Infrastructure Architect

Is this role right for you?

In this role, you will:
• Contributes to defining infrastructure strategy, target-state architectures, and architectural guardrails across core infrastructure domains, including Data Center, Hosting, Compute, Virtualization, Server OS, Containerization, Database, and Storage
• Provides subject matter expertise in two or more infrastructure domains, supporting the development of domain strategies, standards, and roadmaps
• Supports translation of enterprise architecture direction into domain-specific architecture guidance
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of infrastructure standards, architecture patterns, reference architectures, and design principles across core infrastructure domains
• Ensures architecture artifacts are aligned with enterprise architecture principles, regulatory requirements, resilience expectations, and the Bank’s risk appetite
• Supports lifecycle management of standards and patterns, including updates, rationalization, and alignment with evolving platform strategies
• Provides architecture guidance and advisory support to Solution Architecture and Engineering teams across the solution lifecycle (from ideation through design)
• Supports prioritized initiatives by providing input on:
o Infrastructure patterns, principles, and frameworks
o Alignment to approved standards and platform strategies
o Identification of gaps where standards or patterns do not exist
o Participates in design forums and Architecture Review Boards (ARB) as a domain subject matter contributor
• Ensures quality, accuracy, and currency of architecture standards, patterns, reference architectures, and supporting documentation
• Works with Architecture Governance & Assurance to capture, document, and maintain architecture standards, patterns, and frameworks in a consistent format
• Supports standards lifecycle activities, including traceability, updates, and compliance alignment
• Contributes to research, evaluation, and proof of concept of emerging infrastructure technologies and solutions
• Supports identification of opportunities for platform modernization, optimization, and rationalization
• Collaborates with peers across architecture and engineering teams to drive continuous improvement and adoption of best practices
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Creates an environment in which their team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behaviours; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline; master’s degree is an asset. Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will be considered.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in enterprise IT architecture, infrastructure engineering, or technology strategy within large, complex, regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering and architecture projects, architectural and engineering quality management, Infrastructure capability development.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise infrastructure domains
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations and influencing Engineering, Operations, Security, Enterprise Architecture, Risk, and Delivery teams
• Knowledge of regulatory, security, resiliency, compliance, and risk considerations relevant to infrastructure architecture in a financial services environment.

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 such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!