IT Manager Development

The Toronto-Dominion Bank (Canada); Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution based in Toronto is seeking an IT Development Manager to oversee a technology team focused on delivering payment solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Java and leadership, capable of managing engineering efforts while driving innovation. This role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits

Competitive salary

Career development programs

Work-life balance initiatives

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technical leadership experience in leading teams delivering large scale projects.
• 5+ years managing engineering teams.
• 8+ years of experience in Java / JEE.
• 3+ years of experience in Scala / Spark.
• Strong experience in Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to deliver high quality software.
• Manage multiple streams and ensure stability of environments.
• Conduct Design Review and Code Review processes.
• Analyze production issues and provide permanent solutions.
• Explore new capabilities and technologies to drive innovation.

Skills

Java / JEE

Spark / Scala

Big Data / Hadoop / Hive

Springboot / Angular / RestAPI

Cassandra / No SQL database

MS SQL Server

Git

Linux

Job description

Description

We are looking for a IT Development Manager that is passionate about providing useful, working software that will have a real impact on the way our bank does business. The successful candidate will be responsible for the strategic solution for a number of Domain Services and Frameworks in the Real Time Payments technology team. This is a unique opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technologies to solve problems of scale and speed for solutions that are used by TD Customers worldwide!

Responsibilities

• Lead the team to deliver high quality software and help business to run their business efficiently.
• Lead the team to manage multiple streams and follow proper code promotion process.
• Manage lower development environments and ensure the stability of environment.
• Conduct Design Review and Code Review processes to ensure quality of software.
• Ability to reverse engineering legacy codes, find ways to optimize codes and address system bottleneck.
• Ability to analyze production issues and provide a solution to resolve the issue permanently.
• Promote the best practices and follow the continuous integration and delivery.
• Drive transformation by continuously looking for ways to automate existing processes, test, and optimize data quality.
• Explore new capabilities and technologies to drive innovation.
• Experience in managing an engineering team.

Desired Skillsets

• Java / JEE
• Spark / Scala
• Big Data / Hadoop / Hive
• Springboot / Angular / RestAPI
• Cassandra / No SQL database
• MS SQL Server
• Git
• Linux

Technical Skills

• 10+ technical leadership experience in leading engineering team delivering large scale and mission critical projects.
• 5+ years managing engineering team.
• 8+ years of Java / JEE experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the Spring tech stack and building microservices using Spring Boot
• 3+ years of experience in Scala / Spark.
• Strong experience with Hadoop, Spark, Parquet or similar Big Data technologies.
• Strong experience in Linux environment.
• Experience in designing and integrating with REST APIs.
• Experience working with messaging technologies (e.g. Kafka)
• Experience with RDBMS, demonstrable fluency in SQL and any non-relational db such as Cassandra (is preferred).
• Experience of Git, CI / CD toolset (Maven), Jenkins, working within an Agile environment.
• Understanding on best practices and design patterns.
• Experience developing and managing highly scalable and low latency systems.
• A passion for bringing best products to the customer, simplifying and automating work, for making things better, for being efficient and helping others.

Business Skills

• Good communication skills. Experience in collaborating efficiently within a global team.
• Demonstrable experience working in a fast‑paced environment, working with PMs and our business sponsors.

Nice to have

• Hands‑on experience with P2P payments solutions.

Who We Are :

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry‑leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth‑oriented, people‑focused, and community‑minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

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. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

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. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

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 (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

Sans Objet