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Rakuten Kobo Inc. is looking for a Software Engineer III (contract) to join our Digital Catalog and tolino Backend Development team! This team is responsible for the development, quality, delivery and maintenance of our digital product CMS, pricing systems, product feeds as well as tolino back-end services.

Reporting to the Director of Software Engineering, the Software Engineer plays a vital role in all aspects of delivery from design, planning and implementation
through to releasing and monitoring.

Responsibilities:

• Build high quality, scalable software using JVM based languages (Java/Kotlin) using development best practices.
• Take ownership of and drive the technical evolution of Kobo’s content systems.
• Propose designs and Proof of Concepts to Architecture team and work with the team to deliver solutions to Production.
• Be proactive in identifying and addressing problems in Kobo’s systems and development processes.
• Participate in code reviews; happy to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Work closely with the product owner and other development teams on projects.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with teammates, the Operations team and business stakeholders.
• Mentoring junior team members across Kobo’s development teams.

The Skillset:
Required:

• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object oriented and functional programming.
• Extensive software development experience in one or more JVM based general purpose programming languages, preferably Java 17 and above as well as Kotlin.
• Software development experience with the Spring framework.
• Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical scenarios to our non-technical stakeholders as easily as you can run a training session for groups of developer. In English.
• Interest and ability to learn other coding languages and new technologies as needed.
• SOLID Principles and Practices, IoC & TDD.
• Experience in dealing with multi-threaded scenarios and concurrency issues in code, as well as experience in working on high-performance software.
• Experience using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with application performance monitoring and metrics collection.
• Experience with message bus technologies, pub-sub systems and Web/REST APIs.
• Experienced and knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests).
• Computer Science / Engineering Degree OR equivalent experience.
• Handle ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly.

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with .NET / C#.
• Working in an agile environment with a global team.
• Experience mentoring and training other team members.
• An understanding of distributed computing or experience writing such applications.
• Experience with implementing Event Sourcing Applications.
• Experience with a scripting language such as Bash or Python.
• Experience with SQL.
• Experience with NoSQL databases.
• Experience with building web-based user interfaces for internal tooling.
• German language.

The Software Developer in Test contributes to the overall success of Commerce Engineering in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Is this role right for you?

• Be an advocate for quality in the project lifecycle.
• Write moderate to complex code/ scripts to test systems.  
• Design, develop and maintain a modular, extensible, and reusable test automation framework to enable continuous testing in an agile environment. 
• Collaborate closely with other team members to develop test approach that effectively covers the functional performance characteristics of features in the applications.
• Collaborate with Delivery Lead to plan milestones, successfully execute software delivery, and escalate issues as needed.
• Report defects and work closely with the team so that solutions can be determined, prioritized, and scheduled.
• Prioritize testing of projects effectively across various businesses, to drive efficient work.
• Conduct root cause analysis of post-production issues and plan to prevent them in future.
• Have in-depth and up-to-date understanding of the organization’s products, applications, systems, environments, processes and tools.
• Introduce and influence overall process improvements and act as an agent for change to the organization.
• Champion a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk. 
• Champion a high-performance environment and contribute to an inclusive work environment. 

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field preferred 
• 5+ years of test automation experience and in-depth knowledge of programming languages (Must have: Java/ Javascript; Nice to have: Python), frameworks, and utilities
• Experience with API testing (preferably using Postman)
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence decision making across stakeholders
• Effective organization, planning, and time management skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work as part of a team and encourage both individual and collaborative innovation
• Positive and resilient personality - Able to embrace feedback and have a desire for continuous iteration and improvement
   

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 employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans. 
• 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements. 
• 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 - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work conditions: Hybrid

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Canadian Banking Technology (CBT) supports the end-to-end technology needs of Scotiabank’s Canadian banking business, including a broad range of banking products and services from savings and chequing accounts to credit cards and commercial loans. Joining our team gives you access to great opportunities with a wide range of traditional and emerging technologies while delivering innovative solutions for our business applications and platforms. Scotiabank’s Data Engineering, under CBT, is responsible for delivering data integration solutions for a variety of business lines.  Our current applications are in support of regulatory, compliance, as well as Big Data Analytics, Cloud technologies, and Risk Reporting requirements.  Canadian Banking Technology supports the end-to-end technology needs of Scotiabank’s Canadian banking business, including a broad range of banking products and services from savings and chequing accounts to credit cards and commercial loans. Joining our team gives you access to great opportunities with a wide range of traditional and emerging technologies while delivering innovative solutions for our business applications and platforms

The role:

• Contributes to the overall success of the Data Engineering and Data Services in Canada

• Ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. 

• Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

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

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

• Participate in the implementation of data engineering and transformation solutions to ensure highly scalable, extensible, and performant solutions.

• Contribute to the delivery of data ingestion, transformation and extraction solutions in Enterprise Data Lake (EDL) Big Data platform

• Hands-on development supporting Data integration, Analytics and Cloud environments.

• Support existing data ingestion and data transformation solutions in the production environment

• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• At least 4 years of experience working with Hadoop Hive, Apache Sqoop, Apache Spark (must-have)

• Exposure and familiarity with Talend ETL tool (or similar products – must have)

• 3+ years of production support experience (must-have)

• 4+ years of software development (SDLC) experience in Agile Scrum/Kanban methodology (must-have)

• Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) (must-have)

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Basic RDBMS skills and experience (Oracle, SQL Server) (must-have)

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Python or Spark (must-have)

• Working experience with DevOps and running Jenkins pipelines (nice-to-have)

• Experience with code repository, version control and code promotion tools such as Git/Bitbucket and Jenkins (nice-to-have)

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 employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  

• 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 - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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We are looking for a Software Engineer for the Collateral Management Technology (CMFT) IT group in support of the Collateral Management & Funding businesses.

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

• Works closely with customers, Business Analysts, and team members to understand business requirements that drive the analysis and design of quality technical solutions.
• Involved in the full systems life cycle and is responsible for designing, coding, testing, implementing, and supporting applications software that is delivered on time and within budget.
• Makes recommendations towards the development of new code or reuse of existing code
• Responsibilities may also include participation in component and data architecture design, performance monitoring and product evaluation.
• Provides guidance and training to less experienced analysts and programmers.
• Provides front-line application support and coordination when application problems occur.
• Participates in the evaluation of production logs and System Service Requests of high complexity and identifies actions to be taken to accomplish successful resolution to problem logs and deployment of new enhancements to the field.
• Assists in Integrated System Test (IST) by supporting the test plan, test case validation and execution.
• Provides the production support of global FI REPO trading platform
• Liaisons with external vendors, product users, operations staff, technical support groups and other development teams in all phases of development project activities and production support activities.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• Experience with Oracle & Sybase database and Unix/Linux platforms
• 7 experience with OOP Programming, Java, Enterprise Edition Java - J2EE
• Must have experience with spring, spring boot, spring integration frameworks
• Experience with Agile methodologies Angular, Vue JavaScript, HTML, CSS
• Java streaming experience with Kafka, Elastic Search
• Experience with capital market trading platform, ION REPO platform, are strong asset
• Exposure to Python is an asset
• Proficient with Unix Tools, shell scripting (Bash, Perl, Python, etc.), SQL queries, PL/SQL, and SQL Loader - or equivalent
• Experience with enterprise integration tools and extract, transformation, and load (ETL) tools a very strong asset
• Experience with DevOps, version control system such as Bitbucket, Jenkins

What's in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create beautiful customer experiences.
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• Onsite cafeteria.
• Dress codes don't apply here, being comfortable does.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (pension & profit sharing), generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.

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The Data Engineering team at Kobo is responsible for extracting raw data from a variety of sources into the Kobo ecosystem, transforming it, and providing it to stakeholders for further use. We use a modern tech stack to efficiently handle data sources of different kinds, work closely with other Kobo teams as well as external parties, and focus on building robust, scalable solutions for the large datasets we work with. We are continually striving toward unlocking more potential out of data sources and enabling other Kobo teams to harness its full potential in decision making and product building.

