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We are looking for a Business Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Business Analyst Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Hybrid - 3-days onsite Job ID number: C1110   Brief description of duties: Project: 'First-time Home Savings Account (FHSA)'.

• Summary: Introduce new tax-free investment product to allow first-time home-buyers to save for their first home purchase.
• Build the capability to open an account, select mutual funds, buy, sell, grow, etc. in a tax-free account.
• Tax reporting changes required.
• Start June 2022; implement January 2023; tax reporting early 2023.
• Lots of system impacts across many lines of business.
• Lots of stakeholders.

Tasks:

• Elicit, analyze and define the requirements.
• Engage business and operations stakeholders and SME on requirement definition.
• Impact analysis across the client Wealth Management landscape.
• Development and QA support.
• User Acceptance Test coordination.
• Implementation support.

  MUST Haves:  

• Well-rounded senior BA.
• Strong system and impact analysis skills.
• Excellent leadership skills.
• Ability to take initiative and work independently.
• Excellent requirements elicitation.
• Good communication, facilitation, stakeholder management.
• Strong collaboration with business and operations stakeholders, plus system SMEs.
• Wealth Management, fund products, tax reporting experience will be strong assets.

We are looking for a Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Developer Term: 11-month contract - 37hours in Quebec and 37.5 in Ontario Location: Toronto Job ID number: C1109   Brief description of duties:   The digital advisor and client experience team is on a journey of transformation. We have a vision for the client and advisor experience of tomorrow and are looking for a smart self starter to help us tackle numerous challenges within the experience. The developer covers a mandate that includes (but isn’t limited to) helping the client portal and mobile agile team on the technical development to accomplish the business requirement. This individual will build relationships with teams and business partners. The successful individual will be helping to shape our client experience and ensure that our digital channels are world class.

• Understand and validate the needs expressed by the team, in close collaboration with the Product Owner (PO) and/or users.
• Assist in designing, programming, configuring, and integrating the solution in a “just enough—just in time” mentality:
• using development best practices supported by the Centers of Excellence (CoE) and applying the proper design, breakdown and modelling patterns for processing, data, and hosting infrastructure, etc. Guide the team’s technical choices based on the best practices and the corporate standards to which he/she will be called on to contribute)
• Showing constant concern for guaranteeing the security and preserving the confidentiality of digital information
• Preparing his/her development work for the execution of automated tests
• Performing the required tests throughout the development process until production, avoiding service interruptions
• Measuring the qualities of the developed solution (performance, robustness, functional coverage of the tests, etc.)
• Implementing or using a continuous integration and deployment pipeline
• Communicate and discuss technical choices with peers. Actively participate and initiate discussions between team members regarding design choices related to best practices and corporate standards
• Promote the validation of the code produced by the team and help implement best practices)
• Provide technical support for the software solution once put into production (anomalies, maintenance, oversight, etc.).
• Actively contribute to make sure the documentation required for the sustainability of the designed elements exists, is valid and kept up to date.
• Take responsibility for complex tasks and set the standard in his/her area of technical expertise.
• Actively collaborate in all the team’s activities (ceremony planning, definition of done, etc.)

  Must Haves:

• Experienced in designing and implementing microservices using .net, Net Core & NodeJs (express.js), cloud functions
• Experienced in event driven architecture using Kafka
• Expert in Functional and OOP design using C# & modern JavaScript
• Proficient in front-end development using JavaScript (React/NextJs, Material UI, Styled Components), HTML5, and CSS/Jss.
• Solid skills in SQL (MSSQL, MySQL) & NoSQL (MongoDB)
• Coding following best practices including TDD, DDD, BDD, SOLID and Software craftsmanship
• Solid experience with REST based APIS following industry best practices
• Experienced in building and developing container-based services (Kubernetes)
• Sound knowledge of building CI/CD pipelines using azure devOps, Terraform, Helm charts
• Hands on experience in Azure Cloud, GCP
• Familiar with general monitoring principles and tools (Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics)
• Familiar with Identity and access management & protocols/framework (Oauth2.0, OpenID, Okta)
• Familiar with building NuGet & NPM packages
• Have good grasp of software architecture and design patterns
• Problem solver, analytical, attention to details and product ownership
• Results-oriented
• Curious to continuously learn and explore new approaches/technologies
• Challenge others to develop as leaders while serving as a role model
• Have worked in agile scrum/Kanban teams

