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