Senior Technical Analyst, Special Processing Support Services, GTB - Scarborough

Title : Senior Technical Analyst, Special Processing Support Services, GTB - Scarborough

Requisition ID : 205946

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

Global Transaction Banking

Global Transaction Banking (GTB) is the payments and transaction engine of Scotiabank. We support Small Business, Commercial and Corporate clients with effective treasury management solutions coupled with a best-in-class service model, making it easy for clients to do business with us.

As businesses build their digital capabilities and transform their operating models, their payment needs are evolving too.

Boasting a unique global footprint, GTB’s comprehensive suite of innovative banking solutions help our business clients generate operational efficiencies, streamline and simplify payments, improve working capital performance, and mitigate financial risk.

At Scotiabank, we embrace your strengths, ideas, and ambitions. GTB is a fast-growing team with a focus on the Americas, particularly Canada, the U.

S., Mexico, and we are seeking top tier talent to complement our organization.

Purpose

The Senior Technical Analyst provides all aspects of operational and technical support for Global Transaction Banking’s file translation platform.

This platform is used to deliver payment and reporting services to Scotiabank’s commercial and corporate customer base.

What You’ll Do :

The Senior Technical Analyst, Special Processing Support Services will provide full system life cycle management (analysis, technical requirements, design, testing and implementation) and support of the bank’s file translation platform.

The core duties of the Senior Technical Analyst will include :

• Designing and implementing database structures and schemas
• Monitoring database performance and identifying ways to optimize it
• Creating and enforcing data security policies and procedures
• Backing up and restoring databases in case of data loss or corruption
• Review procedures relating to database changes required of application delivery or infrastructure maintenance
• Managing user access and permissions to the database
• Developing and implementing disaster recovery plans
• Troubleshooting database issues and working with other IT staff to resolve them (After hours on-call support will be required)
• Develop automation for day to day operational database tasks
• Maintaining database documentation and keeping it up to date
• Train the team to enhance their skills
• Planning and executing database upgrades and migrations

What You'll Bring :

• University Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 3-5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Have a working knowledge of relational and embedded database technologies (SQL server, Microsoft Access)
• Expert knowledge of SQL tuning and database performance optimization
• Experience with performance tuning of MS databases, highly available payment and transactional systems, data replication, and database clusters
• Some understanding of financial payment products and services (including technical aspects and business logic / processing) is an asset
• Collaborating with Dev, QA, Testing, Operations teams
• Self-motivated and able to learn quickly
• Certifications in database technologies, such as Microsoft Certified Database Administrator is an asset
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and able to communicate with business and technical stakeholders
• Strong team player and able to seamlessly interact with others in a team environment

Work Arrangement :

The incumbent is frequently confronted by customers and internal staff who require timely solutions to incidents affecting customers.

These requests, coupled with unpredictable and fluctuating project deadlines, subject the incumbent to potentially stressful situations regularly.

The incumbent will be required to work different shifts and times.

Interested?

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank! At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and embraced for their differences.

That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What's in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

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.

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