Senior Solution Architect

APPLICATION DEADLINE: APRIL 6TH, 2026

This role can be located the Caribbean Banking Market or in Canada where the successful candidate resides

What is the opportunity?

The Senior Solutions Architect will work collaboratively with the RBC Caribbean (RBCC) organization to design and architect complex solutions for process digitization, including Origination, KYC, ID verification, and AI initiatives. RBCC oversees client-facing platforms such as Online and Mobile Banking, onboarding, and various other capabilities essential for the day-to-day banking needs of retail, business, and commercial clients.

What will you do?

• Define the overall solution architecture for initiatives within RBCC’s Online Banking, Mobile Banking, and onboarding digitization efforts.
• Understand business requirements in their context and translate highly technical concepts into business and operational implications.
• Design end-to-end technical solutions that align with enterprise architecture strategies, while considering the current state environment and constraints. Evaluate the feasibility of solutions to meet project timelines, budgets, quality standards, and business sponsor needs.
• Identify opportunities to enhance solution resilience, reusability, complexity, security, and other key attributes, and incorporate these improvements into project solutions.
• Provide expert guidance and support to development teams in building and maintaining robust, integrated, secure, and efficient applications for client-facing technologies.
• Provide expert guidance and support to development teams in building and maintaining robust, integrated, secure, and efficient applications for client-facing technologies.
• Raise awareness of potential technical and operational debt that may result from tactical approaches.
• Prepare or contribute to high-level solution designs (e.g., Architecture Blueprints) that evolve throughout the initiative’s execution.
• Lead complex group meetings involving business, vendor, and technology partners to facilitate technical design, decision-making, problem-solving, implementation, and strategic planning. Provide technical leadership and design guidance as projects progress and key decisions are required.
• Engage in hands-on development, including developing proof-of-concepts (POCs) and presenting solution options.

What do you need to succeed?

Must-have

• University or graduate degree in a technical area of study, with a preference in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or Engineering
• Programming experience (Java, SpringBoot, Python)
• Deployment Experience (OCP, SRE, DevOps)
• Database knowledge (RDBMS e.g. SQL Server, No-SQL Databases e.g. MongoDB)
• Agile framework
• Cloud experience

Nice-to-have

• Knowledge of OpenShift cloud technologies.
• Domain expertise in retail and commercial banking within a large financial institution.
• Experience in developing AI solutions, particularly using Generative AI (GenAI) or large language models (LLMs).

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits
• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
• Opportunities to do challenging work
• Access to world-class training

Job Skills

Angular, Angular, AngularJS, Apache Kafka, Apple iOS, Application Programming Interface (API), Applications Architecture, Architectural Modeling, Atlassian Confluence, Cloud Applications, Cloud DevOps, Cloud Software, Critical Thinking, Distributed Applications, Documentations, Enterprise IT Architecture, Information Technology Consulting, iOS Development, Java, Mainframe Technologies, Microservices Architecture, Multi-Level Communication, OAuth, Platform Architecture, Private Clouds {+ 6 more}

Additional Job Details

RBC WATERPARK PLACE, 88 QUEENS QUAY W:TORONTOTorontoCanada37.5Full timeTECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONSRegularSalaried2026-03-192026-04-07

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

Our Employment Opportunities

At RBC, we are guided by living shared values of Client First, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Excellence and winning together as One RBC. We believe an inclusive workplace that has diverse perspectives is core to our continued growth as one of the largest and most successful banks in the world. Maintaining a workplace where our employees feel supported to perform at their best, effectively collaborate, drive innovation, and grow professionally helps to bring our Purpose to life and create value for our clients and communities. RBC strives to deliver this through policies and programs intended to foster a workplace based on respect, belonging and opportunity for all.

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