nugget.ai Hiring for Solution Architect – Integration at Toronto, ON Full Time

Location: Canada (Remote)

Employment Type: Full-time

Duration: Permanent

About the Company : Our client is a Schedule A Canadian Bank with three strategic objectives: build a stronger foundation, invest in profitable growth, and improve performance. They are customer centric, with proximity, simplicity, and honesty as their three main values.

About the Role : Our client is looking for Solution Architects to help build integration between their partners for new business plans. They need a Solution Architect who understands SAAS, cybersecurity, microservices as they build partnerships to provide nimble financial products to their customers. The candidate must have at least 10 years of experience and be well versed in solutioning. Previous experience in the financial industry is preferred.

The solution architect is an advisor and subject matter expert representing technology helping to solve complex problems to support business goals. This is a key role, shaping the strategy and implementation of technology projects across the company. You will also provide expert consultation to project, business and development teams on new initiatives. You will develop application roadmaps to help modernize the company’s application ecosystem. You will be responsible for creating end-to-end solutions, working very closely with the business stakeholders and development teams. You will help guide and lead the technical teams throughout the development cycle.

Responsibilities:
Works with the business and technical teams to define scalable, available, and resilient end-to-end solutions spanning digital front-end and back-end systems taking into account the enterprise architecture strategy

Has in depth understanding of technology solutions, including cloud, containerizations, and APIs

Creates and maintains the technology application modernization roadmap to evolve platforms to meet business objectives

Demonstrates analytical mindset with strong affinity for problem solving in complex environments

Influences the company’s strategic orientation by implementing technological solutions that optimize the quality of services and operations

Ensures solutions being proposed are viable and balance strategic and tactical goals, and meet project budget and timelines

Performs impact analysis to understand which upstream and downstream systems are impacted

Contributes to the growth of the architecture practice by helping define the enterprise architecture objectives, standards, creates and maintains supporting documentations and artifacts

Provides subject matter expertise, helps lead the technical teams and is a trusted advisor to the business

Works with Security, Data, and Infrastructure architecture to ensure all facets of architecture are being considered

Demonstrates excellent communication and negotiation skills required to clearly articulate and explain the proposed solution to senior stakeholders

Helps define the SDLC to ensure development and testing automation processes are in place to optimize efficiency and quality

Requirements:
7+ years of architecture experience implementing solutions for large programs with excellent understanding of how to build resilient systems, that are secure and interconnected in a complex ecosystem

Experience in designing secure solutions using security best practices

Prior experience in software engineering

Experience with designing and implementing cloud-based architecture solutions, front end, REST APIs, Service Oriented approaches, Mobile and Digital technologies, and infrastructure

Experience in Agile software development projects

Strong leadership skills

Knowledge of the banking and financial sectors

Experience with Enterprise Architecture framework such as TOGAF

Strong team player with demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Experience in design and development of high availability platforms

Experience with enterprise architecture modeling tools such as Sparx EA, BIZZdesign, MEGA, Archimate is an asset

A note from nugget.ai: We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations as requested by candidates, and you may contact us at any time at [email protected] for assistance or any questions you have.