Automation Engineer Associate (Medellín)

Select how often (in days) to receive an alert: Thanks for your interest in ScotiaTech, Scotiabank's new and innovative Technology hub in Bogota. Join a purpose driven winning team that promotes creativity and innovation in a fast-paced environment, where we’re always committed to results, in an inclusive, diverse, and high-performing culture. Purpose Contribute to the overall success of the Markets and Enterprise Technology (MET) organization by joining the Automation Services Team in the Regulatory, Compliance and Data Systems Engineering Portfolio; you will have a unique opportunity to influence the digital experience for users. We are searching for Engineers to liaise between business stakeholders, internal engineering and architecture teams, for robust solutions development and on-time delivery. The successful candidates will have a customer‑first, technical, and engineering mindset. You will work closely with business teams and cross‑functional engineering leaders to learn, develop and implement market‑leading solutions for the various projects within MET. Accountabilities
- Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader bank relationships, systems, and knowledge.
- Gain knowledge of business functions to resolve problems and capitalize on improvement opportunities.
- Learn and perfect business specifications/requirements documentation that is accurately prepared and comprehensive to support sizing/development efforts and as input to various project documentation.
- Will learn to design data sets for automation where possible, of structured and unstructured data.
- Be involved in the full life cycle of a project, responsible for producing actionable and complete specifications, writing production‑quality code, and implementation.
- Work closely across various technology teams during all stages of the system development life cycle and bridge the gap between business and technology sides of the solution.
- Liaise between the business community and the IT organization to provide technical solutions that meet user needs.
- Build relationships and communicate effectively with colleagues in global regions.
- Support production issues and handle escalations during release cycles as needed.
- Improve the end user experience by finding scalable solutions and addressing complex ad‑hoc queries.
- Participate in SCRUM meetings, drive presentations during showcases and solution demos.
- Understand how the bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day‑to‑day activities and decisions.
- Actively pursue effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s values, its code of conduct, and the integral sales principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions, and conduct risk.
- Champions a high‑performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment. Reporting Relationships Primary Manager: Director, GBME Platform Engineering, Enablement Dimensions
- Work closely with various stakeholders such as management, team members, technology and business stakeholders.
- Primary responsibility will be gathering, understanding and documenting technical requirements.
- Providing analytical solutions using SharePoint, PowerBI, PowerApps, etc.
- Perform quality assurance processes on deliverables to verify accuracy to specifications.
- Perform deployment between environments in line with robust change management protocols.
- Leverage knowledge of modern development languages (Python, Java, SQL, etc.) to troubleshoot production issues. Education / Experience
- 1+ hands‑on experience with data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis.
- Experience with data connections, data foundations, semantic layers, etc.
- 1+ experience with database platforms (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server) as well as relational database design.
- Experience with 1 or more modern development languages (Python, Java, SQL, etc.).
- Interested in capital markets, financial instruments or related workflows, in accounting, risk and regulatory processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Familiarity with requirements gathering, documentation, QA and release processes.
- Aptitude for problem solving and analysis and positive attitude.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Work as a contributing member of a team.
- Open to ideas and gives and receives feedback well.
- Unafraid to experiment and iterate design solutions. Working Conditions Work in a standard office‑based environment; non‑standard hours are a common occurrence. When required, non‑standard office working hours for scheduled implementations or while on rotational 24x7 on‑call support. Location(s): Colombia : Bogota : Bogota ScotiaTech is a business unit within ScotiaGBS, a Scotiabank Group company located in Bogotá, Colombia. The ScotiaTech hub was created to support different technology systems and processes of the Bank. We offer an inclusive, positive work environment, and competitive benefits. At ScotiaTech, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at ScotiaTech; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted. Postúlate en Kit Empleo: kitempleo.com.co/empleo/1b4bs7