Senior Development / Design Specialist

TD; Canada; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking a Senior Technology Solutions role in Toronto, Canada. This position involves leading a team in creating customer authentication solutions, requiring a strong background in full stack development and leadership in driving solution delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in large-scale enterprise solutions, particularly in Java. Competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development are offered, making this an exciting opportunity for individuals looking to grow their careers in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Savings and retirement programs

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10-12 years of hands-on developer experience.
• Recent 2-3 years in a leadership role.
• Experience in building large-scale enterprise solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and partner with a team of software engineers.
• Drive the design of technology product groups.
• Mentor junior developers.

Skills

Full stack development (Java)

Technical leadership

Design patterns expertise

REST API & microservices

Event streaming using Kafka

Azure public cloud design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in technology

Tools

Kafka

Jenkins

Splunk

Data Dog

Job description

Work Location

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours

37.5

Line of Business

Technology Solutions

Pay Details

$115,600 - $163,200 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. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job‑related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

We are an enterprise customer authentication platform offering customer identity management, authentication, risk assessment and post authentication workforce enablement assisted channel capabilities. As a senior member of the organization, you must thrive in a technical leadership role and naturally be a collaborative & transparent team member. You will lead/partner with a highly versatile team of software engineers with the key partnership of product owner and architects. You will drive the technology product group level design and be able to articulate solution options to the senior leadership. Your design specialization must have strong emphasis on proven design patterns, trade‑offs and evolutionary incremental changes that lead to a north‑star.

We are part of the Next Evolution of Work (NEW) CIAM Product Family within Protect with the full adoption of TD Scaled Agile practice (TDSA). We are embarking on an interesting transformation change to operate in this new operating model with a strong emphasis on product culture and a value‑driven mindset.

Responsibilities and Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in technology programs
• Minimum of 10‑12 years of strong hands‑on developer experience with recent 2‑3 years in a leadership role driving solution end‑to‑end
• Strong technology background as a full stack (Java primarily) developer with exceptional experience building large‑scale enterprise solutions
• Led industry‑leading COTS solution integration with home‑grown enterprise capabilities
• Designed and built highly resilient, fault‑tolerant and high‑throughput application ecosystems
• Excellent database knowledge and hands‑on experience managing a large RDBMS and LDAP solutions
• Built REST API, microservice, container solutions
• Excellent real‑world implementation experience in event streaming using Kafka
• Strong understanding of Azure public cloud design and implementation
• Led high‑performance professionals at various capacities (junior to senior designer)
• Engaged in their professional development
• Mentored junior developers and BSA within and outside the team
• As necessary, hands‑on approach to technology
• Active participant in PoC and solution design thinking
• Provided strong technical leadership
• Advocated for Public Cloud Azure adoption
• Led and embraced Agile work culture
• Participated in all aspects of application development life‑cycle: PoC, ideation, design, build, test and ongoing operation
• Embraced DevOps culture including CI/CD, Jenkins, test automation
• Used vulnerability scan tools
• Used log management tools such as Splunk and Data Dog
• Embraced a learning mindset to take each task as a challenge to learn and share knowledge as a way of continuous improvement
• Acted with an ownership culture to drive meaningful change that aligns with the overall enterprise product vision
• Mentored entry‑level developers within and outside the team
• Active participant in PoC and solution design thinking

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. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, which is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we’re innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you have years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations, mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you toward your goals. As an organization, we keep growing—and so will you.

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. Learn more

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.

Language Requirement (Quebec only)

Sans Objet