Lead Application Support Specialist; Commodities Technology Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

Position: Lead Application Support Specialist (Commodities Technology)

Is this role right for you?

In this role you will:

Work closely with Sales, Traders in the commodities business, with your primary focus being the metals business.

Collaborate with the cross functional teams including engineering & development, business lines and other technology and product teams to build the right products with high quality, on time and within budget.

Perform analysis and understand business issues. Collaborate with technology teams to define meaningful solutions that simplify and improve business outcomes, and collaborate with business users to review and test new products for trading.

Effectively communicate and continuously engage & cultivate relationships with key stakeholders in front to back office and in technology, and partner with them to help drive the strategy of the department.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have:

10+ years of product and technology experience (preferably support), with strong business analysis, architecture/technical background.

2+ years experience in Commodities derivatives, preferably Metals.

Strong knowledge of capital markets trading and commodities products with a focus on metals

Experience with market risk as it relates to derivatives products in the commodities space. This includes understanding of higher order greeks for risk and pricing

Good understanding of the end-to-end trade life cycle

Experienced in understanding customer needs in your past roles and have successfully achieved it through a sound execution strategy.

Translate business objectives/Requirements into technical requirements and collaborate with various Teams/Vendors.

Strong problem solver with ability to influence and inspire a cross-functional team to reach ambitious goals.

Desire to engage and own tasks, combined with a curious mindset to stretch ideas into novel solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

Past work experience and good understanding of a trading floor

Practical experience in supporting trading systems using latest technologies.

Previous experience in a business analysis role would be an asset.

A solid technical background, with experience in Unix, shell scripting, Oracle and other tools. 5+ years of hands-on experience is required.

Practical experience on database management systems (e.g. Oracle, MySQL, Postgre

SQL databases).

Experience in writing complex SQL queries to gather data from various sources and performing analysis on the data.

Experience as a Support analyst or Dev Ops Engineer in a 24x7 uptime environment, including automation experience with configuration management tools.

Proficient with source code versioning tools (Git, Bitbucket) and build tools (Jenkins).

What's in it for you?

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences everyone brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

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