Solution Architect

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading bank in the Americas is seeking an experienced Architect to lead the design and strategy for product fulfilment and client servicing within Global Payments. You'll work closely with engineering teams, focusing on modernizing payment platforms and developing scalable cloud solutions. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of IT experience, particularly in enterprise integration and cloud technology. This role is based in Toronto, Ontario, and offers competitive rewards and a commitment to inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive Rewards program

Flexible vacation

Community engagement opportunities

Upskilling through online courses

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT with an emphasis on enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with structured architecture practices and hybrid cloud deployments.
• Experience building and architecting highly distributed global systems.
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms including services, tools, and best practices.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and strategy for product fulfilment and client servicing.
• Architect, design, and develop next generation payments processing platforms.
• Perform code review and mentor engineers, ensuring best practices are followed.
• Conduct research and development to evaluate emerging technologies.

Skills

Enterprise integration patterns

API / Microservice design

Asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka, MQ)

Relational databases

In-memory databases

Resilient architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Proficiency in Java, Python, C#, Ruby, JavaScript

Job description

Requisition ID: 230880

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

The role

Global Platforms Architecture is looking for an Architect to lead the design and strategy for product fulfilment and client servicing under Global Payments. You will be working closely with Engineering teams to drive out modernization and direction of the local and international aspects of Payments, with the intention to grow within the Payments Engineering portfolio.

Is this role right for you?

• Work closely with Delivery and Engineering teams, Product Owners and technical platform teams to architect, design and develop next generation payments processing platforms and enable incremental delivery of new features to the platforms.
• Drive out end-to-end software architecture, design and develop distributed hybrid cloud based transaction processing systems.
• Perform code review, provide guidance and mentorship to engineers in the team, ensuring best practices are followed and software artifacts are built in a sustainable manner
• Have the ability to architect, design and deliver software that can scale elastically across multiple data centers and cloud vendors while staying resilient.
• Embrace the Architect role alongside other domain architects, helping teams align with our reference architecture.
• Performing research and development to evaluate emerging technologies and their potential to redesign payments and core banking platforms.
• Aligning solutions to strategic technical and capability roadmaps and identifying new shared capabilities and business opportunities.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment.

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

• 10+ years of experience in IT, with an emphasis on enterprise integration patterns, including API / Microservice design, Asynchronous messaging systems (Kafka, MQ), relational databases, in-memory databases, resilient architecture.
• Experience with structured Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premise to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps.
• Experience building, architecting, designing, and implementing highly distributed global based systems. Experience in network infrastructure, security, data, or application development.
• Performance engineering techniques
• Deep knowledge of cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, including their services, tools, and best practices.
• Proficiency in languages like Java, Python, C#, Ruby, and JavaScript, enabling the creation and management of cloud-based solutions.
• Understanding of networking concepts like DNS, TCP/IP, VPN, and HTTP, crucial for building scalable and secure cloud solutions.
• Strong knowledge of cloud security principles, including identity and access management, data encryption, and network security.
• Familiarity with various operating systems like Linux and Windows, as cloud solutions often interact with different OS environments.

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.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community egagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathonsand 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. If you require technical assistance, please click here. 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.