Application Architect Tech Lead

4 days ago


Old Toronto, Canada IBM Computing Full time
IBM Application Architect Tech Lead in Toronto, Ontario

Introduction:

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, let's talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities:

We are currently seeking an experienced Application Architect/Technical Lead for our IBM Payments Centre. We wish to add talent to help drive our market growth and shape new solutions which deliver Payments modernization and transformation for our clients. We advise clients on addressing Payments industry regulatory requirements, develop strategy and implementation of innovative technologies, and adopting cognitive and cloud-based Payments processing Platform solutions that enable our clients to optimize their costs and enable value-added overlay services for their businesses.

The IBM Payments Centre team assumes the transformation of all or part of our clients' Payments operations portfolio and portions of infrastructure to the cloud in support of their digital transformation journey. IBM applies its deep business and technology skills, leading innovation, and world-class business processes to help clients maximize benefit from leveraging Cognitive and Cloud capabilities.

Scope:

Basic responsibilities of the candidate include creating the application architecture and leading technical delivery of payments modernization and transformation initiatives delivered by the IBM Payments Centre.

The Application Architect/Technical Lead uses their experience leading the design, sales, and implementation of modern Payments Platform solutions in hybrid, multi-cloud deployment contexts. The Architect is experienced in the Payments domain specifically Real-Time Payments, Interac, AFT, etc. and has a deep understanding of the current Payments Modernization initiatives and trends in Canada, the US, and globally.

They must develop strong and trusted relationships with other areas of IBM and team members to achieve quick responses to client demands. This position requires the skills needed to win client trust and confidence leading to the successful delivery of client engagements. The Architect/Technical Lead is expected to participate in ongoing billable client activities where follow-on efforts are visualized, participate in the resolution of critical situations, and engage in related Sector, Solution Area, or Community activities. The Architect/Technical Lead is expected to support new business opportunities, lead the development of solutions supporting that opportunity, and to win that business for IBM supporting and reinforcing business objectives within their area of practice.

Core Responsibilities:

  1. Design, development, and deployment of hybrid, multi-cloud, and cloud-native architectures and solutions for payments transformation initiatives that support the business requirements of the client.
  2. Lead the creation of Application Architecture, High-Level, and Low-Level design deliverables with client architects.
  3. Bring expertise in hybrid cloud platform security governance and compliance.
  4. Proven understanding of hybrid cloud platform (including OpenShift, IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure) and key cloud services consumption models, and be able to construct cost-effective solutions for our clients.
  5. Utilize best practices using reference architectures and service product assets to develop conceptual and detailed designs.
  6. Be responsible for performance, availability, and scalability of the solution and the impact on the client's infrastructure.
  7. Support sales opportunities.
  8. Collaborate with other teams and team members to develop automation strategies and deployment processes.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise:

  1. 6+ years of experience in design and delivery of complex and large-scale IT projects.
  2. Expertise in the Payments Industry and the design, delivery of payments systems (ACH, Wires, Real-Time, Interac, Cheques, Card Payments, etc.). Candidates with strong experience in Banking and Financial services will also be considered.
  3. 3+ years of experience as an application architect or technical lead providing hands-on technical leadership for the end-to-end design, delivery, and management of hybrid cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, IBM, GCP).
  4. Cloud solution architect certification in one of the major cloud providers (IBM Cloud, AWS, Azure, GCP).
  5. Experience in design and delivery of cloud-native solutions with Microservices, containers & orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, etc.).
  6. Proven experience in design and delivery of cloud-native solutions with Microservices, containers, and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift).
  7. Experience leading projects delivered through a globally integrated capability of onsite, nearshore, and offshore teams.
  8. Experience with Agile methods & DevOps.
  9. Experience in design and delivery of scalable, fault-tolerant, and resilient systems. Familiarity with data center concepts and best practices, high-availability systems, capacity planning, system performance evaluation, and diagnostic techniques and methodologies.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise:

  1. Understanding of Red Hat ecosystem (OpenShift, Ansible, RH Fuse, RH SSO, etc.).
  2. Familiarity with infrastructure as code and DevOps automations.
  3. Familiarity with IT Operations and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practice.

Location Statement: Must have the ability to work in Canada without sponsorship.

This role will involve working with technology that is covered by Export Regulations sanctions. If you are a Foreign National from any of the following US-sanctioned countries (Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea, Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhia regions of Ukraine) on a work permit, you are not eligible for employment in this position.

Being You @ IBM: IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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