Software Engineer Full-time Job

This team contributes to the overall success of the Global Finance and Risk Technology (GFRT). Ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are following governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

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

• Manage and participate ‘hands-on’ in providing technical specifications and designs, developing detailed work-plans, scheduling technical resources, monitoring progress against plan and developing/maintaining programs according to standards.  The incumbent must ensure software, programs and applications developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity and reliability requirements.
• Provide technical expertise, guidance, advice and knowledge transfer to all development staff on all aspects of application development for assigned applications or technology. Provide recommendations on departmental standards surrounding systems architecture, application development, systems integration, data modelling, testing, as well as, performing reviews and walkthroughs of all major project deliverables to ensure the quality and completeness of functionality.
• Provide production and user acceptance testing application support to complex technical problems on all assigned applications and technology that serve each business unit by analyzing problems, implementing solutions and developing new procedures surrounding support.
• Implement new systems or enhancements by reviewing programs written by team members, establishing and executing system test procedures, developing implementation plans, developing the required program and system documentation and ensuring all functionality has been delivered as required. The incumbent is also required to provide post implementation support and training to the computer operations staff on the production processing functionality.
• Maintain a good understanding of the Division's business strategies, business policies, financial instruments, risk management and backoffice processing.  In addition, the incumbent is required to provide leadership and specialized consultation in defining, planning and maintaining a strategy for the architecture, development and implementation of technology and systems within the Division to provide effective technical consulting and support services to the Division.
• Ensure the department's objectives are met by assisting in recruiting qualified staff, providing input to performance appraisals on time and maintaining up to date knowledge of technology, industry and business practices.
• The incumbent is guided by Bank policy and receives broad direction from the Senior Manager/Director, and general direction from the Project Manager for the projects assigned.  The incumbent is expected to function independently to identify opportunities for automation or efficiency, to introduce new technologies and to ensure that the department's objectives are met.

 

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

• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft SQL Server. Expert knowledge of SQL server, SSMS, ETL tools like SSIS and jobs scheduling tools. Able to understand business requirement from business reporting teams and use stored procedure to prepare the reporting outputs.
• 3+ year of experience with Office 365 development utilizing PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, and SharePoint Online.
• 3+ year of experience in .Net Development.
• Demonstrate the skill of creating source to target transformation in Visual Studio from scratch and manage version control.
• Understanding of Microsoft Power Automate, including standard connectors with Power Apps, Dataverse and other associated products.
• Exposure to application development within cloud platforms like Azure/GCP.
• Working experience of building web-based applications, UX design and work flow process.
• Experience with DevOps tools such as Azure DevOps and/or Git, Jenkins.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as JIRA, Bitbucket and Confluence.
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• Candidates with a financial industry background will be preferred.

 

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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The Bank of Nova Scotia, operating as Scotiabank, is a Canadian multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. One of Canada's Big Five banks, it is the third-largest Canadian bank by deposits and market capitalization. In 2023, the companys seat in Forbes Global 2000 was 88.