Information Technology Team Lead Job Ottawa area,Ontario Canada,IT/Tech

Requisition
Department:
Finance and Corporate Services Dept.
Service:
Information Technology Services
Branch:
Unit to Data, Automations and AI Unit

Employment Type:

1 Full Time Temporary Position (Up to 1 Year) 

Work Hours:

35 hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP 
Salary Information: $93,764.58 - $ annually (2025 rates of pay)

Location:

100 Constellation, Nepean
City:
Ottawa, ON
Job Category:
Information Technology 
Application Close: 10/03/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of the Data Lead within Information Technology Services is to create business value by advancing the City of Ottawa’s City-Wide Data Strategy (CWDS) through the planning, coordination, and execution of foundational data initiatives that strengthen governance, quality, accessibility, and literacy across the organization.
The Data Lead is responsible for leading assigned data initiatives that support the development of a modern, scalable, and governed enterprise data ecosystem. This includes advancing priority workstreams such as Data Inventory, Data Ecosystems, Data Cataloging, and Data Literacy, ensuring alignment with corporate data governance principles and departmental objectives.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 3 year post-secondary education in computer science, business administration or related field

Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible and practical experience supporting information technology (preferably in a municipal environment) Experience should include at least 3 years analyzing and developing computer applications

Preference will be given to candidates with previous project management experience

KNOWLEDGE

Project management methodologies, tools and standards (e.g. PMBoK), including those methodologies, standards and tools that are specific to IT

The department’s IT Project Life Cycle and policies, standards, procedures and processes that pertain to the work activities

Techniques, methodologies and best practices used in systems design, development, testing, implementation and maintenance

IT security practices

The City’s technological environment includes enterprise platforms and tools such as SAP, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Purview, Azure cloud services, IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D), enterprise databases (SQL Server, Oracle), data integration and ETL tool.

Workflow analysis, automation planning and process development

Must possess the training, experience and knowledge to organize the work and its performance

Must be familiar with all applicable health and safety legislation, have knowledge of any potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place, and have knowledge of appropriate actions to be taken in order to ensure the health and safety of staff in accordance with applicable legislation and city policies and procedures

COMPETENCIES,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Research, analytical and forecasting skills

Lead assigned staff and contractors

Able to troubleshoot and problem-solve

Interact with staff at all levels

Lead technical and non-technical committees

Organize work and meet deadlines

Make presentations to senior management

Excellent oral and written communications

Ability to handle multiple overlapping projects

Effective interpersonal skills

Tact and diplomacy

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Language Requirement:
English oral, reading, writing

Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.

Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.
Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.


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