Solutions Design IT Specialist

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$125,000 - $156,000 CAD

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Job Description:

Preferred Qualifications

The TDS MIDAS team is seeking an experienced developer to lead application modernization, business‑as‑usual (BAU) development, and the delivery of new data pipeline initiatives. This role focuses on modernizing the existing technology stack and working closely with capital markets business partners to support critical internal users and processes. 

The MIDAS application is a core platform responsible for market data ingestion, validation and end‑of‑day reporting. We are essential, highly available, with small tolerance for downtime.

Responsibilities:

Develop: Design and implement changes across the application codebase and architecture, integrating application, backend, and TDS data infrastructure. This includes development in Java and Oracle 19c, as well as working with microservices and event‑driven technologies.

Lead: Drive the modernization of the MIDAS platform, aligning it with TDS data strategy. Act as a primary technical partner to the Chief Data Office and Front Office stakeholders.

Deploy: Own change and release management, including code reviews, merges, packaging, and production deployments.

Govern: Partner with internal teams to ensure the application meets all required governance, risk, and compliance standards.

Document: Produce clear, user‑friendly documentation for all processes and code. Promote strong documentation practices across the team and guide platform‑level documentation as the architecture evolves.

Support: Provide reliable and timely L2/L3 application support for a business‑critical platform.

Mentor: Support the growth and development of junior team members through guidance, knowledge sharing, and hands‑on mentorship.

Technical Skill Requirements:

• Experience with Java
• Experience with Oracle 19c
• Experience with Unix scripting
• Experience with Python is an asset
• Experience administrating application support 

Professional Skill Requirements: 

• Ability to communicate technical requirements, improvements, and defects clearly and concisely to business and technical partners.
• Works well in a team setting, collaborating both with project team and stakeholders.
• Ability to lead technical projects, creating design, assigning tasks, updating stakeholders.
• Experience taking initiative and collaborating with business partners to deliver technology solutions.

Nice to have:

• Experience in Capital Markets
  Experience working on Agile Teams
• Experience with Databricks/Spark
• Experience with Kafka, Airflow

Leads the creation of a comprehensive end-to-end detailed solution with overall accountability for the technical design and delivery of the System Design Specification (SDS) and is largely focused on large-scale, complex or enterprise projects. May also be accountable for complex programming / coding.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

CUSTOMER

• Responsible for developing and documenting detailed solution design within SDS and act as an application SME through the design and development lifecycle ensuring alignment with Architecture
• May also be accountable for complex applications/systems development, programming /coding
• Lead the creation of solution options and ultimately a comprehensive end-to-end solution and coordinate relevant stakeholders, as required to support development initiatives
• Provide estimates for new projects and initiatives for the development / design component of the overall plan working with relevant team members / stakeholders
• Develop functional, technical and user interface designs for an application / system that meets the defined requirements (business, enterprise architecture direction, system performance and development standards)
• Consult on development of the System Requirements Specification (SRS) and apply functional knowledge of business functions to design optimal software / systems

SHAREHOLDER

• Review technical deliverables throughout detailed design and development phase to ensure quality adherence and identify gaps or redesign requirements as needed
• Work with the Technology Project Manager, Business Analysts / Systems Analysts, and other team members to define metrics and performance goals for the application
• Comply with well-defined enterprise technology delivery practices and standards and project management disciplines, business technology architecture, and risk and production capacity - including development of project documentation of system requirements, estimates of scope and cost, etc.
• Deliver effective and efficient solutions by meeting key project milestones and ensure that the project deliverables are on time, within budget, and adhere to the corporate quality and security standards
• Assist in the identification of opportunities to minimize cost, provide recommendations and/or deliver corresponding strategic solutions to support cost effectiveness and to enhance stakeholder experience
• Conduct code reviews to ensure adherence to quality, standards compliance, reusability and ease of maintenance, Operational Readiness Reviews, and supporting gating and review sign-offs for solution design
• Support knowledge management processes for LOB / portfolio and ensure knowledge is codified, monitored, tracked and managed
• Ensure design leverages existing reusable components and has traceability to business requirements and ensure new modules are designed with reusability as a key requirement
• Identify and address application and data issues and cross-capability and cross-release issues that affect application integrity
• Provide technical support for escalated incidents / outages to ensure that they are resolved efficiently with minimal impact to stakeholders

EMPLOYEE / TEAM

• Continuously enhance knowledge / expertise in own area and keep current with leading-edge technologies, emerging trends / developments and grow expertise of the business, applications, infrastructure, analytical tools and techniques
• Prioritize and manage own workload in order to deliver quality results and meet timelines
• Support a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensure timely communication of issues/ points of interest
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency of the business unit and/or team
• Establish effective relationships across multiple business and technology partners, program and project managers
• Participate in knowledge transfer within the team and business units

BREADTH & DEPTH

• Provides technical expertise and guidance to others in a lead capacity and works autonomously
• Expert knowledge of the business, the broader organization, technical environment, processes, procedures, tools and other relevant technology areas (e.g. Architecture, Infrastructure, Security etc.) from a design / support / solutions perspective
• Primary subject matter expert in multiple areas and consults with clients/or project teams with respect to all aspects of research, analysis, design, hardware / software support and/or development of technical solutions and/or testing
• Works autonomously and leads on a diverse range of activities (e.g. design, support of technical business solutions) and is relied upon to coach / educate and monitor the work of others
• Acts as an internal expert resource in the exchange of technical information for project teams, and provides technical insight and recommendations to the business and/or outside vendors
• Typically reports to a Senior Manager or above

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Undergraduate degree or Technical Certificate
• Graduate degree, preferred
• 7+ years relevant experience

Who We Are:

TD Securities offers a wide range of capital markets products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients who choose us for our innovation, execution, and experience. With more than 6,500 professionals operating out of 40 cities across the globe, we strive to make every interaction, product and experience remarkably human and refreshingly simple.  Our services include underwriting and distributing new issues, providing trusted advice and industry-leading insight, extending access to global markets, and delivering integrated transaction banking solutions. In 2023, we acquired Cowen Inc., offering our clients access to a premier U.S. equities business and highly-diverse equity research franchise, while growing our strong, diversified investment bank. 

Together, we are reimagining what banking can be for our clients, colleagues and communities. 

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Additional Information:
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Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. 

If you’re passionate about helping clients and building deep, lasting relationships, TD offers diverse career paths where you can grow your expertise and make a meaningful impact.  

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Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process 
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Accommodation
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