We are looking for a Data Engineer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Data Engineer Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Remote - York, Artia or Waterloo Job ID number: C1108   Brief description of duties:   Data Engineer is an important role that strives to reconcile the corporate data landscape with the business requirements as defined by the Application Services Team. In this role, the Data Engineer will perform analysis and provide designs/solutions for various projects consistent with the corporate data architecture. The Experience Platform (XP) is a modern platform providing world class interactions for our Clients, Advisors, and Partners. This Platform will deliver data and analytic services through approaches such as streaming, APIs, micro-services (containerization), and cloud services.   What will you do? 

• Will play an active role in Mongo engineering across - Full lifecycle implementation from requirements analysis, platform selection and setup, technical architecture design, application design and development, testing, and deployment
• Work with business users, SMEs, peer developers and other analysts to deliver high quality data models, architectural designs
• Develop MongoDB schema design by applying the suitable design patterns based on specific use cases.
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Contribute to analysis, solution design, development, and implementation of operational and data warehouse projects.
• Setup the physical data model including all physical database configurations such as indexes, tablespaces, table partitions, table constraints, relationships, etc.
• Drive innovation by keeping current on relevant data trends via researching, presenting, and accurately articulating the benefits and goals of data architecture related technologies, such as Big Data, Cloud technologies, Kafka, and NoSQL
• Expect to work with a fast-paced large agile team on complete software delivery lifecycle.

  What’s in it for you:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure influenced by market range data
• Pension, stock, and savings programs to help build and enhance your future financial security
• An environment of continuous learning and improvement
• The opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential

  MUST haves:  

• Has designed high performant Mongo DB Collections, Document schemas.
• Has hands on experience on data sync strategies from Kafka to Mongo Sync connector-based architectures.
• Has extensive architecture, design and implementation experience on MongoDB
• Has architected, designed and implement shading and indexing strategies for MongoDB
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Experience in Database design, administration, and security management
• Knowledge of MongoDB administration, installation, troubleshooting in AWS environments
• In-depth understanding of MongoDB architecture
• 10+ years of overall experience in IT. Experience with databases in Commercial cloud (Google Cloud Platform, Azure, AWS), SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL and Redshift is preferred, and IMS (optional),
• Strong working experience of data modeling, data warehousing, metadata management, database design and development 5+ years.
• Logical and physical data modelling – 7+ years (dimensional and 3NF). In addition to all the traditional modelling techniques, the incumbent must also possess the knowledge to create logical data models using the Class Modelling technique as well the Generic Data Modelling approach.
• Experience with data modeling using Power Designer and/or ER/Studio (for mongoDB)
• Familiar with MongoDB Schema Design Patterns and the applicable use cases, solid design and working experience with MongoDB – 2+ years
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills

  Nice to haves:  

• Provide technical and data leadership to the application development group, IT, and the enterprise.
• Work closely with key client and IT stakeholders in understanding business needs and recommend solutions.
• Collaborate with domain and enterprise architects for delivery in compliance to strategic enterprise direction
• Create and maintain data architecture, data management standards and conventions, data naming standards, and metadata standards to ensure effective availability, scalability, security, and integrity of data assets.

