Job Description

Requisition ID: 177566

At Scotiabank Digital Factory, the reach and opportunity of a global organization meets the passion and drive of a startup. Reinvention starts here\xe2\x80\x94and it starts with you.

We believe that the pathway to success is paved with user feedback, so we\xe2\x80\x99re constantly asking our customers how they want to bank. When we find an opportunity to make things people will love, we assemble teams of specialists to collaborate in Digital Factories in Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Colombia. We work fast, and we work smart. Join us to create meaningful experiences and build the bank of tomorrow for our customers around the world.

If you\xe2\x80\x99d like to learn more about our Digital Banking career opportunities, explore our Communities of Practice, or hear from our leaders, check out our career page.

The Team

Transaction Delivery Services (TDS) team is looking for an Agile Mainframe developer who enjoys technology and is comfortable working with both technical and business staff in ensuring business strategies and initiatives are executed / delivered in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures.

The incumbent is responsible for maintaining systems as part of the development team and ensure efficient use of the existing applications and consistency in approaches and to optimize technology synergy within TDS. Application support and pager rotation are also required.

The Agile developer needs to work in close liaison with the architects to design and develop complex components according to enterprise architectural standards and leverage various tools and technologies to provide customer focused, sustainable solutions that aligned to specific business needs. The developer will communicate to ensure technology teams and business areas understand all the options and technology choices in support of their business.

The role:

• Support applications (including complex application systems), evaluate problems, identify actions to be taken and recommend/implement solutions. Understand and work in accordance with Bank application architectural guidelines.
• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.
• Interact with business clients to help resolve and explain system questions and issues.
• Work closely with all team members in an agile lab and agile environment.
• Work standard and additional overtime hours to meet project deadlines and pager support.
• Provide analysis and coding support for host applications and infrastructure implementations.
• Must be fluent in English, oral and written, with excellent interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills to understand, document and share key system information with their colleagues, support groups, other technical staff, business partners and management.
• Takes accountability for results and exhibits a \xe2\x80\x9ccan do attitude\xe2\x80\x9d.
• Self-starter with a desire to learn and contribute.
• Has an appetite to continuously evolve and improve, to tackle difficult problems and seek/give constant feedback.
• Embraces change and sees it as an essential driver to solve complex issues.
• Demonstrates flexibility and can move forward without having all the answers.
• Consistently seeks to understand, meet, and deliver on customers\xe2\x80\x99 expectations.
• Act as a mentor to junior developers on design, development, delivery, operations, and overall development best practices within the bank and industry.
• Requires to be on pager rotation for 24x7 application support
• Understand how the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• 8+ years of experience in mainframe development complex programs using Cobol, JCL, IMS DB/DC, DB2, Netron, VSAM, CICS, CA7, SAS.
• Experience with Security and environment control systems (Endevor, ACF2), Problem Management (ABENDAID), Database Management (e.g. IMS, DB2, VSAM)
• Experience in Utilities and productivity tools (e.g. MVS/TSO, UCANDU, ACR, COMPAREX, SYNCSORT, IDCAMS, CRF, File Manager and etc.) an asset
• Experience working in an agile environment / methodology an asset
• Experience and knowledge of Assembly programming language an asset.
• Experience and knowledge of web services and APIs an asset
• Experience and knowledge of web and cloud (Azure) technologies an asset
• Prior experience in level 1 production support an asset
• Fluent in English, oral and written
• Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or technical equivalent

What\'s in it for you?

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create beautiful customer experiences
• You\'ll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world
• Dress codes don\'t apply here, being comfortable does
• Onsite cafeteria
• We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (on pension & profit sharing), generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.

Canadian Banking Technology supports the end-to-end technology needs of Scotiabank\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

Hybrid: #LI-Hybrid

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 . 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.

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