Director, Engineering

Scotiabank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity & Inclusion

Tuition Assistance

Bonus Program

Flexible Vacation

Health & Wellness Benefits

Professional Development

Dynamic Collaboration Space

Community Engagement

Job summary

Scotiabank seeks a Director of Engineering to lead delivery across Canadian Banking platforms. You will partner with business leaders to align requirements and ensure high-quality, resilient technology solutions that drive client journeys and operational excellence.

In this role you will manage end-to-end engineering initiatives, champion a client-focused culture, and promote DevOps, observability, and incident response practices to ensure reliable services at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience.
• 5+ years of progressively increasing leadership experience in IT management and platform governance.
• Experience delivering complex, high-availability digital products at scale.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful engineering delivery within their domain that supports Canadian Banking platforms.
• Partner with Business Lead and enablement teams to define and deliver robust technical solutions that support client experiences.
• Execute on the strategic roadmap, defined by Business Lead and leadership team, ensuring smooth transition from strategy to implementation.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of engineering initiatives with proper planning, QA, deployment and support.
• Champion a client-focused engineering culture emphasizing value delivery, customer experience, and secure operations of digital systems.
• Promote best practices in coding, architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, test automation, and incident response.
• Ensure platform resilience and proactive issue detection with root-cause analysis of incidents.
• Direct day-to-day activities aligned with Bank’s risk culture and risk appetite statements.
• Create an environment for efficient operations and compliance with risk, AML/ATF and conduct requirements.

Skills

Software Leadership

High-Avail Systems

IT Leadership

Stakeholder Alignment

Education

University degree in Computer Engineering / Applied Science / Technology

Job description

Requisition ID: 266536

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

The Director of Engineering is responsible for the engineering execution and delivery of technology solutions that support the Bank’s platforms. This role ensures the timely delivery, quality, resiliency, and operational excellence of platforms that support applications, processes and Client journeys for the Canadian Bank. The Director partners closely with business and product leads to align on requirements and priorities, delivering technical solutions that support strategic business outcomes. Reporting to the Head and/or VP, this role plays a key part in translating vision into executable plans and ensuring those plans are delivered with a high level of quality, stability, and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the successful engineering delivery within their respective domain that support Canadian Banking Engineering platforms in alignment with the desired outcomes.
• Partners with the Business Lead, including enablement teams such as Digital Product, Client Experience, and Operations teams, to define and deliver robust technical solutions that support best in class Client experiences for their domain.
• Executes on the strategic roadmap, as defined by the Business Lead and leadership team ensuring seamless transition from strategy to technical implementation, and fostering continuous feedback loops between engineering and the business.
• Leads and manages end‑to‑end delivery of engineering initiatives, ensuring proper planning, execution, QA, deployment, and ongoing support for all releases.
• Champions a client‑focused engineering culture across their team, prioritizing value delivery, customer experience, and the secure, compliant operation of client‑facing digital systems.
• Drives engineering excellence by promoting best practices in coding, architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, observability, test automation, and incident response.
• Ensures platform resilience and operational preparedness, guaranteeing application reliability through extensive monitoring, proactive issue detection, and detailed root cause analysis for incidents.
• Directs day‑to‑day activities in a manner consistent with the Bank’s risk culture and the relevant risk appetite statement and limits.
• Creates an environment in which his/her team pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day‑to‑day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational risk, regulatory compliance risk, AML/ATF risk and conduct risk.

Required Skills

• University degree in Computer Engineering / Applied Science / Technology, or relevant work experience.
• 5+ years of Software Engineering experience.
• 5+ years of progressively increasing leadership experience in Information Technology management data, platform, and system(s) management.
• Experience delivering complex, high‑availability digital products at scale.

Benefits

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship – inclusive culture and employee resource groups.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations – commitment to barrier removal.
• Upskilling through online courses, cross‑functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits starting day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem – free tea & coffee, universal washrooms, and space for collaboration.
• Community Engagement – opportunities for engagement and belonging with various programs.

Location

Canada: Ontario: Toronto