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We're looking for a pro-active middle-level Frontend developer, who not only solves tasks but suggests improvements on the codebase, product, and company level, and communicates openly and actively, explores technologies and shares knowledge within the team.

About the job

• You will work with a team of developers (3-5 people) on the current project developing new features.
• Usually, our projects last for about 1-2 years (but it could be more/less). Our developers don't work on more than 1 project at a time.
• For development, we usually use Kanban or similar processes, communicate in Slack channels and via video calls, and store documentation in Notion.
• Apart from working on projects we will encourage you to gain and share knowledge, discuss your personal development and contribute to company's activities.
• You'll have a continuous knowledge exchange and virtual hangouts with colleagues all around the globe, an environment of a remote-driven culture and the opportunity to work from wherever you want.

We expect that you

• Have knowledge in HTML/CSS/JS, know at least one library/framework for building UI (React, Vue, Angular, etc.) and care about user experience.
• Know architecture patterns in modern frontend applications (authentication, data-modeling on frontend).
• Have experience in building SPA that interacts with API.
• Able to debug apps and 3rd-party libraries.
• Work with DevTools, CLI tools, git.
• Know how web works (basic networking, HTTP protocol).
• Have attention to details and high level of pro-activity.
• Can learn new technologies as you go and research them constanly (new libraries, tools, techniques: refactoring, debugging, etc.).
• Understand yourself: have good habits and self-dicipline, know how to be productive and how to rest.
• Have knowledge of English on the level which allows you to feel comfortable communicating in it (verbally and written) the whole working day.
• Know how important it is to communicate with the team and inform others about what you are doing, so you stick to open and frequent communication. It is important for us.

It will be a plus if you

• Have experience in Backend.
• Have experience in UI/UX design.

What you’ll get

• 50% compensation for self-development activities: courses, conferences, books, educational platforms, English, and sports.
• Remote work and flexible schedule.
• 32 paid days off per year – you can use them for vacations, occasional days off, and public holidays, only workdays count.
• Full coverage of sick leaves.
• 200 USD per year for medical expenses.
• 500 USD per year for home office equipment.

The Performance Engineer provides support to the Performance Engineering Lead and/or Manager - QE, and is responsible for the execution and coordination of Performance Engineering activities within the Tangerine banking domain. Responsibilities include directly supporting Performance Engineering activities to ensure consistent testing strategy; design, execution, defect management and reporting are executed to a high standard in line with internal policies and procedures. The Performance Engineer will report directly to Manager or Senior Manager, Quality Engineering.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Directly support and execute day-to-day performance testing activities within test region and production, working with delivery teams and other areas of IT (enterprise architects, solutions architects, development) to validate performance testing and non-functional requirements
• Utilize a variety of testing techniques which support the performance and non-functional testing activities, single user profiling, spike, stress, endurance, fail over etc
• Act as key point of contact for delivery teams, and QE as a whole, across all channels supporting the creation of test scope, execution and resolution of performance issues prior to production deployment. 
• Analyzes, recommend and implement engineering suggestions to improve efficiencies and increase responsiveness of client project requirements, ensure technology is current and up to date with industry standards while maintaining established service levels
• Provide coaching and mentoring to other members of the QE and delivery teams in areas including non-functional requirements, performance testing strategy, and business domain where applicable.
• Manage and execute performance testing activities for multiple projects of varying scale; single delivery team to enterprise wide programs/projects for Tangerine that are executed in Waterfall or Agile methodology
• Ensure all test assets, execution results/analysis, sign off and closure reports are captured within JIRA
• Assess the risks associated with the development aspects of each solution/project and define a performance testing approach, making solution recommendations to development, architecture, and infrastructure where possible.
• Support continuous performance testing within CICD pipelines and support /maintain performance tests, monitoring and metrics gathering to ensure system stability and trending analysis
• Collect strategic, technical and operational test metrics across testing and production environments.  Analyze current defects and test execution trends and extrapolate data for predictive analysis
• Responsible for consolidated test reports outlining key metrics and performance KPI’s for Senior Management.  
• Work under the guidance of the Performance Engineering Lead and Manager/Sr. Manager and be a participant in discussion with vendors related to testing methodologies, tooling, resources, POCs, etc.
• Other duties as assigned

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

Education/Experience

• University or College Degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science/Engineering
• 4+ years of experience working within SDLC/TDLC
• 3+ years of testing experience specifically within the Performance testing discipline
• Proficient testing background in the Canadian financial services industry or large scale enterprise systems

