Senior Security Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 13, 2026. Scotiabank scores A on the Alion truth index.
Requisition ID: 279155
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.
The Senior Security Engineer, Security Engineering will be responsible for providing technical leadership within a diverse team of cloud security engineers, leveraging industry leading SDLC processes to support application security tools and infrastructure mandated by Application Security in their mission of protecting the Bank and its customers from external threats.
Contributes to the overall success of the Cloud Security Engineering team in Canada ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures
Is this role right for you? In this role you will:
- Support SDLC processes and best practices while leading a team of full-stack developers.
- Manage team deliverables by collaborating with technology partners, vendors and governance teams to meet security engineering roadmaps.
- Drive delivery of key solution deliverables spanning multiple domains from cloud and application development to AI agentic development and automation.
- support clarification of business and technical requirements, detailed design, and implementation of solution with focus on high quality deliverables.
- Drive continuous improvement by creating, collecting and reporting on KPIs, identifying efficiencies and assisting the team in their deliverables.
- Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
- Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to, and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
- Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment
Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:
Ensuring the continuous protection and reliability of application security tools used by global code delivery channels, alternate platforms, and legacy systems, while meeting defined security & service objectives.
- 5+ years experience leading development teams using Agile and SDLC methodologies
- 5+ years experience with one or more of Java, JavaScript, RDBMS, python, networking, containerization, or Kubernetes.
- 2+ years agentic development experience, strong AI concepts, and custom agent development
- Hands-on experience with System Administration and DevOps support of Linux, Windows, SQL, and vendor software.
- Software Architecture and Technical Documentation experience is an asset
- Excellent organization, time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills
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 such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more.
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.