Application Architect Temenos

About Vancity

Vancity is a memberowned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. A relentless commitment to their values has helped them challenge the status quo and break down barriers since day one in 1946. They have bold commitments to make Vancity netzero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans and are pursuing strategies on Indigenous banking and to improve the financial resilience of their members.

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and has been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. If youre interested in joining their team of 2700 diverse individuals and accessing competitive rewards and benefits all while knowing you are part of a greater movement then apply today!

About the Workplace

As an Application Architect you will play a critical role in shaping our technology strategy and ensuring that our Temenos applications are scalable secure and highly available. You will be responsible for designing and implementing cuttingedge software applications that support our financial services offerings. Your contributions will be essential in driving continuous improvement and innovation within our organization.

You are responsible for designing & delivering solutions that address complex business needs improve operational efficiency and drive innovation. This role designs & implements cuttingedge software applications that support the institutions financial services offerings. This role plays a critical part in shaping the technology strategy & ensuring that our applications are scalable secure & highly available while also contributing to continuous improvement & innovation.

This role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office or Ontario home based office. Vancouverbased candidates may be expected to come into office at least once per week.

A Typical Day Would Involve:

• Lead the design and architecture of Temenos applications ensuring alignment with business requirements security protocols compliance standards and vendor guidelines. Develop and maintain a comprehensive application architecture framework that supports scalable reliable and highperformance Temenos applications.
• Collaborate with IT leadership to define the technical direction and roadmap for Temenos application development and modernization. Identify and apply best practices for software architecture coding standards and system integration to meet evolving business needs.
• Oversee the technical delivery of Temenos applications across the full lifecycle: from conceptualization and design to implementation testing deployment and postlaunch support. Work closely with development teams to ensure timely and successful implementation of architectural designs addressing any challenges during the software development lifecycle.
• Evaluate thirdparty software solutions and recommend integration strategies that meet business needs while adhering to architectural standards.
• Partner with business analysts product managers and other business stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Serve as a subject matter expert on application design and architecture providing guidance to developers and technical teams on complex projects.
• Work closely with infrastructure teams to ensure applications are optimized for the underlying infrastructure and meet performance security and availability.
• Stay current with emerging technologies trends and best practices in the financial services and technology sectors assessing their potential impact on the organizations application architecture. Advocate for the adoption of modern software development practices cloud computing and microservices architectures to enhance agility and scalability. Conduct technical reviews of application designs code and infrastructure components to ensure quality security and performance.
• Ensure that applications adhere to financial industry regulations by incorporating appropriate controls and security measures into the architecture. Collaborate with security teams enterprise architecture team to design and implement secure coding practices data encryption and identity/access management solutions to safeguard sensitive financial data.
• Promote and drive continuous improvement initiatives including application refactoring process automation and performance optimization to increase efficiency and reduce costs. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior architects and development teams fostering a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

You Have:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology Engineering or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
• 8 years of experience in software architecture and application development with at least 3 years in a leadership or architectural role within a financial services environment.
• Certifications such as TOGAF.
• Deep understanding of the Temenos Core Banking System.
• Understanding of Canadian banking and/or payments ecosystem including the partner landscape.
• Deep understanding of financial systems including core banking payments systems CRM AML (AntiMoney Laundering) platforms and financial reporting applications.
• Proven experience designing developing and deploying Temenos enterpriselevel financial applications.
• Experience in agile development methodologies (e.g. Scrum Kanban).
• Familiarity with financial regulatory reporting AML (AntiMoney Laundering) and KYC (Know Your Customer) systems.
• Proficiency in the platform full stack (Web Application Database).
• Strong knowledge of application architecture patterns (e.g. layered microservices eventdriven and serviceoriented architecture).
• Understanding of cloud platforms (e.g. AWS Azure Google Cloud) and cloudnative application design.
• Experience with containerization (e.g. Docker Kubernetes) and DevOps practices.
• Proficient in programming languages such as JBase Java .NET Python or similar.
• Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL) data warehousing and data pipelines.
• Working knowledge in system integration technologies including RESTful APIs message queues and ESBs (Enterprise Service Bus).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools (e.g. CI/CD Docker Kubernetes Ansible).
• Expertise in security technologies such as identity management single signon (SSO) data encryption and secure coding practices.
• Knowledge of data privacy and security regulations. Deep understanding of financial regulations and compliance frameworks (e.g. SOX PCI DSS GDPR).
• Knowledge of security practices in application design including data encryption identity management and secure software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills with the ability to engage crossfunctional teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent problemsolving and critical thinking abilities.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to nontechnical stakeholders.
• Ability to thrive in a fastpaced resultsdriven environment while managing multiple priorities.

You Are:

• Resultsoriented: You have a demonstrated ability to engage stakeholders in order to elicit requirements analyze findings generate appropriate solutions and build deliverables all while securing the teams commitment to these solutions.
• Technology savvy: You have education and/or experience supporting technology development/ implementation efforts.
• Analytical: You seek to facilitate datadriven decision making including rolling up your sleeves to clarify requirements research and ensure quality artifacts are consumable for the team.
• A problem solver: Your skills to diagnose challenges and issues develop innovative business solutions and assess risks and opportunities that may affect the business have been put to good use.
• Curious & innovative: You always do your research and analyze it to assess and recommend course of action on industry political and economic trends and to identify risks and opportunities that may impact the business unit and/or designated area.

We value lived experience so if you are interested in this role we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills dont perfectly align with those listed.

Posting Deadline: Posted until Filled

The salary range for this role is $102200.00to$153200 annually. Base pay offered may vary depending on factors such as relevant qualifications skills previous experience and internal equity. As part of our total rewards package employees may also be eligible for our annual incentive program subject to program eligibility requirements.

A career at Vancity is more than just a job youre joining a tradition of changemakers who are creating lasting change for our communities. Beyond base pay we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to ensure our employees are empowered to thrive:

We offer:

• We are the largest privatesectorLiving Wage Employerin Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of theTop Employers in Canada.
• Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
• New employees receive between three to four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year and the number of vacation days grows
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of shortterm personal illness or emergency family illness.
• We have flex credits for our health care & dental benefits offer three levels of coverage for you to select from. These benefits will also be effective immediately based on your hire date.
• We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we will offer you a Defined benefits pension plan that pays you a retirement income for life.

At Vancity were committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. If you require any accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at for confidential support. Inperson assistance is also available. We will collaborate with you to ensure your needs are met promptly and effectively.