SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SPECIALIST – FULLSTACK MOBILE

BDC; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian bank in Montreal is looking for a Software Engineering Specialist to support and improve a range of applications across various business lines. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in .Net and SwiftUI, along with experience in Agile methodologies. Responsibilities include participating in the Secure Software Development lifecycle and ensuring the quality of IT systems. The role offers flexible benefits and a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Flexible and competitive benefits

Hybrid work model

Wellness and health care spending account

Qualifications

• At least five years of experience as an iOS developer.
• Experience in the banking sector is an asset.
• Hands-on experience building microservices or distributed systems is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Report to the Application Services Chapter Lead.
• Participate in all phases of the Secure Software Development lifecycle.
• Design and implement technical solutions.

Skills

Experience in developing and maintaining solutions with .Net Core with C#

Experience in developing front-end solutions with SwiftUI and UIKit

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

Hands-on experience with agile delivery teams

Proficiency in development with Azure cloud

Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and design patterns

Practical experience in Agile mode (Scrum, Kanban)

Experience in developing secure solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Visual Studio

Azure DevOps

SQL Server

Git

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means:

• Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
• Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more...

Explore the BDC Way in our Culture Book

POSITION OVERVIEW

Reporting to the Application Services Chapter Lead, the Software Engineering Specialist is an integrated role within the application solutions development team. The Specialist must be involved in the full development cycle, starting with planning and estimates; secondly, by the implementation and deployment of services, and finally by orchestration and complex integrations following the requirements in a context of continuous integration and deployment. This person is required to work fluidly, in a constantly changing environment and in collaborative mode.

The person who joins the team as a Software Engineering Specialist will be part of a group that is responsible for supporting and improving a large number of applications. These applications cover various key BDC processes across its various business lines (Security, Lending Processes, CRM, etc.).

The work carried out takes place in a complex environment, as our applications interact with the core of the Bank's processes. A solid knowledge of .Net and SwiftUI development is essential to master the ecosystem of this team. In addition, knowledge of the banking world would be an important asset to master the business processes and rules integrated into our applications.

Mastering the Agile way of working is essential to integrate well into our ecosystem. The Software Engineering Specialist must also collaborate with other developers in the field, as well as with analysts and developers within their team.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Participate in all phases of the Secure Software Development (SSDLC) lifecycle;
• Design and implement technical solutions that comply with the client's requirements and software development standards;
• Produce and maintain architecture and design documents, throughout the development and after the release of the software;
• Ensure the maintenance of existing applications;
• Actively participate in agile ceremonies and team meetings;
• Adapt to the evolution of technology and the application of new methods to achieve the organization's objectives and follow best practices for the financial sector and the IT industry;
• Control the quality and stability of the IT systems provided by following standard product lifecycle development (PLC) practices;
• Perform regular maintenance on unit tests and ensure that documentation related to development processes is up to date.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Professional experience and education

• Bachelor's degree in information technology or equivalent experience;
• At least five years of experience as an iOS developer;
• Experience in the banking sector is an asset.

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience in developing and maintaining solutions with .Net Core with C#;
• Experience in developing front-end solutions with SwiftUI and UIKit;
• Experience designing, documenting, developing, securing, and consuming REST APIs. Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps;
• Practical experience in Agile mode (Scrum, Kanban, ...);
• Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and design patterns;
• Experience with modern authentication and authorization mechanisms (OpenID Connect & OAuth);
• Experience in the development of robust automated tests (unit tests, service tests);
• Experience with CICD pipeline with yaml (pipeline as code);
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills;
• Hands-on experience working with agile delivery teams;
• Experience in developing secure solutions;
• Proficiency in development with the various resources of the Azure cloud environment, as well as cloud design patterns;
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Visual Studio, Git, Azure DevOps, NuGet and related tools;
• Experience working with relational databases such as SQL Server and MySQL;
• Good understanding of event-driven architecture and knowledge of event streaming and messaging systems such as Kafka and ActiveMQ;
• Understanding of containerization and cloud services (Docker, Kubernetes, Tanzu);
• Understanding of software engineering approaches such as TDD, Pair Programming, CI/CD, and DevOps;
• Hands-on experience building microservices or distributed systems is an asset;
• Experience in building scalable and highly available applications is an asset.

Language

• Bilingualism, oral and written, is required.

Other

• Team player;
• Ability to work in a matrix environment;
• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, adaptability, autonomy and learning skills;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

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