General/Technical Skills

• Solid understanding of Performance test process methodologies, approaches and tools
• Ability to understand enterprise scale infrastructures and emerging technologies
• Must have knowledge of Cloud architecture and working within a hybrid environment, i.e. GCP, Azure etc 
• Experience working with Cloud based applications and techniques to validate auto scaling, component breakers, and elastic based deployments
• Working Knowledge of container technology such as Docker, Anthos and Kubernetes 
• Hands on experience in client/server side testing with a solid understanding of web and mobile applications and implementations (Native app, Angular, React etc)
• Hands on experience with Unix/Linux experience 
• Must be strong in one of the coding languages: Java, JavaScript, python etc.
• Must have strong knowledge of web services and implementing APIs (Rest/Soap)
• Sound knowledge about SQL / PL-SQL, stored procedures and SQL Server database
• Solid understanding of hardware utilization and related Garbage Collection and memory footprints
• Expertise in metrics gathering and creating graphs / reports which clearly and concisely capture and communicate performance testing analysis / results 
• Demonstrated competency with Defect / Test Management and Planning Tools such as JIRA - Xray
• Extensive experience with Performance testing and automation tools such as Jmeter, Loadrunner, Cloudtest, Selenium, Appium, Postman, RESTassured or similar
• Hands on experience with Performance engineering and monitoring tools such as SumoLogic, Dynatrace, Crashlytics etc

Professional Certification 

• CTFL, ISTQB, CSQA,CSTE good to have
• Dynatrace Associate, AWS/GCP certification nice to have

Abilities

• Ability to work independently as well as part of the larger team
• Ability to lead through influence in a face-paced environment and hold others accountable
• Ability to work and collaborate with stakeholders from different departments and organizational levels.

Attributes

• Self-starter, shows initiative, able to work with minimal supervision
• Confident in being able to extrapolate trends and make engineering recommendations from reports and test results
• Excellent organizational, communication, technical and analytical skills

The Sr. ETL  Engineer is responsible for design and development of ETL solutions to integrate with our Salesforce platform for complex business and technology initiatives. Along with providing thought leadership, navigating us through production issues and investigations, and being a key advocate of efficiency and continual improvement as we work to modernize.

Is this role right for you?

• Analyze and estimate effort for new scope and requirements

• Design and development ETL solutions on multiple complex initiatives.

• Stay abreast of modern technologies and best practices, and recommend introduction of new technology and processes 

• Act as the Subject Matter Expert and manage admin functions for ETL and Talend

• Investigate failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement fixes; utilize internal defect tracking tool to create detailed, high quality error report

• Work with product owners and test engineers to support QA processes, review test plans, test coverage and help improve test automation

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?

• Minimum 10+  years of experience in enterprise systems

• Minimum 5+ years hands-on Talend development experience

• Knowledge of cloud integration with ETL.

• Knowledge of deployment processes and release pipelines. Eg : Jenkins, Bitbucket/Git

• Unix/AIX script experience

• ETL tool experience with Talend

• Data modeling and mapping

• Performance tuning and optimization

• SQL and database programming (Preferably DB2)

• Version control systems

Some more information you might want to know:

• Strong communication skills

• Talend Certification 

• Ability to work in cross functional teams

• Experience in agile methodologies like SCRUM/Kanban

• Experience with Talend 8.0

• Experience with Salesforce integration

• Experience with DBR Execution and Documentation, Vulnerability fixes, etc.

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, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

What is the Opportunity?

The DevOps Center or Excellence Team is undertaking multiple complex enterprise-wide initiatives as part of RBC’s ongoing plan to improve technology management and be a world leader. As a Lead DevOps Engineer/Technical Lead with expertise in CI/CD and Service Management, you will play a pivotal role in building software to solve complex project needs, enhance our software delivery pipelines, ensure system reliability, monitoring and improving overall service quality to ensure operational excellence. In this role you will be responsible for strategically planning and managing successful implementation of the above mentioned. You will be part of a team of DevOps engineers and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across RBC to drive the adoption of DevOps practices, optimizing development workflows, and ensure the reliability and scalability of software applications in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

What will you do?

• Work on internal facing applications targeted towards developers across the organization.

• Build and configure pipelines that would help app teams build and deploy cloud native apps.

• Help design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve app services.

• Integrate with third party APIs and create scalable apps.

• Partner with other teams to understand user needs and contribute to delivering solutions to solve complex business problems.

• Create and maintain technical systems documentation and write concise, well-organized code and sensible tests.

• Implement end to end monitoring.

What do you need to succeed?

