Aviso:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and dynamic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at www.aviso.ca.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Software Engineering Technical Lead to guide our software engineering team in building scalable, high-quality software solutions.

Reporting to the Manager, Software Engineering the Technical Lead will be responsible for leading solutioning, detailed technical design, improving code quality by implementing practice standards, mentoring engineers and contribute to driving a culture of continuous learning & improvement. This role will also be highly efficient in writing code, unit tests and analyzing software programs and applications that support business requirements. This includes researching, designing, documenting, and modifying software specifications throughout the software development life cycle.

Who you are:

Service – You consider both internal and external stakeholders and demonstrate intent of understanding and putting the clients’ needs first. You advocate service excellence and work to deliver solutions that meet the needs. You proactively develop strategic partnerships that allow Aviso Wealth to become a trusted advisor and partner
Execution – You are committed to achieving your goals and to succeed. This includes focusing on “getting things done”, as well as recognizing and taking advantage of opportunities as they arise. You are consistently looking for ways to improve your personal best and see value in continuous improvement. You take accountability for your actions and learn from mistakes
Collaboration – You work collaboratively with others with the common goal of driving positive results. Making meaningful contributions to your team to achieve organizational goals is a priority. You proactively encourage collaboration, build trust and inclusion, and work to establish effective relationships both inside and outside of the organization
Leadership – You lead your team and provide regular direction, guidance, coaching, and motivation, all while striving for peak performance. You assist them in overcoming obstacles through additional resources, removal of roadblocks, and providing the level of support required for their success. You delegate and deliver feedback based on the in-depth understanding of your individual team members

What your day looks like:

Lead the technical design and development of complex web/mobile/cloud-native applications, APIs/Microservices and integrations with Vendor systems maintaining a strong focus on quality, performance, security, and maintainability
Provide technical leadership to teammates through code reviews, coaching and knowledge sharing
Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to define technical requirements; Active contributor to Agile ceremonies, Hackathons and other meetings/events
Consistently write, translate, and code software programs and applications according to specifications using proven best practices; Create and maintain technical specifications and other documentation
Close involvement working with Architects & Principal Software Engineers in solutioning, technical research & design, requirements gathering and during implementation
Contribute to setting practice standards on the software design and coding implementation through code/pull-request reviews and automation pipelines
Collaborate with DevSecOps + QA teams to design and implement secure CI/CD pipelines + MTTR best practices (including Azure App Insights, Splunk) and increased test automation coverage across multiple platforms; Monitor and improve application performance metrics
Ensuring effective team execution - assess team performance and provide recommendations to mitigate risk to software delivery
Participate in discussions to drive smart trade-off decisions that balance efforts, delivery timelines, features, and technical constraints and as well as addressing risk
Identify and implement process improvements to enhance team productivity

Your experience and skills:

A degree or diploma in either computer science or engineering from a recognized institution
10+ years of experience with .NET Core development and working with modern Web Application Technologies (Angular/React, MVC frameworks, Bootstrap, RESTful services); having previously worked in a technical leadership capacity
Subject matter expert in software development best practices, secure coding concepts and design patterns/principles (MVC, Composable/Service-oriented Architecture, Dependency Injection)
Strong knowledge of Unit Test, State Management, Application Health Monitoring & Telemetry frameworks
Knowledge of Cloud Development (Azure), Microservices architecture and Container technologies (Docker)
Mobile apps development (Flutter / iOS / Android) is an asset
SQL Databases (Oracle & SQL Server); Experience with data modeling is an asset
Knowledge of DevOps tools (preferably Azure DevOps/Git)
Experience working in an Agile/SCRUM delivery environment
Prior business, personal experience, or a keen interest in the capital markets, or the financial services sector, would be an asset
Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset
Strong problem-solving and interpersonal skills
Fluent communication skills in English are required and bilingual skills in French are an asset

Aviso Wealth