Job Description

At Coast Capital, we're not dreaming about a better future, we're building one.

As a member-owned cooperative, we're helping our members with their real goals and real challenges so they can live the real life they want. It's what we've been doing for over 80 years, and it's why today we stand almost 600,000 members strong. Plus, we invest 10% of our budgeted profits back into our community - almost $90 million since 2000 alone - because when our members do well, we believe our communities should do well too.

Solutions Architect

Location: British Columbia (CA-BC)

Job Type: Full Time

myWork Options: In-person, Hybrid, Remote

Role Purpose:

The Solution Architect is responsible for delivering technology solution architecture designs that meet business needs within the standards and reference architectures defined by the domain and enterprise architects. The Solution Architect provides long term and short term planning and governance of solution strategy and design, collaborates with Business to understand business goals and processes, sells their solutions to Business and ETS and collaborates with Business and ETS on technical design, implementation and test of their solutions.

Corporate Responsibility:

At Coast Capital Savings (CCS), one of our goals is to be recognized as one of Canada's leading companies. We strive to have a positive economic, environmental and social impact, providing responsible leadership in the marketplace, the workplace and in the communities where we live and work. We operate in a regulated environment whereby public trust is paramount. As a company and as employees, we will conduct ourselves with the highest standards of integrity and professionalism without exception, at all times.

Individual Key Contributions/Responsibilities:

• Create and complete solutions architecture designs compatible with the enterprise context developed by the domain architects (Application, Data, Security, and Infrastructure).
• Responsible for recommendations that increase cost effectiveness and systems flexibility utilizing knowledge of current or emerging technologies as they pertain to Coast systems development efforts.
• Document the company's existing systems architecture and technology portfolio as appropriate and make recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives.
• Conduct peer reviews and make recommendations for new and existing systems design projects.
• Responsible for developing and facilitating solutions for integration of internal and external systems.
• Responsible for reporting project status, forecasts and Identified or new issues (and solutions) and risks (and mitigations).
• Acts as a bridge between technical and business stakeholders during solution development to ensure proposed solution meets immediate and strategic business objectives of external Stakeholders (Business Analyst, Business Users, and Technology/Application SMEs).

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8 years' experience in a technical position within IT. Minimum of 3+ years' experience in Architecture and design.
• Bachelor's Degree or a diploma requiring 3 - 4 years of full-time study. Formal education or experience in Computer Science or related field.
• Advanced knowledge in solution design and architecture is mandatory.
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience of web technologies like Application Servers, J2EE, ESB, and web services, HTTPS, SOAP, Java Script framework, SQL/NoSQL Database.
• Solid knowledge and hands-on experience on application integration patterns and techniques, Experience web services/API design.
• Solution design experience with PaaS/IPaaS, on AWS/Azure is an asset.
• Experience on Internal/Mobile Banking Platforms or Core Banking Platform will be an Asset.
• Experience on Temenos Core Banking platform will be an asset.
• Awareness TOGAF framework an asset.
• Solid experience designing solutions for data integrity, usability, and scalability.
• Knowledge of and experience with SDLC and standards.
• Financial Industry experience is desirable.
• Knowledge and experience with application security techniques.
• Solid experience with technology implementation.
• Advanced skill in structuring and solving business and technical problems in a fast-paced, complex environment.
• Able to see the big picture and exercise strong analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and experience, able to translate complex needs and requirements between technical and business audiences.
• Advanced experience and skill in writing technical documentation.
• Advanced relationship management skills.
• Advanced project management skills.

At Coast Capital, we value diversity, equity and inclusion. We're not all the same and we like it that way. We don't just accept differences - we celebrate, support, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our members, and our community. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

Why join Coast Capital?

Purpose is our North Star. We look at everything through our purpose. It informs the advice we provide our members, the experiences and products we create, and the programs we build to support our employees and communities.

Committed to inclusion and engagement. We have an ongoing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and routinely track how we're doing, and what we need to do to keep improving. We foster a culture where everyone can feel safe to be who they really are and thrive.

A career that grows with you. We believe in developing our people and promoting from within. Many employees have spent decades, and sometimes their entire careers, with Coast Capital and have progressed from the frontlines to senior leadership.

Work where you're most effective. In 2020 the world changed, and that includes how we work. In response to COVID-19 we launched myWork, which gives employees flexibility in where they work based on the nature of their role.

Benefits that flex to the needs of you and your family. We offer comprehensive, customizable benefits for you and your family, so you can choose what fits best for you and your lifestyle.

Retirement options. We also take care of our employees once they retire. That's why we offer the choice of a defined contribution or defined benefit pension plan or RSP's.

Mortgage and auto financing benefits. Employees save thousands on their mortgages and auto loans with best-in-category benefits.

Real recognition. We recognize excellence throughout the year, through an online community that lets employees give kudos and thanks throughout the year. We're human, which means we like to have fun with events, celebrations, and recognition throughout the year.

An award winning culture. We're a Platinum member of Canada's Best Managed Companies and are regularly recognized by Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures and the BC Top Employers Awards.

We reinvest 10% back into the community. When we do well, our communities do well. That's why since 2000 we've invested over $90 million into our member's communities.

Double your impact. Through our employee volunteer program, Coast Capital donates $10 for every hour you volunteer to a Canadian charity or non-profit of your choice.