Amur Financial Group

With over 40 years’ experience in the Canadian market, the Amur Group is one of the largest privately held fully integrated near prime mortgage lenders in Canada.

Through its subsidiary Alpine Credits, the group has developed a nationally recognized brand focused on originating and administering near prime home equity loans. Established in 1969, the Group employs over 80 professionals originating in excess of 300 private mortgages per month from provinces across Canada. This origination platform, along with Sequence Capital (launched in 2020) provides a critical source of private mortgages to complement the Group’s mortgage investment and administration activities.

Through its three mortgage investment corporations - Manchester Investments, Ryan Mortgage Income Fund and Blue Stripe Financial (the “MICs”) - the Group has experienced prolific growth in its assets under management (AUM). With over $700 Million in AUM, the Group offers a wide spectrum of opportunities for investors interested in varying degrees of risk/reward trade-off in private mortgage investments.

Job Title: Information Technology Manager

With over 40 years’ experience in the Canadian market, the Amur Financial Group is one of the largest privately held fully integrated near prime mortgage lenders in Canada.

We are looking to hire a fulltime, permanent employee to join our team as our Information Technology Manager. This person will be instrumental in leading our IT Group as we continue to grow and mature our IT Policies, Procedures and Infrastructure.

We do support a strong work/life balance and the successful candidate will be expected to be on-site in our Surrey, BC office the majority of the time.

Role & Responsibilities

Work closely with the Director of IT & Operations to craft and implement a comprehensive strategy for our IT Infrastructure, Cyber Security and Software Development.
Mentor and lead our IT team as we implement SharePoint and other best-of-breed solutions that provide value to our team.
Drive improvements of our team via the utilization and adoption of Policies and Procedures.
Engage and direct our external service providers to ensure alignment with our SLAs.
Work with our external security consultants to continue the adoption of our Cyber Security Awareness program as well as identify and implement new Cyber Security techniques and strategies.
Responsible for the overall implementation of network security.
Ensure infrastructure architecture standards maximize efficiency and support platform compatibility
Analyze, design, acquire and implement projects for LAN and/or WAN systems
Manage, implement, and test data backup and security strategies to meet BCP and IRP objectives
Plan, design, acquire and implement telecommunication voice/wire systems
Contribute to the development, testing, evaluation or design of system or infrastructure architecture used throughout the IT solution set
Coordinate delivery of services to user groups and ensure IT services meet defined and measurable SLAs
Work and cultivate relationships with third-party vendors and partners to meet the IT goals of the company, while managing costs
Use a data-driven, analytical approach to selecting new technologies, methods, and changes to IT systems

Skills & Experience:

7+ years of relevant IT leadership/management experience
B.Sc. Computer Science or IT or equivalent
An adept leader of people, with the ability to communicate a vision that inspires and motivates IT operations staff and aligns to the IT and business strategy
Strong focus on IT operations, including cross-domain knowledge having come from experience as an individual contributor in IT operations
Success in leveraging both traditional practices, such as IT service management, as well as emerging methods, such as DevOps, that are optimized for agility
Strong vendor management and partner relation skills to identify and leverage resources internal and external to the enterprise to enhance capabilities that support business objectives
Extensive experience managing and implementing services with cloud partners (Office365 etc.)
Experience in budget planning and financial management for IT
Experience with CRMs and Contact Centre technologies is an asset
Proven project leadership experience an asset
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Strong team leadership and mentoring abilities and experience (hiring, mentoring, supporting IT Teams)

What We Offer:

Competitive salary & benefits package
Opportunities for career development & growth
A culture that rewards excellence

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL AMUR FINANCIAL GROUP TEAM MEMBERS TO:

Be a team player
Foster cooperation and communication with coworkers
Treat coworkers and clients in a fair manner, with dignity and respect
Strive for mutual understanding of standards for performance expectations
Encourage and consider opinions of other employees or members
Respond fairly and quickly to provide the means to resolve any conflict
Actively participate and maintain the workplace culture

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Additional pay:

Bonus pay

Benefits:

Casual dress
Dental care
Extended health care
Paid time off
RRSP match
Vision care

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Education:

Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

Information Technology: 7 years (preferred)
IT management: 5 years (preferred)

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