Td Bank Solutions Design Specialist Scala/Spark Canada, Ontario, Toronto 909706674
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Job Description:
Within TD Technology, the Treasury Analytics Group (TAG) is dedicated to support the Treasury and Balance Sheet Management (TBSM) department creating models, financial systems, applications and processes required to support various functional teams in TBSM including Liquidity Risk Management (both Retail and Wholesale), Non-Trading Market Risk and Cash Management.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
As a senior design specialist you will be expected evolve the platform using latest technologies, possessing experience with Cassandra, Scala, Spark, Hadoop, Rest API, SQL, Angular, Azure, Java, Spring Boot. The ideal candidate will have the ability to drive technical designs, lead decisions on strategic technologies, oversee software development, an eagerness to be hands on, oversee product releases and all other engineering tasks.
CUSTOMER
- Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture
- May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding
- Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives
- Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders
- Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)
- Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems
SHAREHOLDER
- Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed
- Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application
- Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity - including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc.
- Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards
- Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience
- Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design
- Support knowledge management processes for LOB / portfolio and ensure knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
- Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement
- Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity
- Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders
EMPLOYEE / TEAM
- Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques
- Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
- Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
- Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
- Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers
- Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units
BREADTH & DEPTH
- Provides technical expertise and guidance to others in a lead capacity and works autonomously
- Expert knowledge of the business, the broader organization, technical environment, processes, procedures, tools and other relevant technology areas (e.g. Architecture, Infrastructure, Security etc.) from a design / support / solutions perspective
- Primary subject matter expert in multiple areas and consults with clients/or project teams with respect to all aspects of research, analysis, design, hardware / software support and/or development of technical solutions and/or testing
- Works autonomously and leads on a diverse range of activities (e.g. design, support of technical business solutions) and is relied upon to coach / educate and monitor the work of others
- Acts as an internal expert resource in the exchange of technical information for project teams, and provides technical insight and recommendations to the business and/or outside vendors
- Typically reports to a Senior Manager or above
EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION
- Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
- Graduate degree, preferred
- 7+ years relevant experience in big data technologies, e.g. Scala, Spark, Cassandra etc.
- 7+ years of experience in database (SQL Server and NoSQL)
- 3+ years of experience in web development.
- Demonstrated experience in solution design at scale and leading big-data architecture and development.
- Experience writing System Design Specifications (SDS).
- Experience leading other developers.
- Experience with development tools and frameworks such as Maven, Jenkins, Gradle, Git, and Nexus.
- Knowledge of SSO, MFA, PingFed, OIDC, OAuth.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to establish a good rapport with stakeholders at various levels.
- Excellent collaboration skills as well as the ability to work efficiently under minimum supervision.
- Demonstrated ability to follow up on issues independently and ensure they are resolved promptly, escalating when necessary.
- Self-starter, detailed-oriented and organized with strong time-management skills and the ability to multi-task effectively within a fast-paced environment.
- A passion for simplifying and automating work, for making things better, for being efficient and helping others.
- Experience with Spark/Scala ideal
Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.
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