Bilingual Software Engineering Manager

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 104,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Paid vacation

Annual performance incentive

Comprehensive group insurance plan

Training, mentorship and more

Alternative work arrangements for some

Job summary

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is hiring a Bilingual Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of technology specialists and advance software engineering practices. You will guide delivery of IT applications and development services, reporting to the Senior Manager of the CRM Platform team.

In this hybrid role, you’ll foster learning, collaboration, and innovation, driving value for clients while aligning engineering initiatives with CMHC’s housing system goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree or equivalent in CS/SE.
• Proven leadership and coaching experience.
• Excellent communication in English and French.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a high-performing team to deliver business value aligned with organizational priorities.
• Develop and implement software engineering standards, training programs, and best practices to ensure consistency across projects and product teams.
• Develop metrics and reporting mechanisms to monitor progress, identify improvement opportunities, and enhance delivery performance and client satisfaction.
• Champion creative problem-solving and experimentation, encouraging the team to explore new technologies.
• Collaborate with project and product teams to understand their needs, then define, deliver, monitor, and refine tools, platforms, and ways of working to maximize efficient delivery of customer value.
• Provide expert guidance, set performance measures, supervise and review team members’ work, and offer coaching and feedback to ensure quality and professional growth.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Mentoring

Communication

Problem solving

Agile / DevOps

English & French

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or software engineering

Equivalent education/experience

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM

Microsoft Azure

CI/CD pipelines

CRM platforms

Job description

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is hiring a Bilingual Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team of technology specialists and advance software engineering practices. You will guide delivery of IT applications and development services, reporting to the Senior Manager of the CRM Platform team.

In this hybrid role, you’ll foster learning, collaboration, and innovation, driving value for clients while aligning engineering initiatives with CMHC’s housing system goals.