Senior Crypto Engineer

Requisition ID: 265601 

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Team

Crypto Product and Engineering team defines, builds, engineers, and maintains Scotiabank’s cryptographic product, services, and technology platforms, and works collaboratively and cross-functionally with global product and engineering teams to implement and advance strategic cryptographic capabilities across the enterprise.

The Role

As a Senior Crypto Engineer, you will be a core member of the Crypto Engineering pillar, responsible for the design and modernization of the crypto platform, including the development of automation and the scalability of security capabilities into foundational and transformational cryptographic security products across the enterprise. You will collaborate with various business lines, IT support, and Information Security & Control functions. You will also serve as a subject matter expert in cryptography.

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Lead in multiple innovative crypto security crypto platform initiatives and solve complex technical challenges, ensuring the crypto platforms are secure and resilient.
• Develop crypto security platform solution aligned with bank standards, policies, and risk appetite to meet business needs.
• Work closely with Product and TechOps Engineers to ensure seamless alignment and integration of Crypto Engineering patterns, designs, and capabilities.
• Demonstrate personal accountability for assigned projects, initiatives, and daily processes, realizing results, with minimal guidance.
• Operate within a positive environment with highly motivated individuals that want to reduce the risks within the bank.
• Provide technical mentorship to engineers within your team and communicate best practices when working with other engineering teams.
• Respond to various audit, compliance, and IT risk teams to remediate risk-related issues.
• Contribute continuous iterative improvements in all processes and procedures within the team, while considering and evaluating the bank’s risk appetite and risk culture.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• 5+ years of hands-on technical working experience in implementation and deployment of complex or large-scale applications/systems/platforms in an enterprise and financial setting.
• Hands-on technical working experience in programming languages such as (by not limited to) Python, Java, bash, and PowerShell.
• Working knowledge of software development lifecycle and tools including JIRA, Bitbucket (Git), and Confluence.
• Working knowledge of deploying Platform services in the GCP and Azure.
• Ability to apply security principles to crypto platforms and solutions to meet IT standards, methodologies, key management regulations, and audit requirements.
• Working knowledge and experience in crypto engineering and platforms, key management practices, as well as good knowledge of other information security domains.
• Working knowledge of business analysis technology (PowerBI, Excel).
• Excellent communication (verbal/written/presentation), negotiating, and interpersonal skills with the ability to summarize material for senior management in English. The same in Spanish is a strong asset.
• Proactive mindset with the ability to stay current on evolving cryptographic security trends and technologies.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or a related field would be an asset.
• Security accreditations would be an asset.
• Cloud security (GCP, Azure) and container (Kubernetes) knowledge would be an asset.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our  Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.