Director of Platform Engineering — IAM & Enterprise Admin

SurveyMonkey; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading survey platform in Ottawa is seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the Platform Services team. This role involves defining technical strategy, managing a high-performing engineering team, and developing robust security services for their next-generation SaaS product. Ideal candidates should have extensive software engineering experience and a background in scaling mission-critical systems. The position requires in-person collaboration one day per week, emphasizing a strong company culture and commitment to inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible work environment

Inclusion programs

CHOICE Fund for employee well-being

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with 4+ years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record in building and scaling mission-critical services.
• Strong architectural understanding of distributed systems and cloud computing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical roadmap for Platform Services.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and project timelines.
• Oversee the development of security services such as IAM.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Leadership in a SaaS environment

Building and scaling services

Core platform services

Microservices architecture

DevOps practices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

CI/CD tools

Terraform

Job description

A leading survey platform in Ottawa is seeking a visionary Director of Engineering to lead the Platform Services team. This role involves defining technical strategy, managing a high-performing engineering team, and developing robust security services for their next-generation SaaS product. Ideal candidates should have extensive software engineering experience and a background in scaling mission-critical systems. The position requires in-person collaboration one day per week, emphasizing a strong company culture and commitment to inclusion.