Integration Architect

About Symcor

Symcor enables secure data exchanges and supporting business processes, to help clients succeed in an evolving digital world. Trusted by Canada's largest institutions for over 25 years to support their digital transformations, Symcor aligns industry participants to solve common challenges in the most effective and efficient way. Our goal is for every employee to feel valued and accepted as part of the team and connected to Symcor and our values, fostering a sense of belonging. Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process.  If you need accommodation for the interview process, just let us know! 
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For more information, visit www.symcor.ca

Job Purpose:

Leads the technical effort where both the problem domain and solution approach are understood. Produces the technical solution for an IT business-driven or internal project from requirements and development through to implementation, with the goal of meeting all functional and non-functional requirements. Drives stakeholder alignment, uncovers key non-functional-requirements, realigns solutions where cost efficiencies can be met, creating quality documentation, ensuring execution and adherence to solution design and overall Symcor standards. Supports the governance effort from a technical solution and adherence perspective.

Accountabilities:

• In collaboration with key stakeholders, identify and document high level technical requirements, provide direction, make recommendations regarding technology platform choice, ensuring recommendations are aligned with Symcor’s overall technology strategy and provide maximum system efficiency as well as rationalization and consolidation of technology, and critical context for downstream work estimation, engagement with vendors, etc.
• In collaboration with key stakeholders, produce detailed design which meets Symcor’s requirements and standards and business and client needs. Identify required resources and work with the Project Manager to engage the right technical resources to develop and implement the solution.
• Proactively identify gaps in the platform design and technology selection, continually assess service, application and platform health to mitigate future issues, problems and/or risk, and respond to issues to ensure the reliability and functionality of the technology/application based on business and client needs.
• Support the Senior Staff Architect in ensuring newly considered technical solution architecture complies with Symcor’s security and policy standards, Technical Reference Architecture Models (TRAMs), and technical governance policies and procedures. Recommend corrective action where required to help ensure compliance and mitigate risk. Document lessons learned throughout governance activities to help prevent future occurrences.

Requirements:

Education:

• College diploma or undergraduate university degree in a related discipline (e.g., Computer Science) or a combination of experience, education and/or training deemed to be equivalent.

Experience:

• 5+ years of IT experience.
• 4+ years of software development/infrastructure experience.

Skills:

• Knowledge of data analytics & data science.
• RDBMS experience; data modeling; query pattern optimization.
• Knowledge of automation of IT services and production systems – DevOps, RPA, Machine Learning and AI.
• Knowledge of infrastructure design (network, servers, storage, desktop).
• Knowledge of Application Platform Design.
• Knowledge of Information Security (PCI).
• Knowledge of Process improvement.
• Knowledge of Risk management.
• Working knowledge of software Development methodologies and best practices – Agile methodologies.
• Working knowledge of systems and software architecture – high availability, secure, scalable.
• Knowledge of artificial intelligence – Machine learning, Neural networks.
• Knowledge of information security standards – PCI, SOC1/2.
• Knowledge of TOGAF/Zachman/Archimate/UML.
• Knowledge of technology innovation.
• Knowledge of financial services experience in the following areas:.
  • Cheque processing.
  • Customer Communications.
  • Document management.
  • Fraud Identification/Mitigation .
  • Insurance.

What’s In It For You
 

At Symcor, we define our success by what we help others achieve. We were created to support our clients and, through our products, services, and solutions, protect and strengthen their brands. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program that includes a competitive compensation package, flexible benefits and time away options, retirement and savings plans and a commitment to your overall health and well-being through our myWell-being program.
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities.
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact.
• Opportunities to do challenging work and progressively take on greater accountabilities for growth.
• We foster an inclusive atmosphere of One Symcor with our philosophy of +1 Unique You®, we harness each employee’s uniqueness, different skills, backgrounds, and perspectives to contribute to mutual success. It is the diversity of our people and the inclusive environment that has been and will always be key to Symcor’s success.

Symcor is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an accessible recruitment process. Upon request, we will provide accommodation for candidates.