Director of Infrastructure Engineering

4 hours ago


Waterloo, Ontario, Canada MCAP Full time
Director Systems Engineering

MCAP is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Director Systems Engineering to join our Information Technology team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will be responsible for designing, deploying, managing, and securing our storage and compute infrastructure.

This is a critical role that requires a strong understanding of IT concepts, leadership experience, and the ability to balance risk, cost, and benefit. You will work closely with our Architecture Team to develop our overall infrastructure strategy, collaborate with management and department leaders to assess near- and long-term desktop, mobile, data center, and cloud service needs, and provide budgetary inputs to our 3-year forecast.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Develop and implement infrastructure strategy, standards, and capability needs
  • Collaborate with management and department leaders to assess infrastructure needs
  • Provide budgetary inputs to 3-year forecast
  • Direct research on software and systems products to justify recommendations
  • Oversee new and existing equipment, hardware, and software upgrades
  • Perform cost-benefit and return on investment analyses for proposed systems
  • Identify requirements and manage the procurement process and vendor selection for new technologies
  • Oversee servers, including database, file, web, print, and backup servers and their associated operating systems and software
  • Propose and create system design models, specifications, diagrams, and charts
  • Direct and oversee the design and perform server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes

Requirements:

  • 10+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5 years of managing teams
  • Experience in the Financial Services industry, in particular mortgages
  • In-depth understanding of Information Technology concepts
  • Ability to balance risk, cost, and benefit
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with a high degree of change and competing priorities
  • Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to interface with all levels within the organization
  • Strong problem-solving and conflict resolution skills
  • Excellent planning and project management skills
  • Demonstrated leadership experience mentoring and coaching others
  • Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks across multiple projects
  • Excellent attention to detail and results-oriented

Preferred Technical Skills:

  • Windows/Linux enterprise server platforms
  • Hypervisor technologies (Broadcom, OpenShift)
  • Systems Monitoring (SolarWinds SAM/VMAN)
  • Database Systems (SQL Server, MongoDB, MySQL)
  • Backup Technologies
  • Container Technology (e.g. Docker/Kubernetes)

MCAP is Canada's largest independent Mortgage Finance company with over $150 billion in assets under management. We provide mortgage solutions for residential and commercial properties and are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and supported.

Position #:

req1893

Employment Status:

Permanent Full Time

Location:

Waterloo; Ontario

Number Of Openings:

1

Department:

Information Technology

Internal Job Title:

Director Systems Engineering



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