Application developer Jobs in North York, ON

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Role Overview

The Senior Engineer - Application & Integration is a hands-on technical lead responsible for the stability, security, integration, and lifecycle management of one or more critical technology platforms within a large Canadian banking environment. This role combines deep technical expertise with operational ownership, vendor engagement, and cross-functional leadership to ensure platforms meet business, regulatory, and operational expectations.

The role operates across design, delivery, production support, and continuous improvement, with accountability for technology outcomes in a complex, regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

Application Operational Accountability

• Act as Technology Application Lead for assigned platforms, accountable for availability, resilience, performance, security, and compliance across non-production and production environments
• Own platform lifecycle activities including onboarding, upgrades, patching, decommissioning, and technical debt remediation
• Ensure adherence to enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and internal risk, security, and audit controls
• Provide 3rd-level production support and participate in on-call rotations, including incident triage, root cause analysis, and permanent fix implementation
• Drive problem management, post-incident reviews, and continuous service improvement initiatives

Architecture, Integration & Engineering Delivery

• Lead technical design and system integration efforts across internal platforms and third-party/vendor solutions
• Translate business and non-functional requirements into robust, scalable technical designs
• Guide vendors and internal delivery teams on architecture, integration patterns, security controls, and implementation standards
• Perform hands-on engineering activities including configuration, scripting, automation, troubleshooting, and deployment support
• Support the introduction of new platform capabilities from concept through production readiness

Testing, Release & Change Enablement

• Contribute to and support planning, execution, and automation of functional, integration, and non-functional testing
• Ensure production readiness, release quality, rollback strategies, and operational documentation are in place
• Partner with delivery, operations, and risk teams to support controlled change execution

Technical Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and mentorship to junior engineers and project team members
• Partner closely with business stakeholders, architects, risk, security, operations, and vendors
• Contribute to team capability uplift by identifying skill gaps, process improvements, and tooling enhancement
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences

Required Qualifications

Experience & Core Skills

• 10+ years of progressive experience in senior technical engineering roles covering system design, integration, and production support
• 5+ years of experience within Banking or Financial Services IT environments
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and client focus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities
• Solid understanding of ITIL fundamentals, incident/problem/change management
• Experience working across SDLC and STLC methodologies (Agile/Scrum and Waterfall)

Technical Competencies

• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
• Cloud / Infrastructure: Azure and virtualized environments (VMware fundamentals)
• Programming / Scripting: PowerShell, JavaScript (Vanilla / Node / jQuery), SQL, JQL
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server
• Data Formats: JSON, XML
• Integration Technologies: REST APIs, MQ, Web Services, SFTP
• Testing & Automation: Postman, Selenium
• Security & Architecture: OAuth, TLS, certificate management, standard architectural patterns, networking fundamentals
• Tooling: Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket/Git, Visio, MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Nice-to-Have Qualifications

• Experience with TD Bank (or large Canadian bank) IT tooling, platforms, and delivery processes
• Domain knowledge of Trade Finance & Working Capital products in areas of Core Trade (Letters of Credit, Stand-by Letters of Credit, Documentary Collections) and Supply Chain Finance (Payables, Receivables, and Dynamic Discounting).
• Additional programming experience (C#, Java, Shell scripting, VBScript, COBOL, JCL, DB2)
• Industry certifications such as TOGAF, ITIL, CSA, PMP

Attributes for Success

• Willingness to continuously develop technical and domain expertise
• Comfortable working in high-availability, high-pressure production environments
• Ability to collaborate effectively within large, matrixed organizations
• Flexibility to support after-hours on-call rotations and planned deployments

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank.

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities.

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.

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

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.

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

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.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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