Senior Consultant - Solution Designer

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

To learn more about CIBC, please visit CIBC.com

What You’ll Be Doing

The role is responsible for leading solution designs across systems, technologies and platforms in Core banking - Mortgages, Lending and Insurance Portfolio. The role provides technical leadership to develop precise steps and processing logic across applications and platforms ensuring the designed specifications achieve business needs. In addition, the role provides comprehensive senior level technical consulting to other IT senior management and senior technical teams. The role makes technology selection decisions that are often made in situations where business requirements are not completely defined.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. You’ll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you’ll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How You’ll Succeed

• Solution Design: Perform and coordinate complex solution design activities. Understand the business requirements and translate them into solution design that is aligned with our technology and application roadmaps. Design and document the technical functionality, infrastructure, interfaces and integrations. Lead the design of cost-effective and innovative solutions to meet both business objectives and the goal of operational efficiency. 

• Strategy and Roadmap: Contribute to technology and application roadmaps that are aligned with the bank’s vision, strategy, and business objectives. Lead multiple complex technology solutions while maintaining consistency across the platform, adopting best practices and pushing forward continuous improvements

• Stakeholder Management:  Act as the solution design lead and interface with the project teams by driving and moderating design review sessions to walk stakeholders through and ensure that the overall design aligns with business requirements as well as architectural directions. Support project team through knowledge sharing, collaboration and effective problem solving

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate 8-10+ years’ experience in designing, developing, implementing solution designs across different front ends (JavaScript, Angular, React) , interfaces and processing logic(Java, API and batch), microservices, messaging (Solace, MQ, Kafka), databases (Oracle, MS SQL, No SQL DBs). Additionally understanding of cloud technologies (Azure) is required. Proficient in sequence diagrams, UMLs, object oriented designs and security design principles. Experienced in presenting ideas and designs to senior management and various stakeholders. Understanding of Artificial Intelligence is preferred.

• You embrace and champion change. You are passionate about being on top of technology trends. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• Your influence makes an impact. You know that relationships and networks are essential to success. You inspire outcomes by making yourself heard.

• You’re digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.

• You have a degree/diploma: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science or Technical discipline.

• Values matter to you. You bring your real self to work and you live our values, trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit.

• We may ask you to complete an attribute-based assessment and other skills tests (such as simulation, coding, French proficiency, MS Office). Our goal for the application process is to get to know more about you, all that you have to offer, and give you the opportunity to learn more about us.

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 25th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Analytical Thinking, Application Development, Business Needs, Cloud Technology, Curiosity, Database Management Systems (DBMS), Design, Emerging Technologies, Information Technology Strategies, Project Management Technology, Solutions Design, Systems Analysis, Technical Consulting, Technical Leadership, User Requirements, Work Collaboratively