Title:  Technical Analyst Advisory (Prime Services)

Requisition ID: 248369

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

The Team 

Global Banking and Markets Engineering (GBME) is the fast-moving, award-winning technology engine that powers Scotiabank’s Corporate, Investment Banking, and Capital Markets businesses. 

The Role 

GBME is searching for a Technical Specialist Advisory to liaison between business stakeholders and internal engineering, architects and external vendor teams, ensuring solutions are developed and delivered on time, efficiently and with high quality for various projects within GBME. 

Role will be based in the Cash Prime Broker IT group in support of the Prime Services global businesses with a focus across many dimensions covering functional SME to all Front Office and Middle Office functions in support of the business clients, face-off to vendor where core systems are run covering change request management and testing and provide functional specification to the developers in the team in support of internally developed capabilities.

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

• Demonstrate an informed knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities.
• Ensure business specifications/requirements documentation is accurately prepared and comprehensive to support sizing/development efforts and as input to various project documentation.
• Develop and deliver Business Requirements Documents, Design Documents, Use Cases, and Process Models and Test Plans as required.
• Performed detailed data analysis to map internal data flows to vendor supplied data integration specification and to support developers in the build of such integration artifacts.
• Perform detailed data analysis on developer produced reports for data accuracy, completeness and consistency prior to data being transmitted to vendors for integration in vendor solution
• Development of detailed test plans for all in scope tasks.
• Responsible for verification and cross-checking of data transmitted to vendor has been correctly represented in vendor UI.
• Log and track bugs found either independently, reported by the business or reported by vendor.
• Participate in the development of detailed project plans, the monitoring of progress against planned objectives and securing consensus and co-operation from users and senior management.
• Work closely across GBME technology teams during all stages of the system development life cycle and bridge the gap between business and technology sides of the solution.
• Liaising between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions that meet user needs. 
• Build relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues in Global regions.
• Support production issues and handle escalations during Release cycles 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:

• 5+ years of Business Analysis experience with proven ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver working results.
• 5+ years practical experience and product business knowledge in capital markets and in particular extensive experience with all cash Prime Brokerage business processes, process flows, data and systems for Equity, Fixed Income and Options products.
• Experience working on projects that span change in front, middle or back-office systems and teams.
• Minimum 4 years’ working knowledge of databases such as SQL Server, with ability to create and run complex queries independently.  
• Experience working with all phases of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle).
• Excellent Excel skills and in particular familiarity with Pivot tables and cross-referencing independent datasets.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and deliver working results.
• Proficient with Unix Tools, SQL queries, PL/SQL, and SQL Loader - or equivalent
• A recognized undergraduate degree or diploma in business administration, computer science or related field required. 

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. 
• Excellent opportunities to work directly with business stakeholders in Front Office and Middle Office
• 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! 

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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.