Aviso:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We’re looking for a Solution Architect to join our IT team.

Reporting to the Director, Technical Delivery and Architecture, the Solution Architect is responsible for developing and delivering technology architecture and design strategies and solutions that support organizational functions and fulfill business goals. This role will partner with business stakeholders and solutioning teams to lead and drive the implementation of technology solutions incrementally towards the enterprise architectural goals.

Who you are:

Service – You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization

What your day looks like:

Lead ideation, exploration, and discovery during requirements gathering
Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and financial industry solutions that could drive competitive advantages
Analyze and validate the feasibility of options and vendors
Design end-to-end solutions, including network and disaster recovery planning
Deliver analysis, high-level solution, application design, and default technology catalog and reference artifacts
Support SDLC, intake process solutioning, and change management processes
Drive standardization and adoption of architectural best practices and common patterns across integration, cloud adoption, and application modernization
Manage application portfolio, including application rationalization, vendor consolidation, obsolescence management, risk mitigation, function automation, and optimization of user satisfaction and cost savings
Develop enterprise architecture and business line architectural roadmaps of current and target states and socialize to gain endorsement
Create action plans in alignment with enterprise architecture and strategy priorities
Support, enable, and align with Technical Solutions Delivery, Data Architecture, Security, and Privacy team
Participate in defining standards, naming conventions, and technology usage guidelines
Drive architecture council approval process for new technology adoption and implementation
Act as a technical lead in project/product development utilizing agile methodologies and DevSecOps automation practices
Act as a technology partner within Aviso by proactively building relationships with the business stakeholder groups to ensure achievable and technologically sound solutions are implemented
Research, learn, and stay up to date with current and upcoming technologies and solutions

Your experience and skills:

Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience is required
10+ years in customer-facing roles leading deep technical architecture discussions with Senior Executives, Enterprise Architects, IT Management, and Developers is required
Experience leading complex, consultative technical sales initiatives and technology projects involving architecture, design, implementation, and support of highly distributed applications is required
Experience with Agile methodology and DevSecOps application development processes and best practices is required
Experience managing security and access control mechanisms (data encryption, robot entitlement process, single sign-on) and interactions with other systems, APIs, and batches is required
Experience with cloud-based platforms, Azure platform technologies, and cloud resources configuration, management, and monitoring is required
Ability to understand technical challenges and risks, identify implications of decisions, and make educated trade-offs around complexity, depth, and timelines is required
Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes is preferred
Experience building end-to-end bot and automation solutions using multiple leading automation tools is preferred
Knowledge of Wealth Management business, processes, and applications is an asset
Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

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