Senior Solution Architect (US)

TD • Fort Lauderdale, FL

2d • $115,440 - $173,160 • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Solution Architect designs the solution architecture end-to-end, following enterprise architecture guidelines, and leading on projects/products. This role leads on project blueprints and design specifications. The role also leads the development of enterprise architecture frameworks/solutions that support the most efficient, reliable, scalable, and secure solutions to meet business needs and technology strategy. This includes planning, evaluating, recommending, and designing architectural solutions in compliance with enterprise standards. This is a 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. It requires exceptional collaboration, communication, and client-facing skills. The ideal candidate is a big-picture thinker, with the 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. This is an architectural generalist role assigned to work autonomously on high-profile, complex, and/or high-risk technology projects with significant impact to the organization.

Requirements

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
• 10+ years relevant experience
• Expert knowledge of specific enterprise and/or functional domain(s)
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree, preferred
• Experience treating platforms or shared capabilities as products
• Exposure to managing reusable platforms or services with defined ownership, roadmaps, and adoption focus.
• Prioritization frameworks and decision support
• Experience evaluating competing initiatives and balancing business value, cost, and delivery constraints.
• Architecture enablement and standards
• Familiarity with driving consistency in delivery practices, documentation, or engineering standards across teams.
• Developer/platform ecosystem experience
• Exposure to enterprise platforms and tooling that support large developer or business-user communities.

Responsibilities

• Designs the solution architecture end-to-end, following enterprise architecture guidelines, leading on projects/products.
• Leads on project blueprints and design specifications.
• Leads development of enterprise architecture frameworks / solutions that supports the most efficient, reliable, scalable, and secure solutions to meet the business needs and technology strategy.
• Plans, evaluates, recommends and designs architectural solutions in compliance with enterprise standards.
• 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.
• Researches/analyzes business requirements to evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within technology architecture.
• Leads 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.
• Leads 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.
• Provides expert consultation and participate as a subject matter expert on projects of high risk and complexity.
• Conducts pre and post implementation reviews, ensuring all technical solutions have met business requirements.
• Steers the process of development, documentation, communication and execution of a comprehensive strategy, policies and solutions.
• Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for area.
• Ensures 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.
• Protects/enhances 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.
• Identifies enhancements and gaps in architectural frameworks, standards and patterns to raise issues for inclusion in future versions.
• Complies 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.
• Contributes to and/or develops the process by which decisions will be made regarding technology standards.
• Ensures respective programs/ policies/practices are well managed, meets business needs, complies with internal and external requirements, and aligns with business priorities.
• Actively seeks and supports continuous improvement and automation opportunities within the testing process.
• Protects the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary.
• Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
• Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.
• Participates 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.
• Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
• Keeps current on emerging trends/ developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
• Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
• Keeps 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.
• Contributes 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.
• Works collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality.
• Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships.
• Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
• Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.

Benefits

• Base salary and variable compensation/incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and/or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan)
• Health and well-being benefits
• Savings and retirement programs
• Paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO)
• Banking benefits and discounts
• Career development
• Reward and recognition
• Regular development conversations
• Training programs
• Competitive benefits plan
• Online learning platform
• Variety of mentoring programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree