Software Engineer II

TD•Toronto, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

TD is seeking a Software Engineer II to join their Technology Solutions team in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This role involves performing moderately complex to complex technical tasks independently, with guidance for high-risk changes. The engineer will develop program specifications, design, code, integrate, test, debug, and implement mainframe solutions. Responsibilities include supporting business inquiries, operational needs through enhancements and break/fix implementations, participating in quality management reviews, developing and maintaining high-quality code, providing technical support during incident management, and contributing to process improvements. The role also involves identifying opportunities for efficiency, cost reduction, and enhanced stakeholder experience, as well as supporting remediation actions for performance, risk, audit, compliance, and governance issues. Keeping stakeholders informed of project status and collaborating effectively across teams are key aspects of this position. Proficiency with Git and familiarity with enterprise source control, change management, release management, and deployment practices in regulated environments are required. Strong communication skills are essential for collaboration.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Strong engineering background delivering enterprise applications, including mainframe solutions, batch processing systems, online transaction processing, and service-enabled integrations.
Undergraduate degree, Postgraduate degree or Technical Certificate
Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering)
3-5 years relevant experience
7+ years of application development experience, including end-to-end design, development, testing, implementation, and production support.
Hands-on experience in application design and development, with strong working knowledge of mainframe technologies such as COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, VSAM, and batch processing frameworks.
Proficiency with Git and familiarity with enterprise source control, change management, release management, and deployment practices in regulated environments.
Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across engineering, infrastructure, operations, and business teams.
Strong knowledge of the relevant business domain, engineering frameworks, mainframe platforms, development tools, processes, and procedures used within the organization.

Nice To Haves

IMS DB/DC, SAS, CA-7, SQL, IBM OS/390, Z/OS, TSO, ISPF, QMF, SPUFI, CLIST, File-aid, TIBCO, NDM, FTP, Endevor, Test Sets, Service Now, Microservice, API
JAVA, Angular, VB Script, Spring, HTML5
Experience in financial services or customer‑focused service industries

Responsibilities

Perform moderately complex to complex technical tasks independently, with appropriate guidance for highly complex or high-risk changes.
Develop program specifications; design, code, integrate, test, debug, and implement mainframe solutions in accordance with business, technical, and control requirements.
Support business inquiries and operational needs through small enhancements, maintenance, and break/fix implementations, including source code, JCL, batch cycle, and related configuration changes; contribute to peer code reviews as required.
Participate in quality management reviews, including reviews of designs, prototypes, technical specifications, and requirements artifacts, to ensure completeness, quality, and alignment with business needs.
Develop and maintain high-quality code in compliance with enterprise standards, support unit testing, system testing, integration testing, production implementation, and post-deployment stabilization activities.
Provide technical support during incident management by analyzing production incidents and outages, performing impact assessments, supporting recovery activities, and communicating clearly with technology and business stakeholders throughout resolution.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of processes that help prevent recurring issues, and support root cause analysis, problem determination, and timely incident resolution using appropriate quality and control measures.
Adhere to enterprise engineering frameworks, software development methodologies, release processes, and control standards applicable to mainframe development and delivery.
Actively identify and support continuous improvement, automation, and modernization opportunities across mainframe engineering practices, including code quality, testing, deployment, and operational efficiency.
Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce operational costs, and enhance stakeholder experience through practical, well-reasoned technical recommendations and solutions.
Support and implement remediation actions to address performance, risk, audit, compliance, and governance issues within the application and production environment.
Keep team members and stakeholders informed of project status, delivery progress, risks, dependencies, and other relevant day-to-day updates.
Develop, enhance, and maintain solutions in support of engineering programs and projects within the assigned business and technology domain.