We are looking for a QA Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: QA Analyst Term: 12-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto Job ID number: C1107   Brief description of duties:   The role’s responsibilities include testing deliverables of both internal and external applications to support client projects. Some of the testing activities include system integration, business acceptance, performance, and deployment verification.   MUST haves:  

• 3 years’ experience in quality assurance testing and programs/project
• Experience with full end to end test cycles including integration testing
• Experience using defect tracking tools such as JIRA
• Test case creations /recording and tracking problem logs
• Flexible hours (work outside business hours when needed – e.g., during production deployments)
• Above average communication (verbal/written) skills
• Self-motivated and results-driven

  Nice to haves:  

• Experience with Salesforce implementations; Salesforce testing (Service Cloud/Experience Cloud) experience
• Automation Testing experience (Creating and running automation scripts, e.g., Katalon)
• Experience in load/performance stress testing using tools such as JMeter
• Accessibility testing
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodology
• Understanding of PeopleSoft FMS (e.g., E2E Credit card transaction processing)
• Familiarity with UX testing, responsive design testing, mobile testing on iOS, Android
• Proficiency in developing test plans
• Experience in writing SQLs

We are looking for a Senior iOS Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Senior iOS Developer Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto - Hybrid 3-4 days on-site. Job ID number: C1106   Brief description of duties:  

• You will be responsible for designing and developing native iOS code to maintain and add functionality to the client’s mobile banking application.
• Conduct and contribute to design and code reviews ensuring standards are met.
• Oversee, lead and coach junior developers on software engineering practices, code quality and OO design.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including project managers, product owners, testers, user-experience, security and fraud.
• Continuously improve the app, finding ways to simplify and refactor code

  MUST haves:  

• 5+ years of experience developing for iOS, including Objective-C, Swift, XCode, git.
• A thorough understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, MVC, MVVM and iOS application architecture
• Experience designing and building user interfaces for both iPhone and iPad applications using UIKit and Interface Builder
• Automated testing using XCTest
• Experience with networking, including HTTP, SOAP and REST
• Understanding of IT Standards, UX Design, Accessibility, Agile Methodologies
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be a collaborative, team player, who values giving and receiving constructive feedback and who has strong interpersonal skills

  Nice to haves:  

• Experience in a banking environment
• Mobile payments experience
• Extreme programming, TDD
• SwiftUI experience

 

We are looking for a Lead Android Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Lead Android Developer Term: 12-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto - Hybrid 3-4 days on-site Job ID number: C1104   Brief description of duties:  

• Write, test and refractor code, considering broad non-functional requirements.
• Stay current and competitive by keeping up to date with the latest Android platform capabilities and make relevant recommendations.
• Be mindful of best practices when it comes to securing data-in-transit and data-at-rest because your code protects our customer’s data.
• Advise on integration, performance testing, security, and other non-functional requirements.
• Uphold the development team’s coding standards by conducting peer code reviews.
• Mentoring junior developers in the area of software engineering and Android best practices

  MUST haves:  

• 5+ years developing native Android applications, 6+ years of Java experience, 2+ years of Kotlin experience.
• Thorough understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, Android application architecture and software design patterns
• Experience with Android libraries and best practices when it comes to communicating with RESTful services.
• Automated testing via Junit and platform specific frameworks like Robolectric and Espresso
• Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate with stakeholders at different levels of abstraction (requirements, architecture, and code)
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies
• Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent degree from an accredited University/College.

  Nice to haves:  

• Knowledge of new and upcoming SDK components in the Android space
• Good understanding of design patterns such as MVVM, and how they can be applied to Android development.
• Knowledge of security protocols such as OAuth and OpenID.
• Securing data using the Android Keystore
• Developing with accessibility in mind

 

We are looking for a Senior Android Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Senior Android Developer Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto Hybrid Job ID number: C1104   Brief description of duties:  

• Work within an agile team and follow scrum best practices.
• Provide advice and guidance to product owner that will inform product decisions.
• Stay current and competitive by keeping up to date with the latest Android platform capabilities and make relevant recommendations.
• Articulate technical solutions to a broad audience ranging from non-technical to technical architects through presentations and documents.
• Uphold the development team’s coding standards by conducting peer code reviews.
• Mentoring junior developers in the area of software engineering and Android best practices

  MUST haves:  

• 3+ years developing native Android applications, 3+ years of Java experience, 1+ years of Kotlin experience.
• Thorough understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts, Android application architecture and software design patterns
• Experience with Android libraries and best practices when it comes to communicating with RESTful services.
• Automated testing via Junit and platform specific frameworks like Robolectric and Espresso
• Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate with stakeholders at different levels of abstraction (requirements, architecture, and code)
• Understanding of Agile Methodologies
• Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent degree from an accredited University/College

 

Nice to haves: Knowledge of new and upcoming SDK components in the Android space Good understanding of design patterns such as MVVM, and how they can be applied to Android development. Knowledge of security protocols such as OAuth and OpenID. Securing data using the Android Keystore Developing with accessibility in mind

We are looking for a Senior Information Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Senior Information Analyst Term: 12-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Hybrid - Ottawa please note that resource is preferred to travel to office approximately 2 times a week. Job ID number: C1103   Brief description of duties:   We are seeking a Senior Information Analyst Service that can bring a strong Microsoft Excel skills to support our team. The ideal Senior Information Analyst Services will analyze large and complex data sets, generate reports, and provide insights that can help inform business decisions. The Senior Information Analyst Services will be responsible for ensuring data accuracy and integrity while also maintaining data security and confidentiality.

• Collect, analyze, and interpret large and complex data sets using Excel, and other data analysis tools.
• Develop data models and dashboards to track key performance indicators.
• Generate reports and visualizations that can help inform business decisions.
• Work with various departments to identify areas of improvement and opportunities to streamline processes.
• Ensure data accuracy and integrity while maintaining data security and confidentiality.
• Develop and maintain data documentation and standard operating procedures.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis.
• Work closely with IT teams to develop, maintain, and test data systems and databases.
• Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and consistency across different data sources.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in data analysis.

  MUST haves:  

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data analysis, preferably in a business or corporate setting
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel including advanced functions, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, macros and Power Query.
• Experience with data visualization and reporting tools.
• Familiarity with SQL, VBA, and other programming languages.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.

  Nice to haves:

• Excel
• Power BI
• SQL

 

We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Lead Software Engineer Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto - Hybrid, must be comfortable with 3-4 days in person Job ID number: C1102   Brief description of duties:  

• Analyzing features such as feasibility, associated costs, time, and the compatibility of new programs with existing programs, and hardware. Ensuring that expected application performance levels are achieved.
• Consulting on business assessment and requirements analysis processes, for the development of hardware and operating systems.
• Performing complex application programming activities, including coding, testing, debugging, documenting, maintaining, and modifying complex applications programs.
• Coordinating coding, testing, implementation and documentation of application solutions.

  MUST haves:  

• 5- 10 years of experience in-depth understanding of architectural patterns of Micro-service architecture.
• hands-on experience with building secure, scalable, performant and highly available APIs
• Team leadership and management skills
• API Development language and frameworks, such as Java/Spring Boot (preferred), NodeJS, Python
• Experience building REST API, hands on experience with API gateway such as Apigee.
• Relational database (PostgreSQL, Oracle, for example) and/or document database (MongoDB), Data modelling, data query (SQL,, e.g.) and ETL.
• Integration technology and frameworks such as Apache Camel, Kafka, MQ, JMS and Spring Integration.
• Familiarity with Container concept, architecture, tools and framework, hands on experience preferred
• Understanding and experience with one commercial cloud solutions such as Azure (preferred), GCP, AWS
• Knowledge and experience with DevOPS/CICD pipelines and tools such as JIRA, Github, Jenkins, UCD
• Agile methodology such as Scrum, SAFe and Kanban

We are looking for a PowerBI Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: PowerBI Developer Term: 12-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Remote Job ID number: C1101   Brief description of duties:   As a PowerBI Specialist service provider, you will be responsible for both visualizing customer data in PowerBI yourself and training team members to do the same. The insights developed will enhance digital  programs while deepening customer/exporter profiles and segments.   As an exceptional communicator, the service provider will be the power user of PowerBI within the team and help facilitate the creation of data flows, data sets, reports & visuals as well has help the team to optimize their projects. The service provider will also be well versed in Dax coding and will teach team members as they learn optimal coding for rules and automation. The service provider should have a strong drive for results while striving for quality improvement to impact business results and customer experience. The service provider should be a good teacher and have proven experience upskilling a team of PowerBI users with various levels of understanding.  

• Function with EXPERT knowledge of PowerBI
• Confidence in sharing knowledge and righting issues they find. A self starter that asks questions and takes ownership.
• Expert multitasker who can work on a project and coach others at the same time.
• Cleans and joins data in data flows and data sets within PowerBI
• Finds effective visualizations for data
• Transform raw data into interactive business intelligence dashboards that self-serve reporting needs of the diverse audience.
• Provide consultation to business on best practices in structuring data flows and rules within PowerBI
• Trains team members in automation via PowerBI and answers questions as team members work through projects
• Accelerates analytical business expertise as part of an integrated business model through sharing results, best practices, processes, and internal capability
• Fosters innovation, customer intimacy, and understanding

  MUST haves:

• Expertise in PowerBI (Expert level)
• Confident communicator who will share expertise without prompting – takes ownership
• Understanding of business needs

 

We are looking for a Project Manager! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Project Manager Term: 12-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Waterloo or Toronto - Hybrid and will consider remote locations Job ID number: C1100   Brief description of duties:  

As the Project Manager, you will:

• Be responsible for all aspects of project/stream management, ensuring project quality
• Work closely with the Stream Lead to provide structure, based on priority.
• Lead working group teams using best practices and applicable project delivery methodologies (outcome based or hybrid)
• Develop, track and handle project plans, timelines, and outcomes utilizing a range of tools, including Jira
• Manage, track, and resolve project issues/risks
• Collaborate and align with all Risk partners throughout the planning and delivery process
• Develop and provide progress reporting to the Stream Lead, Program Manager and/or Value Stream Owner
• Develop and provide communication, as necessary, to working group team members and/or stakeholders

 

As Project Manager, you have:

• 5+ years of progressive project management experience, preferably with business knowledge of financial services industry with an emphasis on wealth management
• Highly developed understanding of the project cycle and project methodologies (Agile or Hybrid) through project management accreditations and significant experience
• Highly developed communication, planning, influencing, conflict management, and presentation skills geared to Senior Management
• Strong ability to develop and maintain collaborative, positive cross-department, business unit, and segment relationships to attain solutions
• Experience working with various Project Management/Portfolio Governance models is preferred
• Ability to motivate and coach individuals and teams
• Ability to present complex ideas clearly, manage the complexities of integrating new technologies and influence individuals across business boundaries to achieve objectives and deliver outcomes
• Solid ability to exercise flexibility and judgement in assessing business issues and risks with a focus on changing and competing priorities while delivering the most valuable outcomes for customers
• Experience with Jira and proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite of tools (Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Project, and Word)

  Responsible for management of the entire project lifecycle from project definition/scope through implementation. Develop project plan and drive project milestones. Employ project management methodologies and tools, like MS Project. Identify, coordinate, and manage resources and key stakeholders for project. Ensure effective change management occurs throughout the course of the project. Manage all communication plans, training and documentation. Deliver projects on time, at/under budget and within scope. Communicate project status to all stakeholders on a regular basis throughout the lifecycle of the project. Position requires excellent oral and written communications, interpersonal, negotiation, project planning, judgment, leadership, decision-making, analysis and problem-solving skills. Expert knowledge of MS Project, Excel, MS Word and Visio. 6+ years of prior experience in project management is required. 3 project managers are required for a project adopting technology from Fidelity Clearing. Manulife have an agreement with Fidelity to adopt their product – the platform is in place but Manulife are changing the way that they do business with Fidelity. This is a very task based project with aggressive timelines. MUST haves:

