Work Location:

Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

We’re committed to providing fair and equitable compensation to all our colleagues. As a candidate, we encourage you to have an open dialogue with a member of our HR Team and ask compensation related questions, including pay details for this role.

Job Description:

CUSTOMER

• Key lead in design and/or development of an architecture framework including technology domain architecture strategy, policies, ‘guiding principles’ and standards to govern how technology solutions will be developed and implemented
• Research/analyze business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within technology architecture
• Lead 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
• Lead 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 high risk and complexity
• Conduct pre and post implementation reviews, ensuring all technical solutions have met business requirements
• Steer the process of development, documentation, communication and execution of a comprehensive strategy, policies and solutions

SHAREHOLDER

• Adhere to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for area
• Ensure projects are compliant with technology domain architecture and design/operate processes to provide ongoing review of in progress activity against technology architecture and development 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
• 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
• Contribute to and/or develop the process by which decisions will be made regarding technology standards
• Ensure respective programs/ policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities
• Actively seek and support continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the testing process
• Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary
• Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts
• Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Provide thought leadership and/ or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit
• Keep current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques
• Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team
• Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities
• Contribute to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices; may take on the role of Chapter Lead as applicable
• Work collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality
• Lead, motivate and develop relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce
• Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Seasoned individual contributor role with expert knowledge of specific enterprise and/or functional domain(s) and a demonstrated track record working with a broad range of architecture frameworks, technology, tools, processes and procedures
• Exceptional collaboration, communication and client-facing skills
• Big-picture thinker, with ability to anticipate architectural gaps and identify emerging trends through both advanced business acumen and highly specialized technical knowledge of TD and its applications, programming languages, industry best practices, Bank standards, infrastructure and architectural design / solutions
• Architectural generalist assigned to work autonomously on high profile, complex and/or high-risk technology projects with significant impact to the organization
• Reports to an Architecture Practice Lead / Practice Area Lead

Additional Requirements

• Design and architect robust solutions
• Strong communications / presentation skills. Strong collaboration skills and able to demonstrate a pragmatic approach.
• Collaborate with project managers and solution architects to accurately deliver cloud architecture projects on time and within budget.
• Assess and develop current architecture and readiness for cloud implementation, introducing new solutions and modernization strategies for the platforms.
• Develop detailed-level design requirements for architecture implementations, optimizing platform and integration strategies for cost-effective delivery of scalable and reliable distributed systems.
• Create delivery guides, assessments, and common architecture patterns for cloud architecture projects.
• Collaborate with cloud engineers and developers to deliver end-to-end solutions for clients.
• Implement best practices for backup and recovery techniques for applications in GCP, Azure private cloud focusing on continuous deployment, cloud security, governance, configuration management, and continuous integration.
• Design systems integrations, ingestion patterns, target and transition architectures, and roadmaps.
• Resolve Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and Return on Investment (ROI) for the data platform and data products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement scalable and efficient solutions.
• Drive the adoption of DevOps best practices to streamline data pipeline implementation and maintenance.
• Provide expertise in API integration and data governance for smooth data flows across systems.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends in engineering and analytics.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, fostering a culture of learning and growth.

Experience in Capital Markets any of the following:

• Global Markets Trading
• Capital and Investment Banking
• Prime Services
• E-Trading
• Global Transaction Banking
• Market and Credit Risk
• Demonstrable experience in the design of large-scale risk engines, both batch and intraday, serving multiple regions
• An understanding of valuation and risk measures. An understanding of data dimensionality for different risk measures
• Experience in building reporting solutions for stakeholders (FO, Market Risk Management…)
• An understanding of trade lifecycle and trade modelling for risk analytics
• An understanding of market data lifecycle (curve rolls, bootstrapping) and modelling for risk analytics
• A high-level understanding of risk analytics and how they operate internally.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Certification in TOGAF 9 or 10;
• Financial experience and capital markets experience.
• Proficiency and Certification in GCP and GKE or Azure.
• Solid understanding of data and analytics principles and methodologies.
• Experience implementing foundational cloud services (networking, security, account/organizations, logging & monitoring, identity access management, etc.).
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience in software development using languages such as Java, Python, C++, Go, or Ruby.
• Experience in large-scale migration of application workloads from on-prem or collocated data centers to a cloud platform.
• Experience working with GCP, AWS, Azure, and private cloud compute, storage, micro-service applications, platform serverless frameworks, API gateway, CI/CD, and cloud-based services.
• Experience implementing cloud controls, security, monitoring technologies, as well as hands-on experience instrumenting alerts based on aggregated logs and analytics output and audit services.
• Experience with infrastructure as code using tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
• Experience managing container orchestrated workloads such as Kubernetes/Docker.
• Experience developing DevOps, Site Reliability, and Solutions Architecture methodologies and practices.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
   

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet