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We are looking for a Data Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Data Analyst Term: 6-months Location: Remote Job ID number: C1121   Brief description of duties:  

• We are looking for an Individual that can work collaboratively with other team members and has strong analytical and communication skills.
• Someone who is comfortable in a Unix or cloud environment and has some basic scripting skills to help us review existing clinical datasets and load them into our clinical graph data platform.

  MUST haves:  

• Experience as a data analyst or Data curator.
• Experience with Python scripting.
• Experience with data wrangling, pre-processing and handling of large datasets.
• Exquisite attention to detail; the data analyst will be responsible for maintaining healthy datasets, document and to ensure a high degree of quality control is maintained.
• Flexible and adaptable, able to learn quickly and work on various engagements.
• Excellent communication, advanced English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

    Nice to have:

• Experience working in Pharma/ Medical/ biotech industries

   

We are looking for a QA Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: QA Specialist Term: 12-months Location: Remote Job ID number: C1119   Brief description of duties:  

• Liaises with business stakeholders and other teams to understand business objectives and design a solution that will meet their decision support and management reporting needs.
• Elicits requirements from business stakeholders through interviews, workshops, business process analysis, business scenarios, and user stories.
• Analyzes and conceptualizes the design of the data solution, working with the Systems Architect and Software Developer to achieve the client stakeholder objectives through effective deployment of technology.
• Analyzing the transactional system data requirements and modeling the data design to match the enterprise data warehouse design.
• Identifying outlying data patterns and data cleanliness issues for resolution.
• Working with the data architecture team to understand the design of the data warehouse.
• Documenting the high-level design and models for the software development team.
• Ensuring the quality of the solution by testing the results of the development meets the requirements of the business.

  MUST haves:  

• Extensive experience in the writing and use of SQL (mining, mapping, writing joins, to source data, etc.)
• Strong understanding of IS Methologies, processes and practices, and experience with data systems analysis and data warehouse design
• Strong Analytical and Problem solving skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal sills with a demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment
• Effective planning and organizational skills with the ability to adapt to change and perform effectively under pressure
• Experience in financial services and Wealth Management industries
• Extensive data experience

  Nice to haves:  

• Experience in Tableau would be an asset
• Knowledge of SAP in the one or more of the following areas (Web Intelligence, ECC, BW, and HANA) would be an asset

 

We are looking for a Data Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Data Analyst Term: 12-months Location: Remote Job ID number: C1118   Brief description of duties:

Identifies and collects data sources, analyzes and extracts key data and information, evaluates and monitors data quality to meet the organization's information system needs and requirements. Applies experience and seasoned knowledge, skills, and practices to perform a variety of assignments. Identifies and collects data sources using specific tools or techniques; inputs them into the organization's information system. Provides data flow diagrams and documents the processes used in a company databases. Assists and participates in data validation and cleaning to ensure the quality and integrity of data. Analyzes and extracts key data and information to meet the organization's information system needs and requirements.

  Must-haves:  

Undergrad degree in Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Engineering, Math or a related field Experience in the financial services industry, and working with financial products such as: Equities, Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange, and related Derivatives products Strong understanding of the data lifecycle, including strong focus on data governance Prior experience with BCBS 239 or any of the following Regulatory initiatives- Basel II, Basel III, Dodd Frank, FBO and Volcker Rules Experience using business analysis and requirements modeling tools, such as: data flow diagrams, relationship data models, business process modelling Working knowledge of SQL to generate custom queries and analysis Experience using business and data visualization tools, such as Tableau

  Nice to haves:  

Experience with implementing and supporting Data Quality reporting Experience to lead Business Process and Controls activities and/or Data Quality rule development and implementation Data Elements and associated Data Quality functional & process knowledge Working knowledge of Collibra, IBM Information Governance Catalog and Information Analyzer Project Management qualification, e.g. PMP or PRINCE II CFA or graduate finance or quantitative degree.

 

We are looking for a Test Engineer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Test Engineer Term: 6-months Location: Remote but could be 2 days per week in office in the future Job ID number: C1117   Brief description of duties:  

• Develop security test scripts and execute using AppScan and/or Veracode tools.
• Analyze VA scan results and create results reports for application owners.
• Interpret business requirements and business rules related to Lifeco environments and translate them into test scenarios.
• Work closely with the rest of the product development team to provide security testing to code delivery process.
• Drive the creation of next generation testing frameworks, test automation, CI, release techniques and test infrastructure to improve on testing and to increase the speed of release cycles.
• Design and document security test activities in formal test plans, test suites and test runs.
• Create time estimates for test activities.
• Contribute to an environment of continuous learning and improvement

  MUST haves:  

• Practical experience in security testing of applications and infrastructure solutions.
• Practical experience with Continuous Integration and testing frameworks (e.g.  Jenkins, Bamboo, Selenium, Cucumber, SoapUI, Postman, JUnit, JMeter, NodeJS).
• Hands-on experience with AppScan and Veracode tools
• Solid understanding of Application based solutions, WSDL/XML, JavaScript, Ajax technologies.
• Knowledge of JIRA and Confluence collaboration tools.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and within a team.
• Good in web applications and server level testing.
• Proficiency in trouble-shooting and problem-solving with paying attention to details.
• Experience designing test strategies and coordinate work efforts on multiple projects.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and best practices.

   

We are looking for a System Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: System Analyst Term: 6-months Location: Remote Job ID number: C1116   Brief description of duties:   The client is looking for a Sr. level person—someone who can do technical defect investigation, trace it through the system, investigate things, work on larger projects, work directly with business stakeholders to collect requirements, and present to senior leadership (great comms required).

• Liaises with business stakeholders to understand business objectives and to design the solution that will meet their business requirements
• Defines and communicates systems requirements at the appropriate level of detail to ensure application change is understood by various stakeholders (Business and IS) within a high-volume production environment
• Analyzes and conceptualizes the design alternatives of the solution, working with the Architects, Vendors, Developers and Quality Assurance/Testing, to achieve the client stakeholder objectives
• Owns and delivers functional change items through the transitional waterfall methodology, while adapting to changing priorities, operational needs and strategic initiatives
• Applies both in-depth business and technical (data driven) knowledge, to successfully represent the business and technology community in arriving at technical solutions
• Creates/Updates technical documentation such as requirements and specifications

  MUST haves:  

• Demonstrated ability to provide technology recommendations to the business stakeholders
• Experience with Delivery - working with Developers, Architects and Quality Assurance to design and analyze alternatives, assist in dev/test as SME, and complete a smooth implementation with business partners
• Proficient SQL skills and experience connecting data analysis to logical/business concepts
• Proficient analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving/decision request experience
• Advanced knowledge, experience, and understanding of architecture, application systems design, and data integration patterns
• Demonstrated proficiency in a team environment with projects involving the integration of disparate types of technologies/platforms and agile development
• Capability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and relationships
• Strong communication skills (oral, written, facilitation, presentation)
• Excellent ability to summarize complex and sensitive topics to effectively communicate to senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated initiative and leadership abilities - comfortable managing issues in cross functional teams
• Positive attitude, keeping a constant watch on how to do things better
• Adaptability and a willingness to take on new challenges
• Conflict and issue resolution and escalation
• Ability to self-direct, own tasks and provide appropriate status to leadership
• Post-secondary education in a related discipline

We’re looking for a Content Designer! Reach out if you’re interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues! Type of Employment: 12-month contract Title: Content Designer Location: Remote, for now/ Toronto Job ID number: C1116     Brief description of duties:   The designer will be working on iterating the experience on the client mobile banking app. Also, he will be part of a 3-person squad (Interaction Designer, Visual Designer, Content Designer), led by a Design Lead and working on a daily basis with a number of cross-functional partners: product managers, project managers, business analysts, developers and quality assurance teams. A curious, strategic, and collaborative team member with an open mindset; a natural leader who ignites design conversation by inviting and responding to feedback; a self-starter with solid time management and presentation skills; a skilled designer that lives and breathes mobile-first, comfortable working on multiple projects. Has adapted relatively quickly to our ways of working (3 months), has extensive knowledge of the app’s design system and approach to content, fully collaborates with the immediate team (squad) on a daily basis, is self-motivated, self-sufficient, understands well how to be successful in a larger team environment and with multiple cross-functional partners, can identify opportunities for improvement within the team and contributes enthusiastically.   Must haves:

• Content design experience in digital product (UX writing for Apps)
• Expert in mobile-first content
• Experience working in Lean UX / Agile project management environments
• Basic understanding of Interaction design, Visual Design and experience working with wireframes, workflow and Information Architecture
• Experience with usability research (focus on content)

  Nice to haves:

• Has worked with large design teams and multiple stakeholders (Product/Business/Technical partners)
• Figma, Confluence, Jira experience
• Has worked on content strategy projects
• French

 

We are looking for a QA Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: QA Specialist Term: 12-months Location: Remote Job ID number: C1114   Brief description of duties:

• Design, build, execute TDM solutions incorporating all functions of TDM
  • Data masking
  • Synthetic data generation
  • Data provisioning
  • Data management
• Work closely with the TDM Architect and Technical lead on the TDM Enterprise initiative
• Support existing TDM solutions
• Turn requirements into a logical design of solution

