Desired Skills and Experience

  • Transform business requirements and research into winning delivery solutions that meet performance goals.
  • Rigorously build and test applications.
  • Perform systems administration: monitor, configure, back-up, authenticate, tune.
  • Aim for defect-free programming, create and maintain quality code, provide support during testing cycles and post-production deployment, engage in peer code reviews.
  • Contribute to project plans, estimations and status updates.
  • Identify issues, develop and maintain processes that address and resolve them, (and be sure to communicate/alert stakeholders as needed).
  • Primarily focus on day-to-day activities.
  • Make enhancements and troubleshoot.
  • Configure and develop custom components with technology partners (analysts, developers, designers etc.) to meet requirements and goals.
  • Ensure applications are free of common coding vulnerabilities (and follow standard security practices).
  • Proactively put forward ideas that speak to project objectives (e.g. development, testing solutions, and tools).
  • Complete unit and integration testing per standards and design specs.
  • Take part in scope assessment, risk and cost analysis.
  • Respect TD’s technology delivery practices and standards, project management disciplines.
  • Stay on top of state-of-health monitoring and monthly SLA targets.
  • Apply and share technical expertise during incident management life cycle (e.g. analyzes reports and outages, perform impact assessments, facilitate stakeholder communication).
  • Undergraduate Degree in Computer Sciences, Applied Engineering or equivalent.
  • Strong skills in Java design, development and J2EE Standards/Specification
  • Strong skills in IBM WebSphere Application Server (v7/8), IHS HTTP Server and WAS HTTP - Plugin configuration
  • 7+ years of design experience for Java/Oracle technology stack
  • Significant experience & demonstrated proficiency in all aspects of database programming on Oracle SQL /PL/SQL and/or related technologies that encapsulate SQL, including Cursors, Ref-cursors, Procedures, Functions and Packages, Oracle Supplied Packages, Collections, Partitioned Tables, Triggers, Table Indexing
  • Experience in Query optimization, debugging, and performance tuning.
  • Advanced and extensive knowledge of the business (or organization), technical environment, standards, processes, procedures, programming languages and operating systems.
  • Readiness and motivation (as senior or lead developer and valued subject matter expert) to address and resolve highly complex and multifaceted development-related issues, often independently.
  • Strength in coaching and advising clients, partners and project teams.
  • Commitment to and belief in the quality of your deliverables.
  • Knowledge of Infrastructure domain technologies would be an asset (e.g. TIBCO, Cloud Blueprint Deployment, EBX, Unix Shell scripting)
  • Knowledge of software delivery methodologies, processes, and ALM tools of trade
  • Demonstrated ability to grasp and translate technical concepts, think independently, and take the initiative required to resolve issues in a team structure
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to quickly adapt to changing priorities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong customer orientation
  • Self-motivated team player with high energy and ability to work independently as well as within a team
  • A positive can-do attitude with openness to promoting knowledge sharing
  • Leadership and drive, assuming accountability for team (not just for personal only) deliverables 
  • 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.
  • Canadian Retail, including TD Canada Trust, TD Auto Finance Canada, TD Wealth, TD Direct Investing, and TD Insurance
  • U.S. Retail, including TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank, TD Auto Finance U.S., and an investment in TD Ameritrade
  • Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities.