Manager, Application Development

Manager, Application Development
Location: Hybrid – Greater Toronto Area (Initially 4 days at the office for the first 3 months. After 3 months, 2 days from the office and 3 days work from home)
Industry: Insurance / Financial Services
Type: Full-Time, Permanent 

The Manager, Application Development mentors and leads a team of IT professionals to ensure the successful delivery of solutions to meet or exceed stakeholder business requirements. Through efficient approaches, development, support and deployment of all applications this individual will ensure the reliability and sustainability of those applications in alignment with the strategic direction of the Information Technology Department. This role will lead and manage the staff of the Application Support & Development section, which will include coaching, development and mentoring, recruitment and performance management. The role will focus on managing and maintaining a strong relationship to all.

What you will be doing:
• Lead application development teams responsible for enterprise platforms,
integrations, and digital solutions, balancing hands-on technical leadership with
people and delivery management.
• Act as a technical and escalation point for solution design, architecture decisions,
and complex delivery challenges.
• Partner closely with technology analysts, enterprise architecture, infrastructure,
cybersecurity, data & analytics, and technology/business leaders to translate
business priorities into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide delivery and technical oversight for major platforms including Salesforce,
Workday Finance, and enterprise integration services.
• Drive modern development practices including cloud native design, event driven
architectures, DevSecOps, and continuous delivery.
• Champion the responsible adoption of modern development practices and toolsto improve developer productivity, code quality, and delivery predictability.
• Build, coach, and develop high performing technical teams, growing senior
technical capability across administrators, developers and technical leads.
• Contribute to the application and integration technology roadmap, ensuring
solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Ensure production stability, operational excellence, and effective incident and
release management across supported applications.

The Ideal candidate for this position will have:
• Minimum 7 years progressive IT solution architecture experience application
development, and system design.
• Minimum 7 years of experience delivering complex digital solutions and platforms
(Salesforce and Workday) and integration environments.
• Demonstrated experience transitioning from a technical lead/architecture role into
people leadership with strong coaching and mentorship capability.
• 5+ years in delivering custom Salesforce implementation and enhancements
(Sales, Service, Marketing & Community Cloud)
• 5+ years' experience with JEE and enterprise integration technologies (Java, JDBC,
JMS, XML, SOAP, XSD, WSDL, SSL)
• 5+ years' experience with event streaming, such as Confluent Kafka, Apache
Kafka, Kafka Connect, Kafka Streams.
• 5+ years' experience with Workday Financial Management, including
integrations, reporting, data flows and platform extensions.
• 5+ years' leading agile delivery teams, including architecture and development,
system integration, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices across cloud
and SaaS platforms.
• Proven interest and experience to develop teams to safely and effectively use of
digital analytics tools, while maintaining security and enterprise standards.
10 years experience working in agile scrum environment, collaborating with
product owners and cross functional business stakeholders.
• Ability to nurture strong business and technical relationships in a fast paced
environment utilizing an agile methodology.
• A forward looking manager that will help with technology road map for the
company. Strong listening, negotiation and facilitation skills.
• Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills.

Professional Capabilities:

• Strong business and accounting acumen
• A quick learner with strong problem-solving skills
• Excellent analytical and strategic thinker with good written and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail, professional judgement, and critical thinking to evaluate complex financial data.
• Ability to balance multiple assignments, both immediate and strategic, at the same time.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team.
• Proven ability to embrace change and adapt to new technology
• A curiosity driven approach and commitment to continuous learning are assets to this position.  A proactive approach to professional development, and interest in understanding the business context behind decisions will enable success in this role.

Must have:

• Balance multiple assignments
• Problem solving
• Great communication
• Able to take initiatives
• Self-starter

How to Apply:
Email your resume to SreejaA@srastaffing.com.

SRA Staffing and our clients are equal opportunity employers committed to diversity, accessibility, and inclusion. Accommodations are available upon request during the hiring process.