Python Developer - 3

Story Behind the Need

• Business group : GBM? Finance Technology
• Project : ALARA+ project. ALARA is a Balance Sheet Management Analytics platform. Application is to support the modeling for BSM (ALM / SIRR) analytics (NII, DV01, forecasts and simulations).

Project go-live was in February / March this year, so the ground work has begun and we require another resource to support the further build of the new application.

Reason for request : Second developer needed on team to support deliverables.

Candidate Value Proposition

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to work on a new bank critical project and work on a new technology stack.

Typical Day in Role :

• ALARA+ project is an enhancement to the existing internal system improving reliability and performance due to increase business requirements for more comprehensive data coverage and increase analytics reporting frequency.
• Support the build of a new applications. Note that 75% of this role will be building net new code, and the remainder will be working on enhancement / modernization.
• In this role you will be supporting DevOps duties including solutioning and managing successful implementation of an automated CI / CD process and seeking opportunities for improvement to leverage cloud capabilities.

An existing resource on the team is responsible for the DevOps piece, but some support will be needed.

• Support building out ETL layer and establish a reporting database (we have a runbook for all other pieces, the ETL layer is still pending build).
• Set up applications in UAT production (including web portal and simulation engine)
• You will play a pivotal role in assisting the setup of the VM infrastructure and ensuring system reliability.
• You will be part of an application team within Group Treasury, working collaboratively with other cross-functional technology teams and closely with our stakeholders (modeling analytics team).

Main Project deliverables :

1) Moving the servers from Physical to Virtual Servers (providing that infrastructure support / setup).

2) Creating an automated DevOps pipeline

Must Have Skills :

• 5+ years’ experience as Python developer with 2-3+ years’ recent experience as a lead developer
• 5+ years’ recent hands-on experience with SQL
• 5+ years’ recent hands-on experience with Shell Scripting
• Recent project experience with DevOps, CI / CD tools / systems to support team

Nice-To-Have Skills :

• Banking industry experience is an asset
• BitBucket / Git and Docker is nice to have
• Object Store concept (AWS s3 storage / MinIO / Google Cloud Storage) is nice to have
• RESTful API is nice to have

Soft Skills :

• Excellent Verbal and written communication
• Proactive, and taking initiative
• Team player
• Flexible to change
• Logical reasoning

Best vs Average : The ideal resource would be a Python developer and able to contribute to the successful delivery of project requirements.

Must have skills are critical, but meeting nice to have skills will help the team deliver on project items that are upcoming in 2024 and support application team with planning.

Banking experience and experience with building applications from the ground up (new application build, not enhancement) will be prioritized.

Degrees or certifications :

Bachelor's degree in a related field required

Candidate Review & Selection :

• Structure and Format :
• 1st round : MS Teams video Interview (optional in person) with HM, current developer, and cloud developer. Potential live coding assessment (TBD). 45 minutes.
• 2nd round : Potential second round.

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