Solution Architect Wealth Management

Requisition ID: 238635

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

We are looking for an accountable and driven Solutions Architect to join Global Wealth Management Technology (GWMT) where we develop and modernize the technology that powers the Global Wealth Management business lines. GWMT consists of departments with high performing agile teams working closely together to deliver support and maintain the many applications and ecosystems within Global Wealth. Your role will be to challenge poke holes and leverage your expertise to influence the best possible design for the problem at hand. If youre passionate about building transformative technology in financial services and thrive in a collaborative fast-paced environment wed love to hear from you.

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

• Scalable Architecture: Design and implement scalable secure and high-performance solutions tailored to wealth and asset management platforms.
• Business Alignment: Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into robust future-proof technical solutions.
• Architectural Leadership: Lead cross-functional architectural discussions driving strategic decisions and solutions across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Technical Mentorship: Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to engineering teams fostering growth and ensuring technical excellence.
• Standards Compliance: Ensure all solutions adhere to enterprise architecture principles regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Modular Modernization: Spearhead modernization efforts including cloud-native adoption microservices architecture and modular API-first design. Drive loosely coupled components to enable flexibility scalability and vendor independence.
• Platform Enablement: Build foundational capabilities that empower product data and AI teams to innovate securely and efficiently.
• AI Integration: Architect and integrate AI/ML capabilities into platforms to enhance advisor productivity personalization and decision support.
• Data Engineering: Design and optimize real-time and batch data pipelines for analytics reporting and AI model consumption.
• Operational Excellence: Support production systems with a focus on reliability scalability and continuous service improvement.
• DevOps Enablement: Champion DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines automated testing observability and infrastructure as code.
• Stakeholder Communication: Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders facilitating consensus and alignment.
• Continuously Improve: Aid in the continuous improvement of business and technical processes through prior experiences and best practice adoption.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role Wed love to work with you if you have:

• 10 years of experience in software architecture and development with a focus on wealth management asset management or banking domains being an asset.
• Excellent Understanding of Wealth Business and Data: Knowledge of how the Asset Management and Wealth Management business operates and key concepts such as:

• Master Data Management (Security Client Position Transaction etc.)
• Client Lifecycle Management (Onboarding Servicing etc.)
• Client Reporting & Portal
• Investment Performance & Benchmarking
• Portfolio Management (Asset Allocation Risk Management Rebalancing etc.)
• Trading Lifecycle (Order Management Execution Settlements etc.)
• Investment Operations (Reconciliation Trade Support Account Servicing etc.)
• Strong Communication: Ability to convey information in written visual and verbal form (meetings / presentations) and collaborate with multiple cross-functional teams.

• Problem-Solving: Ability to understand and effectively articulate a problem understand the different solutions and decide on one based on logical and empirical evidence.
• Leadership: Natural leadership qualities with the ability to influence and inspire teams.
• Proficiency in Key Technologies / Tools an Asset:
  • Cloud Platforms (GCP Azure)
  • Data Engineering (Real-Time Event-Driven Batch etc.)
  • Workflow and Process Orchestration
  • Microservices Architecture
  • Languages such as Java Python Javascript React etc.
  • Emerging Artificial Intelligence Frameworks (Agentic AI A2A MCP etc.)
  • DevSecOps tools and best practices
• Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field is preferred. A Masters degree or relevant certifications are a plus.
• Strategic Planning: Ability to contextualize the bigger picture across the business landscape to set a strategy and execute on that plan across projects and products.
• Flexibility and Accountability: Ability to prioritize and work across multiple initiatives as a team member to deliver on assigned tasks on-time and with quality.
• Agile Experience: A solid understanding and demonstrated ability to deliver on projects and products in an Agile manner (Scrum Kanban etc.).

Whats 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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee universal washrooms and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons contests cooking with friends Humans of Digital and much more!

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.