Solutions Architect - Wealth Management

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

4d • Onsite

About The Position

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 you're passionate about building transformative technology in financial services and thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment — we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

• 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: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred. A Master’s 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.).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions tailored to wealth and asset management platforms.
• Collaborate closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into robust, future-proof technical solutions.
• Lead cross-functional architectural discussions, driving strategic decisions and solutions across multiple teams and initiatives.
• Provide hands-on guidance and mentorship to engineering teams, fostering growth and ensuring technical excellence.
• Ensure all solutions adhere to enterprise architecture principles, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
• 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.
• Build foundational capabilities that empower product, data, and AI teams to innovate securely and efficiently.
• Architect and integrate AI/ML capabilities into platforms to enhance advisor productivity, personalization, and decision support.
• Design and optimize real-time and batch data pipelines for analytics, reporting, and AI model consumption.
• Support production systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and continuous service improvement.
• Champion DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, observability, and infrastructure as code.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating consensus and alignment.
• Aid in the continuous improvement of business and technical processes through prior experiences and best practice adoption.

Benefits

• 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.
• Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior