Engineering Lead

Requisition ID : 213413

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

Contributes to the overall success of the Global Payments & Retail Payments Core Banking Engineering team, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, and initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives. Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies, and procedures. If you are an experienced leader with strong technical skills and a delivery-focused mindset, keen interest in payments and retail payments core banking, and thrive in a fast-moving environment - this is the position for you!

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

• Lead a team of 15 to 20 IT professionals responsible for systems analysis and application software development, onsite in the Scarborough Campus.
• Support complex Mainframe and API applications that are critical to the Bank’s transaction posting capabilities.
• Provide off-hours support to assist team members in the support of our production environment during pager calls and outages.
• Manage the team in the areas of scheduling, technical direction, future planning, and standard development practices.
• Collaborate and align across all areas of the enterprise that impact value delivery (scope, budget, risk, and resources) of the work effort being managed.
• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with peers within the business lines.
• Meet scheduled milestones to ensure project / program objectives are met in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with IT Technology Roadmap and possessing an in-depth knowledge of the principles, theories, practices, and techniques for managing activities related to planning, managing, and implementing software projects and programs using Agile framework.
• Lead the team with a continuous improvement mindset and promote an environment of curiosity and experimentation.
• Guide the team in adopting new ways of working, exploring enhancements that align with the Bank’s strategic priorities (e.g., cost optimization, stabilization, delivery of new capabilities).
• Act with urgency and criticality, evaluate problems, blockers, and bottlenecks, identify actions to be taken, and assist the team in recommending / implementing solutions.
• Support the Bank’s transformation in operating models, Agile mindset, and passion for change.
• Guide and support the team in development and career growth.

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

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 embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employees 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 starting 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!

Working location condition : 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.

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