Technology Lead II (US)

Technology Lead

The Technology Lead II provides Technology Delivery leadership to small or mid-sized projects or workstreams across the organization, in alignment with the PPDOM (Project and Program Delivery Operating Model). The role is also accountable for end-to-end technology product roadmap delivery and leadership across all impacted technology areas, including design, development, testing & deployment and where possible, leveraging testing automation and continuous integration/deployment.

Depth & Scope:

• Provides technology delivery leadership on initiatives of small-medium sizes and complexities, working in partnership with Business Owner, and overall Project/Program Delivery Lead
• Applies Technology industry and TD-specific expertise, with TD application/infrastructure knowledge, and business acumen to deliver outstanding solutions to business problems
• Accountable for alignment of technology solution with the Bank technology strategies and segment strategies (Target Operating Model Architecture end state), with support of Tech Owner oversight as needed
• Oversees the execution of the technology strategy, while anticipating and prioritizing with the business owner, the impediments and technology risks for resolution.
• Provides input to the prioritization of the product(s) backlog and roadmap.
• Accountable for providing technology estimates in alignment with the Estimation Framework.
• Builds and manages (formally or informally) a technology team responsible for business solution analysis, solution design, build, technical analysis, quality assurance, and release management, across the program/project
• Coordinates the technology efforts across all CIO organizations, ITS, Architecture, TRMIS and other delivery partners for the project or workstream as assigned. If at a workstream level, will coordinate through project or program's overall Tech Owner.
• Engages appropriate technology stakeholders to identify and drive required outcomes through effective stakeholder management.
• Identifies, analyzes, and drives resolution of project risks and issues, working through the project structure, and reporting relationships in the Technology organization. Ensures issues are captured in post implementation reviews, to avoid recurrence.
• Works with business leaders associated with assigned project or workstream as needed to confirm the solutions are functionality aligned with the product vision and that solution is fit-for-purpose.
• Establishes a plan for all technology deployment(s) and works with coordinator across projects to align with the integrated plan. and meet the needs of assigned project/workstream.
• Defines technology impacts of the project/workstream and accountable for technology delivery of the product roadmap as applicable.
• Responsible for the consideration of future production support implications with a cost-effective design and quality solution, inclusive of application resiliency and availability.
• Provides guidance to others on how to make optimal use of tools to improve the performance and quality of technology delivery.
• Responsible to manage technology third-party vendors and Statements of Work with a focus on performance, quality and cost management as it relates to assigned project/workstream.
• Applies continuous improvement practices, such as interaction retrospective, and continuous integration.
• Accountable for detailed real time technology resource plans. Work with Technology Owner if one is assigned. Overall Oversight by Delivery Lead.
• Accountable to document the assumptions for the project schedule and resourcing plans that align with the business outcomes.
• Technology leader and decision maker on assigned initiatives
• Ensures all technology teams and functions are providing estimates and updates to project schedule, outlining risks and issues, and driving remediation of tech risks, resolution of tech issues for assigned project/workstream
• Accountable to the tech Owner to provide input and advice on all tech aspects of the assigned project/workstream, and to the Delivery Lead when scope of work is an entire project

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of progressively senior experience in technology design, development, and delivery
• Project delivery using formal methodologies
• Understanding and application of technology trends (banking industry and overall best practices)
• Strong relationship building, influence skills and ability to productively interact with all levels of leadership
• Strong facilitation, communication and presentation skills with tech and business audiences
• Ability to create/modify/communicate tech roadmap, and design/advocate for solutions that align to existing roadmaps
• Sense of urgency, and ability to problem solve on the fly
• Leadership of others, in formal and/or informal organization lines
• Experience in app development/integration
• Strong collaboration skills working with other workstreams or project teams to reach compromise in support of excellent delivery
• Resource and project management experience highly preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Domestic Travel Occasional
• International Travel Never
• Performing sedentary work Continuous
• Performing multiple tasks Continuous
• Operating standard office equipment - Continuous
• Responding quickly to sounds Occasional
• Sitting Continuous
• Standing Occasional
• Walking Occasional
• Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional
• Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never
• Squatting Occasional
• Bending Occasional
• Kneeling Never
• Crawling Never
• Climbing Never
• Reaching overhead Never
• Reaching forward Occasional
• Pushing Never
• Pulling Never
• Twisting Never
• Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous
• Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous
• Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience in banking or financial services
• 5+ years of strong experience working on core banking systems FIS Modern Banking, FIS Systematics, Temenos, Thought machine, Pismo or similar.
• 5+ year of demonstrated experience working within Consumer Banking/Small Business Banking products and processes, especially Deposits (checking, savings, CDs, interest-bearing accounts, and transaction postings).

Hands-on experience with the New Core Platform's technical stack, including:

• 5+ years of Java 11+, Spring Boot, RESTful services
• 5+ years of Confluent Kafka (event streaming and integration)
• 5+ years of OpenShift, Kubernetes, Docker (containerization and orchestration)
• 5+ years API Gateway & Mediation (Apigee, WSO2 API Manager or vendor-provided gateways
• 2+ years of PostgreSQL, Oracle, or other relational/NoSQL databases

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.

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