps and modernization strategies.
• Identifying opportunities to leverage Microsoft platforms (Azure, M365, Dynamics 365).
• Driving innovation through adoption of emerging technologies and cloud‑first solutions.

• Supporting the full application lifecycle, from design through deployment and continuous improvement.
• Promoting best practices in development, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards.
• Leveraging tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub, and cloud‑based delivery pipelines.

• Leading the evaluation and integration of AI‑enabled capabilities across applications.
• Defining architecture patterns and governance standards for responsible AI adoption.
• Ensuring alignment with data security, privacy, and ethical AI principles.

• Leading architecture reviews and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Identifying and mitigating risks related to performance, scalability, and security.
• Providing expert guidance on emerging technologies and frameworks.

• Working closely with business, IT, and vendor stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
• Translating business requirements into technical designs and communicating complex concepts clearly.
• Partnering with cross‑functional teams to ensure end‑to‑end solution alignment.

• Developing and maintaining architecture documentation, standards, and design artifacts.
• Mentoring team members and promoting best practices across the organization.

• Approximately 8-10+ years of experience in Information Technology, including several years in application development or software engineering roles, plus 5+ years focused on application and/or solution architecture in a complex enterprise environment. Prior experience should demonstrate responsibility for designing and implementing enterprise‑level applications or platforms.
• Microsoft Technology Expertise:
  Proven expertise in Microsoft Azure architecture and services (such as Azure App Services, Azure SQL, Azure Functions, etc.),…