Senior Solution Architect

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This hybrid position will allow for a candidate to not only play a vital role in the development and implementation of solutions, but will be also involved in its socialization and adaption by the business sponsors and technology stakeholders. This role will allow a candidate to develop business and technical expertise in the Canadian Personal and Business Banking domain, be exposed to industry and leading-edge architectures, solution patterns and technologies and develop meaningful cross-functional relationships with other groups at BMO

Group Culture:
This candidate will be working with a team of the following make up:

• A team of senior solution architects (FTE and contractors)

• At team of Account Managers (AM), representing the business

• Business Analysts (BA) to aid in the collection and clarification of application requirements.

The team is incredibly close-knit, collaborative and high performing.

Role Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead and manage technical solutions for enterprise programs, and portfolio projects

• Build effective solutions based on business requirements, as clarified by AM’s and BA’s

• Produce conceptual and detailed solution architectures to meet strategic business, financial and technology objectives through documentation of use case diagrams, component interaction diagrams, data flows diagrams and sequence diagrams, using a solution architecture authoring tool (iServer). iServer training and mentoring is provided.

• Ensure adherence of the proposed solution architecture with all relevant internal standards and external regulations.

• Manage trade-offs between speed to market, quality and financial impact

• Work alongside Account Managers and Business Analysts to clarify application requirements

• Attend requirements meetings and analysis meetings

• Clarify/identify/validate impacted application components and requirements to account manager and BA, which are further extended to the business for approval

• Work alongside the Enterprise Architecture team to gage the feasibility of proposed solution and application enhancements/creation.

Must-Have Skills:

• 5+ years of Solution Architect experience in a large, enterprise level environment

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise, application and information architecture design

• 5+ years of software development experience (no specific software development experience specified)

• Strong understanding of service-oriented architecture, databases, information warehouses and data modeling techniques

• Strong experience with real-time and batch interface design and implementations, including sequence diagrams and documentation

• Strong understanding of TOGAF framework

• Strong experience designing and implementing micro-services

• Strong experience with SOAP/XML and RESTFUL/JSON schema design and implementation

• Strong experience with database structures and relational database design and modeling

• Strong AWS solution architecture experience

• Experience with legacy architecture/software such as IBM CICS

• Previous banking/finance experience

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience working in an Agile environment

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written are a MUST

• Strong facilitation/negotiation skills are a MUST

• Ability to influence members of management and advocate for a solution whilst facing criticism is a MUST

• Strong critical thinking skills

• Ability to work well with a team

• Ability to work independently with little supervision and multi-task numerous initiatives.

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a similar field

• TOGAF Certification or similar (preferred)

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (preferred)

The above represents BMO Financial Group’s pay range and type.

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role, and may include a commission structure. Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated based on number of hours regularly worked. For commission roles, the salary listed above represents BMO Financial Group’s expected target for the first year in this position.

BMO Financial Group’s total compensation package will vary based on the pay type of the position and may include performance-based incentives, discretionary bonuses, as well as other perks and rewards. BMO also offers health insurance, tuition reimbursement, accident and life insurance, and retirement savings plans. To view more details of our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.bmo.com/global/en/Total-Rewards

About Us

At BMO we are driven by a shared Purpose: Boldly Grow the Good in business and life. It calls on us to create lasting, positive change for our customers, our communities and our people. By working together, innovating and pushing boundaries, we transform lives and businesses, and power economic growth around the world.

As a member of the BMO team you are valued, respected and heard, and you have more ways to grow and make an impact. We strive to help you make an impact from day one - for yourself and our customers. We’ll support you with the tools and resources you need to reach new milestones, as you help our customers reach theirs. From in-depth training and coaching, to manager support and network-building opportunities, we’ll help you gain valuable experience, and broaden your skillset.

To find out more visit us at https://jobs.bmo.com/ca/en.

BMO is committed to an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace. By learning from each other’s differences, we gain strength through our people and our perspectives. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. To request accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

Note to Recruiters: BMO does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from a candidate. Any unsolicited resumes sent to BMO, directly or indirectly, will be considered BMO property. BMO will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume. A recruiting agency must first have a valid, written and fully executed agency agreement contract for service to submit resumes.