Director, Application Development and Production Support

Director, Application Development and Production Support page is loaded Director, Application Development and Production Support Apply locations Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 10 Days Ago job requisition id 2408813

We’re building a relationship-oriented bank for the modern world. We need talented, passionate professionals who are dedicated to doing what’s right for our clients.

At CIBC, we embrace your strengths and your ambitions, so you are empowered at work. Our team members have what they need to make a meaningful impact and are truly valued for who they are and what they contribute.

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What you'll be doing

As a member of CIBC’s Big Data Platform Services (BDPS) Team, the Director, Application Development and Production Support is a seasoned leader responsible for providing direct application delivery services and production support, undertaking new initiatives and base essential support applications in the Big Data space. The role applies leadership skills and technical expertise to direct, manage and support large big data Azure applications on a day to day basis, leading internal change initiatives in alignment with ongoing technological changes. The Director, Application Development manages relationships with internal partners, maintaining continuous business communications with them to proactively assess any disruption in application functioning. In addition, the role leads the ongoing operations of applications and infrastructure in production, adhering to operational standards, vendor governance and business requirements. The role drives innovation across areas of responsibility, applying expert interpersonal, communications, and problem-solving skills.

At CIBC we enable the work environment most optimal for you to thrive in your role. Details on your work arrangement (proportion of on-site and remote work) will be discussed at the time of your interview.

How you'll succeed

• Delivery Focused:  Work closely with internal partners to determine, negotiate and manage projects to the agreed upon timeline. Monitor finances identify opportunities for improvement and recommend appropriate solutions. Under your leadership implement projects in a timely fashion that are of high quality, low cost and on budget.
• Technical Expertise: Work closely (hands on) with the development, design and production support team to build strong and reliable data solutions, adhering and leveraging the best data practices.
• Strong Leadership :  Be a bold and authentic leader who is passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people. Set appropriate context when assigning work to ensure that individuals’ roles support the achievement of the business unit’s priorities and CIBC’s overall goals. Build team and individual capabilities by providing development opportunities such as job shadowing, special projects, and training. Manage performance by providing fair and accurate formal and informal feedback, identifying and removing obstacles to performance and by explaining how performance expectations align with business priorities. Create a positive work environment and being an effective role model by championing CIBC’s mission, vision and values. Ensure compliance with policies, standards, guidelines and controls by applying the policies and controls fairly and consistently so employees understand what to expect. Hire the right people in the right jobs to align individual capabilities with job requirements and business unit goals. 
• People Leadership : Lead and coach a high performing team of individuals to ensure multiple concurrent projects, objectives, and achievements are met. Direct, motivate, and develop your team, maximizing their contributions and professional growth. Share knowledge and collaborate to come up with effective solutions to problems.
• People Leadership : Lead and coach a high performing group team of individuals. Direct, motivate, and develop your team, maximizing their contributions and professional growth. Share knowledge and collaborate to come up with effective solutions to problems.
• Relationship Management : Work closely with project teams, executives, stakeholders and business partners to develop, and implement application programs. Impact and improve the business by advising application owners on the technology implementation possibilities and requirements. 
• Moderate the Solution Creation Process: Lead, facilitate and coordinate the solution design, including ensuring alignment across multiple workstreams.
• Finance Management : Ability to manage the resource finances to ensure all projects are on track for project timelines, and budget. Contribute to operational, short-term, and strategic planning in support of the Big Data Platform & Service team.

Who you are

• You are a seasoned technical leader. You have 10 years of demonstrated experience in: technical architecture, solutions design, data engineering and production support in a big data environment
• You can demonstrate experience in: 8+ years of forming, building and managing effective teams in a matrix fulltime/onshore/offshore model. Extensive experience managing complex IT projects from a task management perspective and are well versed in decision making processes. You should also have previous experience with:
  • Designing and building scalable frameworks and knowledge of Data Cloud Services in Azure such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Blob, SQL Server, Function Apps, Azure Key Vaults, Azure Networking (VNETs & Private Endpoints), Event Hub, Cosmos DB, Azure Synapse and Databricks.
  • Hands on working experience with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop (Hive, HBase, Oozie, HiveQL, Hive UDFs, Sqoop, Spark, Impala).
  • Hands-on development expertise with Java, Scala, Python, SQL, C#
  • Container based systems such as OpenShift/Kubernetes & Docker. 
  • Good knowledge of Github, Azure Monitor, Azure Purview, Unity Catalogue.

• It’s an asset if you have a strong understanding of Data Mesh principles, distributed data systems, and microservices architecture.
• It's an asset if you have fulfilled leadership and advisory roles for major functions and/or initiatives with the responsibility, authority and discretion for decision-making. You also have a technical background, sufficient depth and breadth to be able to recognize and successfully exploit opportunities for effective development or usage of IT, and lead/guide fully experienced technical specialists.
• You have highly developed analytical and conceptual skills. You are adept at developing efficient and effective solutions to diverse and complex problems.
• You are a bold and authentic leader.  You're passionate about developing and coaching to bring out the best in people. You have led diverse, high performing teams.
• You embrace and champion change.  You'll continuously evolve your thinking and the way you work in order to deliver your best.
• You're driven by collective success.  You know that collaboration can transform a good idea into a great one. You understand the power of an inclusive team that enjoys working together to create a shared vision
• Values matter to you . You bring your real self to work and you live our values - trust, teamwork, and accountability.

What CIBC Offers

At CIBC, your goals are a priority. We start with your strengths and ambitions as an employee and strive to create opportunities to tap into your potential. We aspire to give you a career, rather than just a paycheck.

• We work to recognize you in meaningful, personalized ways including a competitive salary, incentive pay, banking benefits, a benefits program*, defined benefit pension plan*, an employee share purchase plan, a vacation offering, wellbeing support, and MomentMakers, our social, points-based recognition program.

• Our spaces and technological toolkit will make it simple to bring together great minds to create innovative solutions that make a difference for our clients.

• We cultivate a culture where you can express your ambition through initiatives like Purpose Day; a paid day off dedicated for you to use to invest in your growth and development.

*Subject to plan and program terms and conditions

What you need to know

• CIBC is committed to creating an inclusive environment where all team members and clients feel like they belong. We seek applicants with a wide range of abilities and we provide an accessible candidate experience. If you need accommodation, please contact Mailbox.careers-carrieres@cibc.com

• You need to be legally eligible to work at the location(s) specified above and, where applicable, must have a valid work or study permit .

Job Location

Toronto-81 Bay, 27th Floor

Employment Type

Regular

Weekly Hours

37.5

Skills

Application Development, Coaching, Decision Making, Enterprise Technologies, Leadership, People Management, Project Management, Solutions Design, Stakeholder Management, Technical Architecture Similar Jobs (5) Application Development and Support - ETL, Data Factory locations Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 18 Days Ago Consultant, Production Application Support locations Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 9 Days Ago Consultant, Production Application Support locations Toronto, ON time type Full time posted on Posted 11 Days Ago

At CIBC, we are in business to help our clients, employees and shareholders achieve what is important to them. Our ability to create value for all CIBC stakeholders is driven by a business culture based on common values: Trust, Teamwork and Accountability.

Working with CIBC makes you a part of a work environment committed to our clients, employees and communities - a place where you can excel.

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