V.I.E. Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities

The Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) has worldwide responsibility for supplying Global Banking and Investor Solutions (GBIS) Divisions with the services and IT resources necessary for them to operate under competitive conditions in terms of technological standards, service quality and cost.  GBTO is composed of diverse and talented professionals who translate ideas into action every day by combining the strength of its expertise in IT and our business with a deep understanding of the investment banking business and regulations.  GBTO has a threefold responsibility as follows:  (1) Deliver innovative solutions that enable GBIS to achieve its business objectives.  (2) Maintain a highly resilient, flexible, cost effective and well controlled production service for our business applications, systems and infrastructure.  (3) Facilitate entry into new markets, compliance with regulatory needs, growth in business volumes and add operational efficiency improvements in our overall front to back processing environment.  GBTO achieves this while promoting a collaborative, innovative, and fun environment for its professionals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop and maintain applications within our team’s mandate.
• Design, develop and maintain our operation and development platforms.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and the continuous improvement of our development practices and tooling.
• Work in collaboration with our stakeholders to establish requirements and roadmaps.
• Participate in support and operation of the applications and services under our team’s responsibility.
• Participate in the resolution of production incidents.
• Communicate with users and other teams on projects, delivery, and production quality.
• Participate QA and UAT testing around software development.
• Participate in Change Management / Release Management (CMRM) processes.
• Conduct data analysis for our users or for improvement purposes.

Key technologies to know and/or learn :

• Languages: Java, Spring Boot, Typescript (Angular), SQL, scripting languages.
• Tooling: GIT, Jenkins, IntelliJ, Visual Studio etc.
• Platforms: Azure, Linux, Scala, Avro, Hadoop, Elastic Search, Kibana, PostgreSQL
• Misc: Server, Oracle, Windows server

A questionnaire will be provided to you in order to check your VIE (Société Générale and Business France) eligibility. For an efficient analysis of your application, please make sure to truthfully answer all the questions.  

Please note that it is mandatory to provide us a formal proof of your M2 diploma validation before the assignment start date. No VIE mission will start without this document. *Grade sheets are not accepted as justification of diploma.

Profile required

PLEASE NOTE that since this program is primarily an international development program, candidates cannot apply to a VIE assignment in their own country of citizenship.

To facilitate the examination of your application by our English-speaking managers, we thank you for applying in English.

Studies & experience:

• Master degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Language skills:

• Fluent in English
• Fluent in French

Technical, operational & Soft skills:

• Good level of expertise in implementing solutions using Java with focus on API development and performance.
• Hands-on expertise in Springboot, microservices and REST API.
• Hands-on experience with Spring and Hibernate frameworks.
• Knowledge/experience on relational databases like PostgreSQL, MSSQL, Oracle.
• Experience working on containers – Kubernetes / Docker.
• Git/GitHub, Continuous integration using Maven & Jenkins.
• Troubleshoot problems with application development and usage.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills. 
• Hands-on experience in Agile best practices TDD, BDD, Refactoring and Clean Code.
• Clear understanding of Software Development life cycle and process Oriented.
• Good background on preparation and performing functional/manual testing.
• Strong understanding of Agile practices, roles and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of CI-CD practices & tools (JIRA).
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work under agile teams with focus on understanding and contributing to team’s priorities.
• Be client oriented and value oriented
• Team-oriented and adaptable to changing environment/demands
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Fast learning capacity and autonomy
• Ability to multi-task effectively to meet time-sensitive deadlines and balance pressure from stakeholders

The VIE assignment in a nutshell
This VIE in Montreal is to begin January 1st, 2027, but you need to plan 3 months between your application date and the beginning of your VIE assignment. It will last 24 months.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France’s eligibility criteria, opened to candidates under 28 and from the member states of the European Economic Space. For further information (including your financial indemnities), please see Mon VIE-VIA Business France.