What is the opportunity?
Compliance is a team within Global Functions Technology that deals with trading and employee surveillance, privacy, and risk governance. This position is within the Compliance Technology area of GFT. This role will focus on building high-performance big data applications and analytics platforms.
What will you do?
Develop expertise in the trade surveillance data infrastructure and application portfolio
Design and implement scalable data pipelines, ETL processes, and data integration solutions
Build and optimize data models and database schemas to support business analytics and reporting needs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and translate them into technical data solutions
Implement data quality frameworks and monitoring to ensure data accuracy and reliability
Provide technical guidance on data architecture, best practices, and emerging technologies
Support production data systems and troubleshoot data-related issues
Document data processes, pipelines, and system architecture
What do you need to succeed?
Must have:
5+ years of hands-on development experience with big data technologies, specifically Spark, Scala, and distributed computing frameworks
Strong programming skills in Scala and Python with experience building production-grade applications
Proven experience working with big data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Hadoop ecosystem
Knowledge of streaming technologies (Kafka, Spark Streaming) and event-driven architectures
Familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows, including prompt engineering for code generation and the ability to critically evaluate AI-generated code for correctness and security
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and performance optimization for large-scale data processing
Experience with version control, testing frameworks, and CI/CD practices in a collaborative development environment
Nice-to-have:
Experience with kdb+ or time-series databases for financial data
Familiarity with containerization and cloud-native development (Docker, Kubernetes)
Capital Markets/Wealth management and/or regulatory/compliance domain knowledge
What’s in it for you?
We thrive on the challenge to be our best, progressive thinking to keep growing, and working together to deliver trusted advice to help our clients thrive and communities prosper. We care about each other, reaching our potential, making a difference to our communities, and achieving success that is mutual.
A comprehensive Total Rewards Program including bonuses and flexible benefits, competitive compensation, commissions, and stock where applicable
Leaders who support your development through coaching and managing opportunities
Ability to make a difference and lasting impact
Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
A world-class training program in financial services
Flexible work/life balance options
Opportunities to do challenging work
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Job Skills
Big Data Management, Cloud Computing, Database Development, Data Mining, Data Warehousing (DW), ETL Processing, Group Problem Solving, Quality Management, Requirements Analysis
Additional Job Details
745 THURLOW ST:VANCOUVER
Vancouver
Canada
37.5
Full time
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS
Regular
Salaried
2026-04-15
2026-06-30
Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the application deadline date above
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