Title:  Software Developer

Requisition ID: 209143

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

Scotiabank is in the process of actively modernizing its technology landscape, particularly around areas of cloud computing and core banking services. Full stack engineers at "The Platform Organisation" group are at the center of this exciting journey. You'll be working closely with other engineers to build great products and features that are used by internal and external customers and have a wide impact across the entire organization. You will be responsible for building the solution, and helping make some of the most significant decisions for our technology products.

We're looking for people with a strong background in building successful products or systems at scale, capable of breaking down complex problems and provide solutions with a willingness to get things done. Software Development Engineers at “The Platform Organisation” can help us accelerate Scotiabank's journey in turning into a true technology company.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Works closely with Delivery and Engineering teams, Product Owners and technical platform teams to design and develop high quality Commercial Banking Platform, APIs and solutions supporting the Commercial Customers
• End-to-end software design and development of complex distributed cloud based micro-service system.
• Collaborate with development team working from various locations on system development and systems integration.
• Building and enhancing the infrastructure required to support the platforms in terms of robustness, scalability, availability and efficiency
• Ability to design and deliver software that can scale elastically across multiple data centers and cloud vendors while staying resilient.
• Understands relationship of application/systems and data solution
• Understands testing at every stage of development. This includes unit, integration, acceptance and performance testing
• Ability to communicate with precision while being concise.
• Experience using a systems analysis and design methodology
• Performing research and development to evaluate emerging technologies and their potential to redesign banking, transaction processing and administration platforms.
• Collaborate on aligning solutions to strategic technical and capability roadmaps and identifying new shared capabilities and business opportunities.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 5+ years of experience in IT, with an emphasis on Cloud, Spring Boot, REST API and micro-service development, and proven ability in delivery web-based applications.
• Practical experience of the following technologies and platforms
• Cloud Architecture Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, AWS etc.
• Knowledge of Domain Driven Design, Event Driven Architecture, High Availability and other architecture patterns and principles
• Experience of working with Enterprise Architecture Frameworks and their application
• Experience in delivering code using TDD, CI/CD, code analysis and coverage tools to support automated testing and monitoring
• SQL/NoSQL databases (SQL Server, MongoDB, Cassandra)
• REST/SOAP Protocols, Events (Kafka), OpenAPI specification
• Popular Java/JavaScript Frameworks, Runtimes and Components (e.g. React, Node JS, Java, Spring Boot etc…)
• Source Code Management Systems (GIT)
• Security – secure development principles, OAuth, infrastructure security, etc.
• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science/Engineering, Information Systems, or other related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Nice to have qualifications:
• Certifications - Experience designing and implementing cloud-based applications on a major public cloud offering (Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Experience working with scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell).

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 and Workplace Accommodations - 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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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.