Full Stack Architect (US)

Work Location :

Mount Laurel, New Jersey, United States of America

Hours : 40

Pay Details :

$113,000 - $196,000 USD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Line of Business : Technology Solutions

Job Description :

The Full Stack Architect designs, describes, and manages solution engineering in relation to capabilities of assigned Journeys and Platforms through the end-to-end lifecycle (i.e., frontend, backend, database and debugging of applications or sites).

This role also uses knowledge of business acumen and technical expertise to play a lead role in shaping the technical vision to create complex distributed solutions, technical designs, and integrations.

Depth & Scope :

Seasoned individual contributor role with expert knowledge of specific enterprise and / or functional domain(s) and a demonstrated track record working with a broad range of architecture frameworks, technology, tools, processes and procedures

Exceptional collaboration, communication and client-facing skills

Big-picture thinker, with ability to anticipate architectural gaps and identify emerging trends through both advanced business acumen and highly specialized technical knowledge of TD and its applications, programming languages, industry best practices, Bank standards, infrastructure and architectural design / solutions

Architect assigned to work autonomously on high profile, complex and / or high-risk technology projects with significant impact to the organization

Education & Experience :

Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate (Graduate degree preferred)

10+ years relevant experience developing a variety of platforms

Experience with Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, Pair programming and / or Test-Driven Development is an asset (i.e., ability to author Unit, Integration and Functional Tests)

Demonstrated experience with leading technical tools integration in a complex environment

Customer Accountabilities :

Applies a multi-disciplined expertise with database, application, client tiers, layering of software, build, test and deploy strategies in order to create the overall design of software (including applications, infrastructure, middleware) and guide how the sub-components are developed by different teams

Elevates focus on applications and data as differentiators for the customer experience, anchored in sound foundational elements of Infrastructure and Platforms

Advises on suitability of technology stacks to define principles / key constraints for solution components; rallies the team around these principles to determine security / scalability approach, and impact assessments for future design

Drives continual upgrading and grounds the team in assessing practical program concerns to innovate on both server-side and user-side features as technologies / platforms expand to reduce technology debt and build resilient solutions

Leads code reviews to create and test prototypes to assess viability of approaches. Uses configuration management and integration / build automation tools to lead and deploy code, gather proof points for developers to build on, navigate around complexities based on a clear understanding of the vision across the technology stacks and provide critical suggestions for fixes and improvements on the integration

Monitors and reports on progress and collaborates broadly with other practitioners, including designers, engineers, and other applicable business stakeholders to ensure the necessary features for the products and applications are developed within assigned portfolio

Designs tests that will be implemented to keep the software functional; supports issue analysis and fix activities during test phases, as well as production issue resolution

Collaborates with Practices, actively driving capability creation; mentoring and training junior colleagues to be adaptive, staying on top of expanding technologies and engineering trends and creating highly visual and functional solutions

Shareholder Accountabilities :

Sets service-level objectives (SLO) and exercise key decision rights of the FSA role

Focuses on reliability, scalability, and the development of the architectural infrastructure; including highly complex and scalable systems?

Develops observability standards to ensure that production systems operate under known conditions and transparently provides these measurements to anticipate when errors or failures can arise.

Leads interaction with governance and control groups, (e.g. regulatory / operational risk, compliance and audit) to provide subject matter expertise and consult on risk issues related to architectural technology and tools

Leads or contributes to cross-functional / enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for significant and complex situations

Monitors and reports on the status of the products / projects and applications within assigned product, ensuring projects are compliant with technology domain architecture, and designs / operates processes to provide ongoing review of in-progress activity against technology architecture and development standards

Foresees architectural issues / gaps and identifies emerging industry trends to recommend value-added architectural improvements that will alleviate technology debt and build resilient solutions

Maps processes and sub-processes that bridge the gap between business problems and technology solutions

Keeps track of changes made to code through control systems

Collaborates within practices, platforms or journeys comprised of diverse and complementary skills; inspiring the team to embrace changes and continually advance collective knowledge of technical tools / trends

Protects the interests of the organization - identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk activities as necessary

Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts

Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite

Employee / Team Accountabilities :

Participates fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues / points of interest

Provides thought leadership and / or industry knowledge for quality engineering best practices and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit

Keeps current on emerging trends / developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques

Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team

Keeps others informed and up-to-date about the status / progress of projects and / or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities

Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices; may take on the role of Chapter Lead as applicable

Works collaboratively with the team and leadership to proactively identify and resolve issues related to product quality

Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners / stakeholders to develop productive working relationships

Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce

Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area / function and the bank, both internally and / or externally

Preferred Qualifications :

Depth of knowledge of industry standard IT architecture patterns

Strong problem solving skills and deep working knowledge of IT design principles

Proficient in various program languages along with data modeling methods

Experience across all architectural domains; Business Reference, Application, Systems, Infrastructure, Security

Best practices as it relates to API design and event streaming

Networks and topology design

BIAN Certification a Plus

Physical Requirements :

Never : 0%; Occasional : 1-33%; Frequent : 34-66%; Continuous : 67-100%

Domestic Travel - Occasional

International Travel - Never

Performing sedentary work - Continuous

Performing multiple tasks - Continuous

Operating standard office equipment - Continuous

Responding quickly to sounds - Occasional

Sitting - Continuous

Standing - Occasional

Walking - Occasional

Moving safely in confined spaces - Occasional

Lifting / Carrying (under 25 lbs.) - Occasional

Lifting / Carrying (over 25 lbs.) - Never

Squatting - Occasional

Bending - Occasional

Kneeling - Never

Crawling - Never

Climbing - Never

Reaching overhead - Never

Reaching forward - Occasional

Pushing - Never

Pulling - Never

Twisting - Never

Concentrating for long periods of time - Continuous

Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations - Continuous

Reading, writing and comprehending instructions - Continuous

Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing - Continuous

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.

Who We Are :

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches / stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you've got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we're here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing - and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes base salary and variable compensation / incentive awards (e.g., eligibility for cash and / or equity incentive awards, generally through participation in an incentive plan) and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off (including Vacation PTO, Flex PTO, and Holiday PTO), banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition. Learn more ()

Additional Information :

We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development

If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD - and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

TD Bank is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are an applicant with a disability and need accommodations to complete the application process, please email TD Bank US Workplace Accommodations Program at USWAPTDO@td.com . Include your full name, best way to reach you and the accommodation needed to assist you with the applicant process.

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