Senior Manager – Engineering-Data Distribution Lead

Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

0

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$145,000 - $180,000 CADThis role is temporarily eligible for a pay premium above the posted salary range that is reassessed annually. You are encouraged to have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide more specific pay details for this role.

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:

The Team

Our team is made up of technology and software engineering enthusiasts coming from a variety of diverse backgrounds and industries. Our members were entrepreneurs, musicians, physicists, PHDs, and financial engineers, and we share the same passion for coding and creating impactful tools. Let's build something great together!

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Technology Lead to spearhead our Data Distribution Strategy. This role is pivotal in shaping the firm’s future data landscape, with a focus on trading platforms and capital markets. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with deep expertise in trading systems, data distribution, and capital markets, complemented by a strong understanding of modern technologies like real-time data systems, APIs and cloud computing.

We are looking to solidify our data strategy an improve our distribution capabilities from our core operational data backbone – this initiative will look to focus at both our on prem compute estate whilst establishing a go forward path that fits with our multi cloud strategy.

As a key player in our organization, you will act as both the Product Owner and Technical Lead, defining the strategic roadmap and ensuring seamless technical delivery for mission-critical systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the firm’s data distribution strategy to optimize real-time data flows and ensure seamless integration with trading platforms and capital market systems.

• Technical Oversight: Lead the design, development, and deployment of scalable data distribution platforms that leverage cloud-native technologies, microservices architecture, and real-time data pipelines.

• Collaboration: Partner with trading desks, data teams, and other stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into technology solutions.

• Innovation: Stay ahead of industry trends in capital markets, data technologies, and cloud computing, driving the adoption of best practices and cutting-edge tools.

• Governance: Ensure compliance with data security, governance, and regulatory requirements in the financial industry.

• Team Development: Mentor and lead a high-performing team of technologists, fostering a culture of collaboration, technical excellence, and innovation.

Technology:

The TDS Veritas Platform is predominantly a system composed of numerous microservices built on open-source technologies. We pride ourselves on leveraging modern tools and technologies that best solve our business problems.

The technology stack that is in place today utilizes the likes of:

• Java 12 and Scala for general purpose programming
• Netty, ZeroMQ, and raw sockets for remoting
• Apache Cassandra for data storage
• Apache Kafka and Apache Beam for streaming and distribution
• C++ and JNI for quant library
• AngularJS and React for UI development
• Google Protocol Buffers for serialization
• HDFS, Apache Hive, Apache Spark for scalable analytics
• Graphite and Graphana for metrics
• Linux as the operating system (Open Suse moving to RHEL 7)

Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise: Extensive experience in designing and building low latency real-time systems, trading platforms, data distribution systems, and capital market technologies.

• Programming Skills: Strong proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java or C++, and a solid understanding of APIs, messaging protocols, and data streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka, Solace).

• Capital Markets Knowledge: In-depth understanding of financial instruments, market data, and trading workflows.

• Leadership Experience: Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects in a fast-paced environment.

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in finance/technology are a plus.

• Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with modern cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and familiarity with containerization, orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and server less architectures.

Additional 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.

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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 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. 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. We are growth-oriented, people-focused, and community-minded. As a team, we work to deliver value for our clients every day.

Our Total Rewards Package
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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. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.
 

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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