Technical Lead - Fis Core Banking- Tangerine

Requisition ID: 216281

Tangerine is Canada's leading direct bank. We offer flexible and accessible banking options, innovative products, and award-winning Client service. The reason why Tangerine employees come to work each day is to help Canadians live better lives. We focus on making a difference in our communities, and that includes our own internal community. It's important to us that our employees feel empowered and enthusiastic about belonging to our Orange culture.

As Canada's leading digital bank, Tangerine technology is at the heart of everything we do. We have redefined what digital banking is, and we continue to evolve to tackle any opportunity and face every challenge through progressive technology and the power of collaboration.

Do you like new challenges? Are you ready to reach new heights in your career and become part of an established disruptor? If so, come join us and help redefine the Canadian banking landscape!

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Director/ Senior Manager of Software Development, the Technical Lead—FIS Core Banking is a technology specialist responsible for delivering application solutions across Tangerine. The role defines, sets direction, and establishes the technical governance of all projects, ensuring that they align with Core Banking Enterprise Architecture standards and Tangerine policies. The role is accountable for refining and driving architectural best practices related to the design, development, and operation of Tangerine's enterprise Core Banking services in alignment with the organization's overall objectives. This role focuses on the entire portfolio of Core Banking Projects and guides their overall high-level solutions approach while supporting other senior technical staff and developers on individual projects. The incumbent is also responsible for assisting application development, operations, and testing teams as they leverage these assets and evolve them as the enterprise architecture aligns with the evolution of business and technology. The Technical Lead, Core Banking, collaborates with the Enterprise Architecture team to influence mid-term and long-term Technology vision, strategy and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with Tangerine's objectives and business strategy and optimal applicability for Core Banking Solution Architecture. The Position requires comprehensive knowledge of Tangerine's Core Banking application architecture as well as an understanding of related Tangerine Products, business processes and Technology strategy.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Provide technical guidance for development teams responsible for developing and maintaining relevant aspects of the Tangerine Core Banking System.
• Defines, sets direction and establishes technical governance of all projects on assigned areas of responsibility, ensuring that they are aligned to Core banking Enterprise Architecture standards and Tangerine policies
• Responsible for developing and maintaining all areas of the Tangerine Core Banking Enterprise application.
  • Ensures the solution design is cost-effective, aligned with business objectives, and effectively meets the project's requirements—simple, coherent, scalable, and secure. Components are reused, and development guidelines and best practices are followed.
  • Ensures that new solutions are effectively implemented and operationally ready.
• Work with decision-makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.
• Serve as the technology subject matter expert on assigned projects.
• Oversee solution initiatives between in-house developers, third-party applications developers and outside consultants.
• Review completed projects to determine variations from established processes and identify process and architectural standards improvement opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance for development teams responsible for developing and maintaining relevant aspects of the Tangerine Core Banking System.
• Defines, sets direction and establishes technical governance of all projects on assigned areas of responsibility, ensuring that they are aligned to Core banking Enterprise Architecture standards and Tangerine policies
• Responsible for developing and maintaining all areas of the Tangerine Core Banking Enterprise application.
• Ensures the solution design is cost-effective, aligned with business objectives, and effectively meets the project's requirements—simple, coherent, scalable, secure. Components are reused, and development guidelines and best practices are followed.
• Ensures that new solutions are effectively implemented and operationally ready.
• Work with decision-makers in other departments to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective technology solutions.
• Serve as the technology subject matter expert on assigned projects.
• Oversee solution initiatives between in-house developers, third-party applications developers and outside consultants.
• Review completed projects to determine variations from established processes and identify process and architectural standards improvement opportunities.
• Other duties as assigned.

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

• University or College Degree
• 10+ years of demonstrated experience in Core Banking software development with a focus on large-scale enterprise Core Banking applications
• 5+ years of demonstrated hands-on experience in various areas of Core Banking software design and architecture
• Proven track record for working effectively with technical and business functions
• In-depth knowledge of software development lifecycle and a strong understanding of development techniques and methodologies
• Maintain an in-depth knowledge of technological advances and trends that impact the global banking industry.
• Relationship management
• In-depth knowledge of other systems, applications, and user interfaces related to integration with core banking, such as mobile, Call Center applications, WebCSR, WebAdmin, and Secure Websites.
• Take a hands-on role in resolving technical issues and supporting software environments as part of maintaining the skills necessary to manage and advocate products and projects.
• Knowledge of Profile 7.x core banking system - major file definitions and data items, DB triggers, indices, journals, foreign keys, procedures, batches, routines, functions, reports, screens, system/common/user tables, product types, queries, transactions, events (day-end, month-end, yearend). Knowledge of new GTM (Greystone Technologies Mumps) database and programming language, object-oriented PSL (Profile Scripting Language) programming language, Profile SQL, DQ (DATA QWIK), new Profile report writer - all new surroundings and features of Profile 7.x
• In-depth knowledge of PSL and M Relationship and PSL ties with ISO Standard M
• Strong background in core competencies of Profile 7. X core banking system including Canadian EFT Payment processing; Day-end Queueing System and Event Processing; Interest Accrual Processing; Batch processing; Profile data structure architecture including System, Common, User and Transactional tables; Core Profile Banking System General Ledger Processing; General Ledger Configuration; Canadian mortgage servicing, example (renewals, escrow processing, interest capitalization, core amortization scheduler); Profile ABM Message processing using ISO 8583 standards
• In-depth experience with new Profile 7.x features and frameworks: DB caching, new SQL framework, new PBS servers (including PJI), archiving, auto code regenerator, report writer, event monitor
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Highly competent in enterprise application delivery and design techniques
• Strong analytical skills are required in identifying problems, validating and making recommendations
• Excellent documentation skills
• Demonstrated experience working in a fast-paced, demanding, and rapidly changing environment
• Comfortable with taking a creative approach to explore new and unique ideas while continuously looking for improvements
• Demonstrated ability to seize opportunities to work outside his/her comfort zone to develop and stretch him/herself

What's in it for you?

• You will be part of a diverse and inclusive team of Client-focused go-getters looking to learn from each other in an environment that celebrates and recognizes success!
• You will have access to thousands of online and in-person courses so you can shape your career growth with the support from diverse industry leaders
• You will get our help to save for your future and to invest in your total wellbeing through our Tangerine benefits*.
• You belong here, we are equal and un-complicated. Bring your true self to work, dress codes don't apply here.
• You will enjoy workspace flexibility and all the excitement that comes from working at the official Bank of the Toronto Raptors.

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

At Tangerine we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the team, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. If you require accommodation during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know.