RBC · 5 hours ago
Principal Solutions Architect
RBC is a leading financial institution, and they are seeking a Principal Solutions Architect to partner with IT, Operations, and business stakeholders. This role involves leading the development of technical solution architectures for high complexity IT initiatives, ensuring that all aspects of the solution are captured and communicated effectively.
BankingFinancial ServicesWealth Management
Responsibilities
Assess and analyze business strategy, business requirements, current state environment and technology choices to evaluate solution alternatives that meet business sponsor needs
Define end to end technical solutions that takes into account the enterprise architecture strategies, current state environment and constraints and analyze the viability of the solution to meet program timeline, budget and quality
Acts as the lead technical authority on the program, and is responsible for planning all activities leading to the development of the overall solution architecture
Works across multiple functional teams (data, security, infrastructure, development, etc.) to ensure that all aspects of the solution architecture are captured, defined and communicated
Effectively communicates and builds rapport with team members, stakeholders and interface groups using a variety of techniques and collaboration from initiation to closure
Facilitates small to large group meetings for reviewing technical architecture, decision making and problem solving
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technical area of study (computer science, mathematics, engineering, etc.) or equivalent work experience in a solution architecture capacity
Total IT experience of at least 10 years, out of which 5 years doing solution architecture on large projects
Solid experience across a variety of technologies and design approaches (e.g. J2EE, .NET, cloud, mid-range, vendor packaged and/or hosted solutions, multi-technology platform applications, human/document workflow, SOA, data analytics, security, etc.)
Strong leadership skills and demonstrated experience with program/projects involving complex integration of disparate types of technologies/platforms and large cross functional technical teams
Exceptional communication skills required to visualize, depict, and convey complex concepts to a broadly diverse audience including technical and business audiences
Preferred
Experience in the financial industry, particularly with securities brokerage, is desired and a consulting background is also preferred
Advanced degrees, IT industry involvement, or highly varied technical experience
Experience with designing and implementing cloud-based architectural solutions
Experience with mobile technology design/development, big data analytics, and/or designing transactional systems
Benefits
Discretionary bonus
401(k) program with company-matching contributions
Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Paid time-off plan
Company
RBC
Royal Bank of Canada is a global financial institution with a purpose-driven, principles-led approach to delivering leading performance.
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (29)
2024 (17)
2023 (3)
2022 (4)
2021 (1)
2020 (2)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$16.3B2025-10-30Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.35B
2025-07-10Post Ipo Debt· $177.74M
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