SENIOR TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST

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... 

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POSITION OVERVIEW

As part of BDC's digital transformation, we are looking for innovative and passionate candidates who want to contribute to the development of financing and other services offered to our clients through our digital channels. Our goal is to provide an intuitive and omnichannel self-service customer experience. The development of our digital services relies on automation, advanced analytics and artificial intelligence in an agile delivery mode. The selected candidates will join a squad responsible for delivering specific features within a product team.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

We are looking for a Senior Technology Specialist to play a key role in the management and evolution of critical application integration platforms. The successful candidate will bring deep technical expertise, act as a focal point between multiple teams (IT, architecture, cybersecurity, and client teams), and take on Product Owner (PO) responsibilities for the team.

• Ensure the management, operation and evolution of various application integration platforms.

• Contribute to the stability, performance, availability, and security of platforms.

• Collaborate with architecture and cybersecurity teams.

• Participate in the analysis of needs and the resolution of complex incidents.

• Provide high-level technical support to customer teams.

• Work with multiple internal teams (development, infrastructure, security, operations).

• Act as the main point of contact for customer teams.

• Contribute to the planning and prioritization of initiatives.

• Manage and prioritize the team's backlog.

• Plan the team's work according to business priorities.

• Ensure information sharing and ongoing communication.

• Participate in Agile ceremonies when required.

• Keep in touch with suppliers on different platforms and participate in regular meetings as needed

• Actively participate in operational activities and ensure standby to provide 24/7 support

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering or related field, or equivalent experience

• More than 10 years of experience in IT.

• Experience in infrastructure, software development and application support.

• Good understanding of application architectures and integration platforms.

• Advanced scripting skills in at least one language, such as PowerShell and Yaml

• Experience with containerization and cloud services (Docker, Kubernetes, Tanzu)

• Knowledge of network protocols and security best practices

• Understanding of cloud infrastructure, such as AWS and Azure

• Ability to work independently (on-call support) and as part of a team

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities

• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills

• Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies

• Good writing and documentation skills (Confluence and ServiceNow)

• Bilingualism (French and English) is essential.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Analytical skills, autonomy and sense of priorities.

• Influential leadership.

• Knowledge of the following technologies is an asset: Sentinet, MuleSoft, Kafka, Redis, AmazonMQ, Tidal, AS400.

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 [email protected].

While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.