Application Release Engineer - Automation I

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada); Mississauga; On-site; CAD 76,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Application Release Engineer to enhance their automation processes and cloud services. This role involves designing and implementing automated build and deployment systems, ensuring seamless integration within the business environment, and acting as a key resource for technical strategies. You will leverage your expertise to improve service levels and contribute to cross-functional initiatives, all while fostering a positive team environment. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to growth and innovation, where your contributions will make a significant impact on customer experiences and operational excellence.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Paid time off

Career development opportunities

Reward and recognition programs

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in Application Release Engineering.
• Expertise in automation, cloud services, and deployment pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain automated build and deploy processes.
• Evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within business technology architecture.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives as a subject matter expert.

Skills

Automation

Cloud Services

Scripting (Bash, Python, PowerShell, YAML)

Troubleshooting

Networking

Continuous Integration

Risk Management

Education

University or post-graduate degree

Strong academic background in computer science or engineering

Tools

Jenkins

Nexus/Artifactory

Git

JIRA

Confluence

Docker

Job description

Application Release Engineer - Automation I

Work Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Hours: 37.5

Line of Business: Technology Solutions

Pay Details: $76,800 - $115,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD.

Job Description:

CUSTOMER

1. Design, implement and maintain an automated build and install/deploy process; develop and maintain build scripts of projects and/or products.
2. In partnership with appropriate parties, evaluate and recommend optimal solutions within business technology architecture; collect environment requirements for infrastructure implementation by analyzing the current system environment, using technical tools and utilities.
3. Develop and recommend technical strategies and solutions to maintain and/or expand service levels.
4. Development and definition of automated mechanism for developers (software engineers) to deploy code in repeatable fashion across all environments.
5. Integrate technical solutions within the business environment, recognizing system interdependencies and reusability, and ensuring seamless delivery.
6. Define appropriate security levels are established and maintained for processes, information exchange and system implementations.
7. Act as an expert resource providing insight and recommendations based on industry and technology trends, system strategy and design.
8. Perform functions for cloud services and products.

SHAREHOLDER

1. Apply best practices and knowledge of internal/external business issues to improve products or services in own discipline.
2. Apply the guiding principles of an engineering and service philosophy to the release practices being expressed through four major principles – self-service models, high velocity, hermetic builds and enforcement of policies and procedures.
3. Contribute to the development of the guiding principles by providing feedback to the Application Release Engineering practice leaders based on platform knowledge, experience and identification of opportunities.
4. Contribute to the creation of ARE metrics with the goal of demonstrating automation progress and benefits achieved.
5. Identify, recommend, source, negotiate and implement improvements/solutions (buy/build/reuse) that enhance customer experience and availability, and reduce cost in support of segment platform/product needs.
6. Lead and/or participate in cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations.
7. Interact with governance and control groups to provide subject matter expertise and consult on risk issues/items related to Engineering technology and tools.
8. Keep abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impacts.
9. Protect the interests of the organization – identify and manage risks, and escalate non-standard, high risk transactions/activities as necessary.
10. Maintain a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite.

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

1. Participate fully as a member of the team, support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork.
2. Support the team by continuously enhancing knowledge/expertise in own area and participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit.
3. Keep current on emerging trends/developments and grow knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques.
4. Participate in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team.
5. Keep others informed and up-to-date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities.
6. Contribute to the success of the team by willingly assisting others in the completion and performance of work activities; provide training, coaching and/or guidance as appropriate.
7. Contribute to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce.
8. Act as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally.

BREADTH & DEPTH

1. Key Subject matter expert with specialized knowledge in managing multiple broad, highly complex platforms that are diverse in scope.
2. Consults and engages other peers in Engineering, Operations and Development teams with respect to all aspects of operational support/solutions.
3. Works autonomously on highly complex project issues which are diverse in scope and/or multifaceted; often provides leadership and direction to business heads to establish and execute common goals.
4. Manages large-scale applications/systems/projects across multiple product lines/businesses, involving significant scope and complexity.
5. Understands strategic direction (including financials) and champions alliances to benefit the Bank.
6. Advocates for operational improvements to enhance value to the organization; provides recommendations on the development of resolutions, plans and strategies for operational advancement.
7. Foresees issues and gaps by identifying emerging industry trends and implications to TD.
8. Typically reports to the Application Release Engineering Segment Practice Lead.

EXPERIENCE AND / OR EDUCATION

1. University or post-graduate degree.
2. Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering).
3. 7+ years relevant experience.

Specialty Requirements

1. ARE (focusing on continuous integration, infrastructure deployments, application code packaging and deployments, and test automation).
2. Understanding in Java, NodeJS, JavaScript, .NET.
3. Work with the following tools: Jenkins, Nexus/Artifactory.
4. Expertise in creating, integrating, and supporting automated build & deployment pipelines in Jenkins.
5. Working with build tools, especially Maven, Ant, NPM.
6. Working with following technologies, configuration management, and containerization solutions (Salt, Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Docker, Mesos, OpenShift).

Foundational Requirements

1. Troubleshooting cloud virtual machines using Open Stack and Cloudify or AWS, Azure, Bluemix, Google Cloud for development and production environments.
2. Scripting and debugging cloud infrastructure provisioning automation.
3. Delivering changes to development, test, and production environments.
4. Deploying and configuring and managing Linux, AIX, Windows, SQL, Oracle server infrastructure on enterprise scale.
5. Has an understanding of networking (routing, load balancing, firewalls), storage (local, NAS, SAN) within the lower environments.
6. Strong expertise in leading troubleshooting efforts across teams and implementing fixes; proficiency with JIRA is an asset.
7. Knowledge of Monitoring systems (Nagios/AppDynamics).
8. Scripting skills in Bash, Python, PowerShell, YAML.
9. Good understanding of environment integration testing within the lower environments.
10. Work with Git, BitBucket, Jira, Confluence, HipChat.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information:

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet

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