Solutions Design IT Specialist

TD • Toronto, ON

4d • CA$96,900 - CA$136,800 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a SR Mainframe Developer / Solution Designer to support the design, development, modernization, and operational stability of Wealth / Investment Management applications. The role requires end-to-end ownership across application development, integration, production support, and technical solution delivery within a complex enterprise environment.

Requirements

• Strong experience in mainframe application development and support.
• Expertise with technologies such as: COBOL JCL IMS DB/DC IMS Databases DB2 TSO Endevor SAS CA7 Netron
• Experience supporting both online and batch processing applications.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery, deployment, and production support processes.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
• 8+ years of experience for Senior Developer / Lead-level responsibilities

Nice To Haves

• Experience with APIs and distributed technologies.
• Wealth / Investment Management domain knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions across application, data, and integration layers.
• Produce high-quality design artifacts including HLDs, LLDs, and technical specifications.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, security, and data standards.
• Define data models, schema designs, and integration patterns.
• Translate business and operational requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, clarify, and refine requirements.
• Review and validate solution designs for completeness, scalability, and feasibility.
• Provide accurate effort estimates, timelines, and delivery planning.
• Break down requirements into prioritized sprint-aligned work items.
• Identify risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies early in the delivery lifecycle.
• Develop, enhance, test, and support mainframe applications and batch processing solutions.
• Support production incidents, perform root-cause analysis, and drive issue resolution.
• Ensure development activities follow enterprise standards, governance, and SDLC processes.
• Support deployment, release validation, and operational readiness activities.
• Contribute to modernization and resiliency initiatives across the platform.
• Mentor and guide junior developers through code reviews, technical direction, and knowledge sharing.
• Promote development best practices across coding, design, testing, and documentation.
• Strengthen overall team capability, collaboration, and delivery quality.
• Participate in technical discussions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Act as the TAO or TAO delegate accountable for application health, stability, compliance, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure compliance with security, audit, risk, and regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate with L2/L3 support teams, infrastructure teams, and stakeholders during incident management activities.
• Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, resiliency improvements, and proactive issue management.

Benefits

• health and well-being benefits
• savings and retirement programs
• paid time off
• banking benefits and discounts
• career development
• reward and recognition programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed