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Company

Bank of Canada

Location

Ottawa - Canada

Job type

Full-Time

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Student - IT Systems Development


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The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.” No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in a diverse and inclusive organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.

Find out more about the next steps in our Recruitment process.


What will you do

Are you a soon-to-be graduate looking to start your software development career? We have a number of opportunities at the Bank of Canada in the Banking Operations area that will be provide lots of opportunities to develop your java coding skills and database development knowledge.

You will be working within our Banking Operations organization that is comprised of highly functional teams focused on rapid delivery of value to financial institutes in Canada and around the world. These operations go on quietly and efficiently behind the scenes, every day—typically around 550 transactions a day, valued at about $40 billion.


About the roles

Student - Java Developer - This is a hands-on software development role that requires strong software development skills, passion for technology and a strong desire to learn.

Student - Quality Assurance Developer - This role is for a developer to expand our QA automated testing suite by coding routines to verify software being developed and contributing to the overall quality of the application.

Note: the official title of both roles is Student – IT Systems Development


What you need to succeed

  • Use exceptional development skills to build innovative and sustainable solutions
  • Capable of working in a collaborative environment and delivering value daily
  • Capable of working at a functional level on a variety of platforms at varying heights in the web stack
  • Strong desire for continuous learning
  • Believes in unit testing and making their code easily debuggable in production
  • Takes a proactive approach…won’t settle for a good enough solution
  • Capable of using client-oriented approach when troubleshooting problems and resolving issues related to product, process, and tools.


Key technical skills

Experience or strong willingness to learn a subset of the following:

  • Programming Languages: Java, HTML, JavaScript
  • Databases: Oracle/SQL
  • Deployment Technologies: Jenkins, JIRA
  • Version Control Systems: Git and GitHub


Nice-to-have

  • Experience in or willingness to learn test automation, DevOps, etc.
  • Capable of learning new tools/practices to build solutions for our next generation product


Your education and experience

You must be enrolled in a university or college program in a field related to Computer Science or Engineering.


What you need to know

  • Language requirement: English or French essential
  • Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
  • Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Reliability
  • Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
  • In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process. All interviews are conducted virtually.


Remote work / Hybrid Work Model #LI-Remote

The Bank is conducting a trial of a hybrid working model which provides employees with the flexibility to telework for significant portions of each month. During the trial, employees will be expected to come onsite on those days when they are involved in activities that they or their leader feel are better conducted in person and to build connections with colleagues. For the majority of employees, it is expected that onsite time will range from 5 to 10 days per month, depending on your role. You must live in Canada, and within reasonable commuting distance of the office. For this position, should you not live within reasonable commuting distance of the office, you will be able to work 100% remote (within Canada).for the duration of this term.


Vaccination Policy

Please note that the application of the Bank’s Covid-19 Vaccination policy has been temporarily suspended, effective June 20, 2022. As a result, you will not be required to submit verification of your vaccination status before starting employment with the Bank. However, please note that the Bank reserves the right to reintroduce vaccination requirements in the future if necessary to respond to changing public health advice and\or government direction.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.


What you can expect from us
This is a great opportunity to join a leading organization and be part of a high-performing team.


  • Salary $23.34 hourly (job grade Student C)

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