    MUST haves:  

• Strong communication skills
• Strong understanding of database technologies (relational, hierarchical dbms)
• Strong SQL knowledge (querying, creating, maintaining DBs)
• Strong DB2 knowledge
• Strong Oracle knowledge
• Understanding of mainframe technologies
• Must work well in a team environment
• Proven experience working with CA/Broadcom Test Data Manager
  • Fast data masker
  • Data maker
  • Agile designer
  • Javelin
  • Portal

 

We are looking for a Project Control Officer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Project Control Officer Term: 10-month Contract - 35 hours Location: Remote for now, but may eventually require some work on the Guelph campus Job ID number: C1113   Brief description of duties: This role will work along-side our Project Manager, our vendor (SAP) and internal Workstream Leads to assist with:

• Ensuring business process documentation is updated in preparation for testing and go-live
• Support the project leads through prioritizing and updating documentation resulting from testing and go-live
• Support the project team through testing and training phases and assist with minutes, action items, bug management and follow-up
• General project administration (such as assisting the Project Manager with project scheduling and tracking needs)
• Update and track project tasks, actions and risks in Azure DevOps, Excel, SmartSheet etc.
• Gathering critical information from meetings with various stakeholders and producing useful summaries and reports.

  MUST haves:

• some experience with SAP HRMS (SuccessFactors) or a large ERP solution in the cloud.
• the ability to work independently to complete assigned responsibilities.
• worked with and is able to collaborate with both business and technology teams.
• experience with supporting project teams through the UAT and go-live readiness.
• the ability to update documentation bases on testing outcomes.
• Effectively communicate with a cross-functional team members and various levels of management.
• Excellent time management skills.
• A track record of following through on commitments.

  Requirements:

• A degree/diploma in HR, business, information technology or related field.
• Experience in Project Management and Business Analysis, or supporting such roles.
• Experience in business analysis and quality analysis testing.
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking skills.
• Excellent documentation skills.
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
• Knowledge of project tracking tools such as Azure DevOps, SmartSheets, MS Project.

   

We are looking for an AEM Engineer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: AEM Engineer Term: Contract Location: Toronto - 37.5 Job ID number: C1113   Brief description of duties:   Digital Solutions is a team of skilled professionals who dedicate their careers to accelerating the growth platforms through technology-based solutions. We focus on looking for and seizing opportunities to leverage data in new ways as we continue to help our Clients achieve lifetime financial security, live healthier lives and connect with us. Come join us as we continue to intensify the focus on our digital journey, helping our clients and transforming our business in exciting ways!   We are looking for an experienced Lead Software Engineer, proficient with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), to provide technical design, development, support and evaluation for large-scale Content management applications and systems. The successful candidate is a team player with excellent technical and problem-solving skills, is aware of industry trends, questions the status quo and can identify and propose alternatives.  

• Design and develop robust new AEM components or modify existing ones, including their configuration, Java code, client libraries, and templates that meet business, technical and quality requirements.
• Provide technical guidance to AEM developers around best practices in AEM development - both back-end and front-end execution
• Configure Apache/Dispatcher front-end web servers as needed for existing and new websites for web applications, integrations, and services
• Review and approve/decline pull requests for merging code into the main branches of Bitbucket repository.
• Work closely with onsite and offshore developers, as well as Product Owner and stakeholders.
• Assist technical support staff, project managers, and users as needed to support business applications by diagnosing complex production issues requiring extensive analysis and troubleshooting.
• Provide technical guidance to projects ensuring risks are mitigated and projects are implemented successfully
• Contribute to defining timelines and plans; research and estimate feasibility, cost, time and scope

  MUST haves:  

• Experience developing applications with AEM
• Hands on experience in creating OSGI bundles, AEM Templates/Components and Workflows.
• Understanding the broader Adobe Marketing Cloud product stack, web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3, client-side scripting, and JavaScript frameworks
• Experience with Adobe’s latest maven archetype for building AEM projects - NPM, specifically webpack (https://www.npmjs.com/package/webpack) to allow for the use of Sass for compiled css files (https://sass-lang.com/) a definite bonus to have.
• Strong experience in using the following aspects of AEM: Sling, Dialog Configuration, Authoring Environment, CRX DE, Package Manager, User Administration Area, Assets Area, OSGi consoles
• Web application development experience including REST, Java, J2EE, Javascript, jQuery, Bootstrap, AJAX, JSON, HTML5, CSS3 and ReactJS
• Experience integrating AEM with other Adobe Marketing Cloud products, such as Analytics, Target, Campaign
• Experience with Unix/Linux, web and web hosting technologies
• Experience using DevOps tools (Jenkins, Artifactory, BitBucket, Maven, CDD/Ansible) and also Adobe Cloud Manager

