Senior Manager, DevSecOps

Requisition ID: 215832

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

As a Leader for Security DevOps, you will build the security engineering transformation team, deliver to operational support accountabilities as owner of the environments, and improve SecDevOps processes for one of the largest, cutting-edge Digital Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) services in Canada.  

The Role:

You will build and lead a security engineering transformation team of highly skilled engineers to design and deliver on transformational initiatives focused on IT Risk, vulnerability management, CIAM reporting, automation, and software currency.  You will provide both oversight and executive communications (specifically Roadmaps and Strategy working with partner Operations and Development focused pillars in CIAM Engineering) of transformation initiatives as they progress. You will also own and provide production support of the base infrastructure platform (L2+ focused on Ansible Continuous Development and Splunk) with the overall portfolio undergoing transformational change.

You will have the opportunity to grow and learn from experts in security and IAM domains, mentor and grow security engineers to enhance your leadership skills and deliver executive management communications on transformational initiatives.

If you are passionate about being a leader in SecDevOps, have a strong planning, management communications background, and are technically proficient in Secure Software Operations and thrive in a fast-moving environment - this is the position for you!  

This role is 65% leadership, effective management and executive communications + 35% software operations proficiency and support.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will: 

• Build a security engineering team to lead transformational initiatives and deliver to production support as required.

• Develop engineering roadmaps and communicate the transformation change objectives, manage the related projects, and report on status and deliver to outcomes.

• Lead the change from current to target state leverage the knowledge and skills of the SecDevOps team to deliver on transformational initiatives as demonstrated by KPIs. 

• Identify, plan and implement automation of SecDevOps processes and practises.  

• Ensure all Scotiabank IT regulatory and compliance procedures are met. 

• Lead by example to develop operational plans and procedures to improve service delivery time-to-market and system reliability.  

• Optimize ongoing capabilities to reduce IT risk of the CIAM systems.

• Participate in defining SLIs, SLOs and SLAs for Enterprise Systems. 

• Lead and support foundational CIAM infrastructure services upgrades and select software currency initiatives.

• Operational support required with a pager.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We’d love to work with you if you have: 

• You have experience transforming traditional “operations” to a Security/Development/& Operations services.  You have successfully developed highly skilled technical teams, bring high standards on “what good looks like”, have excellent executive level communication skills.

• You have experience in SecDev practices, including IT Risk oversight and risk remediation.

• You have been a platform owner and understand the accountabilities associated with service availability, security, reliability, among other domain KPIst.

• You take a proactive approach to spotting problems, areas for improvement, and performance bottlenecks.

• You are a team player in a fast-paced environment.  

• You are an excellent communicator and planner with the ability to influence decision making across stakeholders. You can map and execute tactical and strategic plans for the team. 

• You have competency to lead team members with differing opinions and levels of experience. 

• You love what you do but you are seeking a more challenging environment.  

• Experience in Identify and Access Management (IAM) Domain an asset.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.

• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Community Engagement- no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

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Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.