What you'll be doing

Core Banking and Payments Technology provides 24/7 and tier 1 service for Retail Banking and parts of Wholesale Banking. As a Solution Designer, you'll be joining CBPT 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. You'll have the flexibility to manage your work activities within a hybrid work arrangement where you'll spend 1-3 days per week on-site, while other days will be remote.

How you'll succeed

• Design & Develop: In an agile SquadPerform 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, taking the advantage of AI to aid your work. 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.
• 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.

Who you are

• You can demonstrate experience in: 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Solution Designer, or in a similar role. You have practical working knowledge of Payments, Card Management and Fraud. Knowledge of Rational Unified Process, Agile, UML Diagrams, SOA Design Patterns, API and Soap Web Services, Rest/JSON, Azure Cloud technologies and/or Oracle Database. You have strong verbal and written communication skills as you'll be required to effectively 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. You have a good understanding of Security concepts (like SAML, JWT, Single-Sign-On) as well as infrastructure (like VM and Cloud), capacity, continuous and high availability and other Non-Functional features. You are a highly motivated and resourceful individual who can manage multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• You understand that success is in the details. You notice things that others don't. Your critical thinking skills help to inform your decision making.
• You're digitally savvy. You seek out innovative solutions and embrace evolving technologies. You can easily adapt to new tools and trends.
• 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.
• 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

Job Location
Toronto-81 Bay, 25th Floor

Employment Type
Regular

Weekly Hours
37.5

Skills
Business Requirements, Collaboration, Innovative Solutions, Strategic Solutions