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The Performance Engineer provides support to the Performance Engineering Lead and/or Manager - QE, and is responsible for the execution and coordination of Performance Engineering activities within the Tangerine banking domain. Responsibilities include directly supporting Performance Engineering activities to ensure consistent testing strategy; design, execution, defect management and reporting are executed to a high standard in line with internal policies and procedures. The Performance Engineer will report directly to Manager or Senior Manager, Quality Engineering.

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

• Directly support and execute day-to-day performance testing activities within test region and production, working with delivery teams and other areas of IT (enterprise architects, solutions architects, development) to validate performance testing and non-functional requirements
• Utilize a variety of testing techniques which support the performance and non-functional testing activities, single user profiling, spike, stress, endurance, fail over etc
• Act as key point of contact for delivery teams, and QE as a whole, across all channels supporting the creation of test scope, execution and resolution of performance issues prior to production deployment. 
• Analyzes, recommend and implement engineering suggestions to improve efficiencies and increase responsiveness of client project requirements, ensure technology is current and up to date with industry standards while maintaining established service levels
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other members of the QE and delivery teams in areas including non-functional requirements, performance testing strategy, and business domain where applicable.
• Manage and execute performance testing activities for multiple projects of varying scale; single delivery team to enterprise wide programs/projects for Tangerine that are executed in Waterfall or Agile methodology
• Ensure all test assets, execution results/analysis, sign off and closure reports are captured within JIRA
• Assess the risks associated with the development aspects of each solution/project and define a performance testing approach, making solution recommendations to development, architecture, and infrastructure where possible.
• Support continuous performance testing within CICD pipelines and support /maintain performance tests, monitoring and metrics gathering to ensure system stability and trending analysis
• Collect strategic, technical and operational test metrics across testing and production environments.  Analyze current defects and test execution trends and extrapolate data for predictive analysis
• Responsible for consolidated test reports outlining key metrics and performance KPI’s for Senior Management.  
• Work under the guidance of the Performance Engineering Lead and Manager/Sr. Manager and be a participant in discussion with vendors related to testing methodologies, tooling, resources, POCs, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

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

Education/Experience

• University or College Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Engineering
• 4+ years of experience working within SDLC/TDLC
• 3+ years of testing experience specifically within the Performance testing discipline
• Proficient testing background in the Canadian financial services industry or large scale enterprise systems

General/Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of Performance test process methodologies, approaches and tools
• Ability to understand enterprise scale infrastructures and emerging technologies
• Must have knowledge of Cloud architecture and working within a hybrid environment, i.e. GCP, Azure etc 
• Experience working with Cloud based applications and techniques to validate auto scaling, component breakers, and elastic based deployments
• Working Knowledge of container technology such as Docker, Anthos and Kubernetes 
• Hands on experience in client/server side testing with a solid understanding of web and mobile applications and implementations (Native app, Angular, React etc)
• Hands on experience with Unix/Linux experience 
• Must be strong in one of the coding languages: Java, JavaScript, python etc.
• Must have strong knowledge of web services and implementing APIs (Rest/Soap)
• Sound knowledge about SQL / PL-SQL, stored procedures and SQL Server database
• Solid understanding of hardware utilization and related Garbage Collection and memory footprints
• Expertise in metrics gathering and creating graphs / reports which clearly and concisely capture and communicate performance testing analysis / results 
• Demonstrated competency with Defect / Test Management and Planning Tools such as JIRA - Xray
• Extensive experience with Performance testing and automation tools such as Jmeter, Loadrunner, Cloudtest, Selenium, Appium, Postman, RESTassured or similar
• Hands on experience with Performance engineering and monitoring tools such as SumoLogic, Dynatrace, Crashlytics etc

Professional Certification 

• CTFL, ISTQB, CSQA,CSTE good to have
• Dynatrace Associate, AWS/GCP certification nice to have

Abilities

• Ability to work independently as well as part of the larger team
• Ability to lead through influence in a face-paced environment and hold others accountable
• Ability to work and collaborate with stakeholders from different departments and organizational levels.

Attributes

• Self-starter, shows initiative, able to work with minimal supervision
• Confident in being able to extrapolate trends and make engineering recommendations from reports and test results
• Excellent organizational, communication, technical and analytical skills

The Sr. ETL  Engineer is responsible for design and development of ETL solutions to integrate with our Salesforce platform for complex business and technology initiatives. Along with providing thought leadership, navigating us through production issues and investigations, and being a key advocate of efficiency and continual improvement as we work to modernize.

Is this role right for you?

• Analyze and estimate effort for new scope and requirements

• Design and development ETL solutions on multiple complex initiatives.

• Stay abreast of modern technologies and best practices, and recommend introduction of new technology and processes 

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert and manage admin functions for ETL and Talend

• Investigate failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes; utilize internal defect tracking tool to create detailed, high quality error report

• Work with product owners and test engineers to support QA processes, review test plans, test coverage and help improve test automation

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

• Minimum 10+  years of experience in enterprise systems

• Minimum 5+ years hands-on Talend development experience

• Knowledge of cloud integration with ETL.

• Knowledge of deployment processes and release pipelines. Eg : Jenkins, Bitbucket/Git

• Unix/AIX script experience

• ETL tool experience with Talend

• Data modeling and mapping

• Performance tuning and optimization

• SQL and database programming (Preferably DB2)

• Version control systems

Some more information you might want to know:

• Strong communication skills

• Talend Certification 

• Ability to work in cross functional teams

• Experience in agile methodologies like SCRUM/Kanban

• Experience with Talend 8.0

• Experience with Salesforce integration

• Experience with DBR Execution and Documentation, Vulnerability fixes, etc.

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

What is the Opportunity?

The DevOps Center or Excellence Team is undertaking multiple complex enterprise-wide initiatives as part of RBC’s ongoing plan to improve technology management and be a world leader. As a Lead DevOps Engineer/Technical Lead with expertise in CI/CD and Service Management, you will play a pivotal role in building software to solve complex project needs, enhance our software delivery pipelines, ensure system reliability, monitoring and improving overall service quality to ensure operational excellence. In this role you will be responsible for strategically planning and managing successful implementation of the above mentioned. You will be part of a team of DevOps engineers and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across RBC to drive the adoption of DevOps practices, optimizing development workflows, and ensure the reliability and scalability of software applications in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What will you do?

• Work on internal facing applications targeted towards developers across the organization.

• Build and configure pipelines that would help app teams build and deploy cloud native apps.

• Help design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve app services.

• Integrate with third party APIs and create scalable apps.

• Partner with other teams to understand user needs and contribute to delivering solutions to solve complex business problems.

• Create and maintain technical systems documentation and write concise, well-organized code and sensible tests.

• Implement end to end monitoring.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• 3+ years experience working with DevOps principals, CI/CD tools i.e. Github actions, Jenkins, Circle CI and building custom pipelines etc.

• Experience working with docker and Kubernetes (Azure, OpenShift/AWS).

• 3+ years of development experience with object-oriented programming(java/groovy/python), micro services architecture, Spring Framework, Maven, etc.

• Hands on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting REST APIs

• Experience with multi-threading, scaling, concurrency, caching, queuing, and distributed data storage

• Experience with message brokers (Rabbitmq, Kafka etc.), SQL(Postgres) and NoSQL databases (Mongodb, Elastic etc.) Nice to have:

• Experience with a public cloud platform i.e. Azure, AWS

• Experience working with Github actions and workflow development.

• Experience with AI to implement self healing pipelines & leveraging AI tools/LLM’s to create AI Testing as part of the pipeline.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work #LI-Hybrid #LI-POST #TECHPJ #RC23

Job Skills

Application Programming Interface (API), Building Architecture, Docker (Software), GitHub Actions, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Programming Languages, Public Clouds, Software Change Request Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Integration Engineering, Software Product Design, Software Product Technical Knowledge, Software Release Management, System Testing Tools

The ideal candidate will have a wealth of experience tackling various hardware and software problems. They should be comfortable providing technology solutions to employees and working closely with third party software companies to adopt new technologies and efficiently use existing ones. This candidate should have prior experience working with information technology and understand the latest technology trends to ensure the technology in place is up to date.

Responsibilities

• Manage technologies and provide administrative assistance for various systems. Experience with hotel systems (OPERA, Micros, Adaco, FreedomPay, etc.)

• Understand various IT troubleshooting and provide technical support

• Control and monitor data, network access and backup systems

• Negotiate and communicate with third-party software providers for new software's and troubleshooting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field

• 5+ years of experience in related field

• Experience in information technology space and solving various software and hardware problems

• Strong technical problem solving and communication skills

Requirements:

Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language
Education: Candidates need standard educational qualifications such as a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience: Candidates should have experience of 7 months to less than 1 year
Area of specialization: Development of computer applications 

Physical Requirements:

• The candidates should be capable of working under pressure while maintaining attention to detail

Other Requirements:

• • The candidates should be accurate in their work and maintain integrity

• The candidates should have a strong client focus and demonstrate initiative
• The candidates should be organized and exhibit creativity while being a team player

Candidate Status:

