Title:  Junior Developer with Python, PySpark and SQL

Requisition ID: 262647 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: Global Treasury Technology.
• Project: Supporting multiple projects, partially application support, as well as assisting with enhancements
  
  

Candidate Value Proposition

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on multiple liquidity risk projects (modernization and regulatory projects).

In this role you will: 

• Primary scope of role is supporting daily operations (processes, batches, etc.)
• Participate in development of cost effective and robust applications
• Provide technical support to applications in production and during user acceptance testing.
• Participate in systems implementation, planning, and development.
• Provide technical guidance to other team members.
• Work within cross-functional teams to deliver project initiatives.
• About 50% is building net new code, 50% working on existing code and application support.
• Collaborating with core project teams, internal data platform team, infrastructure teams, security teams, as well as other internal parties.
• Working on execution/programming/unit testing of the project
• Working with Vendor applications.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

Must Have

• 2+ years of progressive technical work experience in application programming, system analysis, design, unit testing and debugging.
• 2+ years’ experience with, Python, PySpark, Docker, K8S, SQL, Operating Systems (Linux Redhat), Tools (Jira, Confluence, Artifactory, Bitbucket, SonarQube, GIT).
• 2+ years’ experience using Linux or Unix, including related scripting
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with RDBMS Systems Server. Postgres preferred.
  • Experience working with large volumes of data processed daily
• 2+ years working with Elastic Search

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
  
  

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience working on data transformation.
• Nifi hands-on experience
• Familiarity with major transport protocols: FTP, SFTP and other SSH connectivity tools
• Knowledge of financial instruments
• Experienced in application / solutions architecture
• Experience using source control systems, GIT preferred.
• Scotiabank experience and knowledge of internal processes is a great asset

Soft Skills:

• Curious in nature, and consistently on the look-out for process improvements.
• Ability to work independently with minimum supervision.
• The candidate must be able to interact with numerous internal teams including Operations, data Capture and Application support groups.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ideas must be able to be understood and shared easily.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong ability to work on several concurrent assignments involving various technologies and environments.
• Disciplined approach to development methodology and software development technologies and concepts.

Ideal candidate will have

• Experience working on projects with large data volumes.
• Experience working on regulatory projects.
• Best candidate would be able to clearly document processes created and facilitate knowledge transfer.
• Analytical thinking, as well as self-drive and initiative are the attributes most important to the hiring team (the individual must be self-driven, think proactively).
  
  

What's in it for you? 

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans. 
• Accessibility - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.   

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.