Senior Director, Digital Infrastructure, Media and Program Delivery

The House of Commons Digital Services and Real Property is currently looking to staff the Senior Director Digital Infrastructure Media and Program Delivery position.

This recruitment and selection process is restricted to House of Commons employees. 

As the Senior Director you will provide visionary leadership and executive oversight to a Center of Excellence integrating key functions across:

• IT Infrastructure covering enterprise networking data centre platforms and campus-wide connectivity
• Digital Media and Connected Systems including audiovisual broadcasting physical security and IoT-enabled systems
• IT Program Integration focused on strategic planning governance and delivery of technology initiatives

In this role you will be responsible for both the strategic delivery and operational performance of core digital infrastructure and services that support a secure modern and connected parliamentary environment. You will lead transformation initiatives while ensuring reliable day-to-day operations strengthening operational resilience fostering performance excellence and enabling the adoption of emerging technologies across the precinct.

Reporting to the Director General Digital Platforms and Infrastructure Solutions you will lead a team of Directors Product Managers and specialized professionals ensuring strategic alignment operational accountability and integrated service delivery across all domains.

This role plays a key part in advancing the Houses long-term digital strategy driving innovation collaboration and seamless digital experiences for Members staff and Canadians.

Top Reasons to Join the Digital Products and Infrastructure team:
Joining the Digital Products and Infrastructure team presents a challenging yet rewarding opportunity to blend strategic vision technological innovation and leadership within a dynamic and impactful environment. By guiding the implementation of cutting-edge solutions that enhance user experience and support business goals you will play a key role in advancing technology and driving excellence at the House of Commons.

• Training and development opportunities.
• 4 weeks vacation (minimum)

This role will oversee teams responsible for delivering mission-critical infrastructure services within a 24/7 support model. As such work activities related to this role may require irregular hours to meet our operational requirements. As part of this position you must work onsite.

Qualifications :

Education :

• Diploma or degree in a relevant field such as Information Technology Business Administration or an acceptable combination of education training and experience.

Experience :

• Experience providing executive or senior leadership in digital infrastructure digital media and connected systems including oversight of service continuity and operational resilience;
• Experience leading the design and implementation of multi-year enterprise strategies technology roadmaps and service delivery frameworks ensuring alignment with organizational priorities;
• Experience managing multidisciplinary technical teams and fostering collaboration across diverse stakeholder groups;
• Experience overseeing large-scale capital projects or transformation initiatives with enterprise impact involving complex stakeholder environments cross-functional coordination across business and technical domains and the integration of diverse technology platforms and operational requirements;
• Experience managing budgets resources and supplier relationships to ensure service excellence operational accountability and innovation;
• Experience providing strategic advice and solutions on complex or politically sensitive technology issues.
• Experience engaging with industry partners service providers and vendors to develop sourcing strategies manage complex relationships and ensure alignment with business objectives innovation goals and service quality standards.

Assets :

• Experience enabling parliamentary business through digital solutions with an understanding of House and Committee proceedings and the unique needs of Members and parliamentary partners.

Additional Information :

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace by providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. If you have an accommodation request require material in an accessible format or need additional support with the application process please contact Recruitment and Selection Services at .

Each bilingual position is assigned a linguistic profile that identifies the level of second language proficiency for reading comprehension written expression and oral interaction required. The profile for this position is CCC. Consideration may be given to candidates with other linguistic profiles. 

Please note the following candidate may be required

• Work irregular hours including evenings and on weekends
• Carry a mobile device
• Travel nationally and/or internationally as needed

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Qualified candidates may be considered for future vacancies for this role or for other similar and/or related roles on an indeterminate and/or fixed term basis.  

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time