Platform Manager - Aurora, Canada - JANA Corporation

JANA Corporation

Verified Company

Aurora, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

JANA has a progressive culture of personal and professional growth.

With a vested interest in each employee's professional growth and continuous improvement as an individual, JANA supports professional development, continuous education, industry participation and technical accreditations.

Other Perks that come with joining the JANA Family include:

Highenergy

Collaborative Environment:
JANA combines the energy of a start-up software organization with the discipline of a precision engineering firm.

Regular Social Events: Join the entire JANA Team for fun online Social Events like our Weekly Kahoot and Beer Clubeven an Easter Egg Hunt We also like to get together for inperson events such as our Annual Birthday Bonspiel, Ice Cream Parties, Holiday events, and our annual Company Picnic
BestinClass Benefits: JANA offers all employees a comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, AD&D, Disability coverage, as well as our great Wellness Benefit JANA also provides employees with the opportunity to get support with mental wellness, through our great Employee Assistance Program.
Giving Back: JANA is dedicated to giving back to our community. We hold an annual food drive for the Aurora Foodbank and have become one of their top contributors
JANA promotes a healthy worklife balance: Through our comprehensive vacation program, floater days, and a hybrid work environment, JANA employees are able to take time to rest and rejuvenate

PLATFORM MANAGER

A member of JANA's Product Team, under the direction of the VP Product, and in heavy collaboration with JANA's Whole Product Managers and Principals, JANA's Platform Manager owns the definition, development, and maintenance of the software infrastructure underlying all of JANA's Risk Products.

JANA's Platform Manager is a team leader within our Product group, directing the building of our underlying risk platform for Risk Management to help revolutionize the Gas Pipeline Integrity industry

Responsibilities:

Owns the definition and development of the underlying infrastructure on which JANA's risk products are built
Works closely with senior stakeholders to define business requirements and help translate these into technical requirements for the development team
Understands, Documents, and Defines the requirements for establishing a common structure to support all current and future JANA risk modelling needs
Provides vision and direction to the development team and other stakeholders
Provides review and oversight of new features proposals for each product to ensure alignment with the platform vision
Collaborates with whole product managers and associate product managers to ensure user stories and detailed technical specifications are aligned across the products.
Directs proof of concept exercises to test options for how to execute on the platform requirements
Supports the planning and documentation of technical specifications for features and system design
Directs the development team in the design, development, coding, testing and debugging of the platform
Works with process managers to understand impact of design decisions on delivery processes

Required Skills and Experience

Undergraduate in Computer Science or equivalent
10+ years of experience as a professional software developer
3+ years in a leadership capacity
Solid experience with System Architecture Design
Working knowledge of risk modelling approaches

Leadership

The JANA Way: Functions in alignment with JANA's Values and Professional Culture
Mentors team of Software Developers and sets a great example for others to follow
Collaboration: Works effectively with others to achieve positive results
Creative Thinking: Generates innovative, outofthebox approaches and improved solutions
Problemsolving: Able to analyze complex problems and formulate different points of attack to come up with viable solutions
Prioritization: Coordinates and organizes resources and people in efficient and effective ways to accomplish larger strategies and goals
Mentor Courage: Provides direct, honest, fair and constructive feedback and related actions