Lead a distributed development team, including onshore and offshore contractors

Own talent development, performance management, and succession planning

Coach and mentor technical talent to enhance capabilities and career progression

Drive delivery of RIBS Core Banking project initiatives aligned with client needs and organizational goals

Incorporate best practices and technologies into program delivery

Establish priorities, manage risks and dependencies, and communicate across business and technical stakeholders

Direct the evolution of RIBS Core Banking applications using DevOps, Agile methodologies, APIs, and cloud platforms

Define technical direction and deepen engineering best practices across the team

Own roadmap development with business and architecture partners

Ensure compliance with risk management frameworks for RIBS and related applications

Coordinate with support teams to provide subject matter expert support for production availability and stability

Drive continuous improvement in operational processes

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Strong leadership/facilitation skills and experience managing cross-functional technical teams

Ability to define, influence, and impact technical direction

Strong understanding of core banking systems, including accounts, deposits, loans, and payments

Experience deploying business-critical production solutions

Proficiency with CI/CD tools including Jenkins, GitHub, and UrbanCode

Proficiency with automated testing frameworks

Knowledge of enterprise security concepts and methodologies, including SSO, SSL, encryption, authentication,



and role-based access controls

Strong systems knowledge, including programming languages, IT standards, methodologies, capability maturity model (CMM), audit requirements, and middleware technologies

Experience embedding AI coding tools such as GitHub Copilot or Claude into development workflows and CI/CD pipelines

Strong judgment regarding code quality, reliability standards for regulated environments, and appropriate AI use cases

Nice-to-have: Experience working in a matrix organization within a large financial institution

Nice-to-have: Exposure to Personal/Commercial Banking, Wealth Management, and Capital Markets

Nice-to-have: Development experience on IBMi platform/COBOL400

Core Competencies

Demonstrates solid leadership in managing distributed development teams and driving the delivery of core banking projects. Proficient in defining technical direction, implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance with risk management frameworks.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Leadership Skills

Core Banking Systems Knowledge

CI/CD Tools Proficiency

Agile Methodologies Experience

Enterprise Security Concepts

Hard Skills

Core Banking Systems

CI/CD Tools

Automated Testing Frameworks

Programming Languages

Middleware Technologies

AI Coding Tools

Risk Management Frameworks

Performance Management

Succession Planning

Technical Direction

Soft Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Judgment

Facilitation

Industry Keywords

Financial Institution

Personal Banking

Commercial Banking

Wealth Management

Capital Markets

Tools & Technologies

Jenkins

GitHub

UrbanCode

DevOps

Cloud Platforms

📌 Senior Manager, Software Development – RIBS (Winnipeg)
🏢 Jobtailor
📍 Winnipeg