Title:  Software Engineer

Requisition ID: 240786

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

Group Treasury and Risk Technology, Corporate & Commercial Banking Technology team provides project, change, and development management services for non-retail enterprise risk systems, supporting the Global Risk Management (GRM) business lines

The Role 

Our team is searching for Software Engineers who are continuous learners and are eager to boost capabilities of business banking products

The successful candidate will have a strong technical and engineering mindset. You will work closely with business teams and cross functional engineering leaders to develop and implement market leading solutions for the various projects within Corporate & Commercial Banking Technology. You are passionate about developing applications that are reusable, efficient, and scalable, working in an innovated cross functional team environment.

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

• Provide L2 technical support to production applications
• Be involved in the full life cycle of a project, responsible for producing actionable and complete specifications, writing production quality code, and implementation
• Deliver and enhance new and current solutions and applications
• Design, deliver and implement a database schema
• Write deployment scripts and leverage tools such as the Accelerator pipeline to promote code
• Partner with Architecture on the design and integration
• Improve the end user experience by finding scalable solutions and addressing complex ad hoc queries
• Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate closely with business analysts, end users, and business teams to understand requirements, perform gap analyses, assess business needs, and define development effort estimates
• Able to work with and refactor legacy code (as needed)
• Participate and run SCRUM Meetings (as needed)
• Design test sets and automate where possible, including functional and non functional testing, regression testing as well as performance testing (as needed)

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

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or relevant experience
• Experience with 2 or more modern development languages (C#, Python, Core Java, etc.)
• 3+ years’ experience developing, deploying, and maintaining large scale applications with complex integration 
• Strong understanding of SQL and experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL, MSSQL, MySQL). 
• 2 + years’ experience reading, writing, and running SQL scripts
• Experience working in an Agile environment, with experience and understanding of Test-Driven Development methodology
• knowledge or experience in the use of GIT, Gradle, Jira, Confluence or a similar tool(s) for building Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines
• Technical working knowledge of Web Services, REST, STS Spring Tools, or Eclipse Integrated Development Environment (IDE)
• Knowledge of SSL and setup of secure handshake between applications 
• Technical knowledge of development and implementation of cloud like Google Cloud and Splunk

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience in the banking/financial services industry would be an asset
• Experience with some automated deployment 
• Understanding of networking protocols
• Understanding of security principles
• React experience
• Experience with Moody’s Analytics CreditLens application

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 everyone 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. 
• Remote-friendly work environment will provide you with the flexibility to perform at your best. 
• 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! 

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.