• JIRA knowledge is essential.
• Candidate will be very business focused.
• PMs will have a strong skillset to keep people on task.
• Wealth Management experience is preferred.
• Client is looking for someone with excellent Soft Skills
• The ability to manage workstream meetings and to define updates.
• Experience of reporting.
• Experience of moving from one instance of Data File to another instance of Data File.
• The PMs will not be involved in the IT side of things

We are looking for a ServiceNow Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: ServiceNow Developer Term: 3-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Remote Job ID number: C1099   Brief description of duties:

• Supports small to large development or maintenance projects (multiple projects - one application with multiple interfaces and/or third parties).
• Provides input into high level and detailed technical specifications for small to medium projects.
• The ServiceNow Developer is a technical role that is responsible for the configuration, on-going development and maintenance of the ServiceNow platform. The role provides deep technical experience in implementing best practice solutions that support ITIL based processes within the organization.

The incumbent will collaborate and interface with ITSM development lead, ITSM Solution Architect, Global Service Management Demand Management Board and key process stakeholders to:

• Analyze, define and document requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment, interface with other systems, internal and external checks, controls, and outputs
• Configuration of ServiceNow system including creating workflows, UI design, ACL and business rules
• Load, manipulate and maintain data between ServiceNow and other systems
• Create and maintain integrations with other internal and external systems and solutions
• Implement and maintain automated workflows using ServiceNow Orchestration
• Provide time estimates for assigned work packages to support sprint and project plans
• Ensure high degree of development standards are adhered to minimize the risk on introducing errors into the production by following the internal SDLC
• Complete the deployment of solutions, patches and upgrades across sub-production and production environments
• Document technical solutions, build artifacts and run books as necessary
• Facilitate and support the rollout of new application and enhancements in ServiceNow
• Provides support for loading, manipulation and maintenance of data between ServiceNow and other systems
• Provides analysis on system performance issues and determines performance enhancements

  PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES

• Assist in projects/investigations as assigned.
• Gather requirements for projects from stakeholders.
• Assist with data quality management solution implementation & testing.

  MUST haves:

• University or College Degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent years of experience as an Technical Analyst
• In-depth technical understanding in a variety of hardware and software platforms
• Experience on applications with multiple functions
• Experience in IT development, support and implementation roles
• Knowledge of ITSM processes
• ServiceNow Development

  Nice to haves:  

Knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, AngularJS, XML, HTML, AJAX, CSS, JSON Experience creating REST/SOAP web services Demonstrated ability to not only develop in ServiceNow, but to problem solve and troubleshoot to provide user support. Ensure high degree of development standards are adhered to minimize the risk on introducing errors into the production by following the internal SDLC. Test, analyze, collaborate, and assist with translating business requirements into technical specs to ensure

   

We are looking for a Data Architect! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Data Architect Term: 11-month contract - 37.25 hours Location: Toronto or Ottawa Job ID number: C1098   Brief description of duties:   the client's hub will implement an overarching architecture that holistically integrates, transforms and shares data. This architecture will address client's current data management problems and has the following goals:

• increase client's data handling capacity by orders of magnitude (provide more data to consumers)
• make data accessible, shareable and understandable (democratize data and increase value extraction)
• provide data security and data access auditing
• support data governance (automated data quality, data transformation, data assets, etc.)
• support standardization (data concepts, master data, aggregation, trending, etc.)
• streamline and automate data flows and business processes
• ability to adjust system capacity to meet variable demand
• support remarkable customer experiences with the clients data

The vision of a Data Hub is based on client's many years of experience combined with modern data management paradigms. Data Hub is an architectural ecosystem based on "Big Data", Cloud and BI/Data visualization technologies that enables the client to solidify its position in today's data-first world.   MUST haves:  

