Sr. Mainframe Developer

at  TD Bank

JOB REQUIREMENTS

What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have:

EDUCATION/ACCREDITATIONS:

Minimum bachelor/college degree in computer science, computer/electrical engineering or similar

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

• Extensive IBM AS400, Synon (CA 2E), RPG IV, RPG-ILE, CL & SQL knowledge and experience customizing and integrating with the platform
• Working knowledge of Surveyor, Go Anywhere, TATOOLS, and other productivity tools would be a definite asset.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Demonstrable experience taking on a new technology/skill and becoming proficient in short order

WHO WE ARE

TD is one of the world’s leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.
TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

We’re looking for a AS400 developer to join the Fixed Income and Lending Development team. You’ll need to possess excellent Synon and RPG language skills, a strong analytical mind, and be comfortable talking face to face with the business to work on projects and solve problems on the fly. We value a strong relationship with our business partners and that needs to be a core value for the successful candidate.
You’ll be working on a variety of projects, including small enhancements to help fix and improve the Global (GMS2) and FIS applications. A certain degree of capital markets knowledge is expected, specifically in the fixed income and funding process, but you can expect to learn a lot more on the job, working with developers, business analysts, and of course our business partners.

Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager. Here’s some of what you may be asked to perform:

• Design and develop quality solutions for program/system issues consistent with project objectives and client requirements, and follow technology architecture standards
• Conduct program/ system research, analysis, design and problem resolution
• Ensure defect free programming by testing and debugging using available/appropriate tools and participate in reviewing peer coding
• Participate in identifying and recommending development/testing solutions/tools in support of project objectives
• Develop, implement, maintain and improve solutions/processes that maximize system availability, efficiency/ effectiveness and minimize/prevent problems/ issues
• Adhere to existing processes/standards, technology architecture, risk and production capacity guidelines and objectives; plan, monitor, test and escalate issues as required
• Work with the architecture group to ensure good architectural design and raise issues as they develop through the project lifecycle in a timely manner
• Comply with the system development life cycle (SDLC) and project management methodology (PMLC) by participating in scope assessment, risk and cost analysis
• Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and overall project deliverables on time, within budget, and adhering to development and quality standards
• Conduct pre and post implementation activities ensuring project deliverables are met and communicated to Project Management
• Maintain a proficient knowledge of system development methodologies and system analysis principles and apply learning to business solutions
• Continuously enhance knowledge/expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies trends/developments and develop expertise in TD services, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques that can contribute to effective solution development/delivery
• May perform testing according to test plans, monitor and report on results, and work with others on problem resolution
• Work with IT management and the client to ensure effective communication of solutions development requirements, project status and provide timely escalation of issues to ensure project objectives are met
• May support Relationship/IT Manager in developing business cases, RFI/RFP and service level agreements with vendors/suppliers consistent with IT requirements and guidelines
• May work with Relationship/IT Management, vendor(s) and internal clients on prioritizing new and existing projects against IT requirements and business objectives
• Work effectively as a team, supporting other members of the team in achieving project/business objectives and providing client services
• Support a positive work environment that promotes customer service, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units
• May coach, lead and/or develop others