Senior Data Integration Architect

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Company matching pension

Profit sharing

Generous vacation

Job summary

Scotiabank in Toronto, Ontario seeks a Senior Data Integration Architect to define and govern HR data architecture for Azure and Databricks-based platforms, leading data strategy across global HR initiatives. You will design scalable data models, drive enterprise data standards, mentor engineers, and collaborate with business and technology leaders to deliver secure, high-performance analytics solutions.

Join a collaborative, inclusive culture with a strong focus on learning, innovation, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related discipline.
• 5+ years designing and delivering large-scale data platforms and architecture.
• Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
• Hands-on experience with Databricks, Spark, SQL and modern data engineering.
• Experience with Azure data services (ADF, ADLS Gen2) and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern HR data architecture, standards, and patterns for cloud data platforms.
• Design scalable data models and lakehouse architectures to support analytics and integrations.
• Lead architecture decisions across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
• Ensure security, governance, privacy, resilience, and performance for global enterprise use.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, governance, and business teams to translate needs into data solutions.

Skills

Databricks

Spark

SQL

Data modeling

Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2

Cloud data platforms

Job description

Title: Senior Data Integration Architect

Requisition ID: 267411

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

Global Human Resources Technology delivers the platforms and solutions that support Scotiabank employees worldwide. We build modern cloud, data, and analytics capabilities that help shape the future of HR while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.

The Role

As a Senior Data Architect, you will define and govern the HR data architecture for modern Azure and Databricks based data platforms supporting Scotiabank's global HR technology landscape. You will provide architecture leadership across strategic HR initiatives, establish data architecture standards and patterns, lead architecture reviews, and influence technology decisions that enable scalable, secure, and data driven solutions.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Define and govern HR data architecture, design standards, and enterprise data patterns for modern cloud data platforms.
• Design scalable data models, Lakehouse architectures, and end to end solutions that support analytics, reporting, and integrations.
• Lead architecture decisions across ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
• Ensure solutions meet security, governance, privacy, resilience, and performance requirements for global enterprise use.
• Partner with engineering, analytics, governance, and business teams to translate business needs into strategic data solutions.
• Review solution designs, mentor architects, engineers, and technical leads, and promote architectural excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Lead architecture reviews, drive adoption of enterprise data standards, and provide guidance on strategic technology decisions across HR data initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders, senior stakeholders, and technology teams to align architecture decisions with business priorities and long term technology strategy.

What You Will Bring to Succeed

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing and delivering large scale data platforms and architecture solutions, including ownership of architecture standards and governance.
• Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Databricks, Spark, SQL, and modern data engineering practices for large scale analytics and data platforms.
• Experience with Azure data services, including ADF and ADLS Gen2.
• Experience with data governance, metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, and data modeling practices.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, lead architecture discussions, and communicate effectively with both business and technology audiences.

What’s in it for you?

• We are strategic technology partners dedicated to transforming the way our global workforce operates.
• Our inclusive and collaborative work environment fosters creativity, curiosity, and celebrates achievements.
• You will have the opportunity to collaborate with and learn from diverse industry leaders who have experience at top technology companies worldwide.
• We cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous learning.
• We prioritize the well‑being of our employees, empowering them to design their work processes to achieve outstanding results.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package, which includes a performance bonus, company matching programs (for pension and profit sharing), and generous vacation benefits.

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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.

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