Job Title: IT – Solutions Architect V
Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)
Estimated Duration: 12 Months
SUMMARY OF THE ROLE:
Develops and maintains respective architecture framework / solution that supports the most efficient, reliable, scalable, and secure solutions to meet the business needs and technology strategy; this includes planning, evaluating, recommending and designing architectural solutions in compliance with enterprise standards. Contribute to, design and/or develop an architecture framework including technology domain architecture strategy, policies, guiding principles and standards to govern how technology solutions will be developed and implemented
- Work with CoE partners and other Architects to understand the security standards, risks and ratify solution security design
- Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within technology architecture
- Review project detailed solution architecture and design ensuring it meets requirements / complies with the architectural and security standards, patterns and frameworks and provide sign-off on the detailed design
- Contribute to the development of project plans by providing input and manage projects / initiatives by directing assigned resources, communicating project status and providing timely escalation of issues
- Provide expert consultation and participate as a subject matter expert on projects of moderate to high risk and complexity
- Work with Technology Systems Analysts to develop a Requirements Traceability Matrix to ensure end-to-end traceability of the solution to the requirements
- Build consensus and facilitate collaboration and decision-making within/across business units to ensure consistent application of IT strategy and compliance with architecture framework
- Ensure projects are compliant with technology domain architecture and design/operate processes to provide ongoing review of inprogress activity against technology architecture and development standards
- Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines – including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost
- Support the development, documentation, communication and execution of a comprehensive strategy, policies and solutions
- Conduct pre and post implementation reviews, ensuring all technical solutions have met business requirements
- Contribute to and/or develop the process by which decisions will be made regarding technology standards
- Protect/enhance the security, availability of technology, brand integrity and shareholder value by establishing parameters for continued investment in technology solutions, and providing technical risk analysis / assessment
- Identify enhancements and gaps in architectural frameworks, standards and patterns to raise issues for inclusion in future versions
- Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with emerging industry trends, new technologies and best practices in the external market that can contribute to delivering effective client solutions
- May develop and/or contribute to negotiations of third party contracts/agreements
- Participate in knowledge transfer with senior management, the team, other technical areas and business units
- Work effectively as a team, supporting other members of the team in achieving business objectives and providing client services
- Expert knowledge of architecture for own technology, tools, processes and procedures and broader organization issues and technology
- Advanced knowledge of client applications, programming languages, industry best practices, business/ organization, Bank standards, infrastructure, architecture
- Works autonomously on complex, highly visible architecture projects / initiatives
- Manages / directs activities related to analysis and design of architecture on larger, high risk / complex projects
- Acts as a lead expert resource in the exchange of architectural information for project teams, the business and/or outside vendors
- Generally reports to Senior Managing Architect or above Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
- Graduate degree, preferred
- 10+ years relevant experience
MUST-HAVE Hard Skills:
- Azure Cloud
- Experience designing/tuning high throughput eventing/messaging systems
- Kafka / Confluent Cloud
SOFT SKILLS:
- Strong communication skills; written and verbal communication skills
- Work independently
NICE-TO-HAVE
- Amazon Connect
- AWS/GCP Cloud platforms
The pay range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for this position is between CA$86.00 and CA$96.00
Our voluntary benefits offering includes medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits.
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