Senior Solution Architect

Manulife; Liverpool City Region; Hybrid; CAD 94,000 - 175,000

Job description

Overview:

As part of our ongoing journey towards architecture maturity, we are looking for a Senior Solution Architect to support Manulife Bank's value streams and product lines. Candidates are required to be technically savvy and have a passion for pragmatic and collaborative solutioning. With a strong background in hands-on Engineering and Architecture, you will support value streams and product lines in their current state evaluations, future state architectural design, minimum viable architecture, and approach considerations. You will be responsible for collaborating with our product partners, analysts and engineers, and their constituent technologies, as well as working with architecture peers and domain focused solution architects in Manulife bank and beyond.

Pragmatism is essential to this role with exceptional communication capabilities and a collaborative approach towards both business and technical partners. Working closely with the broader segment architecture teams and business unit engineering groups, you will contribute to proof of technology initiatives, fulfill both non-functional and functional requirements and provide support in the definition and delivery of our critical initiatives. In addition, the role involves strong ties to the cross-divisional architecture groups and global architects for alignment of technology capabilities and adoption therein. You will also have the opportunity to flex your years of hands-on delivery experience in support of the ongoing evolution of our products and processes.

Job Specific Accountabilities:

1. Design solution architecture for initiatives and concepts drawing on knowledge of Manulife Bank systems, Enterprise standards, open source and/or commercially available platforms, and architectural best-practices learnt over your years of experience.
2. Lead Manulife Bank to architectural and engineering excellence by applying industry leading thought, designing scalable and secure solutions, and institutionalizing superior technology capabilities with attention to detail and technical intuition.
3. Apply proactive problem-solving to address functional and non-functional concerns. Provide solution options for integrating sophisticated and varied systems while understanding dependencies and anticipating challenges.
4. Formulate architectural and technology roadmaps for various products, assets, and technology stacks in use at the Bank.
5. Demonstrate a passion for architecture, digital products and services, and for using technology to enable the business to run effectively and efficiently.
6. Communicate with peers and teams extensively evangelizing solutions, options on approaches therein, providing technical guidance, and thought leadership on technology matters.
7. Balance competing priorities while adhering to deadlines and aligning resources with value demands. Adhere to and advise on architecture governance practices.

You bring and will continuously build upon the following skills:

1. Should you be Hybrid in Toronto, you may be required to travel once a week or every two weeks to the Waterloo office location.
2. Formal education in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.
3. 5+ years in an Architecture role, and 5+ years prior working experience as a Software Engineer. The experience has been preferably in the Banking industry, a consulting firm or else a technology services provider.
4. Depth of knowledge or experience with architecting or implementing web applications, mobile applications, cloud based architectures, APIs and gateways, DevOps, automation, and working with event and batch based architectures.
5. Appreciation for business strategy and ability to create application / solution / platform architecture plans to support required business outcomes.
6. Domain expertise in one or more of the following (Security, Data, Governance, Azure, etc.)
7. Experience establishing and conforming to architecture governance practices and in working with the Architecture Review Board process, in the context of Agile.
8. Highly collaborative attitude, willingness to work with team members; able to influence, participate in design / code reviews, and share knowledge.
9. Excellent verbal and written communication; able to effectively articulate technical vision, align customers on recommended solution options, possibilities, and outcomes.
10. Certifications in software architecture and methods a plus: TOGAF, Certified SOA Architect, etc.
11. Experience working on large-scale digital transformation projects and technology strategy is desirable.

Our teams work with the following technologies:

• Vendor supplied Core Banking and ecosystem management deployed on AIX / Linux.
• Languages such as Java or Kotlin using the Spring boot framework, C# /.NET, React/NodeJS.
• Open source! As we accelerate our delivery of world-class experiences, we know embracing open source technologies will help us get there.
• Legacy technologies such as IBM WebSphere and Portal.
• Batch on-prem and supported by Oracle databases.
• Azure Cloud demonstrating the various capabilities therein across container orchestration, PAAS databases, Event driven systems (EDA) such as Azure Service Bus, Functions where needed, Microsoft Power Platform, and so on.

What can we offer you?

• A competitive salary and benefits packages.
• A growth trajectory that extends upward and outward, encouraging you to follow your passions and learn new skills.
• A focus on growing your career path with us.
• Flexible work policies and strong work-life balance.
• Professional development and leadership opportunities.

Our commitment to you:

• Values-first culture
  We lead with our Values every day and bring them to life together.
• Boundless opportunity
  We create opportunities to learn and grow at every stage of your career.
• Continuous innovation
  We invite you to help redefine the future of financial services.
• Delivering the promise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
  We foster an inclusive workplace where everyone thrives.
• Championing Corporate Citizenship
  We build a business that benefits all collaborators and has a positive social and environmental impact.

About Manulife and John Hancock:

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping people make their decisions easier and lives better. To learn more about us, visit https://www.manulife.com/en/about/our-story.html.

Manulife is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At Manulife/John Hancock, we embrace our diversity. We strive to attract, develop and retain a workforce that is as diverse as the customers we serve and to foster an inclusive work environment that embraces the strength of cultures and individuals. We are committed to fair recruitment, retention, advancement and compensation, and we administer all of our practices and programs without discrimination on the basis of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or religious beliefs, creed, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), sexual orientation, genetic characteristics, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, or any other ground protected by applicable law.

It is our priority to remove barriers to provide equal access to employment. A Human Resources representative will work with applicants who request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. All information shared during the accommodation request process will be stored and used in a manner that is consistent with applicable laws and Manulife/John Hancock policies. To request a reasonable accommodation in the application process, contact [e-mail].

Primary Location: Waterloo, Ontario

Working Arrangement: Hybrid

Salary range is expected to be between: $94,220.00 CAD - $174,980.00 CAD

If you are applying for this role outside of the primary location, please contact [e-mail] for the salary range for your location. The actual salary will vary depending on local market conditions, geography and relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience, and education/training. Employees also have the opportunity to participate in incentive programs and earn incentive compensation tied to business and individual performance.

Manulife offers eligible employees a wide array of customizable benefits, including health, dental, mental health, vision, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance coverage, adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits, and employee/family assistance plans. We also offer eligible employees various retirement savings plans (including pension and a global share ownership plan with employer matching contributions) and financial education and counseling resources. Our generous paid time off program in Canada includes holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days, and we offer the full range of statutory leaves of absence. If you are applying for this role in the U.S., please contact [e-mail] for more information about U.S.-specific paid time off provisions.