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The role requires strong hands-on expertise in software engineering, systems integration, and database development. The successful candidate will be a partner with business and technology teams to deliver scalable, reliable, and high-performance solutions.\nThis is a individual-contributor role with responsibility for leading technical design, coordinating delivery across multiple systems, and providing engineering guidance to development and support teams.\nIs this role right for you? In this role you will:\nDesign, develop, test, and support enterprise applications and services.\nDevelop scalable solutions using Python and SQL.\nBuild and optimize complex database queries, stored procedures, and data pipelines.\nDesign and implement APIs, integrations, and distributed processing solutions.\nContribute to application architecture, technical design, and engineering best practices.\nPerform code reviews and drive continuous improvement in software quality.\nTroubleshoot production issues and implement long-term solutions.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technology initiatives.\nParticipate in incident investigation, root-cause analysis, problem management, and implementation of permanent corrective actions.\nImprove application observability through logging, monitoring, alerting, performance metrics, and operational dashboards.\nDesign solutions with appropriate resiliency, recovery, availability, and supportability requirements.\nDevelop automated unit, integration, regression, and performance tests.\nBuild reusable components and promote consistency across engineering teams.\nDesign and support reliable batch and real-time data pipelines.\nImplement appropriate data-quality checks, reconciliation, exception handling, lineage, and monitoring.\nEnsure data interfaces are traceable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise data standards.\nDo you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.\n7+ years of software development experience.\nStrong proficiency in Python.\nAdvanced knowledge of SQL, database design, and query optimization.\nExperience developing scalable, enterprise-grade applications.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.\nExperience with Java.\nExperience developing and consuming REST and SOAP web services.\nExperience with Angular.\nExperience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architectures.\nExperience with Apache NiFi and data integration solutions.\nFamiliarity with Agile development methodologies and CI/CD practices.\nExperience with CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, environment configuration, and release controls.\nExperience working with capital-markets, Prime Brokerage, securities lending, trading, risk, margin, settlement, reference-data, or regulatory-reporting platforms is an asset.\nWhat's in it for you?\nDiversity, 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.\nAccessibility 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. \nUpskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. \nCompetitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.\nDynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.\nCommunity Engagement - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons.\nLocation(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto\nScotiabank 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.\nAt 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. 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