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Department Overview
Building a World-Class, Diverse and Inclusive Technology Team We can\'t afford to be boring. Neither can you. The scale and scope of what TD does may surprise you. The rapid pace of change makes it a business imperative for us to be smart and open-minded in the way we think about technology. TD\'s technology and business teams become more intertwined as new opportunities present themselves. This new era in banking does not equal boring. Not at TD, anyway. TD Applications & Systems Development covers technical planning, integration, systems analysis, design, development, unit and component systems testing, support-maintenance, and more. Meaningful, effective relationship-building is part of what these highly-skilled experts do best as they work together with technology project managers, delivery partners, business and systems analysts, testing and quality assurance teams, sponsors and so many other stakeholders to clarify requirements. There\'s room to grow in all of it.

About This Role We are looking for someone to manage and lead a team of ambitious technology professionals as they deliver a wide range of application or system solutions. You\'ll also have the opportunity to provide technical guidance and leadership beyond your immediate team. Meaningful work is fueled by meaningful performance and career development conversations with your manager. Here\'s some of what you may be asked to perform:

• Lead development teams and own responsibility for the delivery of development solutions and component/unit testing efforts.
• Oversee and report on project status, manage project team resources and assignments, ensure project milestones are met and up to standard.
• Work with technology partners to develop the content for development and solutions design deliverables, ensure project estimates cover all activities within scope, including project management and application development, software quality assurance reviews, and vendor and contract management activities.
• Ensure all requirements, project plans, and changes to commitment are communicated to all affected team members.
• Define the Application Development Vendor Strategy and manage vendors and service level agreements.
• Coordinate with relevant stakeholders to support and develop sound business cases with an on-going focus on reusability, scalability, innovation and enterprise-wide solutions.
• Ensure the project team follows all quality assurance processes.
• Drive stakeholder communications, develop effective stakeholder management required for team delivery.
• Act as an escalation point for all risks and issues affecting the development team, and for working to define and implement mitigation strategies.
• Control change to development project scope through accepted change management processes, impact assessment and documentation.
• Responsible for delivering in line with financial forecast and plan, and achieving benefits targets as defined for Application Development teams.
• Manage and track costs in line with investment governance to deliver agreed outcomes and service-level within budget.
• Oversee demand management and project intake process, ensuring the development team can deliver on intake requirements and financial cost estimations are reviewed and approved.
• Identify all development related project dependencies and risks and ensures mitigation/contingency plans are in place for identified risks.
• Responsible for management of the overall development and design teams providing both leadership and technical guidance.
• Set targets and objectives for the team, and deliver results.

Job Requirements
What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have:

• Undergraduate Degree or Technical Certificate.
• Graduate Degree preferred.
• 10+ years relevant experience.
• Deep expertise in and experience with technology standards and leading large and varied teams of professionals in large-scale applications/projects across multiple areas involving significant scope and complexity.
• Readiness and motivation to direct and manage a large and diverse group or team of IT professionals (e.g. up to 50) focused on complex development, system enhancements, new releases, large-scale applications, projects across multiple product lines, businesses, involving significant scope and complexity.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of businesses and/or organizational practices and disciplines.
• Advanced knowledge of external competition, industry and/or market trends.
• Experience and natural affinity for providing operational team direction and working autonomously in a management role, and can collaborate effectively with others to establish and execute on common goals.

Qualifications

• Must have 7+ years experience with Window systems, SQL, MQ, TIBCO, DYNATRACE
• Experience in MQ Server/MQ Client configuration, SSL, SQL Clustering and administration on various platforms
• Previous Software upgrade experience
• Advanced troubleshooting skills including logs & trace files, collecting documentation (Must Gather), work with Vendor/teams, and drive problem resolution
• Ability to create support documentation & written procedures for routine and non-routine tasks
• Ability to coordinate software configuration changes, installs, & upgrades as owner and with application owners \xe2\x80\x93 including planning, scheduling, status reporting, & following company change control procedures
• Build and support a team of On Call support through regular rotation

Additional Information
Join in on what others in TD Technology Solutions are doing:

• Inspire a positive work environment and help champion quality, innovation, teamwork and service to the business.
• Learn voraciously, stretch your thinking,

Inclusiveness
At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Job Family
Application/System Development
Job Category - Primary
Technology Solutions
Hours
37.5
Business Line
Corporate
Time Type
Full Time
Employment Type
Regular
Country
Canada
**Province/State (Primary)
Ontario
City (Primary)
Toronto
Work Location
TD Centre - South - 79 Wellington Street West
Job Expires
19-Mar-2023