Lead Developer

Requisition ID: 252848

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

As a Lead Developer within Core Banking Engineering, you will be responsible to lead the development efforts to design, deliver, and maintain technology solutions that support various core banking processes within Canadian Banking. This senior-level role combines advanced programming expertise with leadership skills to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient systems that enable operational excellence across trade processing, settlements, risk management, and reporting.
You will lead development efforts and collaborate with business stakeholders and technology partners to ensure solutions align with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and the bank’s strategic objectives.

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

• Be a true team player who values the perspectives and opinions of others while leading with humility and confidence
• Take accountability for results and exhibits a “can do attitude”
• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence (self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, motivation, and social skills)
• Have an appetite to continuously evolve and improve, to tackle difficult problems and seek/give constant feedback
• Embrace change and see it as an essential driver to solve complex issues
• Demonstrate flexibility and be able to move forward without having all of the answers
• Consistently seek to understand, meet, and deliver on customers’ expectations

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

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years in software development
• Experience in financial services
• Strong Java, Unix shell skills – working in Eclipse based environments
• Solid understanding of DevOps for deployment, and Git repositories.
• Strong knowledge of relational databases (SQL, Oracle) and data modeling.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and cloud platforms (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• Familiar with Network, LAN TCP/IP, security and communication protocol concepts
• Good to have: mainframe development experience and enterprise architectural knowledge/experience
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience building scalable, enterprise level technology stacks with JavaScript but ideally with a broad set of tools
• You have experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD)
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills and is capable of multi-tasking and managing concurrent tasks and initiatives.
• Must be reliable, pro-active, results-oriented, customer-focused, attentive to details, and a team player.
• Strong interpersonal skills and can build and foster relationships with team members and peers.
• Innovative approaches to developing process improvements and solutions; ability to convey and promote these ideas.
• Working experience with systems development methodologies and software development technologies, concepts and lifecycle.
• Worked in Agile lab or used Agile framework.

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.

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.