Solutions Architect

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Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Client Delivery within Global Wealth Management Technology (GWMT) is looking for a Solutions Architect who is responsible for designing solution architecture and own and drive the foundational design and architecture required to build a robust system for Wealth business. This role will be responsible for designing a modern suite of apps for one of the wealth business lines, replacing a legacy system with a modern user interface, workflows and APIs integrating with multiple internal and external applications. Applications interfacing are a mix of inhouse and third-party applications. If you are excited to work on a business-critical application suite that demands high quality ground-up development work in planning, designing, building and rolling out new application, this is the place for you. If you are passionate about building new systems in a loosely coupled architecture embodying the best practices of software engineering and aligning to the Bank's enterprise technology standards, to launch an application suite with the speed, quality and assure production stability, this is the place for you.

Reporting to the Senior Manager Development, this Solutions Architect role is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing applications for Client Delivery. Responsibilities include working with multiple technology teams and ensure that the applications architecture and infrastructure supporting major, complex applications are designed to meet evolving business requirements and meet standards for reliability, scalability, and availability. The incumbent will provide architecture and technology guidance on all projects to ensure consistency in approaches and to optimize technology synergy. The Solutions Architect also provides expertise and counsel ensuring technology teams and business areas understand all the options and technology choices in support of their business. The Solutions Architect has a technology and business understanding with effective communication and facilitation skills with the ability to influence others. You will be contributing to the development of world-class digital products and experiences touching millions of Scotiabank customers every day. By joining our team, you will make an impact on our customers and the banking industry.

Is this role right for you?

• Assist team in resolving overly complex, multi-faceted problems to meet the needs of Wealth business, by applying their Banking, Financial and Technology knowledge to the design of methodologies, models, and/or systems solutions. Provide thought leadership, technology expertise to business and technology leaders.

• Design architectural solutions, roadmaps that are aligned to business and technology strategy, enterprise standards and best practices.

• Develop and maintain technology target state and roadmap for application portfolios in collaboration with Sr. Solution Architect, Chief Architect and Application Portfolio Owners.

• Collaborate with multiple teams Bank-wide on architecture design and follow Bank's Architecture Review Board governance processes. Present an integration architecture within the overall solution design in a way that establishes trust relationships, persuades stakeholders, and achieves understanding and consensus at all levels.

• Continually acquire and enhance knowledge of the business strategies and policies, risk management practices and methodologies, product offerings, financial markets, financial instruments, regulatory requirements, and rapidly changing technology to be able to provide effective business solutions and services to the end user groups. Maintain a sharp focus on system security and reliability while developing architecture designs for products and services.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 15+ years of IT experience with clear progression through various roles leading with at least 3 years of experience providing hands-on architectural design for software applications with proven record of accomplishment of building a product and taking it to market.
• Experience building, architecting, designing, and implementing highly distributed global based systems. Well versed in designing/developing cloud native solutions in GCP (Google Cloud Platform), Azure platforms.
• Experience in modernizing legacy systems or similar transformational initiatives aligned with structured Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premises to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps with hands-on application development and security, data, and network integration.
• Responsible for the Implementation of a trusted governance model where architecture assessments are automated based on enterprise standards and policies. Helping drives the implementation of trusted policies and standards with the help internal teams such as Security, Infrastructure, Data, etc.

• Deployment of a technology solution that will implement the trusted governance framework, policies, and workflows. Challenge the way of thinking by implementing architectural design principles to improve the bank's security, resiliency, and technology footprint.

• Continuously research current and emerging technologies and propose changes wherever needed. Inform various stakeholders about any issues with the current technical solutions being implemented.

• Well-versed with current IT practices, systems development techniques, including requirements specification and testing methodologies, real-time analytical and formal modelling tools, and keep current with rapidly changing technology to effectively apply technology to the solution of a business problem. This knowledge should be also applied to assist the Director or Sr. Manager in establishing future technological directions for the area.

Education and Other Requirements:

• Bachelor (equivalent or higher) degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Viewpoint is required to assess the impact of development and/or changes to the overall data processing environment
• Prior experience in wealth or retail investment products or banking preferred
• Customer first mindset while providing technology solutions to business problems.
• Hands-On experience in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Spring Batch, Kafka, JDK 17+, SQL, SOAP Services and related technologies.
• Collaboration tools - JIRA, Confluence

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement – We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.