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About the Role

The Director, Technical Solutions – Enterprise Application Integrations will lead teams responsible for designing and delivering the integration capabilities that connect our applications, data and digital experiences. This leadership role spans delivery, technology, engineering, and people, shaping enterprise integration strategy and engineering practices to enable secure, resilient, and reusable business capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead engineering teams in the design, development, delivery, and support of enterprise integration solutions, including APIs, microservices, and event-driven integrations.
Build strong relationships with business and technology partners to understand priorities and deliver enabling integration solutions.
Shape and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for Enterprise Application Integration, aligning with enterprise architecture and business priorities.
Drive the modernization of integration solutions using API-led, event-driven, and cloud-native approaches, reducing legacy complexity and technical debt.
Establish and champion engineering standards, reusable patterns, and reference architectures to improve consistency, security, resilience, and speed of delivery.
Provide technical leadership on complex initiatives, guiding architecture and engineering decisions across integration, APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
Strengthen engineering excellence and operational resilience through DevSecOps, automation, testing, observability, and robust production practices.
Partner across Architecture, Integration Platforms, Cloud, Cyber Security, Data, and application teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.
Build and develop high-performing engineering teams, growing technical capability, developing leaders, and fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Proven technology and engineering leadership experience, including leading and developing high-performing teams.
Strong delivery leadership, with the ability to translate business priorities into technology outcomes and drive complex initiatives to completion.
Strong knowledge of enterprise integration and distributed systems, including APIs, microservices, event-driven architecture, and modern integration patterns.
Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships with business and technology partners, influence across organizational boundaries, and solve complex business problems through technology.
Strong technical and architectural judgment, balancing strategic direction with pragmatic delivery decisions.
Experience coaching and developing technical leaders and practitioners, creating an environment of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to make complex technology topics understandable to both technical and non-technical audiences.
A bias for action, curiosity, and critical thinking, with the ability to adapt quickly as business and technology priorities evolve.
A growth mindset and willingness to challenge existing approaches, experiment, and continuously improve team workflows and delivery.
Experience working in the financial services, insurance, or wealth management industry.
Hands-on experience earlier in career in software development, solution architecture, systems analysis, or another technical engineering discipline.
Experience with cloud technologies and modern cloud architectures.
Experience leading geographically distributed teams and global delivery models.
Experience with product-oriented technology delivery or product management practices.
Experience driving DevSecOps, automation, observability, reliability, and operational excellence within engineering organizations.
Experience using engineering, delivery, and operational metrics to understand performance, identify opportunities, and drive continuous improvement.
Knowledge of insurance and wealth business domains and their supporting technology ecosystems.
Reliability Status Security Clearance required (personal security status required as a condition of employment before gaining access to Protected B information, assets, or work sites).

Skills

APIs
Microservices
Event-driven integrations
DevSecOps
Automation
Testing
Observability
Cloud technologies
Cloud architectures
Product-oriented technology delivery
Product management practices
Engineering metrics
Delivery metrics
Operational metrics

Location

Canada

Work Type

Permanent
Full Time
Hybrid

Experience Level

Director

Education Level

Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Salary/Compensations

$121,200.00 - $171,200.00 annually

Benefits

Career Development opportunities
Access to industry-leading learning programs
Up to $2,000 annually towards education reimbursement
Flexible health and dental benefits
$5,000 mental health benefit
Regular vacation and personal days
Volunteer day
Company-matching pension plan
Share ownership program
Additional investment options
Employee recognition programs
Service milestone celebrations
Employee discounts
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Mentorship programs
Social clubs and events

About the Company

We are united by a shared purpose: to improve the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians.
Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.
We’re looking for people who live our values everyday: we step up, we do the right thing, and we deliver – for our customers, communities and each other.

Equal Opportunity

We’re committed to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact talentacquisitioncanada@canadalife.com. All information provided will be handled in accordance with applicable laws and Canada Life policies.
Canada Life would like to thank all applicants, however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.