Associate Director, Software Engineering
Role Overview
Establish and lead a sustainable software engineering capability delivering secure, reliable, and accessible digital products for the GTAA.
Translate enterprise priorities into build, buy, and integration decisions and oversee software lifecycle performance across business portfolios.
Work with Product Management, Technology Delivery, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Operations, and Data teams.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Establish and lead a sustainable software engineering capability delivering secure, reliable, and accessible digital products for the GTAA.
Translate enterprise priorities into build, buy, and integration decisions and oversee software lifecycle performance across business portfolios.
Work with Product Management, Technology Delivery, Architecture, Cybersecurity, Operations, and Data teams.
Software engineering leadership
- Execute the engineering strategy and operating model and develop an enterprise product capability roadmap.
- Set standards for design, integration, secure and sustainable development, accessibility, and maintainability.
- Lead and coach engineering leaders and teams; develop workforce, succession, and capability plans.
- Balance product delivery with technical debt, reliability, and lifecycle maintenance.
- Oversee engineering budgets, suppliers, resource use, and benefits realization.
- Embed security, privacy, accessibility, responsible AI, data governance, and audit evidence in engineering practices.
Required experience and qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive software engineering and delivery experience, including production systems and service reliability accountability.
- 5+ years of people leadership experience with engineering teams and/or managers.
- Track record in engineering standards, delivery practices, supplier relationships, and build-versus-buy and investment decisions.
- Strong expertise in software architecture, application development, APIs and integration, cloud, CI/CD, testing, infrastructure as code, observability, and secure engineering.
- Degree or diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related discipline.
- Ability to obtain and maintain the required Transportation Security Clearance.
Additional qualifications
- Aviation, transportation, infrastructure, public service, or other regulated or service-critical experience is an asset.
- Experience scaling an internal engineering function and leading a hybrid delivery model with internal teams and external partners is an asset.
- Working knowledge of privacy, accessibility, data governance, and responsible AI principles and controls.
Workplace
- The posting describes a flexible hybrid work environment.
Benefits
- Benefits include a flexible retirement program with employer matching, voluntary savings options, learning opportunities, and a reward and recognition program.
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