Senior IT Developer

TD Securities (USA) LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

TD Securities (USA) LLC is seeking a Java Developer / Data Engineer to join the Compliance, Surveillance & Supervision Product Technology team. This role involves designing and integrating tools for surveillance operations, working with both bank systems and vendor solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong Core Java and data engineering skills, and experience with big data frameworks such as Apache Spark. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and integrating robust data pipelines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in related field.
• Strong understanding of data storage, ETL, and data engineering patterns.
• Familiarity with Capital Markets asset classes and products.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and integrate tools and technologies for compliance.
• Build robust, scalable, and maintainable data pipelines.
• Integrate upstream bank systems with core surveillance platforms.

Skills

Core Java

Python

Apache Spark

Data Engineering

ETL

Kafka

Solace

Tools

Databricks

Hadoop

Job description

Business Context

The Java Developer / Data Engineer will join the Compliance, Surveillance & Supervision Product Technology team, which delivers technology solutions supporting the Compliance, Surveillance, and Supervision product group. The team works with both internally developed platforms and vendor solutions, including NICE Actimize, SMART, and Trading Hub. Solutions delivered by the team must satisfy regulatory, compliance, internal audit, technology risk management, and information security obligations applicable to TD Securities.

Position Overview

This role will be responsible for the design, implementation, and integration of tools and technologies used across the Compliance, Surveillance, and Supervision domain. The successful candidate will help integrate upstream bank systems with core surveillance platforms and will build robust, scalable, and maintainable data pipelines and analytics engines.

Business Knowledge

• Familiarity with Capital Markets asset classes and products
• Understanding of compliance concepts, including AML, trade surveillance, and payments surveillance
• Experience designing and building surveillance data models

Technical Knowledge and Hands‑on Experience

• At least 3 years of related experience
• Strong Core Java experience, with some Python exposure; proven ability to build, unit test, deliver, and productionise scalable distributed systems
• Solid understanding of data storage, ETL, and modern data engineering patterns
• Experience with big data processing frameworks, including Apache Spark
• Hands‑on experience with cloud data lakes, relational databases, and big data platforms such as Databricks and Hadoop
• Ability to work with large data sets in both batch‑oriented and near‑real‑time environments
• Experience integrating enterprise systems with vendor applications
• Understanding of messaging systems and integration patterns, including Solace and Kafka

Nice to Have

• Implementation experience with vendor surveillance platforms, such as NICE Actimize
• Understanding of workflow engines
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and Agile delivery methodology