ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT – BUSINESS

Job title:

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT – BUSINESS

Company

Banque de développement du Canada

Job description

We are banking at another level.Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.Choosing BDC as your employer also means:Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a fewIn addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal lifeOpportunities for learning, training and development, and much more…Work Arrangement: Role requires to be Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days from home)The Team :The Enterprise architecture team at the BDC plays a strategic role in guiding the bank’s business decisions & the team is growing! Enterprise Architecture plays a vital role within the BDC’s technology organization. The team leads the development and implementation of innovative, secure, and cost-effective information technology target architectures, feeding into multi-year investment plans, solutions and operational environments that support and propel lines of business to meet their defined strategies.We have a remarkably interesting line up of projects which is changing the way we discover, design, and deliver client centric journeys as a part of our digital banking strategy. – You would play a key role in these initiatives!Do you stand out for your curiosity and desire to innovate? Are you pragmatic and able to lead, learn and adapt? Enterprise architecture plays a key role in guiding the bank’s business decisions. If you would like to share your experience, have a major impact, and be fully involved in change, then you are the person we are looking for!The role:As an enterprise business architect at the BDC, you will lead client & employee experience centric initiatives while advising and articulating strategies on enabling business capabilities. You are the thought leader who understands business impacts of technology decisions and can easily explain to both technical and non-technical stakeholders the importance of technology and the value that it can bring to the business. You will help drive exciting new initiatives, own the solution architecture that can not only help re-platform old technologies to improve performance and resiliency, but also enable digital transformation, advance business priorities, and ultimately deliver impactful customer experience. You will work with collaborators at all levels, from executives to product managers to technical architects and developers through a guided discovery process to understand key business and technical requirementsKey responsibilities includeProvide thought leadership, subject matter expertise to business and technology leaders on strategic initiatives such as Digital Banking including online financing, process automation, omnichannel communication & transactions, etc.Steward & articulate the target state experience for assigned domain/portfolio (which can be a program, products, business capabilities, journeys, etc.)Assess and analyze business strategy & requirements, the current technical environment and technology options to evaluate solution alternatives that meet business needs and bank strategy.Collaborate with other enterprise architects (technology, security & data) to maintain a rolling 3-year roadmap of business & technical initiativesBe responsible for the creation, communication and improvement of the key principles, methods and models that describe the enterprise’s current state and future state to enable its evolutionGuide solution architects in your domain on architectural solutions with the goal of aligning solutions to enterprise standards and best practicesLead architectural design discussions with business stakeholders in Sales and Service domain (financing, advisory)Contribute to the definition and implementation of technology governance activities (e.g., reference architecture, standards, and guidelines) to ensure that project teams adhere to industry best practices and approved standardsResearch and monitor industry trends and technologies to recommend technology directionProvide leadership to project teams to capitalize on the technology opportunities – Collaborate on team mission / vision exercises with product managers/ product ownersResearch emerging technologies and attend relevant professional courses/conferences to maintain currency of skill setWhat You Will Bring To SucceedBachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent combination of education and experienceA strong software engineering and/or architecture background (10+ years of experience) is required, preferably on designing and delivering large scale enterprise solutions3 + years’ experience in delivery of ANY of the following is an asset :Online Loan originationCustomer channels – Web, mobileSales and Service domain capabilities/ services ( based on BIAN )Excellent interpersonal, communication, and influencing skills with the ability to build and foster relationships with business partners, product managers, project stakeholders, strategic technology partners and external vendorsStrong ability at taking tough decisions by understanding and explaining trade-offs between business enablement and economics impacts relating to technology concernsAbility to bring the “big picture view” into day-to-day design & delivery discussionsExperience in designing processes, creating reference architectures and architecture artifacts that guide solution architecture decisions related to applications, data, integration and infrastructureExperience in Event driven architecture (EDA), Domain driven design techniques (DDD), Hybrid Cloud deployment, Agile practices applied to a product teamAbility to collaborate across organizational boundaries, build relationships, and achieve broader organizational goalsA broad view of the Canadian business banking & experience in financial services (asset)Bilingualism (spoken / written) French and EnglishCertification – TOGAF or another comparable methodology (asset)Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at .While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.

Expected salary

Location

Montreal, QC

Job date

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 06:07:19 GMT

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