Title:  Software Engineer Specialist

Requisition ID: 246436

Thanks for your interest in ScotiaTech, Scotiabank's new and innovative Technology hub in Bogota.

Join a purpose driven winning team that promotes creativity and innovation in a fast-paced environment, where we’re always committed to results, in an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing culture.

 

Purpose

Supports the development team in delivering high-quality solutions for the Global Insurance Creditor domain by contributing to API implementation, backend/frontend support, and bug fixes. Ensures compliance with internal policies and procedures as well is responsible to deliver the different initiatives of the Insurance Technology domain.

Accountabilities

• Participates in API implementation, Spring Boot, ReactJs, and backend/frontend support for insurance creditor applications.
• Assists with bug fixes and technical troubleshooting for global insurance creditor solutions.
• Collaborates with team members in an agile environment.
• Contributes to code reviews and documentation.
• Supports integration with REST APIs, OAuth 2.0/JWT, and message queues.
• Follows DevOps practices using Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git.
• Writes automated unit test cases (Junits).
• Adheres to security best practices.
• Performs solution design reviews and code reviews for the team.
• Participates in systems implementation, planning, and documentation development for global insurance creditor initiatives.
• Applies agile development methodologies and works within an agile environment.
• Provides production technical support for insurance creditor applications.
• Ensures adherence to operational, compliance, and conduct risk controls.
• Participates actively in a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Education / Experience / Other Information (include only those that are specific to the role)

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 3+ years’ experience with Java, Spring Boot, and modern backend frameworks such as Node.js, Express.js, PHP
• 3+ years’ experience with React, React Native, Next.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, SASS, Tailwind, Bootstrap, Semantic UI
• Experience with RESTful APIs, Microservices architecture, and API Gateway
• Strong familiarity with GCP (Google Cloud Platform), Atlas or other Cloud technologies.
• Strong debugging, performance optimization and problem-solving abilities
• Database experience with PostGreSQL and Redis (session/cache), MySQL, MongoDB, PostgreSQL
• Experience with PostGreSQL and Redis is an asset.
• Understanding of Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Git.
• 3+ years’ experience working with Java/J2EE. Java 8 experience preferred. Familiarity with multiple external Java frameworks is a plus (Spring, Struts, Log4J, etc.) working on data transformation. 
• Experience with automated testing and code review tools is a strong plus
• Strong configuration skills, very comfortable working with complex data pipelines
• Familiarity with major transport protocols: FTP, SFTP and other SSH connectivity tools.
• Must be able to demonstrate ability to see technical overview of system and impact analysis of changes to overall system.
• Language fluency in English is a must

Working Conditions

• Work in a standard office-based environment with obligatory assistance of minimum days to the office; non-standard hours are a common occurrence. 

Location(s):  Colombia : Bogota : Bogota

ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogota, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits.

At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.