• As a member of the Applied Architecture group and working for the Data Hub project as a Data Architect, provides data architecture direction and delivers required architectural artifacts;
• Works closely with various internal business and technical stakeholders to gather their input on data concepts and solutions;
• Works with the Business areas to understand their needs and translate those needs into the appropriate conceptual, logical and physical data models
• Implement the Data Assets in the Hub Data Lake/Warehouse environment (S3, Redshift, Redshift Spectrum, Glue, Athena, EMR) and Informatica Data Management platform (BDM, BDQ, EDC, Axon);
• Develop data architectural standards, design patterns and schemas and conduct reviews to ensure their implementation.
• Review existing data architectures, provide feedback and work on relevant Reference Architectures.
• Delivers data architecture solutions for various aspects such as data versioning, data integrations etc.
• Contribute to the development of the overall architecture of the Data Hub platform and supporting technologies including data management platforms, information access, and health information applications.
• Provide subject matter expertise and technical leadership on the data architecture discipline. Ensures that data solutions exhibit high levels of performance, consistency, security, scalability, redundancy, maintainability, appropriate reusability and reliability;
• Ensures interoperability, performance and scalability, reliability and availability, data consistency, cost effectiveness, and technological risks are all addressed in the data architecture;
• Ensure solutions are documented and communicated effectively for their intended audiences;
• Support redesign and optimize Data Pipeline based on AWS Big Data technologies.
• Support Reference Implementation for optimized Data Pipeline
• Leverages the clients strategic plan, goals, objectives, policies and procedures in creation of enterprise data architecture deliverables;

We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: Business Systems Analyst Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Remote Job ID number: C1097   Brief description of duties:   Our Information Technology team aspires to be a leader in applying technology to power business strategies. We connect concepts with solutions to create value and efficiencies for our clients, employees, and communities. Our success is driven by our skilled and diverse team who are passionate about excellence, innovation, and agility.   As the Senior Business Systems Analyst you will liaise between the team and business stakeholders for functionality enhancements and new developments. You will be a part of an exciting team responsible for translating concepts and requirements into client focused and effective system-based solutions. You will offer expertise in leading projects which are often high risk and involve complexly integrated systems across multiple business platforms.   What you’re responsible for:

• Developing operational workflows to select and prioritize business and technical systems initiatives.
• Articulating the scope, requirements, and solutions for large and complex projects by managing and facilitating sessions with team members and Business stakeholders.
• Conducting process and solution design reviews by translating concepts into effective, usable, client-centered information architecture.
• Presenting key designs elements and solutions to various levels within the organization and assisting in the evaluation of technology projects.
• Mentoring and coaching team members on standards, methodologies, processes, tools, and continuous improvement.

What to expect:

• Extended work hours, including evenings and weekends, may be required.
• You will be subject to a Criminal Record and Consumer History background check as a condition of employment, in the event you are the successful candidate.

To be successful: 

• You have an innovative mindset to improve operational efficiencies and ability to influence change, with a primary focus on client needs.
• You use critical thinking skills to recognize assumptions, evaluate arguments, draw conclusions, and proactively propose solutions.
• You have strong communication skills to clearly convey messages and explore diverse points of view.
• You build trusting relationships and provide guidance to support the development of colleagues.
• You must be a specialist in the Agile methodology and delivery.

  Roles and responsibilities:   Project Planning & Coordination:

• Participate in the preparation of business case documents and/or project plans (e.g. scope proposed projects, assist with time and cost estimates, conduct risk assessments)
• Supports the development of business cases and other information needed by management to select and prioritize business and technical systems initiatives, working with business and IT managers, project managers, application architects and solution designers.
• May oversee small-to-medium sized projects or sub-projects, following the Agile project management methodology.
• Identify opportunities for strategic alignment of projects, and document requirements for future projects.