Responsibilities:

• Create & document efficient data pipelines (ETL/ELT)  moving raw data from a variety of sources, through transformation, to cleaned datasets in Cloud services.
• Write and optimize complex transformation operations on large data sets.
• Be able to communicate with business and then transform datasets and map them to business-friendly datasets for consumption.
• Work with other teams (Finance, Marketing, Customer Support, etc.) to gather requirements, enable them to access curated datasets, and empower them to understand and contribute to our data processes.
• Design and implement data retrieval, storage, and transformation systems at scale.
• Understand and implement data lineage, data governance, and data quality practices.
• Create tooling to help with day-to-day tasks.
• Exhibit ownership over data quality from end-to-end.
• Introduce new tools and technologies to the teammates through research and POCs.
   

The Ideal Candidate:

• One who takes ownership and accountability for their work and the needs of their team.
• A generalist who can jump on any problem where no level of work is beneath them.
• A problem solver at heart.
• Skilled in failing fast, iterating, and improving.
• Believer of automation, reducer of toil.
• Self-motivated to continually learn, improve, and be better.
• One who enjoys sharing knowledge & mentoring other team members.
• Highly adaptive to changes, fun and supportive.
• Motivated, creative, organized with attention to detail.
   

Must Haves:

• Advanced experience ( ~5 years ) with Python and SQL.
• Experience with dbt / DataForm
• Experience with RabbitMQ and Kubernetes
• Experience working in hybrid environments (GCP / Azure / AWS & on-prem) and, specifically with storage, database, and distributed processing services.
• Experience working with REST APIs and Python data tools (Pandas/SQLAlchemy).
• Experience building ETL and data pipelines with an orchestration tool (Airflow/Dagster/Prefect).
• Ability to read and understand existing code/scripts/logic.
• Experience with an IaC tool (Terraform).
• Comfortable with using a terminal/ssh /Powershell/Bash, code versioning, branching / git.
• Experience managing a project backlog and working cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively on a self-organizing team with minimal supervision.
• Initiative in communicating with co-workers, asking questions and learning.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
   

Nice to Haves:

• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins/Github/Gitlab).
• Experience with stream-processing systems (Storm/Flume/Kafka).
• Experience with schema design and dimensional data modeling.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.

We are looking for a dedicated and proactive individual to join us and lead our Infrastructure Vulnerability Management program. You will oversee the development, enhancement and document of Vulnerability Management tools and processes. We will look to you to help create the external attack surface asset mapping strategy to protect TD's critical assets. In addition, you will act as a liaison between the security team and business partners to facilitate communication and collaboration and drive a culture of proactive vulnerability management. 

Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager. Here's some of what you may be asked to perform:

Responsibilities

• Manage vulnerabilities across asset domains, including infrastructure, applications, Cloud, and COTS.
• Develop the external attack surface asset mapping strategy to guardrail critical assets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure seamless data flow and accurate reporting.
• Manage complex concurrent vulnerability management initiatives in an efficient manner. 
• Partner with the Infrastructure Vulnerability Management teams and other stakeholders to develop the future VM state across the bank.
• Provide the consulting services for automated patching solution, exception process, patching SLA, and patching governance.
• Strategize and formulate the automated processes for technology asset owners to onboard assets to VM program, self-served reporting, and expedited patching validation.
• Partner with Engineering team for tooling Proof of Concept support and implement recommended tools for Infrastructure Vulnerability Management program.
• Strategize and formulate the unified risk scoring methodology across both infrastructure and applications realm.
• Establish and maintain the security metrics and reporting mechanisms to monitor and communicate the status and progress of vulnerability management initiatives.
• Foster strong working relationships across various business units, ensuring alignment and support for vulnerability management efforts.
• Provide guidance and support to business units in understanding and addressing vulnerabilities.
• Educate and influence employees at all levels to prioritize security and participate in vulnerability mitigation.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement solutions to enhance the effectiveness of the vulnerability management program.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of relevant experience within any of the following areas: Infrastructure Vulnerability Management, Cloud or Application Security.
• Completion of a University Degree or equivalent program in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or similar field
• Experience driving priorities for patching team and hosting areas patching (VMWare, Firmware, etc.)
• Experience with ServiceNow reporting product.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence and Tableau.
• Advanced knowledge of scripting language, such as python.
• Ability to influence and negotiate with others using soft skills in a matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated ability to participate in and lead complex, comprehensive or large projects and initiatives.
• Ability to apply agile methodology & accurate logic and common sense in making decisions.
• Ability to quickly analyze large amounts of information and formulate action plans based on that analysis.
• Excellent written and oral communications skills and ability to articulate and present information to all levels of management and staff.

Certifications

• Possess one or more of security certifications, such as CISSP, CCSP, or CRISC

You'll be working closely with other Software Developers to build great products and features that are used by internal and external customers. You will be responsible for building the solution and helping make some of the most significant decisions for our technology products.  

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

• Develop/maintain Cloud services: Design, build and implement new Cloud services using the available managed cloud products.
• Proactively provide guidance and recommendation on the software design. 
• Collaborate with SMEs to understand Retail Banking and Mortgage trends.
• Collaborate with cross functional team on the components to meet the performance requirements.
• Work with Delivery Leads and Product Owners to articulate efforts and compile estimates
• Build software solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders while focusing on continually reducing technical debt 
• Participate in merging, integrating, versioning, promoting, code (CI/CD) through environments and version control. 
• Triage and problem-solving incidents to restore services in production and with follow up on root cause / permanent fixes.
• Ability to break down technical information and disseminating it to senior non-technical management
• Stay ahead of latest technologies, tools, patterns, best practices and brings them to the team for consideration. 
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

• 3+ years of software development experience in roles like developer and team lead
• 2+ years of experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or Microsoft Azure.
• 3+ years experience developing microservices and frontends.
• Have experience in systems design and a solid understanding of development, quality assurance and integration methodologies. 
• Ability to communicate effectively with a software development team on tight deadlines
• Experience with Spring integrations and contract design for providing and consuming REST APIs ; consuming SOAP
• In-depth experience with JAVA related technologies and frameworks (React JS, Node JS, Spring Framework,  JUnit)
• Thorough understanding on open-source DevOps tools (Bitbucket/GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gradle, Maven )
• Hands-on experience working on projects that involve Application Security like OAuth 2.0 and/or SSO using Spring Security
• Comprehensive experience working with SQL databases ; NoSQL

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 employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• 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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Working location condition: Hybrid

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Requirements:

Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language

Education: Candidates need standard educational qualifications such as College/CEGEP
Experience: Candidates should have experience of 5 years or more
Computer and technology knowledge: NET, Internet, Java, MS Office, MS Windows, Networking hardware, Networking software, Programming software, SQL, Oracle

Physical Requirements:

• The candidates should be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• The candidates should be able to work in tight deadlines with attention to detail

Other Requirements:

• The candidate should be initiative, should have excellent oral communication, efficient interpersonal skills, excellent written communication, and be able to work as a team player

Responsibilities:

• The candidates should be able to write, modify, integrate and test software code
• The candidates should be able to prepare reports, manuals and other documentation on the status, operation and maintenance of software
• The candidates should be able to assist in the development of logical and physical specifications

Benefits:

• The candidates will get health care plan

How to apply:

If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply (along with your resume) through below mentioned details.

By Email:
[email protected]

By mail:
100 King Street W suite 5700
Toronto, ON
M5X 1C7

Contributes to the overall success of the Digital Banking Unit in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

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

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Write well designed, testable, efficient code by using best software development practices
• Gather and refine specifications and requirements based on technical needs
• Create and maintain software documentation
• Collaborate with the Scrum team to plan milestones, successfully execute software delivery, and escalate issues as needed
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• In depth knowledge of programming languages, frameworks, utilities, and other technologies used by the team (React & Node JS)
• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science/Engineering, Information Systems, or other related field (or equivalent work experience)
• Excellent communication skills with ability to influence decision making across stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead team members with differing opinions and levels of experience
• Project management skills to map and execute short and long term plans for the team
• Effective organization, planning, and time management skills

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 employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• 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. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• 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 - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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