Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$145,000 - $180,000 CAD

This role is temporarily eligible for a pay premium above the posted salary range that is reassessed annually. You are encouraged to have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide more specific pay details for this role.

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:

Department Overview:

 

Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team

 

Think “TD Securities” if you crave meaningful work and the excitement of capital markets. Tech is constantly evolving, and we are evolving with it. We foster an entrepreneurial, start-up environment that uses the latest technology to change the future of TD Securities. The impact of your work will be felt as we collaborate to solve problems, embrace change, and help our customers around the globe work smarter.

 

We believe in continuous learning, and giving employees room to grow, explore, and innovate in a diverse, inclusive, and trusted organization. When you join TD, you are joining more than a bank. You are joining a team of exceptional individuals and together you will be inspired and motivated to become the best you can be. Here is our story: jobs.td.com.

 

There's room to grow in all of it.

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced and passionate Sr. Managing Engineer, Payments Operations family to join the TD Securities Production Engineering team and work together with Change the Bank and Run the Bank teams in creating the next generation of innovative payment solutions. This role requires a strategic thinker who is creative, forward-thinking, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate should have deep SRE experience in payments and platforms, as well as the ability to work with the global team and create innovative solutions for modernization, stability, resiliency and drive the team towards success.

The duties and accountabilities include but not limited to:

Key Responsibilities:

Drive the vision and strategy for payment solutions, ensuring alignment with Prod Engineering with rest of the stake holders.

Work closely with Change the Bank, Production Engineering, and Infrastructure teams for development of cutting-edge payment solutions, focusing on modernization, stability, and resiliency.

Work closely with Change the Bank and Run the Bank teams to ensure seamless integration and operation.

Provide deep technical knowledge in payments and platforms, guiding and training the team through complex challenges.

Hands-on production support experience with distributed and mainframe payment applications.

 

Technical Expertise Required:

Proven experience supporting SWIFT based payments applications.Experience working as a Payment SRE within financial industry.Prior experience working with payments operations and to address payments SLA's.Canadian Lynx Payments RAIL experience is a huge plus.In-depth understanding of payment platform architecture, including microservices, APIs, and cloud-native designs.Expertise in designing scalable, high-availability systems that support real-time payments and large transaction volumes.Experience with integrating modern platforms with legacy systems (e.g., mainframes) and external partners (e.g., SWIFT, ACH, Fedwire).Prior experience supporting payment Sanctions, AML, ComplianceExperience with platform engineering, including cloud-native architectures, Microservices and messaging services including KAFKA and MQ.Experience supporting payment applications hosted on Mainframe systems.Deep hands-on experience developing high performing, mission critical payment systems. Automate BAU tasks to reduce toil and increase payment systems efficiency. Define strategies for Application Performance Monitoring, Unit Cost and Chaos Engineering aspects.Understand MTTR, SLO, SLI definitions and apply them to services.Reduce the toils while responding to Incidents and improvise platform by building reliable, fault-tolerant, efficiently scalable, and cost-effective data, micro services, and infrastructure.Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency and overall system health using observability tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, Datadog.Transform and modernize our Payment application management services (AMS) via DecSecOps, AIOps, SRE and Production Engineering tooling, core capabilities, and the best practices.Scale systems sustainably through mechanisms like automation and evolve systems by pushing for changes that improve reliability and velocity. Support the application CI/CD pipeline for promoting software into production environments through validation and operational gating, and lead in DevSecOps automation and best practices.Leverage deep technology expertise for own area of specialization take holistic approach to problem solving, by connecting the dots during a production event through the various technology stack that makes up the platform, to optimize mean time to recover.Knowledge of using middleware and API gateways for seamless data exchange between disparate systems.Proficiency in cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud migration strategies.Expertise in containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and serverless architectures.Maintain knowledge and understanding of external development, engineering and emerging solutions, market conditions and their impact.

Programming Languages:

Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Cobol, Python, and C++.

Database Management:

Expertise in database technologies like SQL, NoSQL, Oracle and data warehousing solutions.

Security:

Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices, especially in the context of financial transactions.

DevSecOps:

Experience with DevOps practices and tools, including CI/CT/CD, Git , Bitbucket, Jenkins ,containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and infrastructure as code (Ansible).

Regulatory Compliance:

Knowledge of regulatory requirements and compliance standards in the financial industry across multiple regions (NAMR, Europe, and APAC)

Qualifications and Skills:

Minimum 15 years of work experience in technology and minimum 5 years of payments industry experienceExcellent Communication, Leadership and Organizational SkillsStrong Business and technical knowledgeDemonstrated strong & problem-solving skills and ability to engage in substantive dialogue on complex issues.Ability to work independently yet collaborate in a global team environment.Experience In Developing and Executing Product StrategiesKnowledge Of Payments PlatformsFamiliarity With International Payments RegulationsFamiliarity with LYNX, SWIFT and ISO payments Standard

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

 

Additional Information:

 

Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing:

Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork, and service to the business.

Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge, and educate others.

Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.

Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.

Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness, and operational efficiency.

Embrace change and witness amazing things happen – from the inside.

#LI-Tech

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development
If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet