Lead Architect

Requisition ID: 246970

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

The role:

Contributes to the overall success of theCorporate Commercial PlatformwithinGlobal Cash Management Technologyby ensuring that individual goals plans and initiatives are effectively executed and delivered in alignment with the teams business strategies and objectives. Ensures that all activities are conducted in full compliance with applicable regulations internal policies and established procedures.

What will you do

• Collaborate closely withDelivery and Engineering teamsProduct Owners andtechnical platform teamsto architect design and develop high-quality banking platforms APIs and solutions supporting commercial customers.
• Lead end-to-end software architecture design and development for complex distributed cloud-based microservice systems.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to development teams across multiple locations including detailed code-level support to ensure high-quality delivery.
• Build and enhance infrastructure to ensure robustness scalability availability and efficiency of platforms.
• Architect and deliver software solutions that scale elastically across multiple data centers and cloud vendors while maintaining resilience.
• Understand and manage relationships between applications systems and data solutions.
• Ensure comprehensive testing at all stages of development including unit mutation use-case performance availability (failure injection) and consistency testing.
• Communicate with precision and clarity while remaining concise.
• Apply extensive experience in systems analysis and design methodologies.
• Conduct research and development to evaluate emerging technologies and their potential to transform banking transaction processing and administration platforms.
• Align solutions with strategic technical and capability roadmaps identifying new shared capabilities and business opportunities.
• Incorporate the Banks risk appetite and risk culture into day-to-day activities and decision-making.
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive workplace culture.

What do you need to succeed

Education & Experience

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Systems or related field (or equivalent professional experience).
Minimum 5 years of experience in IT with strong emphasis on:
o React Spring Boot Redis
o API development and Microservices
o Proven ability to deliver web-based applications.

Core Technical Skills

Deep technical expertise in several of the following areas:
o API & Service Integration development techniques.
o REST/SOAP protocols.
o Message mapping using XSLT/JSON and related tools.
o Java and React frameworks (Spring Boot React Redis).
o Domain-Driven Design and multiple Java frameworks.
o Performance engineering and optimization techniques.
o High Availability (HA) design and architecture principles.

Additional Technical Competencies

Cloud Architecture (Google Cloud Microsoft Azure AWS)
Build and deployment automation tools (Maven Jenkins).
CI/CD pipelines Test-Driven Development (TDD) and code quality tools for automated testing and monitoring.
Source Code Management systems (Git Bitbucket SVN).
Security best practices including secure development principles OAuth and infrastructure security.
Cloud infrastructure including Azure SQL datastores Google Cloud SQL
Experience applying Enterprise Architecture frameworks effectively.
Leveraging AI/ML tools and techniques to improve development processes considered an asset.
Good command of English (written and spoken).

Whats in it for you

We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success
We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
Youll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
We hire you for your talent not just a job so you can grow with us. Well equip you for success not only in your role but also in your career as a whole
Dress codes dont apply here: being comfortable does
Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills or learn new ones
A competitive rewards package that includes a base salary a performance bonus company matching programs on pension and profit sharing paid vacation personal & sick days medical vision and dental 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.