Must have:

• 3+ years experience working with DevOps principals, CI/CD tools i.e. Github actions, Jenkins, Circle CI and building custom pipelines etc.

• Experience working with docker and Kubernetes (Azure, OpenShift/AWS).

• 3+ years of development experience with object-oriented programming(java/groovy/python), micro services architecture, Spring Framework, Maven, etc.

• Hands on experience designing, developing, testing and troubleshooting REST APIs

• Experience with multi-threading, scaling, concurrency, caching, queuing, and distributed data storage

• Experience with message brokers (Rabbitmq, Kafka etc.), SQL(Postgres) and NoSQL databases (Mongodb, Elastic etc.) Nice to have:

• Experience with a public cloud platform i.e. Azure, AWS

• Experience working with Github actions and workflow development.

• Experience with AI to implement self healing pipelines & leveraging AI tools/LLM’s to create AI Testing as part of the pipeline.

What’s in it for you?

We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.

• A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable

• Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities

• Ability to make a difference and lasting impact

• Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team

• A world-class training program in financial services

• Flexible work/life balance options

• Opportunities to do challenging work #LI-Hybrid #LI-POST #TECHPJ #RC23

Job Skills

Application Programming Interface (API), Building Architecture, Docker (Software), GitHub Actions, Information Technology (IT) Infrastructure, Kubernetes, Programming Languages, Public Clouds, Software Change Request Management, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Engineering, Software Integration Engineering, Software Product Design, Software Product Technical Knowledge, Software Release Management, System Testing Tools

The ideal candidate will have a wealth of experience tackling various hardware and software problems. They should be comfortable providing technology solutions to employees and working closely with third party software companies to adopt new technologies and efficiently use existing ones. This candidate should have prior experience working with information technology and understand the latest technology trends to ensure the technology in place is up to date.

Responsibilities

• Manage technologies and provide administrative assistance for various systems. Experience with hotel systems (OPERA, Micros, Adaco, FreedomPay, etc.)

• Understand various IT troubleshooting and provide technical support

• Control and monitor data, network access and backup systems

• Negotiate and communicate with third-party software providers for new software's and troubleshooting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field

• 5+ years of experience in related field

• Experience in information technology space and solving various software and hardware problems

• Strong technical problem solving and communication skills

Overview

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Data Engineer to join our dynamic and growing applied data analytics team. As a Data Engineer at BGIS, you will help us build our Analytics and AI Innovation Hub in Toronto. You will play an impactful and critical role in integrating and transforming our unmatched internal datasets with external data to drive insights, inform strategic decisions, and optimize our operations.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize your educational background in a quantitative field, such as computer science, mathematics, or engineering, to design, build, and maintain data pipelines and ETL processes.
• Leverage over five years of experience in data engineering, preferably with teams focused on machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science.
• Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and ETL processes, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility for analysis and modeling.
• Develop and manage APIs for efficient data consumption, facilitating seamless integration and utilization of data across various platforms.
• Apply your passion for problem-solving to address complex data-related challenges, automate and optimize scalable data workflows.
• Maintain a strong understanding of data warehousing, cloud technologies, and big data solutions, constantly updating and improving our data infrastructure and knowledgebase.
• Communicate effectively across technical and business domains, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration of AI and data solutions.
• Participate in the development and deployment of AI and machine learning models, working closely with data scientists and analysts. 
• Collaborate closely with data scientists and analysts, providing them with clean, structured analytical datasets necessary for advanced statistical modeling and machine learning.
• Demonstrate an aptitude for continuous learning, staying current with emerging technologies and best practices in data engineering, AI and analytics.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a quantitative field (Computer Science, Math, Engineering, etc.).
• Over five years of hands-on experience in data engineering, with some emphasis and familiarity with data preparation for AI and ML projects.
• A natural curiosity and enthusiasm for tackling challenging problems.
• Proficiency in data manipulation via SQL preferably using Snowflake
• Proficiency in data pipeline development, data modeling, data warehousing, and ETL processes.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques [Power BI, Tableau, Python libraries)
• Experience with data engineering technologies and data movement and transformation (e.g. Fivetran, DBT, Informatica, Dataiku, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of supporting delivery of actionable insights and solutions from complex data and analytic projects.

Why BGIS?

• Join a dynamic team at the forefront of data-driven decision-making in the commercial real estate industry, and at the creation of the BGIS Analytics and AI Innovation Hub.
• Collaborate with experts in the field and leverage cutting-edge technology.
• Competitive compensation package and opportunities for career growth.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment that values diversity and innovation.