Capital Markets Solution Architect

Capital Markets Solution Architect

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

The Capital Markets architecture team at RBC is looking for a solution architect.  The central architecture team is not aligned to a specific domain within markets but rather supports the entire department.  As such you’ll have broad exposure to all asset classes and aspects of the business front to back.  Similarly, you’ll have exposure to a wide breadth of technologies and design patterns reflecting the varying needs and aspects of the business.   

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

• Consult on major initiatives within CM (Capital Markets) to help design solutions that meet the specific needs of the delivery while also progressing the broader architectural strategy of the department (align with architecture principles, modernize and simplify the estate, re-use capabilities/technologies, etc).
• Review proposed architectures from CM delivery teams to align specific team requirements to high level goals of CM leadership and the bank.  For instance, why are you ordering a physical machine instead of using internal cloud?  Why are you using Redis over MemSQL?  Why are you pulling X from RBCAppA instead of RBCAppB?  Etc..
• Chair an architecture council in which proposed architectures are debated for their merits and scrutinized by a broad set of stakeholders.  Your job will be to ensure pertinent topics are brought to light in this forum and agreement on a path forward is reached.  You will then be responsible for documenting Architecture Decisions, tracking alignment,  and following up with appropriate audiences on unresolved or contentious decisions seeing them through to agreement.
• Help to form and communicate technology guidance to standardize development of commonly needed capabilities.  For instance, figure out what our API strategy should be, document it on confluence, present it to senior leadership, and show dev teams how to implement it.
• Represent department needs in enterprise-wide initiatives.  For instance, speak with developers in capital markets to understand what our needs are from an enterprise observability stack, and ensure the central offering meets our functional and non-functional requirements.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED?

Must have

• Ability to communicate clearly and succinctly – ability to take complex concepts and simplify for a range of audiences
• Strong understanding of software architecture (patterns, components, etc.)
• Strong understanding of capital markets
• Good understanding of programming (language pros/cons, threading implications, etc.)
• Good understanding of data technologies (stores, access patterns, caching, etc.)
• Interpersonal skills including the ability to influence others

What’s in it for you?

• Work with seasoned veterans of enterprise architecture who can support your growth
• Help to shape the direction of capital markets technology at Canada’s biggest bank
• Present to senior executives
• Access to a world-class training program in financial services
• Flexible work/life balance

Job Skills

Applications Architecture, Critical Thinking, Data Architecture, Decision Making, Group Problem Solving, Information Technology Consulting, IT Architecture, Multi-Level Communication, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Target Architecture

Additional Job Details

RBC CENTRE, 155 WELLINGTON ST W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeCAPITAL MARKETSRegularSalaried2026-05-052026-07-03

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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