   

We are looking for an Agile Team Lead! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Agile Team Lead Term: Fulltime - 37.5 Location: Remote Job ID number: C1111   Brief description of duties:   As the Agile Team Lead you will create and maintain conditions that allow the team to be successful in fulfilling their commitments. You will be responsible to ensure agile values and principles are followed and will enable collaboration across all roles and functions. You will be accountable to facilitate decision making among stakeholders and will focus on moderately complex deliveries, requiring a balance of leadership and general management to consistently deliver high quality solutions.  

• Coaching, training, and developing team members in Agile best practices and providing timely feedback to achieve department objectives.
• Fostering an environment of collaboration and transparency with business units and leadership team to identify, mitigate and resolve process inefficiencies.
• Acting as a thought leader to develop, innovate and evolve Agile practices, including building knowledge of relevant products, services, and processes to facilitate continuous improvement through empirical approaches.
• Collaborating with stakeholders on short and mid-term planning, coordinating release activities and communicating inter-dependencies to deliver on work commitments.
• Facilitation team meetings and agile ceremonies to manage planning activists, endure a priorities back log, and preparing key team metrics to maintain target release Schedule and plans.

  MUST haves:  

• 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.

We are looking for a Database Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Database Specialist Term: Fulltime - 37.5 Location: Toronto - Hybrid 2 days in office, 3 days from home Job ID number: C1110   Brief description of duties:   Our Database Specialist will play a crucial role for the organization: they will be responsible for providing technical leadership for database administration across Northbridge environments. This individual will be the primary to support database administration for LUW and z/OS DB2 and secondary for Progress and MS SQL with a significant focus on continuous improvement and technology strategy.   MUST haves:  

• Minimum 10 years of experience in production database administration and design/data modelling experience with both LUW and Zos DB2
• Experience operating SQL Server, Progress, PostgreSQL and Snowflake EDW on both on premise and Azure and any upcoming data management technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in disaster recovery processes, procedures and execution

 

We are looking for a Business Systems Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Business Systems Analyst Term: 6-Contract - 37.5 Location: Toronto - Hybrid 2-days a week Job ID number: C1109   Brief description of duties:   The candidate will be working with different stakeholders on enhancements and challenges they face. They will be a stakeholder of data management performance and investment operations.

• Traditional BSA – defining and document requirements for BSA related work
• Strong focus on data quality, data feeds, data reporting, data mapping – they are not sourcing data that people use every day – not developers
• Work with internal team, custodians, and vendors
• Understanding business process, business requirements, and working with performance team to understand what they need and how to overcome challenges that arise
• Dealing with investment operations (accounting, clearing, settlements)

    MUST haves:  

• Previous project with enhancement of performance data
• Data analysis skills - data quality, feeds, and reporting ; SQL is a must
• Capital markets experience – trading, wealth management with focus on Middle/Back-office, settlements, fund accounting, trust accounting, custody, etc.

  Nice to haves:  

• Private market software like Dynamo – knowledge of private markets data
• CIBC Mellon tools (NEXEN)
• State Street (MyStateStreet)
• Experience with investment-related applications (Eagle, Bloomberg, MSCI BarraOne, Mpower, Murex, Sophis, Charles River)
• Shops: HOOPP, CPPIB, OMERS, Manulife investments, OTPP, AIMCO, other pension companies

 

We are looking for a Business Analyst! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Business Analyst Term: 6-Contract - 37.5 hours Location: Toronto Job ID number: C1108   Brief description of duties: The Business Analyst is responsible for investigating company business systems, identifying options for improvement and bridging the needs of the business with the use of Information Technology systems.

• Effectively understand and translate business requirements and needs to necessary BRD, FRD documentation
• Identify potential issues; mitigate problems
• Work with IT developers to analyze issues and determine viable solutions
• Lead projects end-to-end, following Systems Development Life-Cycle
• Take responsibility of all aspects of projects from requirements and quality assurance to post-implementation validation
• Identify test scenarios, write test cases and conduct test preparation and planning
• Conduct implementation preparation and hand-off to operations
• Provide support for post-production implementation
• Troubleshoot operational issues; provide support
• Lead multiple initiatives while maintaining priorities and timelines set out for projects

This position is frequently called upon to reach agreement with others in order to complete work activities; requires presenting a point of view at times and influencing others to adopt a specific course of action.   MUST haves:

