Requisition ID: 207310
Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

As a Senior Manager – Cloud Operations Engineering, you contribute to the overall success of the Cloud and Platform Engineering(CPE) department ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed /delivered in support of the team's business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are following governing regulations, internal policies and procedures. You keep our cloud platform stable to provide an essential and dependable service that millions of customers use every day. This role will contribute to the overall success of the Cloud Platform Engineering unit by ensuring the delivery of high-quality technology solutions through effective management of technology professionals (direct and indirect reports) and collaboration with key stakeholders

across Scotiabank.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will:

• Builds a high performance environment and implements a people strategy that attracts, retains, develops and motivates their team by fostering an inclusive work environment and using a coaching mindset and behavior; communicating vison/values/business strategy; and, managing succession and development planning for the team

• Responsible for resource management, including external contractors, to ensure team is properly staffed to deliver on business and project commitments.

• Establish and improve processes to increase efficiency of the team.

• Works closely with Delivery Leads, Product Managers and CPE stakeholders (e.g. Technology Finance, TechOps, Modern Platforms, Audit, Security) in the planning, development and implementation of technology solutions.

• Responsible for meeting scheduled milestones to ensure project/program objectives are met in a timely manner and are in accordance with the product roadmap approved by the business line for FinOps, Observability and Onboarding new Application Teams to the cloud.

• Responsible for timely resolution of internal/external issues, ensuring solutions provided to the business meet best practices, quality and security standards

• Utilize existing capabilities within the architecture and introduce new functionalities to support changing business requirements

• Manage communication with all key stakeholders and bank groups that impact the scope, budget, risk, and resources of the work effort being managed.

• Manages a team of technology professionals to successfully deliver high-quality technology solutions through scheduling, technical direction, future planning and standard CI/CD practices.

• Understand how the bank's risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• Creates an environment in which the team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank's Values and Code of Conduct 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.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• University degree in technology, computer science, engineering OR equivalent experience

• 7 or more years in progressive roles within Engineering/Technology, with technical working experience developing and/or supporting multi-platform based applications and infrastructure,

• 2 or more years' experience in leading application development/delivery teams

• Previous working experience in Agile/Scrum software delivery model.

• Disciplined in development methodology and familiar with software development concepts and technologies.

• Demonstrate an innovative approach to technology-based solutions

• Deep understanding of web application architecture concepts, components, models, patterns

• Deep knowledge of a variety of frameworks (server side, browser side, desktop, etc.)

• Deep knowledge of a variety of technologies, frameworks, configuration management software, build tools, cloud solutions, and other technologies used by DevOps.

• Deep knowledge of agile principles and project management methodologies, with ability to manage concurrent projects.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to explain complex information for non-technical users and to influence decision making across stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and mentor team members with differing opinions and levels of experience

• Proven ability to be flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment with changing priorities

• Excellent problem solving skills, with demonstrated ability to make quick, data-driven decisions under pressure.

• Demonstrated ability to be reliable, proactive, results-oriented, and customer-focused.

• Project management skills to map and execute short- and long-term plans for the team

• Effective organization, planning, and time management skills

• Strong capacity and planning skills; able to forecast and schedule activities to a degree of accuracy based on past experiences and current known information.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.
At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.