Work Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hours:

37.5

Line of Business:

Technology Solutions

Pay Details:

$108,800 - $163,200 CAD

TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidate's skills and experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate, you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

TD Infrastructure Delivery Enablement (IDE) / Application Release Engineers enable and execute the ongoing evolution of how TD Bank deploys and releases high quality products through increased automation, process optimization, and evangelizing Develops best practices. Where applicable, AREs also strive to ensure stable and available integrated end-to-end testing environments. Our ARE Practice teams improve the speed, quality, and efficiency of deploy and release for applications and Infrastructure as Code.

AREs design, develop and implement solutions, ensuring efficiency, reliability, scalability, and security; includes planning, evaluating, recommending, designing, operationalizing, and supporting solutions in an industry leading manner. AREs bring release engineering best practices to the end-to-end management and deployment of code.

AREs also provide direction and influence ways to improve the design and operation of systems to make them more scalable, reliable, and efficient by taking a design-driven automation-approach to solving problems. AREs advance the automation capabilities associated with software delivery and provide expertise at executing deployments and releases for their portfolio of products.

There's room to grow in all of it.

Job Description:

About This Role

We are looking for a Practice Area Lead, Application Release Engineering to build, maintain and evolve the culture and community of Application Release Engineering (ARE) Practice Leads and Practitioners. The role guides the ARE Practice Strategy and Roadmap. This role is also accountable for coaching Segment aligned ARE Practice leads on knowledge, skills, and performance, building and evolving the practice's capabilities, and advising practitioners on their work to ensure solutions are sound.

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:

• Coach a team of practitioners' knowledge, skills, and performance, building and evolving the practice's capabilities, and advising practitioners on their work to ensure solutions are sound.

• Develop the Practice's talent, coaching and training strategy, and contribute to the development strategies for the Practice's people.

• Lead a team of highly skilled Practitioners in an area of expertise without getting involved in day-to-day activities, providing quality assurance on the application of methods and practices owned within the Platforms.

• Develop and evolve the Practice strategy as it relates to introducing tools, methodologies, and processes across the enterprise.

• Understand the current skills and capabilities within their practice, actively working to close gaps.

• that may exist through additional learning, coaching, supports etc.

• Act as an expert or lead innovator and culture change agent for the practice amongst Business, Journey, and Platform leaders

• Build and lead an engaged culture of Practitioners that inspires pride and meaningful work.

• Ensure team adheres to enterprise frameworks and methodologies related to overall business management activities.

• Lead or contribute to cross-functional / enterprise initiatives as an organizational or subject matter expert helping to identify risk / provide guidance for significant and complex situations.

• Manage and oversee the overall discipline and strategy for the respective areas while aligning to

• the enterprise best practices.

• Quickly adapt to customer, stakeholder, and regulatory needs in collaboration with Platform and Journey teams

• Facilitate and foster Practice Community of Interest and use of this practice across the Technology organization.

• Facilitate the development of business and practice strategies & set operational direction

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:

• University or post-graduate degree

• Strong academic background (e.g., computer science, engineering)

• 10+ years relevant experience and good understanding of DevSec Ops

• Expert knowledge of disciplines and practices in field of expertise

• Proven ability in soft skills people management of large teams

• Advanced expertise and knowledge of specific domain or broad range of TD frameworks, technology, tools, best practices, processes, and procedures, as well as broader organization issues

• Expert collaboration skills and are known for bringing diverse teams together to achieve a common goal.

• Expert knowledge and understanding of business and bank technology standards (e.g., infrastructure, architecture, processes, applications, platforms, services)

• Understanding of strategic direction and champions alliances to benefit TD and/or department; advocates for operational improvements to enhance the division’s value to the organization.

Who We Are:

TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience, that is why we believe that all colleagues, no matter where they work, are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy, we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether you’ve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services, we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs, we’re here to support you towards your goals. As an organization, we keep growing – and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package

Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs. Learn more (http://www.td.com/ca/en/about-td/who-we-are/benefits-of-working-at-td)

Additional Information:

We’re delighted that you’re considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we’re committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations, requirements.

Colleague Development

If you’re interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You’ll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we’re committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding

We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you’ve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process

We’ll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation

Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you’d like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only):

Sans Objet

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