Senior Manager, Data Engineering

Is this role right for you?

In this role you will:

• Help drive strategy to transform current platforms using new technologies and tools available that best support the business needs.
• Incorporate modern technologies and practices to improve production support efforts, reduce operational costs, and improve security, availability, and reliability of overall business systems.
• Responsible for the design, architecture, and successful implementation of effective and quality solutions that resolve highly complex business problems and support business needs.
• Ensure delivery meets the integrity, quality, performance, and reliability requirements by building automated testing and regression suites and using DevOps principles.
• Effectively manage a team of technical professionals by setting performance expectations, monitoring performance, and providing technical guidance and coaching. This includes leading the recruitment of talent and building high-performing teams.
• Champions a customer-focused and high-performing culture and contributes to an inclusive work environment.
• The role requires interaction with business and technology leadership, consequently effective communications commensurate with the audience and the ability to promote an idea and gain consensus is critical.

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

• 10+ years of software development experience with clear progression through the ranks, and 3+ years leading and building high-performance teams
• Experiences in a technical role in an Agile environment
• Proven track record in delivering large-scale multi-year projects/program
• Ability to lead software development teams on tight deadlines
• Ability to communicate effectively with different stakeholders with an open mindset
• Ability to quickly adapt and build a deep technical knowledge of their team’s deliverable and operating model
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-effective data solutions using GCP services such as BigQuery, Cloud Spanner, and Cloud Storage (GCS).
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and data engineering teams to define cloud-native data strategies aligned with business goals.
• Oversee the design, development, and lifecycle management of scalable RESTful APIs using Spring Boot, ensuring adherence to best practices in security, versioning, and documentation.
• Establish governance frameworks for API standards, including OpenAPI specifications, authentication protocols (OAuth2/JWT), and integration patterns across microservices.
• Have a continuous improvement mindset and be willing to lead by example
• Familiar with open-source DevOps tools (Bitbucket/GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gradle, Docker)
• Significant hands-on experience with multiple programming languages and SOLID principles, experience with a wide spectrum of technologies with emphasis on low latency, scalable, fault-tolerant platforms/applications with 24-7 Availability
• Strong communication skills – will be speaking with Stakeholders, Business Partners, Operation Teams, and Developers (translating conversations into requirements)
• Solid understanding of wealth management concepts, and workflows.

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.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons.