Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:
- Key accountabilities include development and maintenance of cloud platforms, services and components to enable safe enterprise-wide use of cloud common functionality.
- Level 3 support responsibilities are required.
- Designing, implementing and refactoring code.
- Participating in design discussions focused on scalability and design and implementation best practices.
- Ensuring software, programs and applications are developed and/or configured to meet high availability, integrity and reliability requirements.
- Working with other engineers and architects on breaking-down, scoping and estimating tasks.
- Participating in planning and retrospective sessions, attending stand-ups, etc.
- Build and operate highly available and scalable software and infrastructure.
- Supporting application teams on the use of the platform including providing guidance on design patterns, best practices, and security considerations.
- Our teams are flexible and fast -- you will be asked to provide peer review and quality control on a daily basis.
Skills Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:
- 3 years of relevant software development or infrastructure experience.
- Enthusiasm for cloud transformation and cloud platform/components/services development.
- Strong development experience, delivery history, and breadth of language experience (e.g. Java, Python, Go).
- Full understanding of software development life cycle as well as related.
- Knowledgeable in cloud platform features and capabilities (Microsoft Azure, Google GCP).
- Ability to work on ambiguous problem of moderate complexity.
- Experience in a modern technology stack.
- Self-sufficient, works under the supervision of a more senior engineer.
- Strong communication skills, both written and spoken; of specific importance the strong communication to a technical audience.
- Knowledge of software design patterns, infrastructure architecture, DevOps, or security considerations.
- Experience working with databases.
- Understanding of software release process (environments, binary repositories, CI/CD).
- Attention to details, high standards for quality.
- Desire to learn, grow yourself and your team.
- Passion for driving teams towards high performance and a deep pride in quality craftsmanship that delights users.
- Writing and maintaining related documentation.
- Investigating, analyzing, and resolving system problems.
- Experience with Kubernetes or containerized applications is required.
- Experience within Canadian financial institutions a benefit.
- Experience with Terraform is a benefit.
- Bachelor (equivalent or higher) degree in computer science or engineering/mathematics discipline.
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, Humans of Digital and much more!
