Senior Engineer, TDS- Sophis, GED, L3 Support

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$126,800 - $164,100 CAD

This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Department Overview

Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team at TD

TD Securities, the wholesale trading subsidiary of TD Bank is seeking a motivated and high-performing individual to become a strong contributor in its dynamic technology organization. This senior engineer role will report into Senior Manager, Engineering - head of the Global Equity Derivatives Solutions group. This is a prominent and complex role that will require the individual to interface with finance, operations, risk management, front-office and other technology teams regularly.

Job Description

This senior role is comprised of (but not limited to) leading the efforts of a wide variety of initiatives including technical platform upgrades, onboarding new product types for trading, L3 support to resolve pricing/valuation issues, design and implementation of esoteric risk metrics associated with key regulatory initiatives (FRTB) for Equity Derivative products.

The candidate should effectively leverage and extend the current TDS GED technology platform which includes a variety of in-house developed applications and services and the vendor product Sophis. The GED and Synthetic Prime technology group is involved with the GED/Synthetic Prime Business from front-to-back from Sales and Trading to settlements and financial and regulatory reporting and everything in-between. This role has a strong emphasis on being adaptable and responsive and is very hands-on.

The main responsibilities are:

• Contribute and drive the end-to-end delivery of applications and paradigms for the GED/Synthetic Prime business with clear emphasis on strategic and synergistic planning, schedule management, scope, change / issue management

• Execute and assist in design and development of a strategic trading platform

• Perform implementation and assist with development work on the Sophis software system or other in-house solutions

• Interpret, design and construct risk and P&L metrics (including vega topographies, gamma ladders, spot/volatility metrics, and correlation sensitivities of both simple and exotic equity products) that will be used by traders, quants and risk managers

• Design and test middleware between Sophis or associated BoR system and the in-house analytics library

• Scale the performance of the quant library (cloud, GPU, dependency pricing)

• Design and maintain a high-performance, scalable pricing service for the valuation of Equity Derivative products using APIs and dependency graphs which automatically triggers valuation upon any dependent market data change.

Job Requirements

What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Accounting, Finance or equivalent work experience. CFA/FRM designations or other industry accreditations are plus.

• Demonstrated experience providing leadership to teams or project.

• Demonstrated experience presenting to and interacting with senior executives across business and technology spaces on high profile project deliverables.

• 7+ years of experience supporting derivatives trading operations from front to back or other relevant experience

• Strong knowledge of Equity derivatives product offering and the associated risk profiles

• Work with partners across Technology and apply in-depth understanding of relevant business needs to identify and leverage synergies across the various areas.

• 7+ years of experience working with quantitative development team on integration of new features or products using quantitative model/pricing library. 

• Experience in managing delivery, support, and executive expectations

• Understanding of Software Engineering and Software Development (emphasis on CI/CD, dev lifecycle)

• Ability to evaluate and implement new technology developments

• Experience in implementing vendor cross-asset trade processing platforms (Sophis experience is a plus)

• Excellent analytical, problem solving, relationship management and influencing skills

• Strategic mindset with the ability to influence and achieve consensus

• Financial acumen and the ability to conduct complex analysis and detailed reporting

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong interpersonal skills to explain and present concepts to technical and non-technical audiences alike

• Executing queries, building use-case scenarios for business requests and small enhancements

• Strong technical skills (Python, SQL, etc).

Additonal Information 

Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing: 

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.

• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others. 

• Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals. 

• Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners. 

• Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency. 

#LI-Tech 

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. 

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

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.  

We're committed to your success and foster a respectful workplace where diverse perspectives are valued, everyone has fair opportunities to grow, and you can unlock your full potential to achieve your career goals. Here at TD, we hire and develop the best.

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 
We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

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