Job Title: Solution Designer (Cots Software ) Duration: 6 months Work Location: Toronto MUST HAVE: 1.) Solution Designer 10yrs* 2.) SDS /SRS 10yrs* 3.) COTS 10yrs* 4.) Financial industry 10yrs* NICE TO HAVE 1.) Previous Experience 2.) DB SQL server and Oracle 3.) Agile environment Primary Purpose Leads the creation of a comprehensive end-to end detailed solution with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS) and is largely focused on large-scale, complex or enterprise projects. May also be accountable for complex programming / coding. Key Accountabilities • Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture • May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding • Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives • Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders • Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards) • Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems • Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed • Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application • Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity – including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc. • Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards • Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience • Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design • Support knowledge management processes for LOB / portfolio and ensure knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed • Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement • Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity • Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders Self & Team • Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines • Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest • Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team • Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers • Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units Breadth & Depth • Provides technical expertise and guidance to others in a lead capacity and works autonomously • Expert knowledge of the business, the broader organization, technical environment, processes, procedures, tools and other relevant technology areas (e.g. Architecture, Infrastructure, Security etc.) from a design / support / solutions perspective • Primary subject matter expert in multiple areas and consults with clients/or project teams with respect to all aspects of research, analysis,design, hardware /software support and/or development of technical solutions and/or testing • Works autonomously and leads on a diverse range of activities (e.g. design, support of technical business solutions) and is relied upon to coach / educate and monitor the work of others • Acts as an internal expert resource in the exchange of technical information for project teams, and provides technical insight and recommendations to the business and/or outside vendors • Typically reports to a Senior Manager or Above

Qualification	Rating
Must Have
Short-listing Questions
Any upcoming vacation plans?	No
Has your candidate worked at TD as a Full Time employee?	No
Is this candidate required to give notice – Please elaborate in the comment section	No
Skills
Financial Industry Experience	10 years
Installing Software packages and Builds (COTS)	10 years
Solution Designer experience	10 years
SRS/SDS experience	10 years
Nice to Have
Short-listing Questions
Previous TD exp.	Yes
Skills
Agile Experience	1 years
Database (Oracle, SQL)	1 years