Technical Lead, Cloud APIs & Microservices

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity and Inclusion programs

Tuition assistance

Competitive Rewards program

Flexible vacation

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Technical Lead to join their Global Wealth Engineering team. The role involves leading technical decision-making, developing enterprise-scale APIs, and ensuring best practices while remaining hands-on in coding and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will have a background in Computer Science and extensive experience in Java and Spring Boot, alongside strong skills in cloud platforms like Azure or GCP. Additional perks include diversity initiatives, a competitive rewards program, and flexible work options.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead technically while remaining hands-on.
• Extensive experience building enterprise-scale APIs and microservices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical decision‑making for the scrum teams.
• Develop and enforce coding standards and testing approaches.
• Collaborate with product owners to plan technical items in the backlog.

Skills

Enterprise-scale APIs

Java

Spring Boot

REST/JSON

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

SQL databases

Domain-Driven Design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Google GCP

Dynatrace

Splunk

Job description

A leading financial institution in Toronto is seeking a Technical Lead to join their Global Wealth Engineering team. The role involves leading technical decision-making, developing enterprise-scale APIs, and ensuring best practices while remaining hands-on in coding and troubleshooting. Ideal candidates will have a background in Computer Science and extensive experience in Java and Spring Boot, alongside strong skills in cloud platforms like Azure or GCP. Additional perks include diversity initiatives, a competitive rewards program, and flexible work options.