Software Developer

Requisition ID: 238977

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Software Developer will contribute to the delivery of effective technological solutions and applications to meet Wealth Management business needs and priorities, the developer will participate in the on-time delivery of projects and ad hoc work request as needed.

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

• Lead and participate in meetings to discuss user requirements and design throughout the project's development phase.
• Perform coding, unit testing, debugging, documenting, and implementing applications and scripts in collaboration with quality assurance.
• Collaborate with business clients to interpret and negotiate business requirements for system development projects.
• Maintain, support, and enhance existing applications.
• Guide client communities and project teams in all aspects of support and project work.
• Provide leadership in developing test cases and test scripts, assist in creating and retrieving required test data, and review business design documents to ensure accurate reflection in test cases. Support business partners with UAT testing as needed, and maintain and track PLOGs.
• Lead high-level estimates, timelines, and schedules for projects.
• Develop Functional Specification Documentation (EDD) and other required documentation (e.g., workflow design, storyboards, activity diagrams/matrices, data mapping, and data validation). Work with the team to finalize documentation and support transition teams as required.
• Define, plan, and maintain a strategy for the architecture, development, and implementation of technology systems, and provide effective technical consulting and support services to clients and project teams.
• Conduct IST and IST regression testing on projects as required.
• Stay updated on new technology, applications, scripts, and servers.
• Mentor junior team members to develop new technical expertise.
• Participate in and lead code reviews, helping to establish best practices for the team.
  
  

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

• Expert in Java EE (i.e. JSP/Servlets, JSTL, Expression Language, JAX-RS, JAXB, JAX-WS)
• Expert using Java frameworks (e.g. Struts, Spring, JDBC, Hibernate) and design patterns
• Experience using Sybase or Oracle Database (i.e. SQL, PL/SQL)
  
  

Experience with web technologies (i.e. XSLT, XML, XSD, HTML, JavaScript

• SOAP and RESTservices)
• Experience using build automation tools like Apache Maven
• Proficiency with UNIX/Linux shell scripting
• Experience with JBoss Enterprise Application Platform / MQ and Eclipse / Tomcat
• Knowledge of Cloud technologies
• Experience building API services
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to maintain pleasant working relationships
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and employees of the organization
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to write technical/design reports in a variety of formats
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills, have vision and innovative approach to computing based solutions and ability to convey these ideas.
• Be creative, self starting, results-oriented, and highly motivated individual with good analytical and problem solving skills in order to apply this knowledge to assist in the resolution of business problems.
• Must possess an excellent understanding of current systems development techniques, including requirements specification and testing methodologies, real-time analytical tools, and keep current with rapidly changing technology
  
  

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 - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons.
  
  

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

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.

At Scotiabank, 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. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.