Director of Software Engineering

 Director of Software Engineering       (PERM, Hybrid Remote/Onsite "Toronto")

• Build strong working relationships with business and
  IT management to understand business strategy and requirements, and to identify
  and develop appropriate solutions that enable us to achieve its business
  objectives.
  
• Be an active member of the IT
  management team reporting to the CIO, supporting the team in addressing both strategic
  and tactical priorities.
  
• Demonstrated ability to select,
  configure and integrate off the shelf SaaS systems
  
• Own the system architecture and
  engineering of digital initiatives at the firm
  
• Establish industry best practice processes and infrastructure for the Software Engineering team, moving us toward
  a DevOps and Agile culture.
  
• Be hands -on, able to review
  software design and architecture.
  
• Work closely with Enterprise
  Architecture, Data Science, and Project Management teams to build solution roadmaps
  and project plans.
  
• Attract, recruit, and develop
  engineering talent
  
• Provide coaching and learning and create an environment where colleagues can develop the technical expertise needed
  for future business needs.
  
• Ensure our security standards are
  being followed throughout the software development process
  

Requirements

• Bachelor or master’s degree in
  technology related field (Software or Computer Engineering, Computer Science)
  
• Seven to ten years of software
  engineering experience in varying leadership roles
  
• Three or more years working with
  Cloud technologies – Azure preferred
  
• Three or more years of managing
  engineers, mentoring and nurturing developers, and collaborating with user
  experience specialists
  
• In -depth knowledge of the best practices
  for managing software projects
  
• Practical and thorough in
  planning
  
• Lead by example, but
  team -oriented
  
• Have an aptitude for learning new
  skills
  
• Strong communication and
  interpersonal skills and ability influence across an organization