• Candidate must be a Canadian Citizen or temporary or permanent resident of Canada
• Candidate must have legal authorization (Work Permit) to work in Canada
• If Candidates are unable to fulfill above mentioned requirements, don’t apply for the position

Responsibilities:

• The candidates should be able to write, modify, integrate, and test software code for various applications, including e-commerce and Internet-based applications
• The candidates should be able to maintain existing computer programs by making necessary modifications and updates
• The candidates should be able to communicate technical problems, processes, and solutions effectively
• The candidates should be capable of preparing comprehensive reports, manuals, and documentation on software status, operation, and maintenance
• The candidates should possess the ability to research and evaluate various software products for suitability and effectiveness
• The candidates should be proficient in programming animation and special effects software for multimedia applications, including CDs, DVDs, video game cartridges, and film and video projects

Benefits:

• The candidates will get fee parking area

How to apply:

If the position is fit for you and the basic requirements are fulfilled then you can now apply directly to the employer (along with your Resume) through the below-mentioned details

By email
[email protected]

The IT Project Coordinator collaborates with Solutions Consultants, Project & IT Managers, business leads, external clients and subject matter experts to drive the coordination of project activities across multiple programs. The IT Project Coordinator will be responsible for assisting the project team to develop and execute project plans for IT systems and services and to ensure that they are deployed into production environments in an efficient and effective manner. They will need to be well-organized and be able to work in collaboration with other IT teams in supporting managed services and larger projects.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports project leaders (Manager, Technical Product Management, Solutions Consultants, business leads with monitoring and coordination of scope, schedule, and overall project initiatives.
• Assists in developing project artifacts including the project charter, requirements, work breakdown structure, budgets, resource allocation, sprint logs, user stories, schedule, risk logs, action items, lessons learned, etc.
• Assists project teams with planning, coordination, and reporting.
• Assists with visualization and documentation of project scope and deliverables.
• Supports and facilitates project meetings, preparing agendas, presentations, and meeting minutes.
• Maintains communications with all team members.
• Coordinates projects in both agile and waterfall methodology.
• Assists in validating budget forecasts and provides on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures against set budgets.
• Effectively escalates early warning signs and deviations from the plan.
• Maintains project documentation repositories.
• Documents control; ensures projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project.
• Tracking status of deliverables to ensure project deadlines are met.
• Attends and participates in stakeholder meetings.
• Develops project strategies to ensure alignment of team members, priorities based on vision to execute on time, within scope and on budget.
• Scheduling, organizing meetings and team member activities to contribute to project success.
• Provides regular status updates to team members and project leaders.
• Other duties as assigned

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• A university degree/college diploma in project management, management information systems (MIS), or relevant work experience
• Minimum 2 to 3 years project management experience in I.T.
• Demonstrated knowledge and familiarity with project management frameworks, including cost, schedule, risk, issue and status tracking and monitoring
• Demonstrated ability to learn and work with new technologies and applications
• Experience supporting and coordinating a variety of small and large projects
• Experience with business process documentation techniques and tools
• Experience supporting and facilitating a variety of engagement sessions and meetings with technical and professional staff, vendors, and senior stakeholders
• Experience with Microsoft Office and MS Project
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• An ability to interpret flowcharts, schedules and step-by-step action plans
• Solid organizational skills, including multitasking and time-management
• Strong client-facing and teamwork skills
• Familiarity with quality assurance and quality control

Licenses and/or Professional Accreditation

• PMP certification is considered an asset

As a software developer you will play a vital role in a wide range of activities including new feature development, problem troubleshooting, and customer support in our Digit Labor software suites, development/maintenance/support of our software components and development environment, enhancing automations on our quality assurance and development infrastructure. You’ll be part of a team working on leading edge technology solving some of the world’s most complex problems and supporting the entire Digital Labor organization. Collaboration is at the heart of what we do, and you’ll be working closely with fellow developers, designers, and product managers to ensure our software aligns seamlessly with user expectations.
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Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Software Development Expertise:

• Cloud Technology Proficiency:

• Database Technology:

Sound knowledge of databases, handling APIs, network requests, and general data manipulation.

• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning:

Familiarity with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

• Self-Starter Mindset:

A self-starter with a proactive mindset, able to initiate and drive projects independently.

• Excellent Problem-Solving Skills:

Demonstrated excellence in problem-solving, with the ability to tackle complex issues and find effective solutions.

• Collaborative Team Player:

Ability to work seamlessly as part of a team, contributing to collective goals and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience working with Cloud ecosystems.
• Familiarity with Machine Learning and AI.
• Building and maintaining CI/CD workflows.