IT Support Analyst Iv/deployment Lead

Deployment Lead

We are looking for a Deployment Lead to join the Enterprise Release Management team. The role will enable future product/service development, scalability, and innovation. As the Deployment Lead, you will partner with technology and business teams, as well as vendor to create and manage the end-to-end scope for project deployments in the Pat and Prod environments. The ideal candidate will focus on efficiency and reliability whilst supporting delivery teams in meeting their objectives and timelines. You will also be responsible for the change process to ensure that you are adhering to enterprise and industry standards at TD. We hope you'll be inspired both by the work we do and the people who make it all happen.

Specifically, the role will require strong aptitude in the following areas:

• Creating and managing end-to-end deployment plans for scheduling, planning, and controlling the deployment process
• Integrating deployment management practices into delivery process with objective of offering reliable, repeatable IT services, at appropriate service levels
• Ability to convert the technical expertise to recommendations pertaining to efficiency, reliability, scalability, and security; drive best practices, and engage with planning, evaluating, operationalizing, and reporting deliverables. Successful candidate must be able to show they are ready to think and act as an owner, and drive consensus and decisions among stakeholder in pursuit of technical integrity
• Establishing infrastructure for tracking and monitoring all relevant updates and changes, and efficiently converting the information into reporting, recommendations, schedules and decisions
• Providing trusted and reliable communication and reporting with confidence that all information is comprehensive, accurate, and confirmed
• Managing correspondence with clear articulation of impacts
• Providing subject matter expert guidance and advice to the IT Support segments, and participating in development of remediation and collision avoidance strategies
• Identifying and educating on control and communication failures to help prevent issues going forward
• Providing updates to senior leadership on accomplishments and opportunities
• Protecting the interests of organization through identification, management and escalation of risks and dependencies
• Being proficient with IT workflow and collaboration tools, such as Service Now, JIRA and Confluence. Be able to independently create and manage work items in the tools as required
• Being professionally familiar with Agile, Waterfall and hybrid delivery models to understand and align with multiple teams working in different paradigms
• Understanding of the DevOps and continuous delivery principles and practices

Job Requirements: What can you bring to TD? Share your credentials, but your relevant experience and knowledge can be just as likely to get our attention. It helps if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years of previous deployment, ITS or IT project management experience, (Formal training and solid understanding of project management principles preferred)
• 8-10 years of experience in information systems operations environment in service management, systems analysis, or development
• Advanced knowledge of software development and service management lifecycles
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate cross-functional work teams toward task completion
• Demonstrated effective leadership and analytical skills
• Well-developed executive communication skills (both written and verbal)
• Highly proficient in development of resolutions, plans and strategies for operational advancement.
• Sound management techniques, experience in problem resolution and development of strategies for operational improvement.
• Drive to enhance your knowledge and expertise by staying abreast of industry and business trends.

Department Overview: This position is part of the Enterprise Deployment Management and Governance group, with responsibilities to directly contribute to environment and platform stability through alignment to Bank's IT Policy, while simultaneously enabling Business and Technology to achieve mutual goals in safe, compliant, and efficient manner. The team achieves this through Change Management, Data Integrity, IT Support, Deployment and Deployment Management, and Reporting and Analytics working in tandem.

Inclusiveness: At TD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel valued, respected, and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and communities in which we live and serve. If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (including alternate formats of materials, or accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Who We Are: TD is one of the world's leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day, we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada, the United States and around the world. More than 95,000 TD colleagues bring their skills, talent, and creativity to the Bank, those we serve, and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers, communities and colleagues.

Our Total Rewards Package Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial, physical, and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary, variable compensation, and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and reward and recognition programs.

Additional Information: We're delighted that you're considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations, training programs, and a competitive benefits plan, we're committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Colleague Development If you're interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills, we want to help you succeed. You'll have regular career, development, and performance conversations with your manager, as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience, or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues, there are many different career paths within our organization at TD – and we're committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that you've got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process We'll reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if you'd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms, captioning for virtual interviews, etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process. We look forward to hearing from you!

Language Requirement (Quebec only): Sans Objet