Agile Technical Lead

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

Contributes to the overall success of the Transaction Services Canadian Banking Engineering team, ensuring specific individual goals, plans, 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 lead, keen interest in payments and retail payments core banking, and thrive in a fast-moving environment - this is the position for you!

• Coordinate and support day to day development team activities as per the BNS policies/processes for critical retail payments core applications
• Coordinate work in accordance with project implementation schedules
• Pro-actively plan and manage diverse projects that differ in size and scope from their inception to delivery overseeing execution
• Collaborate and plan work activities with application and support partners BNS (Release Management, GSOC, Kyndryl, QAT, etc.)
• Work with the team and stakeholder to prioritize optimal value delivery within agreed upon time frames
• Interact with stakeholders to collaborate, align and resolve issues
• Lead the team with a continuous improvement mindset, actively promote inclusivity and trust, promote an environment of curiosity and experimentation
• Guide the team in adopting new ways of working, exploring enhancement in ways that align with the Bank’s strategic priorities while enabling the Agile minset/framework
• Off hours work is required to coordinate and facilitate releases, and support delivery and deployment activities, as well for production support/issues when the team gets paged
• Act with urgency and criticality, evaluate problems blockers and bottlenecks, identify actions to be taken, assist the team to recommend/implement solutions

• Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science or technical equivalent
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in Software Delivery and minimum 2+ years' of Mainframe/Host/Cloud development
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills
• Capable of multi-tasking and managing concurrent tasks and initiatives
• Operate with a sense of urgency and determination
• Results driven; forward thinking with a problem solving mentality
• Comfortable working in highly collaborative and changing environment
• Must be reliable, pro-active, customer-focused, attentive to details, and a team player
• Excellent communication skills, positive attitude with a strong commitment to

• 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 are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee 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 will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - No matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs.

Location:

Canada, Ontario, Toronto

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