Bilingual Manager - Platform Engineering & DevOps Practices (Montreal or Ottawa)

Bilingual Manager - Platform Engineering & DevOps Practices (Montreal or Ottawa)

Job Requisition ID: 10990

Position Status: Permanent Full Time

Position Type: Hybrid

Travel Requirement: Limited

Language Skill Levels (Read/Write/Speak): CBC

Security Requirement: Secret

Salary: Our salaries generally range from $101639.3 to $127049.13 and are based on qualifications and experience.

About CMHC

The work you do and the work we do together matters. We come to work every day with a common purpose: to contribute to a well-functioning housing system.

At CMHC, we hold ourselves accountable for our results and support our colleagues in their achievements. We thrive on collaboration, connecting across CMHC and involving the right people to get our work done. We have flexibility, in how, when, and where we work, within the boundaries of the business needs and the nature of your role. Our leadership style is guided by trust, where our leaders favour an adaptive approach based on the needs of their teams.

Join us and be part of a team that's committed to making a real difference and be part of something meaningful.

What’s in it for you

• Annual paid vacation.
• Annual individual performance incentive.
• Comprehensive group insurance plan to support your well-being from day one.
• Support towards your personal and professional growth with training, mentorship and more.
• An inclusive workplace culture and environment.

About the role

CMHC is committed to continuously improving our IT services and operational efficiency. The addition of new IT roles is a strategic move to bolster our capabilities and ensure we can meet the evolving needs of our clients and stakeholders.

Join the Business Solutions Engineering Team in the Manager – Platform Engineering & DevOps Practices position. As a manager you will lead the team responsible for empowering product teams with scalable, secure, and automated delivery capabilities.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Software and Platform Engineering Practices, you will build and grow a new team of DevOps/platform engineering, oversee the implementation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery/Deployment practices (CI/CD) and infrastructure automation strategies, and support the shift toward a developer-centric and self-service engineering environment.

At CMHC, we are modernizing how we build and deliver technology by fostering a culture rooted in collaboration, enablement, and engineering excellence.

What you’ll do:

• Build and lead a team in platform engineering, CI/CD and automation, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Define and implement standardized CI/CD pipelines, GitOps workflows, and infrastructure automation.
• Establish and promote best practices for platform reliability, deployment, and developer experience.
• Collaborate with product, infrastructure, and security teams to enable secure, compliant, and scalable delivery.
• Develop reusable templates, internal tools, and self-service capabilities to accelerate product teams.
• Support the measurement and improvement of engineering maturity using DORA and platform metrics.
• Mentor team members and foster a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to the DevOps and platform engineering strategy and roadmap in alignment with CMHC’s transformation goals.

What you should have:

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering or related field. An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be considered.
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in software, DevOps, or platform engineering with a minimum of 3 years of experience in leading a team.
• Experience building and scaling technical teams, ideally in a platform or enablement function.
• Strong technical knowledge of CI/CD, cloud infrastructure (Azure preferred), and GitOps practices.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps, policy enforcement, and security integration in pipelines.
• Track record of enabling cross-functional product teams through tooling, automation, and coaching.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience driving engineering culture transformation (Agile, DevOps, InnerSource).
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to balance strategic and hands-on responsibilities.

Technologies:

• Strong understanding of enterprise-scale CI/CD systems such as Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions, with the ability to guide teams in pipeline standardization and automation.
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Solid knowledge of Microsoft Azure, including core services like AKS, App Services, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps.
• Infrastructure as Code: Demonstrated experience leading teams that leverage Terraform, Bicep, or ARM Templates to provision and manage cloud environments.
• Familiarity with GitOps practices and tools, with the ability to support teams in implementing automated deployment workflows.
• Working knowledge of integrating security testing and compliance tools (e.g., SonarQube, SAST/DAST, policy-as-code) into delivery pipeline.
• Strong proficiency with tools like Azure Monitor, Prometheus, or Grafana to drive insights and reliability in platform operations.
• Experience supporting or guiding the implementation of Internal Developer Platforms (e.g., Backstage) and self-service tooling strategies.

It Would Be Great If You Also Had:

• Experience implementing Internal Developer Platforms (IDPs) or self-service portals.
• Familiarity with progressive delivery (blue-green, canary releases, feature flagging).
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimization practices.
• Exposure to policy-as-code and compliance automation.
• Prior work in regulated environments or enterprise transformations.

Posting closing date: Note, the competition will remain active until filled.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We’re committed to employment equity and encourage women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, veterans and persons of all races, ethnicities, religions, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions to apply. We also welcome applications from non-Canadians who are eligible to work in Canada.

CMHC is an inclusive workplace where diversity of thought – and of people – are recognized, valued, and considered essential to achieving our mission.

We know that applying for a new job can be both exciting and daunting, and we appreciate your effort. Learn more about our hiring process. If you are selected for an interview or testing, please advise us if you require an accommodation.

If you applied before and you were not successful don’t worry – we're always posting new positions, so don’t hesitate to give it another shot. We’re excited to see what you bring to the table this time around!