We are banking at another level. Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act. It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs. Choosing BDC as your employer also means: Flexible and competitive benefits, including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days, sick days as necessary, and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1 A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life Opportunities for learning, training and development, and much more... POSITION OVERVIEW BDC has embarked on its digital transformation and in the process of modernizing its products and services, including the migration of our on-premises CRM to the cloud. As part of this initiative, we are looking for passionate, bilingual candidates who wish to be a key player in this transformation journey and contribute to the evolution of BDC's financing services through their technical leadership and expertise. The selected candidate will join the leadership team of the CRM Evolution program in a software engineering technical oversight role. He/she will champion software engineering best practices, assume responsibility for coordination of all technical activities and technical impediment resolution across squads, and report technical status at the program governances including steering committees. Finally, he/she will work closely with the program management team, the squad’s technical leaders and the architects assigned to the program. CHALLENGES TO BE MET Provide a strong technical direction and establish a technical vision for all squads assigned to the program, both internal and external, resolving technical impediments, and managing the technical quality of the team deliverables. Work closely with architects and technical leaders assigned to the program. In conjunction with Program Managers, provide clear technical status to the IT and Business Sponsors. Ensure the deliverables are compliant with the industry’s best practices & standards. This will include but not be limited to software architecture, security, quality, scalability, resilience of the final products. Adapt to changing technology, learning and applying new methods for achieving the program’s goals. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Professional & Educational Experience Seven to ten years of experience in software engineering Three to five years in technical management of multi-disciplinary teams Bachelor's degree in information technology, engineering, or equivalent experience Minimal competencies / Essential skills Advanced experience with software engineering practices such as TDD, Pair Programming, Simple Design. Mastery of the concepts of object-oriented programming. Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and design patterns Experience in testing strategy including synthetic data generation Experience in integration of complex systems Excellent analytical, problem-solving and documentation skills Bilingualism and excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong Leadership, mentoring, negotiation and communication skills Strong experience of executive briefings Integrity, honesty and transparency Professionalism, thoroughness, attention to detail and strong work ethic Proudly one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers and one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work. If you require an accommodation to complete your application, please do not hesitate to contact us at accessibility@bdc.ca. While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted. BDC is a bank unlike any other. We are the only bank dedicated exclusively to the development of Canadian businesses. The only institution whose purpose is to promote the growth of the Canadian economy by focusing on the success of small and medium-sized businesses, with a human touch and a genuine presence. At BDC, we’re changing people’s and businesses’ lives for the better. That’s what makes us unique as a bank. That’s why we are banking at another level.
