Architect - Channels

TD; Toronto; On-site; CAD 126,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

TD is seeking a Channels Architect in Toronto to drive end-to-end technical architecture for GTB products. You will define the full stack architecture, including client experience and connectivity layers, while hands-on contributing to design reviews and implementation.

The role requires 10+ years in software engineering with 3+ in architecture, deep frontend mastery, and strong backend fundamentals. You will lead architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product, UX, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with the last 3+ in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Proven track record designing and delivering production-grade full stack systems at enterprise scale.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend architecture: micro-frontends, module federation, React (or equivalent).
• Strong backend engineering grounding: Java or Node.js, REST and GraphQL API design, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of API gateway patterns, security (OAuth2, mTLS, OIDC), and integration architecture.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native application delivery.
• Comfortable with ambiguity - able to define the path forward when requirements are incomplete and tradeoffs are real.

Responsibilities

• Define and steward the full stack architecture across GTB's client experience and connectivity layers.
• Define micro-frontend architecture, shell application, module federation strategy, and component system.
• Design and govern the API layer - RESTful and GraphQL contracts, versioning, gateway configuration.
• Own the connectivity architecture linking GTB systems to internal platforms and partners.
• Lead architectural reviews, spike investigations, and critical design decisions.
• Mentor Staff and Senior Engineers; grow architectural thinking across teams.

Skills

10+ years exp

Frontend architecture

Java/Node.js

REST/GraphQL

Azure

Security patterns

Tools

Kubernetes

React

CI/CD

Job description

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Technology Solutions

Pay Details: $125,500 - $148,000 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

The Opportunity

Global Transaction Banking is rebuilding its client-facing technology from the ground up - micro-frontends, real-time APIs, Host to Host and event-driven connectivity across a modern cloud-native stack.

As Channels Architect, you will drive the end-to-end technical architecture for how GTB products are built and experienced - from the API contracts that power them, to the micro-frontend shells that deliver them, to the connectivity layer that connects them to the world. You will set the architecture that two pods (UIs and Connectivity) build against, partner closely with the Data and Platform architects, and be the technical authority the product and design teams turn to when tradeoffs need to be made.

This is a hands-on architecture role. You will be in the code, in the design reviews, and in the room where product direction is set.

Mandate

Define and steward the full stack architecture across GTB's client experience and connectivity layers - ensuring every surface is composable, every integration is reliable, and every engineering team can ship with confidence.

Client Experience Architecture

• Define the micro-frontend architecture - shell application, module federation strategy, shared component system, and client-side state model.
• Set standards for performance, accessibility, and design system alignment across all user-facing surfaces.
• Own the frontend platform: build tooling, testing frameworks, CI/CD integration, and developer experience for frontend teams.
• Partner with Product and UX to evaluate feasibility, surface constraints early, and drive decisions that balance speed with quality.

API & Integration Architecture

• Design and govern the API layer - RESTful and GraphQL contracts, versioning strategy, gateway configuration, and consumer-driven contract testing.
• Own the connectivity architecture connecting GTB systems to internal platforms, partner networks, and third-party services.
• Define patterns for event-driven integration, message routing, and protocol translation across diverse connectivity requirements.
• Ensure API security, rate limiting, observability, and reliability are first-class concerns.

Engineering Standards & Enablement

• Establish and maintain full stack engineering standards, reference architectures, and reusable patterns across the UIs and Connectivity.
• Lead architectural reviews, spike investigations, and critical design decisions.
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices: automated testing, observability, feature flagging, progressive delivery.
• Mentor Staff and Senior Engineers; grow architectural thinking across the teams.

Enterprise Architecture Engagement

This role operates within the enterprise architecture governance model and is expected to lead and represent the Channels domain through all EA touchpoints.

Process & Accountabilities

• Architecture Engagement & Triage: Register new initiatives; scope architecture risk and complexity; route to appropriate review track.
• Design Council / Peer Review: Present Channels architectural decisions for peer challenge; review and provide input on cross-domain proposals.
• Architecture Blueprinting & Platform Vision: Own and maintain the Channels architecture blueprint; align to enterprise target state and multi-year platform roadmap.
• Architecture Certificate / APAT Approval: Obtain architecture approval for all qualifying delivery initiatives; ensure designs meet enterprise standards before build entry.
• Standards & Controls Alignment: Ensure Channels solutions comply with enterprise security, data, API, and integration standards; identify and formally manage exceptions.
• Business Architecture & Capability Governance: Map Channels technical capabilities to business capability model; participate in capability investment planning and rationalization.
• Delivery Readiness Handshakes (PI / Build Execution): Confirm architecture completeness at PI planning gates; support delivery teams through architecture queries during build and validate that solutions are built to design.

What We're Looking For

Core Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with the last 3+ in an architecture or technical leadership role.
• Proven track record designing and delivering production-grade full stack systems at enterprise scale - not just contributing to them.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend architecture: micro-frontends, module federation, React (or equivalent), component systems, and frontend performance engineering.
• Strong backend engineering grounding: Java or Node.js, REST and GraphQL API design, and distributed systems fundamentals.
• Solid understanding of API gateway patterns, security (OAuth2, mTLS, OIDC), and integration architecture.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-native application delivery.
• Comfortable with ambiguity - able to define the path forward when requirements are incomplete and tradeoffs are real.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to event-driven connectivity using Kafka, Solace, or similar messaging platforms.
• Experience with Kubernetes-based application deployment and platform engineering.
• Familiarity with design systems and component library governance at scale.
• Financial services or transaction banking domain experience.

Why Join Us

This is a rare opportunity to do foundational architecture work - not incremental improvements to an established system, but defining how a major financial institution's client-facing technology is built for the next decade. You'll have real authority, proximity to business outcomes, and a team of strong engineers.

The work is hard, the platform is genuinely interesting, and the decisions you make will matter.

#LI-TECH

Who We Are

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

If you're passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

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We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

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