Hybrid Technical Lead – Engineering

at Manulife

• Job title: Technical Lead – Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: CA$109,600 - CA$159,600 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Java, Jenkins, Maven, Node.js, React, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, SQL, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Toronto, Canada

About the role

• Technical Leads - Manager, Engineering overseeing software development projects at Manulife. Collaborating across teams for program management and software delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end program management, ensuring delivery within scope, budget, and timeline.
• Design, develop, test, and integrate new software features using modern full stack technologies.
• Apply creative problem-solving to bring software designs to life and mitigate technical risks through investigative spikes.
• Promote and apply scaled agile frameworks (SAFe), maintaining team velocity and supervising efficiency metrics.
• Collaborate with Product Owners to align product vision with technical capacity and provide accurate estimates.
• Maintain user documentation covering deployment, maintenance, support, and compliance.
• Manage technical assets, ensuring software currency, health, and alignment with strategic goals and compliance standards.
• Lead all aspects of program status to interested parties, incorporating feedback and managing change impacts.
• Redesign process flows with partner teams to improve operational efficiency.
• Integrate emerging technology and policy trends to set strategy and plans.
• Support production releases and provide ongoing technical support.

Requirements

• 7+ years of expertise in comprehensive application development across multiple layers.
• Proficiency in Java (Spring Boot), NodeJS, TypeScript, React.
• Experience with Azure/AKS cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and Spring frameworks.
• Skilled in SQL, GitHub, Jira, Confluence, Jenkins, Maven, Snyk, and SonarQube.
• Deep understanding of current technical stacks and architectural constraints.
• Excellent organizational capabilities and capacity to manage multiple initiatives across teams.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving clarity in varying situations.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Mental health benefits
• Vision insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Life and AD&D insurance coverage
• Adoption/surrogacy and wellness benefits
• Employee/family assistance plans
• Retirement savings plans (including pension and share ownership plan with employer matching)
• Financial education and counseling resources
• Generous paid time off program (holidays, vacation, personal, and sick days)