JavaScript Job: Application Development Lead

Application Development Lead

Take a central role
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.

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What you will do
We are seeking an individual with strong technical skills and interpersonal skills to join our mission-critical Collateral Management Solution’s technical DevOps development team, comprised of dedicated and passionate DevOps developers, testers, and business analysts.

Your experience has developed the business acumen necessary to represent ITS, and you can estimate capacity, velocity, and throughput necessary for accurate forecasting. Your mindset is focused on working with Agile and DevOps principles and tools (e.g.: Jira, scrum, etc.) test-driven development, continuous integration, and other approaches to accelerate the delivery of new features and new configurations.

More specifically you will:

• Introduce and champion best in class DevOps development techniques including frameworks, configuration, deployment, automation, application health monitoring, and testing
• Drive thought leadership, consistent development processes and DevOps practices across scrum teams
• Provide production operational support and work with operational support groups to determine the root cause behind critical production incidents and process challenges.
• Lead initiatives to address appropriate work from the support backlog to mitigate recurring incidents in the future
• Work with product owners to reduce technical debt and improve operational support

What you need to succeed
As an Application Development Lead, you are self-motivated and independent, requiring little supervision. You are also a great team player with strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate & coach colleagues in ITS.

As an Application Development Lead, you will:

• be responsible for the technical administration of the application (COTS solution)
• are an effective communicator, self-starter, and team player with an affinity for continued learning and self-improvement
• think innovatively to find solutions to complex problems and act as a change contribution
• support Agile thinking and enjoy working in rapidly changing environments
• solid interpersonal skills and strong client-service orientation

CMS specific development skillsets:

• configure, program, review, test and showcase new features or new configurations to ensure that deployments meet client requirements
• Experience with containers, more specifically PaaS RedHat/OpenShift, Docker, ArgoCD, Kustomize (YAML)
• Experience with DevOps tool chain, more specifically Jenkins, Groovy, Kibana
• Experience with some of the followings: SAML, SSL certificates, Java/JavaScript, Linux Shell, GitHub, Oracle PL/SQL

Nice to have

• Experience with Megara, a Vermeg product
• Knowledge of the financial industry, specifically pricing and securities handling
• Experience integrating with an enterprise service bus and queue management system, more specifically MuleSoft and Active MQ
• Experience with Kubeseal, firewall, proxy
• Experience with automation, performance, and load testing
• Hands-on experience providing production support of a critical application in a highly available environment

Your education and experience
The position requires a Bachelor’s degree or college diploma in computer science, software development or a relevant field. Ten (10) years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

What you need to know

• Language requirement: English and French essential (bilingual) with a minimum starting level of functional (level 4) in second official language. Training may be provided to help reach the required level of fully functional (level 5) in second official language.
• Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
• Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Secret
• 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.

Hybrid Work Model #LI-Hybrid

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.

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. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet your needs at every stage of your life and career. For more information on key benefits please visit A great deal to consider.

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  Salaries are based on qualifications and experience and typically range from $99,339 to $124,174 (job grade 18)
• Depending on performance, you may be eligible for performance pay for successfully meeting (7 to 10% of your base salary) or for exceeding expectations (15% of your base salary). Exceptional performers who far exceed expectations may be eligible for higher performance pay.
• Flexible and comprehensive benefits so you can choose the level of health, dental disability and life and/or accident insurance coverage that meets your needs
• Extra vacation days (up to five each year) that you can purchase to add to your vacation entitlement
• Indexed, defined-benefit pension #LI-POST