Location Address: Toronto – 3 days a week in office
Contract Duration: Until end of fiscal but will be extended
Number of Positions: 1
Schedule Hours: 9am-5pm
Reason: Additional support required for this project
Candidate Value Proposition
• 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
Typical Day in Role
• Effective design, development, integration, testing and implementation of complex business requirements
• Applying technological knowledge to the design of models and/or systems, formulating detailed technical designs, investigating and recommending technical solutions, developing and delivering applications using agile development methodologies
• Able to work at the highest technical level of systems development while maintaining a good knowledge of Wealth Management business strategies and applications.
• Technical Leadership, Cross Lab Coordination, Production Support and Release Implementation Support
Candidate Requirements/Must Have Skills:
• 10+ years of development experience required (preferably Full Stack Experience)
• 6+ years of experience with NodeJS and ReactJS
• Technical Proficiency in: ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, Webpack, Javascript, Typescript, npm Java 2 SE, J2EE, Java 8+
• Experience and expertise in all phases of the software development life cycle
• Prior experience with Microservices Development or Integration – Familiarity with REST APIs
• Familiar with Cloud Concepts i.e. Microsoft Azure, KeyVaults
Nice-To-Have Skills:
• Excellent working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite
• Competent to work and lead complex projects independently
• Able to work within cross functional teams in a matrix organization
• Effective time management and organization skills
Soft Skills:
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral, written and presentation) in order to effectively liaise with business analysts, vendors, other technical departments and members of the project team
• Strong technical documentation skills
• Excellent problem solving and troubleshooting skills
• A creative self-starter and highly motivated individual with excellent technical and analytical skills
• Competent to work and lead complex projects independently
• Able to work within cross functional teams in a matrix organization
• Effective time management and organization skills
Best vs. Average Candidate:
• The ideal candidate would have experience as a full stack developer with the following tech stack:
o ReactJS, Redux, NodeJS, Webpack, Javascript, Typescript, npm
o Java 2 SE, J2EE, Java 8+
o Microservices Development or Integration – Familiarity with REST APIs
o Cloud Concepts i.e. Microsoft Azure, KeyVaults
o Maven / Gradle
o Git, BitBucket, JIRA, Confluence, Jenkins
o Splunk, Dynatrace or Equivalent Production Monitoring
o IntelliJ or Visual Studio
o UNIX / Linux Skills
o SQL – MSSQL / AzureSQL, Oracle or Sybase
Degrees or certifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required
Candidate Review & Selection
• 1 Step Process: 1 in person interview technical interview
• Hiring Manager’s availability to interview:
Additional Notes
– Communication is extremely important (will they be a good fit for the team, culture, environment)
– Want to see candidates that are willing to learn new concepts, collaborate with the team, help other team members solve complex problems and contribute to the team success
– Want the resume to show how exactly they used the required technologies and skills and how it contributed to the outcome of the project– it must be hands on
– Experience must be relevant and recent (within the past 3 years)
– Want someone energetic and ready to move quickly