Royal Bank of Canada

Director, Architect QTS

Royal Bank of Canada$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in applications architecture or related role.
  • Strong knowledge of enterprise IT architecture standards and practices.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across multiple business units.
  • Demonstrable skills in critical reasoning and decision-making in a technical context.
  • Experience managing multiple projects and initiatives concurrently.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for standard technologies within Enterprise and QTS.
  • Identify and develop common technical solutions with stakeholders.
  • Establish strong working relationships across business units and platforms.
  • Facilitate architecture design discussions and ensure shared agreement.
  • Efficiently manage multiple concurrent initiatives of varying complexity.
  • Contribute to program governance and administrative tasks as needed.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness programs.
  • Opportunities for professional development and training.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work culture.
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies.
  • Flexible work schedule options.
Full Job Description
Job Description

What is the opportunity?

The RAMPP group within QTS is looking to expand its Architecture team, with a focus in this role on Trade Processing. The group provides risk, analytics, and pricing solutions to our Capital Markets business, and manages numerous large-scale initiatives requiring technology governance and architectural oversight. These projects range from targeted applications supporting specific business functions to enterprise-wide multi-year programs. In this role, you will identify and drive solutions for functional architecture requirements across these initiatives, assist application teams in selecting appropriate technologies, and ensure designs align with our broader architecture strategy.

What will you do?
  • Understand Enterprise and QTS standard technologies and usage patterns, serving as a trusted SME for application teams implementing these standards across their systems.
  • Identify opportunities for common technical solutions; develop and problem-solve them in collaboration with stakeholders.
  • Build strong working relationships across business units and platforms to establish influence and drive impact with key partners. Collaborate to define and achieve deliverables while meeting both architecture and business outcomes.
  • Facilitate and lead design discussions objectively to build shared agreement on architecture decisions.
  • Manage multiple concurrent initiatives of varying complexity efficiently, monitoring and controlling activities according to plan.
  • Contribute to ongoing program governance and administrative activities as required.


Job Skills
Applications Architecture, Collaboration, Critical Reasoning, Data Architecture Development, Data Architecture Principles, Decision Making, Enterprise IT Architecture, Information Technology Consulting, IT Architecture, IT Architecture Design, Multi-Level Communication, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Target Architecture

Additional Job Details

Address:

GOLDMAN SACHS TOWER, 30 HUDSON STREET:JERSEY CITY

City:

Jersey City

Country:

United States of America

Work hours/week:

40

Employment Type:

Full time

Platform:

CAPITAL MARKETS

Job Type:

Regular

Pay Type:

Salaried

Posted Date:

2026-09-16

Application Deadline:

2026-10-16
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above

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