Software Engineer

Requisition ID: 255455

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

As a Software Engineer you’ll be working on our Platform Migration team at the Scotia Digital. You’ll work closely with multiple scrum teams to evangelize an emphasis on quality. You’ll contribute to highly applauded in house automation frameworks for UI, Microservices and Performance test.

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

• You have an experience developing test automation frameworks in Java, python or React JS
• You have written moderate to complex code/scripts to test systems.
• Responsible for designing, developing and maintaining a modular, extensible and reusable test automation framework to enable the continuous testing in a DevOps environment
• Developing code to automate the testing (Unit/ Integration) of micro services (Rest APIs) and ensuring the adequate test coverage of the application code
• Partner with development engineers during story and task breakdown to develop test approach that effectively cover the functional and performance characteristics of a feature
• Building, maintaining, and improving the existing automation framework, test harness, and processes
• Be/become a SME on usage of entire application suite, processes, workflows, etc
• Working with Engineering team Management to improve the testing process
• Understanding of enterprise software design principles – architecture, design patterns, OOP
• Comfortable working in a self-guided manner with the ability to prioritize tasks and manage your own time efficiently, without direct input or oversight

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

• Good knowledge and experience in Java/ J2EE – at least 4 years
• Good knowledge and experience in Spring Boot – at least 4 years
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented software development best practices
• Strong experience in developing Unit Tests and Integration Tests using testing frameworks such as JUnit, TestNG, and RestAssured – at least 4 years
• Experience working in a DevOps environment. Experience with Java Build Tools: Maven or Gradle
• Familiarity with OpenAPI Specification(OAS)/ Swagger, YAML, JSON
• Knowledge/ experience in Java ORM Frameworks such as Hibernate, Spring DAO
• Exposure to RDBMS such as Oracle or DB2. Knowledge and experience with SQL queries
• Nice to have: experience in building, integrating and deploying web services (REST/ SOAP/JSON/XML)
Experience building, integrating, and deploying web services (REST/SOAP/JSON/XML).
• AI / ML exposure (e.g., using ML models for test optimization, anomaly detection, or data-driven testing).
• Experience working with Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) — especially cloud-native testing tools, API Gateways, or container-based deployments.
• Hands-on experience with Docker or other containerization technologies for service virtualization, environment setup, and scalable test execution.
• Familiarity with Kubernetes for orchestrating containerized applications.
• Experience using cloud DevOps tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline, etc.).

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.