Senior Data Developer

SGWM is seeking a Senior Developer to join the Investment Data Hub team, taking a lead technical role in the build-out and ongoing development of the IDH platform. You will be responsible for the technical architecture, implementation, and maintenance of data pipelines, integrations, and platform configurations that form the backbone of centralized investment data management across Scotia Global Wealth Management. This is a senior-level role with significant influence over technical direction and platform quality.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and maintain data ingestion pipelines, transformation workflows, and business rules within the Opus EDM platform

• Build and manage integrations between the IDH and upstream data vendors as well as downstream investment management systems including Charles River Development (CRD), SimCorp Dimension, Eagle PACE, and BarraOne

• Implement and maintain EDM workflow configurations, data mastering rules, enrichment logic, and automated data quality controls

• Develop and maintain API-based and file-based data feeds supporting the broader IDH ecosystem and downstream consumers

• Collaborate with Senior BSAs and solution architects to translate functional requirements into robust technical designs and scalable data models

• Lead root cause analysis on data pipeline failures, platform incidents, and data quality issues; implement fixes and preventive controls

• Lead code reviews, define and enforce engineering standards, and drive continuous improvement of CI/CD pipeline practices

• Mentor junior and intermediate developers; contribute to technical documentation, architecture decision records, and platform runbooks

• Engage with Gresham (Opus EDM vendor) on platform upgrades, technical escalations, and roadmap planning

• 7+ years of hands-on development experience, with a minimum of 4 years directly on Markit EDM / S&P Global EDM / Opus EDM - including workflow development, platform configuration, scripting, and data mastering

• Deep SQL expertise: complex queries, stored procedures, query performance tuning, and data reconciliation at scale

• Proven experience designing and building integrations with downstream investment management platforms - specifically Charles River Development (CRD), SimCorp Dimension, Eagle PACE, and/or BarraOne

• Strong proficiency in Python or equivalent scripting language for automation, data processing, and operational tooling

• Solid understanding of investment data domains: securities reference data, pricing, corporate actions, benchmarks, and NAV/fund data

• Demonstrated experience in technical leadership: conducting code reviews, defining standards, and mentoring team members

• Experience working in agile/scrum delivery environments within large-scale financial data programs

Nice to Have

• Experience with risk data workflows within BarraOne or equivalent factor risk platforms

• Hands-on experience with cloud data platforms: GCP (BigQuery, Dataflow, Cloud Composer), Azure Synapse, or Databricks

• Familiarity with REST API development and event-driven integration patterns

• Exposure to DevOps tooling: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker/Kubernetes containerization

• Prior experience at a Canadian bank, pension fund, or large investment management organization

If your experience is closely related but doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we do encourage you to apply - you might be the right candidate for this or other roles at Scotiabank!

At Scotiabank, every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are and, embraced for their differences. That’s why we work to grow and diversify talent and engage employees in a performance-oriented culture.

What’s in it for you?

Scotiabank wants you to be able to bring your best self to work - and life, every day. With a focus on holistic well-being, our many flexible benefit programs are designed to help support your unique family, financial, physical, mental, and social health needs.

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