Solution Architect

LanceSoft Inc; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Ontario is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to ensure that application architecture meets evolving business requirements. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of software engineering experience and 5+ years in the banking sector. Responsibilities include providing architectural guidance and optimizing technology solutions. A Bachelor’s degree in a related field is required. The position is hybrid with onsite work two times a week and offers a 6-month contract with potential extensions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering industry experience.
• 5+ years of experience working in the banking sector.
• 2+ years of experience with structured Architecture practices.

Responsibilities

• Ensure applications architecture meets business requirements.
• Provide technology guidance on all projects.
• Ensure consistency and optimize technology synergy.

Skills

Software engineering industry experience

Banking sector experience

Structured architecture practices

Hybrid cloud deployments

Building distributed systems

Creating architecture presentations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related

Job description

Location & Logistics

• Location: hybrid – onsite 2x/week
• Contract Duration: 6 months (Possibility of extension)
• Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm Monday-Friday; standard 37.5 hrs/week (Possible OT)

Story Behind the Need

Business group: GTA Business Support & Engineering; Project: multiple projects within Capital Markets and Core banking area. The Senior Solutions Architect ensures that the applications architecture and infrastructure supporting major, highly 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 is a technology and business expert with strong leadership and facilitation skills with the ability to influence others.

Candidate Requirements / Must Have Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering industry experience
• 5+ years of experience working in the banking sector
• 2+ years of experience with structured Architecture practices, hybrid cloud deployments, and on-premise to-cloud migration deployments and roadmaps
• 2+ years of experience building, architecting, designing, and implementing highly distributed global based systems
• Experience with creating architecture presentations, solution diagrams, and presenting to stakeholders

Nice-To-Have Skills

• Experience in modernizing legacy systems or similar transformational initiatives
• Experience in network infrastructure, security, data, or application development

Soft Skills Required

• Excellent interpersonal, communication
• Excellent influencing skills with the ability to build and foster relationships with business partners, project stakeholders, strategic technology partners and external vendors.
• Ability to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goals.

Education

Bachelor (equivalent or higher) degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related.

Best vs Average Candidate

The Solution Architect provides expert advice and counsel to Corporate, Business Partner and/or IT areas on complex issues related to area of specialty. This position may have multiple concurrent initiatives occurring at any one time. The incumbent must ensure high availability, integrity and reliability of programs developed where the consequences of error could expose the Bank to a significant loss or undue risk.

Candidate Review & Selection

1. 2 rounds: 1st round – architect – 30 mins – Teams Video (experience related questions)
2. 2nd round – HM + Chief architect – 30 mins - in-person (44 king st, HM will meet candidates in lobby)

Accommodations

NOTE: will review any requests for accommodations put forward by Suppliers.