Lead Engineer
Scotiabank is an international bank offering personal, business and commercial banking, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets services. Its clients include individuals, businesses, corporations, institutions and investors across Canada, the United States, Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
About Scotiabank
Scotiabank, also known as The Bank of Nova Scotia, provides a broad range of financial products and services, including deposit accounts, credit cards, lending, mortgages, insurance, investments, wealth management, private banking, corporate and investment banking, capital markets, foreign exchange, financing, advisory services and transaction banking. The organization serves personal banking customers, small and mid-sized businesses, commercial clients, corporate and institutional clients, and investors through its global network.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will engineer, configure, integrate, and improve Customer Identity and Access Management solutions. You will implement identity federation, SSO, MFA, OAuth2/OIDC, and adaptive authentication, support digital channel integrations, conduct security reviews, improve deployment processes, and provide technical guidance and documentation.
Requirements
- 7+ years of microservice implementation experience using Java/J2EE, Spring, Gradle, NodeJS, RESTful APIs, Cloud SQL, and Kafka
- 5+ years of experience with ForgeRock and Ping CIAM platforms
- 5 years of experience automating deployments and using CI/CD tools
- Understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, SAML, and LDAP
- IAM solution design and implementation experience in AWS, Azure, and GCP
- Experience with identity federation, SSO, MFA, and adaptive authentication
- Terraform and CI/CD pipeline proficiency
- Cybersecurity, risk management, and compliance knowledge
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Technical documentation skills
- Experience working in a matrix organization
Responsibilities
- Engineer, configure, and integrate CIAM solutions
- Implement, maintain, and improve CIAM capabilities and services
- Design CIAM frameworks aligned with security and regulatory requirements
- Develop best practices for identity federation, SSO, MFA, OAuth2/OIDC, and adaptive authentication
- Support digital channel onboarding and integrations
- Perform risk assessments and technical security reviews
- Improve deployment processes, onboarding workflows, and implementation guidelines
- Collaborate with engineering, product, security, and operations teams
- Provide technical guidance and documentation to engineering teams
- Create and maintain architecture diagrams, configuration guides, troubleshooting guides, and operational procedures
Benefits
- Upskilling through online courses
- Cross-functional development opportunities
- Tuition assistance
- Bonus
- Flexible vacation
- Personal days
- Sick days
- Benefits starting on the first day
- Community engagement opportunities