Level of Education

• College diploma or bachelor’s degree in computer science field

Job Related Experience

• Minimum 5 years’ business analysis experience
• Exposure to subscription management services application work
• Experience dealing with stakeholders on a variety of levels
• History of client relationship management
• History of quality assurance or quality control experience specific to project deliverables, including issue logs, project reports and communications
• Proven ability to proactively identify potential risk events and issues prior to occurrence in order to develop proper mitigating strategies; articulation and escalation of issues and risks to Project Manager with mitigation strategies recommended
• Demonstrated analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills to analyze client and business needs
• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with IT project management techniques and methodologies to assist with planning, coordination, scheduling, monitoring, reporting and controlling of multiple IT services
• Knowledge of and experience with IT, ensuring ability to integrate and identify IT-enabled opportunities to solve business pressures and needs
• Proven ability to act as business or technical advisor and coordinate all aspects of specific deliverables, including deployment schedules and implementation planning
• Experience coordinating, monitoring and following up on project issues logs as well as reporting on project issues to Project Manager, service owner and working committee members

Skills and Background

• Strong experience with project management, lifecycles and Agile methodology
• Advanced experience in coordinating all project reporting activities including development, maintenance and analysis of project progress, metrics and deliverables
• Ability to act as experience resource, anticipating and resolving problems to ensure that deliverables are completed within expectations and by deadline
• Experience identifying and assisting with resolution of conflicts, engaging management as required to assist with resolution or escalation
• Proven ability to identify and analyze business requirements
• Business savvy
• Proficient business analysis skills
• Team player with proven track record of meeting strict deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

  Nice to haves:  

• Experience working on MS based projects. Experience doing SQL queries, tables and scripting is an asset.

 

We are looking for a Technical ERP Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: Technical ERP Specialist Term: Fulltime - 37.5 Location: Remote Job ID number: C1107   Brief description of duties:  

• Develop and maintain simple to complex Workday reports (advanced, matrix, composite) utilizing Workday Report Writer and Report Designer, as well as other organizational tools and available technologies (BIRT, Java, web development a plus)
• Develop and execute unit/system test plans; ensuring delivery of a quality product ∙ Partner with stakeholders (internal/external to Finance) to understand report/data requirements and ensure results meet the business needs
• Propose and Implement proof of concepts to confirm feasibility of requirements ∙ Work with technology/security teams to define and create calculation fields, security policies and other Workday objects to support the evolving reporting needs of the organization∙ Troubleshoot report related issues and resolve issues in a timely manner ∙ Lead efforts to analyze and optimize report performance
• Serve as an escalation point for troubleshooting Finance reporting inquires/issues ∙ Manage development progress by tracking activity and publishing status updates ∙ Maintain awareness of current trends in Workday Reporting and best practices ∙ Actively participate in Workday Community
• Will be helping in security access when required by the Workday security specialist such as Create new security groups, configure and maintain existing ones for all modules; Modify domain and business process security policies for existing security groups; Create and maintain proxy access policies in Sandbox (implementation tenants as well); Enable/disable functional areas

    MUST haves:  

• Extensive technical experience with Workday
• Previous involvement in Finance/Procurement is a plus
• Very familiar with SQL
• Highly experienced in the technical side of Workday

 

We are looking for an AML Solutions Specialist! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!   Type of Employment: Contract Title: AML Solutions Specialists Term: 6-month - 37 hours Location: Toronto Job ID number: C1106   Brief description of duties:  

Proactively validate solutions and AML surveillance as it applies to detecting and counteracting emerging risks and typologies for ML/TF/Tax Evasion/ABAC/etc as well as continuously assessing the organization's risk exposure Articulate the scope and approach on the Enterprise wide approach to model validation to the organization Management, External Regulators, and Internal Audit Support and manage independent validations of AML models and scenarios across various lines of business and ensure that any deficiencies are properly documented and reported Develop concepts, plan a course of action, execute the plan in a reasonable amount of time, and deliver results in a thorough and organized presentation Leverage and support the AML Model Validation Manager to make model related decisions and assist in development and maintenance of documentation Effectively communicate inherent model risks and limitations, develop methodologies that demonstrate and challenge assumptions within models, and evaluate metrics as a component of each validation Will be a part of a team of 4 AML Model Validation professionals

  MUST haves:

Strong written and oral communication skills; business writing experience Very strong interpersonal and analytical skills Very good working knowledge of Microsoft suite and other data mining applications (SAS, Python, R, and SQL) Knowledge of regulations related to AML and AT Bachelor Degree, Master and/or PHD in Statistics, Actuarial Science, Mathematics etc.

  Nice-to-haves:

ACAMS Certified Internal Audit Working background/experience with the major business segments