Programmer Analyst Advisory (223603)

Requisition ID: 223603

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Canadian Banking Technology at Scotiabank supports the full spectrum of technology needs for the banks Canadian operations covering various banking products and services. The team works with both traditional and emerging technologies to deliver innovative solutions for business applications and platforms.
Our team contributes to the overall success of the Day to Day Savings products in Canada supporting the Business Canadian Banking Regulatory and Compliance initiatives performing development design and deployment.

The Mainframe COBOL Developer reporting to the Senior Manager Development will lead various development projects and support application solutions for the Canadian business line. They will collaborate with multiple teams to deliver requirements for regulatory and compliance platforms. Ideal candidates should be proactive creative show initiative eager to learn and thrive on challenges


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

• Act as an expert technical resource for problem analysis and solution implementation

• Support applications evaluate problems identify actions to be taken and recommend/implement solutions. Understand and work in accordance with Bank application architectural guidelines.

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships systems and knowledge.

• Interact with business clients to help resolve and explain system questions and issues.

• Work closely with all team members and deal effectively with external vendors Business partners Internal stakeholders and Management

• Provide analysis and coding support for host applications and infrastructure implementations

• Must be fluent in English oral and written with excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills to understand document and share key system information with their colleagues support groups other technical staff business partners and management.

• Takes accountability for results and exhibits a can do attitude.

• Self-starter with a desire to learn and contribute.

• Has an appetite to continuously evolve and improve to tackle difficult problems and seek/give constant feedback.

• Embraces change and sees it as an essential driver to solve complex issues.

• Demonstrates flexibility and can move forward without having all the answers.

• Consistently seeks to understand meet and deliver on customers expectations.

• Act as a mentor to junior developers on design development delivery operations and overall development best practices within the bank and industry.

• Implement new systems or enhancements by reviewing programs written by team members establishing and executing system test procedures developing implementation plan developing the required program and system documentation and ensuring all functionality has been delivered as required. The incumbent is also required to provide ongoing support on the production processing functionality

• Requires to be on pager rotation for 24x7 for application support (overnight batch)

• Understand how the Banks risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• 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 Wed love to work with you if you have:

• 5 years of experience in mainframe development using Aseembler Cobol JCL IMS DB/DC DB2 VSAM CICS CA7 SAS SDSF.

• 5 Working experience and knowledge of Assembler programming language.

• Experience in Utilities and productivity tools (e.g. MVS/TSO UCANDU ACR COMPAREX SYNCSORT IDCAMS CRF File Manager and etc.) an asset

• Experience working in an agile environment and SDLC methodology

• Understanding of File Transfer protocols and processes ie. FTP SFTP PGP Encryption

• Strong knowledge of DB2 database z/OS Debugger DFSORT JCL and COBOL

• Understanding mainframe integration for ETL processing

• Experience and knowledge of DevOps

• Experience and knowledge of Assembly programming language an asset.

• Experience and knowledge of web services and APIs an asset

• Experience and knowledge of web and cloud (Azure) technologies an asset

• Prior experience in production support

• Fluent in English oral and written

• Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science Computer Engineering or technical equivalent

• An understanding of current IT practices and systems development techniques

• Familiarity with data integration and data streaming WebSphere MQ and Communication Networks

• Familiarity with event driven programming concepts

• Exposure to Data Modelling and Data Architecture

• 2-3 years experience support on UNIX RHEL 8.x

Whats 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

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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.