Senior Data Architect

Senior Data Architect – Scotiabank Requisition ID: Roynat Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scotiabank, is a national lender and investor dedicated to providing innovative long‑term capital solutions for mid‑sized companies. Our portfolio covers senior term, subordinated debt, mezzanine capital, and common share equity for acquisitions, expansions, wealth monetization, and working capital enhancement across a range of industries nationwide. Purpose We are seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead the design and governance of our enterprise data platforms. The ideal candidate is an expert in data modelling (star, snowflake, data vault), open data formats, and scalable architectures using cloud‑native tools. You will collaborate across business and technology teams to ensure a robust, compliant, and high‑performing data ecosystem. Accountabilities Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge. Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications. Building, architecting, designing, and implementing highly distributed global based systems. Experience in network infrastructure, security, data, or application development. Modernizing legacy systems or similar transformational initiatives. Author architectural patterns to help assessment teams improve and develop their processes. Socialize with larger audiences using reporting, real‑time dashboards, and hosting education sessions. Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation, and analysis efforts. Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement and support a solution. Assure quality security and compliance requirements are met for supported area. Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment. Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner. The role requires interaction with business and technology leadership, consequently effective communications commensurate with the audience and the ability to promote an idea and gain consensus is critical. Responsible for the Implementation of a trusted governance model where architecture assessments are automated based on enterprise standards and policies. Helping drives the implementation of trusted policies and standards with the help internal teams such as Security, Infrastructure, Data, etc. Deployment of a technology solution that will implement the trusted governance framework, policies and workflows. Challenge the solution architect’s way of thinking by implementing architectural design principles to improve the bank’s security, resiliency and technology footprint. Continuously research current and emerging technologies and propose changes were needed. Inform various stakeholders about any issues with the current technical solutions being implemented. Create designs and reference architectures for enterprise Education Degrees in computer science or related field. Must Have Skills 5+ years of experience required on data architecture (order matters): Hands‑on experience in defining and implementing data mesh principles across multiple domains. Proven expertise in dimensional modelling (Star and Snowflake schema). In‑depth knowledge and hands‑on experience with Data Vault 2.0 modelling. Experience designing enterprise data architecture using modern lakehouse, delta lake and warehouse patterns. Proficient in designing logical, physical, and canonical data models aligned with business domains. Experience working with metadata management and catalogs. Strong knowledge of master data management (MDM), data lineage and data governance best practices. Knowledge of data privacy regulations and secure data architecture design. Technical Proficiency In Python expert. Open Format Table expert (Delta lake or Iceberg or Hudi). Azure / GCP cloud professional data architect certification. GCP Dataplex expert. Databricks Unity Catalog expert. Spark y/o Flink expert. Nice To Have Skills Scotiabank experience (Digital Factory). Agile/Scrum - FI/Banking experience (Scotiabank preferred). Active Scotiabank users. Event streaming architecture. Soft Skills Results driven. Hit the ground running. Strong communication skills (written & verbal), interacting with Product, Design and Back‑end Teams. Sense of urgency. Great communication skills. Obstacles removal. Proactive to find solutions to new problems. High accountability. Advance English. Teamwork. Working Conditions Work in a standard office‑based environment; non‑standard hours are a common occurrence. We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let us know. We will work with you to provide as seamless a recruitment experience as possible. Seniority level Mid‑Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Banking #J-18808-Ljbffr