DRMIS Lead

Thales Canada Inc., Defence and Security

Location:

Halifax - Wilkinson, Canada In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow's possible.
Hybrid role in Halifax NS or Ottawa, ON   DRIMIS Lead
Position Summary   The DRMIS Lead is the functional owner of the AJISS DRMIS process lifecycle within the Service Delivery Team at Thales Canada. This position provides subject matter expertise and leadership in the management of all activities within DRMIS, ensuring that Thales's contributions to Canada's system of record are accurate, timely, and compliant with contract requirements. As the work package management owner for the DRMIS program, the Lead is pivotal in leading cross-departmental collaboration—engaging Engineering, Waterfront, Supply Support, Canada and additional stakeholders—to maintain the integrity of maintenance data and processes.
Central responsibilities of this role also include supporting estimation of DRMIS activities in proposals efforts when required and leading the DRMIS team in data repair and maintenance activities through effective team leadership and sub-contractor management. These responsibilities may include the development of training programs, coaching staff on systems and process changes, supporting onboarding for DRMIS-related access, and acting as the escalation point for system or process-based obstacles that impact service delivery.
Regulatory Compliance Requirement   This position requires direct or indirect access to hardware, software or technical information controlled under the Canadian Export Control List and/or the US the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). All applicants must be eligible or able to obtain authorization for such access.
Key Areas of Responsibility   The DRMIS Lead is accountable for the integrity, compliance, and continuous improvement of AJISS/DRMIS data management functions. The role directly leads the end-to-end process from technical notification acceptance through maintenance closeout within DRMIS, including strict validation of data priorities, technical information, and status reporting.
Key responsibilities include helping define DRMIS resource requirements, maintaining data accuracy, timeliness of transaction processing, a reduction in data quality defects, managing and directing cross-functional teams to maintain accurate data entry standards, developing and delivering training and coaching for system users, and serving as the primary point of contact for troubleshooting access issues (including PKI, DWAN, and DRMIS) and resolving customer-raised data concerns.

The DRMIS Lead is also responsible for the creation and standardization of training materials, SOPs, and job aids to drive consistent execution and process understanding across the wider program.
The DRMIS Lead is responsible for:
Manual DRMIS Integration     Coordinate transactional alignments and data exchanges for the following maintenance data:
Equipment Master Records and Maintenance Plans
Master data elements for all maintenance records
MSDC reports and Notification Defects
Technical completion (TECO) and Objective Quality Evidence (OQE)

Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for DRMIS, supporting integration of maintenance management systems and leading the transition of new DRMIS tasks into the Thales in-house scope as business needs evolve.
Continuously identify, propose, and implement workflow optimizations and process improvements to drive enhanced planning velocity, data quality, and overall process…