Senior 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

Application Engineering & Shared Service (AESS) Technology provides 24/7 and Tier 1 service for Retail Banking and parts of Wholesale Banking, as well as key enterprise technology capabilities. As a Solution Designer, you’ll be contributing to CIBC’s digital landscape by successfully designing complex and Enterprise-wide initiatives involving multiple back-end systems. You will join our Technology team and become responsible for the functional design of applications within variety of technical platforms. As you lead the planning and strategy for the technical design, development, and integration of these applications, you’ll help build the future of our Bank.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. To successfully perform the work, details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How You’ll Succeed

• Design - Perform and coordinate complex application design activities. Understand the Business requirements and translate them into design specifications to be used by development and QA teams. Design and document the application's technical functionality, infrastructure, database, interfaces and integrations. Lead the design of cost-effective and innovative solutions to meet Business objectives, and also maintain and enhance the existing applications.

• Technology Roadmap - Develop 1-3 year technology roadmaps to align with CIBC’s overall vision & strategy. Spearhead multiple complex projects involving strategic solutions, new technologies and innovations.

• Strong Leadership - Act as the lead designer, and interface with the project teams by arranging and moderating design review sessions to walk stakeholders through, and ensure that the overall design aligns with Business and project requirements as well as architectural directions. Support and mentor intermediate and senior designers and developers through knowledge sharing, collaboration and effective problem solving.

• Stakeholder Management - Interact with different stakeholders, end-users, business and technology teams to gather requirements, create design specifications, discuss the pros and cons of different solutions, and present your design to upper management and architects.

Who You Are

• You can demonstrate experience in: 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Senior Solution Designer, or in a similar role. You have practical working knowledge of Rational Unified Process, Agile, UML Diagrams, SOA Design Patterns, Java EE, JMS/MQ/Messaging, Enterprise Service Bus and Middleware, API and Soap Web Services, Weblogic, JBoss, and Database. You have a good understanding of Software Security concepts (like SAML, JWT, OAuth, OIDC, Single-Sign-On) as well as infrastructure (like VM and Cloud), capacity, high availability and other Non-Functional features. Previous experience with a Financial Institution is considered an asset.

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

• You're driven by collective success. You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of a team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision.

• You give meaning to data. You enjoy investigating complex problems, and making sense of information. You're confident in your ability to communicate detailed information in an impactful way.

• You embrace and champion change. You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.

• 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 [email protected]

• 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, 22nd Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Application Programming Interface (API), Business Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cloud Security, Communication, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Design, Functional Designs, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology (IT), Innovative Solutions, Java, Strategy Development, Technical Designs