Senior Consultant

**Job Title: Sr. Consultant, Application Development

Team: Capital Markets Technology

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid) (or adjust as needed)

Job Description

CIBC Capital Markets Technology is seeking a highly skilled Senior Consultant, Application Development to join our technology team. This role focuses on designing, developing, and supporting modern, cloud-native applications that enable critical Capital Markets platforms.

The successful candidate will contribute to high-impact initiatives including Capital Markets trading systems, Sub Ledger platforms, and AI-enabled solutions, working closely with business, architecture, data, and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, high-performance applications using .NET, C#, and Angular

• Build and integrate RESTful APIs and Data APIs using OAuth, JWT, API Keys, and Azure API Management (APIM)

• Design and implement OpenAI / Generative AI integrations (e.g., Azure OpenAI) for intelligent automation, analytics, developer productivity, and business insights

• Develop secure, compliant AI-enabled services following enterprise governance and data privacy standards

• Build cloud-native solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure PaaS services

• Contribute to application and solution architecture, ensuring scalability, security, performance, and resiliency

• Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and Git

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate Capital Markets business requirements into technical solutions

• Support and enhance existing Capital Markets applications, including Sub Ledger systems

• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and production support activities

Required Technical Skills & Experience

• Strong expertise in .NET, C#, and Angular

• Hands-on experience with Visual Studio

• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure, including:

• Azure App Service Environment (ASE)

• Azure Functions

• Azure SQL Server / PaaS (2019 or later)

• Azure Data Factory

• Azure Databricks

• Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)

• Strong experience building RESTful services, working with JSON, and modern API design

• Experience with Azure DevOps and Git for CI/CD and source control

• Solid understanding of application architecture and cloud design patterns

Nice-to-Have / Bonus Skills

• Experience integrating OpenAI / Azure OpenAI services into enterprise applications

• Familiarity with prompt engineering, embeddings, and AI service orchestration

• Experience with React

• Familiarity with OpenAPI / Swagger

• Exposure to DevOps engineering practices (IaC, automation, monitoring, observability)

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments

What You'll Gain

• Hands-on experience in Capital Markets technology

• Exposure to Capital Markets trading systems and Sub Ledger platforms

• Opportunity to work on AI-enabled financial technology solutions

• Collaboration with highly skilled technology and business professionals

• Career growth within a leading global financial institution

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

• Proven experience as a Senior Application Developer or Technical Consultant in complex enterprise environments**