Software Development Lifecycle & DevOps Director

Software Development Lifecycle & DevOps Director

Company Information:

CIBC Mellon is a leading provider of asset servicing solutions to institutional investors in Canada, including multi-currency accounting, fund valuation, and investment information reporting. We are passionate about providing exceptional client service backed by our culture of innovation and success. Our outstanding employee experience will provide you with opportunities to learn and grow professionally while supporting the communities in which you live and work.

We are a diverse and dynamic workplace where employees take an active role in delivering on strategic objectives while advancing their individual career goals. We encourage innovative thinking and give our employees the support and resources they need to turn great ideas into actions.

We’re always looking for talented people who can make a meaningful difference for our clients, our company and our communities. To learn more about why our employees love coming to work each day, visit www.cibcmellon.com/experience.

Position Overview:

Reporting into the Vice President, Engineering, the Software Development Lifecycle & DevOps Director is a key member of the VP’s leadership team and is responsible for setting the strategic direction, governance, and continuous improvement of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and DevOps practices across the organization. This role provides enterprise leadership to ensure software delivery practices are structured, efficient, secure, scalable, and aligned with business objectives, regulatory expectations, and technology standards. The Director leads the design, build, and ongoing evolution of SDLC frameworks and tooling, governance routines, controls, and enterprise delivery practices, while also leading the organization’s DevOps practice, including the strategy and oversight of CI/CD pipelines that support the SDLC and enable fast, reliable, and secure software delivery across the organization.

Responsibilities:

- Lead the development, operationalization, and ongoing maturity of a standardized SDLC framework and tooling ecosystem, leveraging cloud platform expertise to implement structured processes, governance routines, templates, controls, and accountability mechanisms that enhance delivery discipline, consistency, and overall quality.

- Drive organizational adoption of SDLC practices through stakeholder engagement, coaching, change management, and continuous reinforcement to ensure teams understand, follow, and mature the defined processes over time.

- Lead and manage SDLC processes, standards, and governance across technology teams.

- Lead the organization’s DevOps strategy and practice, including the design, build, and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines that support the SDLC and enable fast, reliable, secure, and scalable software delivery across the organization.

- Define, implement, and continuously improve development lifecycle frameworks, controls, and best practices.

- Ensure projects and application teams adhere to established SDLC policies, procedures, and quality standards.

- Partner with engineering, architecture, infrastructure, cybersecurity, risk, compliance, and business leaders to embed secure, compliant, and efficient delivery practices into the end-to-end technology lifecycle.

- Monitor and report on SDLC performance metrics, including quality, delivery timelines, defect trends, and control adherence.

- Identify process gaps, delivery risks, and control weaknesses, and recommend remediation plans.

- Lead readiness and support for internal audits, regulatory reviews, and control assessments related to software development, release management, and technology governance.

- Drive adoption of automation, DevOps, Agile, and continuous improvement practices where appropriate.

- Provide leadership and guidance to project managers, developers, QA teams, and other stakeholders on SDLC standards and expectations.

- Facilitate cross-functional alignment to ensure consistent execution of technology initiatives from requirements through implementation and support.

- Contribute to strategic planning, budget input, capability development, and roadmap decisions related to technology delivery maturity, governance, automation, and engineering enablement.

Qualifications:

- Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business Technology Management, or a related discipline.

- 8–10+ years of progressive experience in technology delivery, software development, engineering governance, DevOps, or SDLC leadership within complex enterprise environments.

- Experience leading SDLC processes in complex enterprise environments.

- Strong knowledge of Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery models.

- Ability to collaborate across development, infrastructure, cybersecurity, architecture, and business teams.

- Demonstrated experience leading DevOps strategy, including CI/CD pipeline design, implementation, optimization, and governance.

- Proficiency with tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA, ServiceNow, Confluence, and other SDLC, DevOps, and governance platforms.

- Experience in process improvement, governance, risk management, and quality assurance.

- Audit, compliance, and regulatory experience in technology environments is preferred.

- Financial services or other regulated industry experience is an asset.

- Strong understanding of SDLC methodologies, tools, and governance frameworks.

- Knowledge of application development, testing, release, change, and production support processes.

- Proven experience with DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and modern engineering practices.

- Understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, data protection, and compliance requirements.

- Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and organizational abilities.

- Ability to assess processes, recommend improvements, and manage multiple priorities.

CIBC Mellon's Values:

Get it Right Every Day: Deliver service excellence while always acting with the highest ethical standards

Put Clients at the Centre: Advocate for clients by listening, sharing knowledge, and bringing the right solutions forward

Be One Family: Challenge, empower and recognize your colleagues

Take Ownership: Speak up, speak out, and make things better

Job Specific Competencies:

- The salary band for this position ranges between $126,000 - $176,400

- Individual pay is determined by factors such as job-related skills, market conditions, relevant experience, education, training, and internal equity.

- Please note, our recruitment process may include the use of AI-assisted tools.

- This posting is for a new vacancy.