Senior Software Engineer (Capital Markets)

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Capital Markets team. The role involves developing and enhancing applications, collaborating with various teams, and requires 4+ years of experience with Java/Python, SQL, and CI tools. The successful candidate will thrive in an Agile environment. Competitive rewards and a commitment to diversity and inclusion are offered.

Benefits

Upskilling opportunities

Flexible vacation

Competitive rewards program

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience with Java / Python.
• 4+ years’ experience developing, deploying large scale applications.
• 4+ years’ experience reading and running SQL scripts.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with end users to understand business needs.
• Deliver and enhance new and current solutions and applications.
• Design, deliver and implement a database schema.

Skills

Java / Python

SQL scripts

UNIX Shell scripting

Data technologies

Continuous Integration (CI)

Agile environment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Maven

Gradle

Jenkins

Job description

Title: Senior Software Engineer (Capital Markets)

Requisition ID: 237803

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.

GBME is searching for Software Engineers who are continuous learners and are eager to boost capabilities of capital markets products and analytics platforms.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical and engineering mindset. You will work closely with business teams and cross functional engineering leaders to develop and implement market leading solutions for the various projects within GBME.

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

• Work closely with end users and business teams to understand business needs, conduct gap analysis and requirements assessments as needed
• Partner with Architecture on the design and integration
• Deliver and enhance new and current solutions and applications
• Be involved in the full life cycle of a project, responsible for producing actionable and complete specifications, writing production quality code, and implementation
• Design, deliver and implement a database schema
• Design test sets and automate where possible, including functional and non-functional testing, regression testing as well as performance testing
• Write deployment scripts and leverage tools such as the Accelerator pipeline to promote code
• Support the solution in production (as needed)
• Improve the end user experience by finding scalable solutions and addressing complex ad hoc queries
• Effectively communicate with technical and non-technical audiences
• Able to work with and refactor legacy code (as needed)
• Coach and train end users (as needed)
• Participate and run SCRUM meetings (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:

• 4+ years’ experience with Java / Python
• 4+ years’ experience developing, deploying, and maintaining large scale applications with complex integration
• 4 + years’ experience reading, writing, and running SQL scripts
• Recent experience working with data technologies and databases, preferably in one or more of: SQL, Oracle DBMS, Apache NiFi, Apache Kafka; comfortable working with large datasets
• Recent experience in developing test cases with JUnit and Mockito for Unit testing and logging using Log4J
• 4+ years’ experience with UNIX Shell scripting in Sun Solaris/Linux environments
• 4+ years’ recent experience with shell scripting any scheduler tool
• Hands-on experience working with Continuous Integration (CI) build-automation tools such as Maven, Gradle and Jenkins
• Experience working in an Agile environment, with experience and understanding of Test-Driven Development methodology
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or relevant experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with some automated deployment
• Understanding of networking protocols and security principles
• Capital Markets product knowledge
• Experience with Messaging BUS/Brokers; IBM MQ/ Kafka/ Redis
• Experience working with real-time, high availability and low latency systems
• Experience in Java multi-threaded applications

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 employees to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations – 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.
• 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 – opportunities for community engagement & belonging with programs such as hackathons, contests, and more.

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.