We are banking at another level.
Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.
Choosing BDC as your employer also means:
Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more
POSITION OVERVIEW
We are looking for passionate, bilingual candidates to join a multidisciplinary squad responsible for the evolution and maintenance of BDC's Finance & Accounting critical applications. As a Software Engineering Specialist, you will design, develop, secure, test, and maintain high-quality software to meet business and customer needs in an agile (scrum or Kanban) environment.
CHALLENGES TO BE MET
Develop a global understanding of BDC's Loan Accounting system, familiarize yourself with the short- and long-term business needs and guide stakeholders by offering them alternative solutions and bringing them awareness of the constraints of a complex system.
Participate in all phases of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC).
Design and implement technical solutions that conform both to customer requirements and established software development standards.
Implement, test and maintain deployment pipelines (iAM) and integrate with recommended quality monitoring tools
Demonstrate technical leadership, stay up to date on technology evolution in the market and identify opportunities of improvement in existing technology on a continuous basis.
Work in a team environment, coach and mentor others as well as participate in the recruitment and onboarding of new developer team members
Supply on-call support during night batch processing to solve production problems (on rotation) as well as second-level daytime incident resolution support according to established service level agreements.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Professional & Educational Experience
Minimum 5 years' experience as a Software Developer or Functional Analyst, developing and maintaining secure solutions on an IBM iSeries, AS400, CLP, SQL, Database : DB2 for i;
A degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field
Minimal competencies / Essential skills
Understanding of IBM iSeries system architecture and batch processing
Experience designing, documenting, developing, securing, and consuming REST APIs
Experience developing with LANSA and CL using DB2 iSQL
Experience with loan accounting and/or general ledger systems
Excellent analysis, documentation and problem-solving skills.
Bilingual and excellent written and spoken competencies (English & French)
Professionalism, thoroughness, attention to detail and strong work ethic
Integrity, honesty and transparency
Complementary skills
Mastery of the concepts of object-oriented programming. Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and design patterns
Excellent practical knowledge of the Microsoft suite, specifically Azure DevOps
Knowledge of application security fundamentals (Owasp Top 10, SANS 25, etc.) and ability to apply adapted counter measures to correct detected vulnerabilities.
Practical experience with agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
.Net Core programming, C#, Angular
Good understanding of event-driven architecture, and knowledge of event streaming and messaging systems such as Kafka and ActiveMQ
Technology Stack:
Development languages: LANSA, CL, RPG, SQL, PowerShell on PC laptops
OS: IBMi iSeries
Database: DB2 for i
CI/CD Deployment tool: iAM
Work items: Azure DevOps & ServiceNow
Other
Work in hybrid mode - 2 days/week at head office
Work in matrix model
Proudly one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at .
While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.