Ontario Teachers’

Financial Services

SoftwareSolutionsArchitect-PrivateInvestmentsPlatform

$105–155k Toronto, Ontario, Canada FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Software Solutions Architect- Private Investments Platform at Ontario Teachers’. Skills: Software architecture, Full-stack development, Technical leadership. Design and develop scalable, secure, maintainable, and strategically. Build new code”

Industry & Context.

Financial Services
Problems you'll solve

Root cause analysis; Troubleshooting

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Computer Science or Engineering degree or equivalent education and experience, 8 to 12+ years of progressive software development experience, 2 to 4+ years of experience providing technical leadership, solution design, or architecture guidance, full-stack development experience across front-end, back-end, APIs, data, and integration layers, Hands-on experience with Python, Node. js, JavaScript / TypeScript, Java, or other modern object-oriented or scripting languages, Experience with modern web application frameworks and service-oriented application design, practical experience in software analysis, design, architecture, development, testing, deployment, and production support, Ability to design and build scalable, secure, maintainable enterprise applications, API design and integration experience, Experience working with relational databases and SQL skills, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality practices, version control, continuous build and integration, and release management, Familiarity with containerized application deployments, including Docker and Kubernetes, Experience with cloud-native application development and deployment practices

Nice to Have

Snowflake experience is an asset

What You'll Do.

Design and develop scalable

Enhance existing applications

Lead the development of application and technical architecture

Provide hands-on full-stack development leadership

Define and implement architectural

Translate business requirements into technical strategies and solution

Own key system design and integration decisions

Ensure delivery of high-quality

architecturally sound solutions

Support modern software delivery practices

Monitor solution performance and reliability

Identify application or infrastructure issues

Implement improvement plans to enhance system stability

Support application observability and production readiness

Drive innovation by evaluating and introducing new technologies

Maintain awareness of industry trends

Lead planning and coordination of development activities

Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing

Provide technical oversight across projects and strategic initiatives

Engage with business partners and product owners

Address technical challenges

Communicate trade-offs

Provide updates on delivery progress

Contribute to technology strategy

Balance short-term delivery needs with long-term scalability

Support the development of team capabilities

Act as a subject matter expert in key

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Solution Engineering teams; Private Investment Technology teams; Business partners; Product owners; Engineers; Architects; Business stakeholders; Development teams; Business, technology, data, and platform teams

Communication Scope

Technical documentation

Process & Methodology

Agile delivery, Release management

Full Job Description

## **The opportunity** The Software Solutions Architect is responsible for the design, development and maintenance, of applications that provide services and solutions to business partners. This role will translate functional requirements into technical solution design and architecture for these applications. This role is also responsible for providing guidance for technical decisions being made within software development initiatives. ## **Who you 'll work with** You’ll work closely with the Solution Engineering and Private Investment Technology teams, partnering with engineers, architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to design and deliver scalable, high-quality technical solutions. In this highly collaborative environment, you’ll translate business requirements into robust architecture, provide technical leadership across development initiatives, and ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise standards. You will also engage regularly with business partners to shape technical strategies and support the successful delivery of complex, integrated applications. ## **What you 'll do** * Design and develop scalable, secure, maintainable, and strategically aligned technical solutions by building new code and enhancing existing applications * Lead the development of application and technical architecture for complex systems, including technology selection, frameworks, tools, integration patterns, and third-party products * Provide hands-on full-stack development leadership across front-end, back-end, APIs, data, and integration layers * Define and implement architectural, design, development, security, and engineering standards to be adopted across engineering teams * Provide technical leadership and guidance on architecture, analysis, design, coding, testing, deployment, and operational support practices * Translate business requirements into technical strategies and solution designs in collaboration with Private Markets business partners and product owne

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