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About the role
Description
Application Deadline: 09/29/2025
Address: 33 Dundas Street West
Job Family Group: Technology
Drives the overall software development lifecycle including working across functional teams to transform requirements into features, managing development teams and processes, and conducting software testing and maintenance. Specific project areas of focus includes translating user requirements into technical specifications, writing code and managing the preparation of design specifications. Supports system design, provides advice on security requirements and debugs business systems and service applications. Applies deep knowledge of algorithms, data structures and programming languages to develop high quality technology applications and services - including tools, standards, and relevant software platforms based on business requirements.
- Translates user needs into technical specifications by understanding, conceptualizing, and facilitating technical requirements from user.
- Analyzes, develops, tests, and implements new software programs, and documentation of entire software development life cycle execution.
- Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and fault rectification of system and core software components.
- Ensures that code/configurations adhere to the security, logging, error handling, and performance standards and non-functional requirements.
- Evaluates new technologies for fit with the program/system/eco-system and the associated upstream and downstream impacts on process, data, and risk.
- Follows release management processes and standards, and applies version controls.
- Assists in interpreting and documentation of client requirements.
- Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Qualifications:
Foundational level of proficiency:
- Creative thinking.
- Building and managing relationships.
- Emotional agility.
- Quality Assurance and Testing.
- Cloud computing.
- Microservices.
- Technology Business Requirements Definition, Analysis and Mapping.
- Adaptability.
- Learning Agility.
Intermediate level of proficiency:
- Programming.
- Applications Integration.
- Test Driven Development.
- System Development Lifecycle.
- Troubleshooting.
- System and Technology Integration.
- Verbal & written communication skills.
- Collaboration & team skills.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Data driven decision making.
- Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.
Top Benefits
About the role
Description
Application Deadline: 09/29/2025
Address: 33 Dundas Street West
Job Family Group: Technology
Drives the overall software development lifecycle including working across functional teams to transform requirements into features, managing development teams and processes, and conducting software testing and maintenance. Specific project areas of focus includes translating user requirements into technical specifications, writing code and managing the preparation of design specifications. Supports system design, provides advice on security requirements and debugs business systems and service applications. Applies deep knowledge of algorithms, data structures and programming languages to develop high quality technology applications and services - including tools, standards, and relevant software platforms based on business requirements.
- Translates user needs into technical specifications by understanding, conceptualizing, and facilitating technical requirements from user.
- Analyzes, develops, tests, and implements new software programs, and documentation of entire software development life cycle execution.
- Performs preventative and corrective maintenance, troubleshooting and fault rectification of system and core software components.
- Ensures that code/configurations adhere to the security, logging, error handling, and performance standards and non-functional requirements.
- Evaluates new technologies for fit with the program/system/eco-system and the associated upstream and downstream impacts on process, data, and risk.
- Follows release management processes and standards, and applies version controls.
- Assists in interpreting and documentation of client requirements.
- Focus is primarily on business/group within BMO; may have broader, enterprise-wide focus.
- Exercises judgment to identify, diagnose, and solve problems within given rules.
- Works independently on a range of complex tasks, which may include unique situations.
- Broader work or accountabilities may be assigned as needed.
Qualifications:
Foundational level of proficiency:
- Creative thinking.
- Building and managing relationships.
- Emotional agility.
- Quality Assurance and Testing.
- Cloud computing.
- Microservices.
- Technology Business Requirements Definition, Analysis and Mapping.
- Adaptability.
- Learning Agility.
Intermediate level of proficiency:
- Programming.
- Applications Integration.
- Test Driven Development.
- System Development Lifecycle.
- Troubleshooting.
- System and Technology Integration.
- Verbal & written communication skills.
- Collaboration & team skills.
- Analytical and problem solving skills.
- Data driven decision making.
- Typically between 4 - 6 years of relevant experience and post-secondary degree in related field of study or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Technical proficiency gained through education and/or business experience.
About Desjardins
Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $435.8 billion as at March 31, 2024. It was named one of Canada's Best Employers by Forbes magazine and by Mediacorp. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world's strongest banks according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has some of the highest capital ratios and credit ratings in the industry and the first according to Bloomberg News.