Senior Manager IT Application Services

Status : Regular Full-Time

Working Conditions : Hybrid Working Environment

Education Level : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business.

Location(s) : Pickering, ON

Number of Position(s) : 1

Deadline to Apply : October 20, 2023

Electrify your career and help build a brighter tomorrow.

Every generation has a challenge that defines them. At OPG, we are calling on all innovators, disruptors, thought leaders and change-makers.

Join us to electrify life in one generation and build a sustainable future powered by our electricity, our ideas, and our people.

Join OPG and make history.

Whether you work in the skilled trades or are a business professional, a career at OPG is an opportunity to electrify your life on and off the job.

ACCOMMODATIONS

OPG is committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

If you require accommodation during the application or interview process, please advise us as soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made.

If you require information in a format that is accessible to you, please contact [email protected]

NEW CAMPUS : In late 2024, OPG is establishing our new campus at 1908 Colonel Sam Drive, Oshawa, Ontario. The new campus will provide a cutting-edge work environment that fosters collaboration and innovation.

However, the Energy Markets team will remain downtown until early 2028.

JOB OVERVIEW

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is looking for a strategic and results-driven leader to join our team in the role of Senior Manager, IT Application Services.

Reporting to the Director of Application and Infrastructure Services, the Senior Manager, IT Application Services will be responsible for delivering results through the leadership of a team to establish and implement new or revised application systems and programs.

The incumbent will have expertise in directing system architecture, analyzing business requirements, developing applications, business intelligence and presents logical solutions by planning, assigning, directing software design, development, and implementation.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in an environment where you will contribute to OPG's public outreach, engagement and education efforts as part of the company's commitment to growing its social license.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Responsible for the support and management of key information technology applications for OPG.
• Develop, maintain, and publish application systems related design documentation, standard operating procedures, policies, and knowledge base documents.

Provide knowledge transfer to other IT teams to enable them to develop and assist in supporting the Application systems and environments.

• Day-to-day engagement with information technology application delivery and support team to ensure application delivery milestones and operational goals are met on time and on budget.
• Champion and demonstrate the reduction of technical debt.
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and contribute to defining standards.
• Personnel management of application team(s) including conducting performance evaluations, coaching, as appropriate, ensuring ongoing development and education, and participating in the staffing / recruitment process.
• Foster an environment of skills development of sub team members.
• Ensure that the highest level of customer service is provided by the applications team. Assure the applications team responds to help desk requests in a timely fashion.

Work closely with IT Help Desk, DevOps, and other IT teams to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve issues.

EDUCATION

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Business.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of Application Development Management experience.
• 10+ years of relevant Microsoft enterprise full stack solution development & technologies experience.
• Proficient on modern stack solution development including, but not limited to, jQuery, Angular, Bootstrap, Node.js, DAPR, Power BI, SSRS and Microsoft SQL Server.
• Experience on design of Microsoft Azure cloud technologies and microservice architectures.
• Excellent understanding of application development environments and techniques and the key operational activities to maintaining enterprise level applications.
• In depth knowledge of project management methods, techniques, and tools.
• A broad understanding of business technologies, standards, applications, and solutions relevant to a large corporation.
• Experience working with vendors and managing external relationships.
• Certified Scrum Master certificate is an asset.
• Set clear expectations and define key performance indicators for self and team
• Excellent time and workload management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Coach, mentor and manage assigned application development, implementation, and support personnel
• Act as liaison to business leaders with respect to the Application mandate.

The successful candidate will exhibit uncompromising integrity and commitment to upholding corporate values, and the OPG Code of Business Conduct.

What Makes a Career at OPG Different?

As Ontario's largest clean energy generator, we're building, expanding, and innovating the equipment and technology that keeps Ontario powered with clean, reliable energy.

At OPG, our values are our strengths. They are fundamental truths about our organization that don't change :

Safety - it's our business

Integrity - always lead with integrity

Excellence - never satisfied with good enough

Inclusion - working together for powerful outcomes

Innovation - creativity accelerates possibility.

Here's why OPG might just be the ideal workplace for you :

• Exceptional range of opportunities province-wide
• Long-term career growth and development opportunities
• Electricity is vital to the province and OPG's clean electricity is helping decarbonize other sectors.

Our promise to you :

• We care about the safety and the well-being of our employees. It is our utmost priority.
• A supportive work environment where you can be your best every day.
• Opportunities to stretch and develop.
• Offer different ways for you to give back to communities where we operate.
• Partner with Indigenous communities and support local businesses.
• We support employment equity, diversity and inclusion.

Are you ready to start a career that has the power to electrify life on and off the job? Apply now.