Manager, Mainframe Support - Toronto, Canada - Ontario Treasury Board Secretariat

Description

Attention IT leaders Are you a results-driven leader who strives for continuous improvement? Do you have a passion for developing people and ensuring projects move forward within budget and on time? The Cluster Applications Branch within the Central Agencies I&IT Cluster in the Treasury Board Secretariat is seeking a leader to join their team as the Manager, Mainframe Support and DBA Services.

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What can I expect to do in this role?
The Mainframe and DBA Support Services team delivers management and support of the mainframe systems and DB2 database environment.

This includes undertaking consultative engagements with Ministry of Finance clients to collaborate on strategies to migrate legacy systems to suitable technology platforms such as Cognos and OntTax, and the execution of projects to deliver on those established strategies.

As the Manager, Mainframe Support and DBA Services, you will:

• Establish priorities, identify critical issues, recommend options, meet tight deadlines and work under pressure on a consistent basis.
• Demonstrate procurement and financial management practices and polices relating to project delivery and operational support.
• Be a strong communicator to engage and support staff, partners and senior leadership in a way that is both responsive and empathetic.
• Be knowledgeable in human resource management policies/ principles, labor relations and collective agreements to manage and provide effective leadership to a diverse staff.
• Lead through others by motivating, building and developing a team of individuals to deliver results in high profile initiatives.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment with employees, colleagues and stakeholders.

How do I qualify?
Strategic Leadership Skills

• You demonstrate the leadership behaviours, attributes and mindset for leaders, across the organization, to lead the OPS into the future and deliver our vision.
• You have leadership experience and the ability to inspire, engage, motivate, develop and mentor teams of business and IT professionals to deliver on results in a rapidly changing environment.
• You are a collaborative leader and have incorporated the principles of inclusion and diversity across all elements of your management style.
• You have excellent management and leadership skills to manage staff, set work priorities and standards, evaluate performance, identify staffing needs, make hiring decisions, recommend discipline where required, and promptly address employee relations matters.
• You have demonstrated success in fostering an environment of continuous improvement, creativity and excellence.
• You have the ability to provide advice and expertise to management regarding critical or emerging issues, on stakeholder interests or concerns that could impact ministry priorities, and aid in the development of responses.

Technical Expertise

• You can ensure that system and service implementation/delivery meet business needs and align to established budgets.
• You have knowledge of software development life cycle, cloud technologies, mainframe and midrange platform and quality assurance best practice.
• You have knowledge of business and systems analysis, design, development, testing and implementation methods, techniques and tools.

Relationship Management and Communication Skills

• You have demonstrated communication skills to conduct presentations and manage customer and service agreements.
• You have proven negotiation skills to establish working relationships with I&IT management, clients, project stakeholders and staff.
• You have experience in managing and negotiating IT service agreements using third party vendors and suppliers.
• You have strong written skills to prepare formal reports, briefing notes, memos and summaries for senior management.
• You have political acuity and discretion when handling confidential and politically sensitive information.