About the job
This is a flexible position and has the option of working in our Toronto office full time, hybrid throughout the week or working entirely remotely .
Vena Solutions is seeking a Solution Architect, Product & Technology to drive the evolution of the features and capabilities of Vena’s SaaS cloud platform. Armed with a core set of architecture skills on cloud based apps, you will own the architecture of existing and emerging features and capabilities. With a keen eye on non-functional requirements, you will translate business requirements into a resilient solution within the Vena platform. This role is a match for you if you are looking to apply your architecture strengths in applications & technology as a key contributor to the delivery of an incredible experience for our customers.
At Vena we continuously evolve through innovation with a keen eye on a customer experience that is second to none. Ensuring that we maintain our customers' trust as we enhance our products will be a core goal to the work you perform. Delivering in close collaboration with our Engineering teams you will help ensure the quality product our customers have grown to expect. Our environment and culture both foster and encourage individuals who are self-directed and self-motivated, empowering employees to take ownership of our collective success. Here at Vena, we value transparency, inclusion, continuous learning and passionate people who want to make their mark on our rapidly growing product and business.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, SaaS Technology & Ops, and Security/InfoSec, as you provide thought leadership and hands-on support in meeting functional and non-functional requirements aligned with our standards and roadmaps. To be successful, this role requires you to thrive in a workplace that is fun, engaging, technically challenging and filled with opportunities to be individually impactful.
What You Will Do
Vena Solutions is seeking a Solution Architect, Product & Technology to drive the evolution of the features and capabilities of Vena’s SaaS cloud platform. Armed with a core set of architecture skills on cloud based apps, you will own the architecture of existing and emerging features and capabilities. With a keen eye on non-functional requirements, you will translate business requirements into a resilient solution within the Vena platform. This role is a match for you if you are looking to apply your architecture strengths in applications & technology as a key contributor to the delivery of an incredible experience for our customers.
At Vena we continuously evolve through innovation with a keen eye on a customer experience that is second to none. Ensuring that we maintain our customers' trust as we enhance our products will be a core goal to the work you perform. Delivering in close collaboration with our Engineering teams you will help ensure the quality product our customers have grown to expect. Our environment and culture both foster and encourage individuals who are self-directed and self-motivated, empowering employees to take ownership of our collective success. Here at Vena, we value transparency, inclusion, continuous learning and passionate people who want to make their mark on our rapidly growing product and business.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders, including Product, Engineering, SaaS Technology & Ops, and Security/InfoSec, as you provide thought leadership and hands-on support in meeting functional and non-functional requirements aligned with our standards and roadmaps. To be successful, this role requires you to thrive in a workplace that is fun, engaging, technically challenging and filled with opportunities to be individually impactful.
What You Will Do
- Solution Architecture + Strategy/Roadmap:
- Working with Product Management and domain experts, define and own the architecture and roadmap for a set of product features/capabilities in a cloud-based application environment
- Collaborate closely with Engineers in the definition of solutions and design
- Review and validate alignment of Engineer designs and implementations against your Solution Architecture, with full compliance and standards adherence
- Support Scrum teams during development lifecycle in troubleshooting, innovating and refactoring
- R&D: Keep informed on current industry trends and evaluate opportunities to evolve our patterns, blueprints, processes and tactics
- Communications: Maintain Architecture artifacts and proactively communicate/manage change to support your stakeholders while mentoring and training Engineers
- Governance: Actively participate as a member of the architecture governance board in both process definition and execution, including development of internal standards, policies, principles, and best practices.
- Innovation: Work with stakeholders in PoC activities to promote business cases for future features and enhancements, while supporting our culture of innovation
- 3+ years’ experience in applied Solution Architecture
- 6+ years’ experience in software development with 3+ years’ experience in Java
- Working knowledge of React/Redux and experience developing in NodeJS (or equivalent)
- Good understanding of algorithms and computational complexity
- Experience or deep understanding of data structures, management and OLTP an asset
- Experience in designing distributed and concurrent systems and microservices and APIs (REST, GraphQL)
- Experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, or equivalent cloud environments
- Knowledge of and experience with development of cloud-based SaaS applications
- Proven collaboration, communication and influencing skills across diverse stakeholders
- Prior experience in scrum/lean/agile environment, preferably while working on a cloud-based solution
- You are self-motivated, and self-directed
- You enjoy tackling new problems and pushing technology forward
- A history of demonstrating empathy for customers
