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Department Overview
Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team at TD

We can\'t afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD\'s technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway.

Architecture at TD Bank covers the overall technology strategy, direction, standards for designing and/or developing an architecture framework including technology architecture strategy, policies, guiding principles & standards to govern how technology solutions will be developed and implemented across the organization. An Architect at TD typically develops and maintains any combination of the following:

• solution and application,
• infrastructure environment,
• technical integration,
• data strategies & models,
• security,
• and enterprise architecture.

There\'s room to grow in all of it.

The Full Stack Architect for COLA (Global Anti Money Laundering and Corporate Defense Group lines of business) provides solution architecture and technology guidance to project delivery teams as they develop client solutions. The incumbent will have key involvement in architecting solutions that will support GAML & CDG business initiatives and provide deep architectural expertise & counsel to ensure technology teams and business areas understand the architectural options and technology choices. The Full Stack Architect will be accountable for the recommended solutions that account for total cost of ownership and risk, leveraging and/or advancing strategic Enterprise Architecture guiding principles, enterprise solutions and/or assets, and enterprise technology standards.


Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager. Here\'s some of what you may be asked to perform:

• Act as primary subject matter expert with specialized knowledge related to architecting solutions for the GAML & CDG lines of business.
• Work autonomously on highly complex, visible and diverse programs, including multiple related projects and workstreams.
• Be 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
• Through collaboration with Enterprise Architect, influences product direction and integrate technology from an architectural perspective within the business environment.
• Possess exceptional oral and written communication skills. Ability to document complex technological solutions while at the same time be able to present the solution in lay terms.
• Familiarity with architectural governance to ensure solutions meet architecture boundaries and characteristics.
• Ensure projects comply with technology domain architecture, design and operate processes to help review ongoing activity against technology architecture and development standards.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Domain Architects to provide details of technology solutions to the business partner, including annual plan input, Architecture Vision, and Business and Technology Target State (BATTS) collaboration, that aids the development of future LOB initiatives.
• Work with external vendors and service providers as needed to ensure compliance with TD Architectural, Security, Cloud, and Data standards.
• Research and analyze business requirements to recommend optimal architecture solutions.
• Impart subject matter expertise to influence vendors on product design, develop and contribute to third-party contract negotiations, where applicable.
• Contribute to project plan development, offer input, manage projects and initiatives, direct assigned resources as needed, communicate project status and ensure timely issue escalation.
• Work closely with project stakeholders (IT Managers, Project Managers, Business & Technology Solution teams, etc.) to complete projects and build consensus.
• Provide recommendations on value-added architectural improvements / enhancements.
• Participate as a member of the GAML Technology Management Team and participate in the GAML Design Authority in order to provide overall technology leadership, as informed of the ongoing and future activities.
• Develop end-to-end (cross platform/LOB) solution architecture for projects to address concerns/issues impacting technology areas within the Enterprise.
• Proven leadership and organizational awareness skills and desire to contribute to and drive business strategy in light of changing technologies.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory rules and / or restrictions as they relate to Anti Money Laundering.
• Identify, recommend, source, negotiate, implement emerging IT trends, developments and improvements and solutions (buy, build, reuse) to ultimately recommend best of breed software, technology and solutions.
• In-depth knowledge in developing mission critical systems that support the 24x7 nature of our business environment.
• Lead in knowledge transfer meetings with senior management, team, other technical areas and business units.

Job Requirements
What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have/are :

• 10+ years in the role of a Solution Architect with experience architecting large and complex initiatives that have significant impact to the organization.
• Considered an expert in architecting solutions for the Financial Crimes domain; specifically, in Global Anti Money Laundering, Compliance, Insider Risk, Global Securities, and Fraud Risk Management. This includes experience working with major vendors that provide enterprise grade solutions such as Oracle, FICO, SAS, etc. It also includes experience in architecting solutions for Transaction Monitoring, Customer Risk Rating, Negative News, Fraud, & Customer Screening.
• Technical Experience implementing software packages used to support the detection of Financial and Insider Crimes. (5yrs)
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical leadership, consulting and direction to a larger team on all aspects of architecture to ensure advanced learning occurs.
• Experience in data analytics, model development, data mining, data exploration, statistics, identity linking, and artificial intelligence for use within financial crimes detection.
• Ability to serve as the top technical individual expert who can impart knowledge of architecture related to specific domains or broad range of architecture frameworks, technologies, tools, processes, procedures and broader technologies and relevant issues.
• Advanced and highly specialized knowledge of TD applications, programming languages, industry best practices, the business and associated standards, infrastructure and architectural design and solutions and governance.
• Proven ability to work autonomously as an architectural specialist on high profile, complex and high risk technology projects with significant organizational impact.
• Ability to translate complex Business and Technology Strategy into a meaningful Architecture.
• Experience architecting solutions for different target topologies, virtualized, private cloud, or public cloud (preferably with Microsoft Azure).
• Proactive thinking when it comes to providing recommendations on value-added architectural improvements and enhancements.
• Capacity to take on one or more areas of focus (e.g. enterprise, data, application and technology architecture domains).
• Strong working understanding and experience in Microservice and Event Driven Architecture. (3+yrs)
• Strong working understanding of relational database systems: Oracle and MS SQL. (5+yrs)
• Good understanding of BI Tools such as Tableau, PowerBI, and SSRS. (3+yrs)
• Excellent knowledge in Security Architecture (Cloud security [specifically with Microsoft Azure], PCI, Data Encryption, Data Obfuscation, SAML, OAUTH2, Vulnerability Management, Data Security, etc). (5+yrs)
• Strong understanding of Web Services and micro service architecture (Rest, API). (5+yrs)
• Solid understanding of Architecture frameworks, methodologies, boundaries, and tools. (5+yrs)
• Deep awareness, knowledge and experience of controls & governance issues affecting LOB and IT.
• Strong research capabilities to find best of breed software, technology and solutions.
• In-depth knowledge in developing large scale Enterprise mission critical systems that support the 24x7 nature of our business environment.
• Banking and Regulatory experience. (5+yrs)
• Skilled at working with Vendors and experience assessing products and risk scoring for
• Presenting at Architectural Governance. (3+yrs)
• Architecture frameworks, methodologies, and tools. (5+yrs)
• Case Management and Workflow Management as it relates to investigation of financial crimes.

Additional Information

• Operating Systems (Linux, Windows, Mainframe).
• Ability to analyze and scrutinize Business and Technology Strategy in support of the overall architecture. (10+ yrs)
• Solid understanding of Infrastructure, network, telecommunications, Disaster Recovery, Load Balancing, High Availability, Network Resiliency. (5+yrs)
• Integration technologies: Kafka, MQ, API, Web services, etc. (5+yrs)

Additional Information:
Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing:

Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.
Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others.
Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.
Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.
Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.
Embrace change and witness amazing things happen \xe2\x80\x93 from the inside.
Make your mark. Join a dynamic team. Explore new ideas. This is your opportunity to impact the future of banking technology in areas and ways you\'ve never imagined (at a bank)! Visit techjobs.td.com to learn more.

Inclusiveness
At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Job Family
Architecture
Job Category - Primary
Technology Solutions
Job Category(s)
Technology Solutions
Hours
37.5
Business Line
Corporate
Time Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Country
Canada
**Province/State (Primary)
Ontario
City (Primary)
Toronto
Work Location
310-320 Front Street West Corporate
Job Expires
30-Apr-2023