Technical Solutions Expert Full-time Job

The Team

Global Banking and Markets Engineering (GBME) is the fast-moving, award-winning technology engine that powers Scotiabank’s Corporate, Investment Banking and Capital Markets businesses.

GBME is searching for a Senior Technical Solutions Expert who is a continuous learner and eager to boost capabilities of capital markets products and analytics platforms.

The successful candidate will have a strong technical and engineering mindset.  You will work closely with business teams and cross functional engineering leaders to develop and implement market leading solutions for the various projects within GBME.  

 

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

 

• Conduct technical analysis of business needs (trading, back-office, regulatory, etc.) resulting in the creation of technical specifications
• Work with Commodities Front Office Sales and Trading as well as other groups (Middle and Back Office) on documenting requirements and gap analysis
• Work with Regulatory and Compliance technology teams on ensuring that business requirements can be implemented and reported
• Work with other technology teams as an SME to ensure requirements are clearly understood and implemented
• Work on test plans and UAT coordination
• You are passionate about developing applications that are reusable, efficient, and scalable, working in an innovated cross functional team 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:

 

• BA within Capital Markets– 7+ years of experience
• Significant experience and knowledge of Commodity markets in the US/Canada including Oil and Natural Gas – 5+ years of hands on experience
• Knowledge of regulatory space in Commodities such as Dodd Frank – 5+ years of hands on experience
• Strong working experience with either in-house built Commodities systems or vendor Commodities trading systems such as Triple Point CommodityXL (preferred) or OpenLink Endur – 3+ years of hands on experience
• Knowledge of commodity instruments and their lifecycle (Swaps, Futures, Options) – 4+ years of hand on experience
• Strong Knowledge of Market Risk as it relates to Derivatives products in the Commodities space (or a different asset class). This includes understanding of higher order greeks for options and cross sensitivities (between WTI and FX, WTI and IR for e.g.), pricing and P/L – 4+ years of hands on experience
• Technical skills such as SQL (writing SQL queries & extract from a database), scripting, Excel – 3+ year of hands on

 

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 everyone 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. 
• Remote-friendly work environment will provide you with the flexibility to perform at your best. 
• 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!

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.