Technical Lead, Enterprise Applications

Technical Lead, Enterprise Applications

Spark Power, a trusted partner in energy in North America, are looking for a Technical Lead, Enterprise Applications to join our team. Enterprise Applications provides oversight of the Spark Power’s software development and integration solutions. This team will work closely with other teams in both IT and the business to develop, promote and optimize the use of technologies within the Spark organization.

Reporting to the Manager, Enterprise Applications, you will focus on services and support that enable effective, reliable, and responsive development and implementation of business systems and platforms. The successful applicant will work closely with internal team members, third-party IT service and technology providers, relevant business committees to ensure applications meet and exceed business needs and expectations, resulting in benefits that maximize the performance and success of Spark. To succeed in this position, you are driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

What will you do as the Technical Lead, Enterprise Applications?

• Act as a technical leader defining and guiding all aspects of the Spark application technical design and architecture. • Lead in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code. • Create technical work breakdown structures and task dependencies. • Help to foster creativity while maintaining the discipline necessary to deliver quality features on time and on budget. • Participate in Agile sprint planning sessions and provide constructive feedback. • Prepare software packages for deployment that adhere to the defined standard deployment policies. • Hands on technical development. • Be highly responsive to critical production issues providing timely and effective solutions. • Develop and implement policies, procedures, and guidelines for both internal development team and vendor provided resources. • Lead internal and/or outsourced resources to deliver projects and/or augment teams. • Ensure project milestones and department goals are met, adhering to approved budgets. • Oversee and coach developers as required in achieving effective software service delivery for the organization. • Raise and escalate any issues and concerns with other IT Leaders and/or business process owners. • Promote the responsible and effective use of AI in software development.

Spark Power Employee Benefits and Perks:

• Diverse customer base-including: industrial, commercial and institutional • Competitive wages • Excellent benefits package with flexible options and wellness spending accounts • RRSP • Hands-on and supportive leadership team • Employee referral bonus program • …much more