Software Engineer III (Java Lead)

Software Engineer III (Java Lead)

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Job Details

Work Location :

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours : 37.5

Line Of Business : Technology Solutions

Pay Details :

$114,000 - $154,000 CAD (temporary market premium)

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job‑related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description

Department Overview

TD Insurance Life & Health Product Group is growing. We are accountable for all Life and Health applications that our business is using. We are responsible for project delivery, asset hygiene, risk profile management and production availability of these assets. This is an exciting time to join the team as we set our roadmap for this product group and ensure they are ready to support the growing Insurance business.

Accountabilities

Accountable for direct or indirect day‑to‑day management of a team of IT professionals (including both permanent and contract resources) in supporting assigned business clients / internal partners / stakeholder needs and requirements.

Responsible for project delivery for the set of applications in their scope, commissioning projects to be executed by Tech PMs.

Establish day‑to‑day management direction and define priorities and strategies consistent with the business goals and aligned to overall direction from Technology Leadership team for own area.

Develop impact assessments and manage assigned portfolio delivery schedule and periodically perform risk assessments to manage operational processes consistent across the portfolio.

Monitor and manage Capacity Forecasting process compliance among Technology Project Managers and report on progress, status, and overall health of the portfolio and the individual applications.

Assess change requests and issues across the portfolio and identify key items for reporting.

Assist in the assessment of the scope and risk of projects; work with the client, project managers, and / or 3rd party vendors to ensure the development of broad project plans, budgets, and deliverables.

Work closely with IT leadership to ensure on‑going focus on reusability, scalability, and enterprise‑wide solutions, to maximize returns on the suite of products.

Measure and monitor progress at clearly defined points in the process for all ongoing projects within the portfolio to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and that projects meet or exceed expectations.

Assess work plans and schedule impacts across portfolio and identify key schedule issues for reporting, escalk to as necessary.

Assess and review schedule impacts, and works with stakeholders to resolve, and escalk to as necessary.

Comply with well‑defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines – including creation of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost.

Track major project deliverables; communicate updates; support initiatives intended at reducing time‑to‑market and containing costs.

Ensure operational, reputational, and intellectual risks are understood, and provide advice towards minimizing risk and escalk where appropriate.

Maintain proficient knowledge of the competition, customer / industry trends and technology innovation; identify opportunities for research and suggest solutions as appropriate.

Maintain high level of customer service and ensure commitments are met; recommend appropriate actions to enhance service levels, through effective service level management practices / agreements.

Keep informed of technology solutions initiatives and IT direction across TDBG in order to provide strong support to the businesses.

Ensure a full understanding of business requirements and apply knowledge to expedite / prioritize delivery of new and existing projects.

Prioritize and manage own workload and support workload of team members 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.

Work closely with other groups, sharing knowledge of client and customer issues, needs and expectations, and contributing to sound decisions.

Establish and maintain open and effective communication with clients, the businesses, and other team members.

Contribute to the ongoing development of the team and business partners by sharing information, knowledge and lessons learned on a regular basis.

Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units.

Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers.

Education And Experience

Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate

Graduate degree, preferred

7+ relevant experience

Experience and comfort level acting as a subject matter expert and consultant.

Technical Competencies

The ideal candidate would have experience in many of the following :

Experience with Web Application Design / Development – JSP, XML, XSL, JavaScript, Single‑page applications, AngularJS, Node.js, RWD, HTML 5

Experience with JavaEE frameworks (i.e., Spring, Struts)

Experience with Tomcat, Websphere, JBoss runtime environments

Experience with Web Services Design / Development – SOAP, JAX‑WS, JAXB2, JAX‑RS, REST, Web API

Unix shell scripting (i.e., Bash, Korn), Cloudify, TOSCA Blueprints, Batch Scheduler like Autosys

Experience with Agile delivery methodology, particularly Scrum or a derivation (e.g., Product Backlog Definition, User Stories Estimation and Prioritization methodologies, Task Breakdown, Sprint Planning, Sprint Retrospective), and related tools (e.g., Confluence, JIRA)

Experience with continuous integration and delivery methodologies and tooling (e.g., Maven, Nexus, Jenkins)

Experience with Eclipse, GIT (Stash), Bitbucket

Relational DBMS proficiency (i.e., Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2)

Proficiency in SQL, PL / SQL, and related query languages

Experience in Cloud Technologies (i.e., Azure, AWS, Google)

Assets

Experience with big / distributed / non‑relational data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, Cassandra).

Integration with vendor products and experience working with Third Party external companies.

Who We Are

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches / stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well‑being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well‑being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information

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.

Colleague Development

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.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

Language Requirement (Quebec Only)

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