Senior Software Engineer

Scotiabank • Toronto, ON

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Software Engineer position is a key contributor to a key portfolio within the Cloud and Platform Engineering Group, ensuring business strategies, plans and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. This role is accountable for development and operations implementation of technology solutions that support Digital Banking and Cloud Business strategies and objectives as well as ensuring compliance with security and bank regulations. This role will contribute to the overall success of the Cloud and Platform Engineering unit by ensuring the delivery of high-quality technology solutions through effective collaboration with technology professionals and key stakeholders within Digital Banking and across Scotiabank.

Requirements

• 6 or more years in progressive roles within Application Engineering/Technology, with technical working experience developing and/or supporting multi-platform based applications and infrastructure.
• Advanced development experience & skills with REST API, functional programming, object oriented design, data structures, and systems integration.
• Experience working with authenticated, customer focused applications
• Deep knowledge coding in Java, JavaScript Frameworks, HTML and CSS
• Experience in the administration CICD tools (e.g. GIT, Cloudbees, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Argo)
• Ability to work with configuration and orchestration tools to automate deployment delivery such as Ansible, Terraform,and Kubernetes
• Familiarity with container-based virtualization technology such as Docker
• Fluency in scripting languages like Groovy, Shell, Golang and Python
• Experience with public cloud solutions like Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
• Knowledgeable with policy-as-code and deployment gating concepts
• High level Unix/Linux administration skills.
• Stayed up to date with industry best practices

Responsibilities

• Works closely with business lines and Digital Banking stakeholders (e.g. Systems Testing, Release Management, Development, Security) in the planning, development and implementation of technology solutions.
• Responsible for meeting scheduled milestones to ensure project/program objectives are met in a timely manner and are in accordance with the product roadmap approved by the business line.
• Responsible for timely resolution of internal/external issues, ensuring solutions provided to the business meet best practices, quality and security standards
• Key accountabilities include design, development and maintenance of cloud platforms, services, and components to enable safe enterprise-wide use of public cloud offerings
• Manage communication with all key stakeholders and bank groups that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed.
• Collaborate with a team of technology professionals to successfully deliver high-quality technology solutions through scheduling, technical direction, future planning and standard CI/CD practices.
• Opportunities for Mentoring more junior team members
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Writes well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices
• Gathers and refines specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Creates and maintains software documentation

Benefits

• competitive rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs on pension and profit sharing, paid vacation, personal & sick days, medical, vision, and dental benefits that start from day one and much more!
• Access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can hone your current skills, or learn new ones
• Our work from home social channel offers weekly virtual yoga, social events, learning opportunities, and contests to share current experiences & promote wellbeing in our new remote environment
• Dress codes don't apply here: being comfortable does
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• We hire you for your talent — not just a job — so you can grow with us. We’ll equip you for success not only in your role, but also in your career as a whole
• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity and curiosity and celebrates success!
• Free shuttle service to and from Union Station, onsite subsidized cafeteria with a chef, and an onsite fitness center

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed