Solutions Architect

Requisition ID: 255946

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

We are seeking a highly skilled Solutions Architect to join our team and lead the design and implementation of Core Banking Engineering solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in architecting and deploying scalable and resilient solutions, collaborating and integrating with multiple technology and business partners, with a strong focus on enhancing customer experiences through innovative technology.

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

• Iteratively design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and enhance high quality software solutions
• Create robust, high-volume applications that are highly scalable and extensible
• Participate on an ongoing, active and concurrent basis as technical consultant, informing design, development, coding, testing, and debugging of new / packaged solutions or significant enhancements to existing applications to deliver the best possible application performance
• Contribute clear and maintainable code to a shared codebase
• Ability to design, prototype, and strategize solutions to propose to the team / Product Owner/ business sponsor to drive improved technology solutions that support business strategy
• Participate in estimating, tasking, status and stand-up meetings in agile work ceremonies
• Adopt / evolve team development practices such as coding standards, formal refactoring techniques, automated testing, continuous integration, etc.
• Partner with welcome input and provide feedback to team members in order to build in a continuous improvement mindset
• Work with stakeholders to develop and maintain Core banking roadmaps
• Extensive business and technical knowledge on Core banking
• Mentor and guide the team to ensure defect-free and timely delivery of assignments
• Provide secondary escalation support 24/7 for production to ensure the core banking system meets SLA requriement
• Be a true team player who values the perspectives and opinions of others while leading with humility and confidence
• Take accountability for results and exhibits a “can do attitude”
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and social skills)
• Have an appetite to continuously evolve and improve, to tackle difficult problems and seek/give constant feedback
• Embrace change and see it as an essential driver to solve complex issues
• Demonstrate flexibility and be able to move forward without having all of the answers
• Consistently seek to understand, meet, and deliver on customers’ expectations

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 8-10 years architecture experience in creating and manaing enterprise architectures and solutions
• 10+ years with host/mainframe development experience (COBOL, JCL, SAS, CICS)
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, and is capable of multi-tasking and managing concurrent tasks and initiatives.
• Must be reliable, pro-active, results-oriented, customer-focused, attentive to details, and a team player. Strong interpersonal skills and can build and foster relationships with team members and peers.
• Experience in the financial industry with some host development experience.
• Innovative approaches to developing process improvements and solutions; ability to convey and promote these ideas.
• Working experience with systems development methodologies and software development technologies, concepts and lifecycle.
• Worked in Agile lab or used Agile framework.
• Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science or technical equivalent

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 engagement & belonging with our various programs.

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.