Technical Analyst (Equities) - Scotiabank, Toronto

The opportunity

Global Banking and Markets Engineering (GBME) is the technology engine powering Scotiabank’s Corporate, Investment Banking, and Capital Markets businesses. GBME is searching for a Technical Analyst (Equities) to support enhancements and changes around front office applications used by ETF and GED desks. This role sits between trading desks and engineering teams, focusing on requirements execution, testing ownership, and day-to-day delivery.

Key duties

In this role, you will perform specific functions and tasks across the delivery lifecycle:

• Act as an SME for ETF and GED applications, providing guidance and recommendations for application enhancements, business queries, and bug fixes.
• Translate requirements into user stories, acceptance criteria, and supporting delivery documentation.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning while ensuring quality and alignment with acceptance criteria.
• Define user acceptance tests that reflect agreed business scenarios and edge cases.
• Execute automated tests where available and manual tests where automation is not feasible.
• Collaborate closely with developers to validate implementation against requirements, raise defects, and confirm fixes.
• Troubleshoot issues by reviewing test results, logs, and data outputs, and engage developers with clear, actionable findings.
• Support release activities, including validation of delivered functionality and issue triage during rollout.
• Maintain ownership of assigned deliverables through the full delivery lifecycle, from requirement definition to post-release validation.
• Perform requirements discovery and clarification with stakeholders across Trading, Product, and Technology.
• Conduct integration analysis with Trade Origination, OMS/EMS, and downstream systems.
• Perform data mapping and validation across internal schemas and external interfaces.

Requirements

We would love to work with you if you meet the following core requirements:

• 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, Technical Analyst, or BSA within capital markets, with strong domain knowledge in cash equities.
• Proven experience receiving high-level business requirements and working with stakeholders to discover detailed needs and translate them into well-defined user stories with technical requirements.
• Strong understanding of cash equities trading flows, including order lifecycle, executions, positions, and downstream impacts.
• Ability to communicate effectively with Front Office trading desks, including Managing Directors, traders, and associates.
• Familiarity with end-to-end trade workflows across Front, Middle, and Back Office systems.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across business and technology teams.
• Experience working with Jira and Confluence for backlog management, delivery tracking, and documentation.
• Intermediate proficiency in Python, with the ability to independently run, modify, and troubleshoot scripts or test setups.
• Experience defining and executing functional, regression, and acceptance testing.
• Experience working with OMS/EMS or trade origination systems and system integrations.

About the company

Scotiabank is committed to an inclusive and high-performing culture that empowers employees to reach their fullest potential. What is in it for you:

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship through bias-free practices and Employee Resource Groups.
• Accessibility and workplace accommodations to maintain an inclusive environment.
• Upskilling opportunities through online courses, cross-functional development, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal and sick days, and benefits starting on day one.
• Community engagement opportunities such as hackathons, contests, and cooking with friends.