Innovation Engineer, Information Technology

2 weeks ago

Old Toronto, Canada First National Full time
First National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.

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We are hiring an Innovation Engineer, Information Technology

Reporting To:

Assistant Vice President, Information Technology

Full-Time/Part- Time:

Full-time

Posting Date:

May 23, 2024

Closing Date:

June 21, 2024

Hours of Work:

8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Grade:

Office Location:

14.4

Toronto, On

Great location Steps away from the main public transit station

What we offer:

Highly competitive compensation package which includes base salary,

bonus, benefits, and career advancement opportunities

*Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employment

The Opportunity:

The Innovation Engineer will work closely with the Director of Technology Solutions and Innovation and the Enterprise Architect in identifying emerging tools and technologies that could be leveraged for the organization’s competitive advantage within the mortgage industry. The role would be responsible for the preliminary R&D of the proposed technologies, document potential uses cases, explain how the technology operates and assesses the potential ROI. The Innovation Engineer will lead in proof of concept (PoC) initiatives and provide walking skeleton samples to the relevant key stakeholders.
  • Monitoring emerging trends and new technologies, evaluating feasibility, and providing recommendations.
  • Architect, test and deliver complex application solutions in a prototype fashion to establish quick wins and business value.
  • Continuously investigates industry (technical, business-related and market) trends and internal strategies and directions through publications, research papers, personal networks, and vendors to identify opportunities and impact for First National Financial.
  • Participate in the envisioning sessions and take ownership of identified PoC/PoV spikes.
  • Create solution concepts and provides guidance to the development teams through solution frameworks, walking skeletons, designs architectural diagrams and discussions.
  • Participates in the architecture governance process to ensure compliance across all relevant PoC, PoV and solution architecture domains as well as traceability of business objectives.
  • Ensure compliance and adherence with Enterprise Architecture principles, and best practices.
  • Work to formalize development standards and share industry best practices with other team members to ensure high quality and consistency in outputs.
  • Working in an Agile Framework, participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, backlog grooming, stakeholder demos and daily scrums.
  • Integrates application technology, integration, data, and security architectural viewpoints into a coherent and usable solution(s).
The experience you need:
  • The Ideal candidate will have a background in full stack development, and an ability to take abstract concepts and form them into tangible deliverables.
  • A minimum of 7+ years of experience in application development in .NET technologies.
  • 2+ years’ experience in developing large/enterprise microservice based architecture and container orchestration frameworks.
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, understand how different areas of application integrate with other systems and assess the impacts.
  • Must be adept at undertaking and completing tasks, meeting schedules, delivery timelines, and to moving swiftly from concepts and theory to action.
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication skills with an ability to convey concise and complex information to all levels of the organization.
  • Experience in software engineering and design architecture.
  • Experience with network architecture and administration.
  • A great sense of passion towards innovation, continuous improvement, growth and change management
  • Financial, Mortgage/Credit or Insurance industry experience.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Cloud based technologies.
  • Microsoft Azure Fundamentals and/or Microsoft Azure Solution Architect certification(s).
Working Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:
  • Office environment
  • Periods of high volume with tight timelines
  • Long periods of stationary position/sitting
  • Prolonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)
  • Long periods of time in viewing a computer screen
  • Multi-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer program.
Why join First National?
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Comprehensive benefits program (i.e., Health Spending Account, Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)
  • Hybrid working environment.
  • Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success
  • Modern office environment conducive to collaboration
  • Supportive teamwork culture
  • Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities
  • Ongoing social events throughout the year
The team you’ll join:

Founded in 1988, First National is one of Canada’s largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canada’s largest commercial mortgage lender.

First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners.

We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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