Sr. Mainframe Application Engineer, TD Securities
Description
Work Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hours
37.5
Line of Business
Technology Solutions
Pay Details
$105,100 - $129,400 CAD
This role is eligible for a discretionary variable compensation award that considers business and individual performance.
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Job Description
Department Overview
Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team
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 help clients meet their needs today and prepare for tomorrow. 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.
We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.
Job Description Summary
Develops and maintains technical solutions that adhere to engineering and architectural design principles while meeting business requirements. Provides technical expertise with a focus on efficiency, reliability, scalability, and security; includes planning, evaluating, recommending, designing, operationalizing, and supporting solutions in compliance with enterprise and industry standards.
Job Description : Senior Mainframe Application Engineer
About This Role
TD Securities’ Payments Workflow Technology team is seeking a Senior Mainframe Application Engineer to design, develop, deliver, and support solutions aligned with the firm’s technology strategy. The team is responsible for delivering technology solutions across the Payments distributed workflow, spanning both mainframe and distributed application components.
Responsibilities
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In this role, you will contribute to the creation of end‑to‑end technical solutions, with accountability for detailed technical design, development, delivery, and ongoing production support of complex payment systems.
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You will work on large‑scale, high‑complexity, and enterprise‑wide initiatives, taking ownership of sophisticated programming and coding activities across online and batch mainframe applications.
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We are looking for a seasoned engineer with a strong technical toolkit and a hands‑on mindset, capable of developing and maintaining robust solutions that adhere to engineering best practices and architectural standards, while meeting business, regulatory, and operational requirements.
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You will provide deep technical expertise with a focus on efficiency, reliability, scalability, security, and operational resilience, supporting applications throughout their full lifecycle — from planning and design through implementation, production support, and continuous improvement.
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You will participate in the development of test strategies, test plans, and test cases, and contribute hands‑on to testing efforts, including unit testing and integration testing, while supporting higher‑level testing phases such as SIT , BAT and PAT.
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Provide technical support to business and testing teams throughout testing phases, including clarifying design intent, troubleshooting issues, and validating results.
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Actively participate in defect management, including defect tracking, triage, root cause analysis, and timely resolution in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
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This position carries responsibility not only for solution delivery, but also for application stability in production.
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You will participate in production support activities, incident investigation, and scheduled on‑call rotations for mission‑critical payment systems, ensuring timely resolution of issues and minimal business impact.
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This role can adapt to Agile delivery practices, with strong working knowledge of Spring and related frameworks.
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At TD, you will be inspired by meaningful work, challenging problems, and a collaborative environment that values technical excellence, accountability, and ownership.
What Can You Bring to TD?
Your experience matters as much as your credentials. We are looking for a candidate who brings the following:
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Graduate/Undergraduate Degree in Technology.
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Must have strong skills and 5+ yrs working experience in mainframe MVS, TSO, COBOL, JCL, Mainframe utilities, Endevor, CA-7 , MQ and databases such as DB2 and IMS DB/DC.
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Extensive hands‑on experience with mainframe application development, including both online and batch processing in a production environment.
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Experience providing application production support, including incident analysis, root cause investigation, defect resolution, and participation in on‑call support rotations for critical systems.
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Advanced understanding of business processes, technical environments, standards, controls, and operating procedures, with the ability to apply this knowledge to both development and production support scenarios.
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Demonstrated readiness to operate as a senior or lead developer and trusted subject matter expert, independently addressing and resolving highly complex and multifaceted technical issues across development and production.
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Recognized subject matter expertise in at least one technical discipline, with experience advising clients, partners, and project teams on research, analysis, solution design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
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Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives, contribute to comprehensive project planning, and assess risks related to system changes, production stability, and third‑party integrations.
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Strong coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to guide junior developers and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.
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High standards for quality, reliability, operational stability, and accountability in delivered solutions.
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Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and troubleshooting skills, particularly in time‑sensitive production scenarios.
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Knowledge of Wire payments, SWIFT MT messages, SWIFT ISO MX messages are an asset.
Additional Information
Join in on what others in TD Global Technology Solutions are doing
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Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.
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Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking, share your knowledge and educate others.
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Communicate and collaborate with both technical and non-technical professionals.
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Cultivate winning relationships by building trust with business and technology partners.
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Share our commitment to productivity, effectiveness and operational efficiency.
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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, ext