  Requirements Management:

• For moderately complex problems, enhancements, or new development, engage project stakeholders to gather, document, and validate detailed requirements, eliciting the essential needs of the system and stakeholder expectations.
• Employ sophisticated tools to perform detailed analysis of business functions, processes, and requirements.
• Perform detailed data analysis or data modeling, identifying data gaps, and developing data conversion mapping tables and algorithms, as necessary.
• May perform object modeling.
• Prepare detailed business and functional specifications to structure and document requirements, for use by solution design/system developers.
• May create external design documents based on the business requirements, which may include user interface or report designs as required.
• Conduct requirements presentations/reviews with key stakeholders and project team to obtain sign-off of requirements, managing any issues.
• Participate in review, assessment and selection of solutions, as well as configuration and customization design decisions, acting as intermediary between client and IT teams during technical solution development (e.g. clarifying requirements, refining/documenting data and business rules, communicating technology constraints, negotiating alternative solutions and defining recommendations).
• Vast experience in breaking down user stories and epics into manageable chunks that can be implemented within 3 week sprints
• Expert knowledge in managing initiatives leveraging agile methodology.
• Experience using JIRA and Confluence

  Testing:

• For small to medium, initiatives, may act as the overall test lead by managing overall testing activities and developing master test strategy and plan.
• Act as test analyst for system testing, responsible for planning (including preparing comprehensive test plans and detailed test cases/scripts, estimating test effort, and developing/locating test data), executing testing, and participating in the resolution of problems encountered during testing to ensure that requirements are met.
• For user acceptance testing, support and participate with business partners by providing input into the development of a user acceptance plan as required, and coordinating final signoff.
• Ensure proper test documentation is created and maintained for audit purposes.
• Contribute to improvement and streamlining of testing processes.
• Vast experience in Agile Project management in a testing capacity
• Experience in managing and executing testing leveraging automated testing tools such as RPA and UFT

Implementation Support:

• Participate in implementations as required, providing guidance, verification, and data conversion activities.
• May assist with preparing training materials and/or delivering training to trainers, users and external clients, including changes to business processes and/or systems.
• May assist with development and maintenance of user documentation.
• Familiarity with change management practices including ITIL/Service now experience.
• Ability to create implementation plans including back out plans, risk analysis, runbooks and detailed task plans

Technical Knowledge

• Must be familiar with .NET Framework.
• Must be familiar and have experience implementing IDP.  Expert understanding of OKTA would be an asset.
• Knowledge of SSO implementations

  MUST haves:

• You have 10 years of experience in Information Technology or a related field including five years of experience in the financial services industry.
• You have completed post-secondary education in Information Technology or a related discipline.
• Must be familiar with .NET Framework.
• Must be familiar and have experience implementing IDP.
• Expert understanding of OKTA would be an asset.
• Knowledge of SSO implementations

 

We are looking for a SAP FICO Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contact Title: SAP FICO Analyst Term: 6-month contract - 37.5 hours Location: Remote Job ID number: C1096   Brief description of duties:  

• Gather detail requirements from business users for defect or enhancement changes to the existing Canadian Retail application. Document requirements in approved Business Specification Requirement Document and receive business sign-off. For technical solutions requiring ABAP development, partner with Development Team members to translate functional requirements/design into technical specifications.
• Follow approved project guidelines and methodologies for supporting system changes.
• Conduct unit testing for approved system changes - document test cases, execute and validate tests.
• Coordinate User Acceptance testing (UAT) with Business Stakeholders.

  MUST haves:  

• Experienced SAP individual with minimum five years of FI experience and an understanding of the Cost Method of Accounting.
• 3-4 full lifecycle SAP implementations - experience including an in-depth understanding of SAP integration and implementation methodology required.
• Understanding of end-to-end purchase-to-pay lifecycle (master data, procurement, receiving, invoice receipt and matching, payment processing)
• Ability to gather business requirements and design an SAP support solution.
• Hands-on experience with all aspects of application testing: unit, QA, integration, and performance. Ability to draft and execute test plans, and properly validate results.
• Ability to effectively communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization (analyst to vice-president)
• 4-5 years of relevant work experience
• Strong oral and written skills

  Nice to haves:  

• Understanding of EDI and B2B processes
• Experience with moderately complex SAP solutions with considerable customization beneficial
• Exposure to S4 HANA is a bonus
• Experience in SAP CAR is a plus.
• Retail experience is a plus