Software Engineer II - Mainframe

Work Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Hours: 37.5 Line of Business: Technology Solutions Pay Details: $81,600 - $115,200 CAD This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance. TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs. As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role. Job Description: Our TDCT Credit Platform Manage Customer Loans (MCL) team is accountable for the end-to-end technology solutions for the TD Mortgages and Loans application. Our technology is primarily hosted on IBM mainframe system utilizing Cobol, DB2, IMS, JCL and SAS. Lead the creation of a comprehensive end-to-end detailed solution with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS). May also be accountable for complex programming / coding. Requires IBM Mainframe applications systems knowledge and business knowledge. Ability to support a range of initiatives varying in size, complexity and scope. Act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture. Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution. Co-ordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives. Provide estimates for new projects / Features / Epics and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan. Consult on development of the System Requirements and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems. Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed. Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience. Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance. Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement. Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders. Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques. Become a subject matter expert with in-depth knowledge and understanding of technical environment, business processes and procedures, as well as broader organizational and technology issues. Support test phases with environment setup, test case preparation and defect remediation. Support deployment phase with implementation planning, verification and incident resolution. Some pager and/or on-call support. Qualifications / Skills / Experience Expert knowledge of the IBM mainframe technical environment/ tools (ex. COBOL, DB2, SQL, IMS, JCL, SAS, TSO, other mainframe tools) is required. 7+ years experience in IBM Mainframe application design and development. Advanced to expert knowledge of application design and development tools and methodologies (e.g. TSO, IDz, Endevor, Netron). Knowledge of the TDBFG environment including mainframe applications and processes. Ability to derive system processes, impacts, business rules, from existing mainframe system code base. Strong knowledge and experience in the use of SDLC and Agile methodologies Advanced MS Office skills, esp. MS Excel for data analysis. Highly flexible and able to quickly adapt to changing priorities. Highly organized, self-motivated, customer oriented and able to work independently as well as within a team and with Business and Technology partners at all levels of the organization. Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects / Features / Epics. Excellent problem solving and attention to detail. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with good presentation skills. Ability to identify and articulate problems, influence decision-making process as well as proven delivery of expected results. Strong leadership skills with the ability to build strong relationships with business partners, vendors and IT teams. Experience facilitating meetings to technical teams and management. Ability to code, debug, research, analyze and problem-solve development and production issues. Working knowledge of web services and API's would be an asset. Specific Educational Requirements / Accreditations University/college degree or equivalent work experience. 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/stores. 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