Requisition ID: 218407
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Lead Application Architect plays a pivotal role in shaping the technological future of our organization. This position is responsible for designing and implementing robust, scalable, and innovative application architectures that align with business objectives and drive competitive advantage. The Lead Application Architect will provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to development teams, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers and stakeholders.

Global Human Resources Technology provides the technology and tools for Scotiabank to attract, hire, retain, invest in, compensate, and reward its workforce globally. Our technology team is a dynamic and collaborative group of professionals dedicated to pushing the boundaries of innovation. We foster a culture of continuous learning, where team members are encouraged to explore new technologies, share ideas. We value diversity, inclusion, and a healthy work-life balance.

This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the direction of our technology strategy and make a significant impact on the success of our organization. The Lead Application Architect (Director) will work closely with senior leaders, product managers, and development teams to define application architectures, select appropriate technologies, and ensure alignment with enterprise standards. This role also involves mentoring junior architects and developers, promoting best practices, and driving innovation across the organization.

In this role you will:

• Architecture Vision & Strategy: Develop the application architecture roadmap, strategy, and focus areas in collaboration with leadership and stakeholders. Assess current state, future needs, and industry trends.
• Technical Leadership & Governance: Guide development teams in architectural standards, patterns (microservices, event-driven) & code quality. Oversee operational excellence.
• Solution Design & Innovation: Design scalable cloud applications (GCP, Azure). Evaluate emerging tech for performance and security improvements.
• Stakeholder Alignment: Communicate architectural designs to stakeholders, ensuring solutions meet business, security, enterprise standards and compliance.
• Roadmap Execution & Mentorship: Lead implementation of roadmaps. Mentor architects and engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and collaboration.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 5+ years of experience in Technology Architecture, technology strategy
• Strong experience developing solutions on major Cloud providers such as GCP and Azure.
• Experience in data architecture and application engineering
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and familiarity with major programming languages.
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns, such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and RESTful APIs.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, ability to influence and lead technical teams.
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering or a related field.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove, and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• 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.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.