Director, Platforms and Software Engineering

IA Financial Services Inc.; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Pension plan

Employee share purchase plan

Vacation and wellness days

Telemedicine

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Ergonomic furniture program

Performance bonus

Product discounts

Job summary

iA Financial Group in Canada is seeking a Director, Platforms and Software Engineering to define and evolve the platforms, practices, and capabilities across the SDLC. You will lead multidisciplinary teams, advance CI/CD, automation, and governance while ensuring security and reliability, including responsible integration of AI into development.

The role requires proven leadership, strategic thinking, and strong communication in French and English, with a hybrid work model and opportunities to

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 in a leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the strategic vision for platforms and software engineering.
• Lead evolution of development and delivery platforms including CI/CD, environments, automation.
• Promote the responsible integration of AI throughout the software development lifecycle (AI-Native SDLC).
• Establish governance, security, reliability, and compliance across the lifecycle.
• Oversee budgets, vendors, and service commitments.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams and foster collaboration.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic vision

AI in software

DevSecOps

CI/CD

Governance

Budget management

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud platforms

Software architecture

Tools

CI/CD tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Job Description Build the Future With Us Are you passionate about technological innovation, software engineering, and digital transformation? Are you looking to contribute to the purpose of a company that strives to ensure its clients feel confident and secure about their future? As Director, Platforms and Software Engineering, you will play a strategic role in defining and evolving the platforms, practices, and capabilities that support the entire software development lifecycle. You will help simplify the developer experience, accelerate the delivery of technology solutions, and strengthen their quality, security, and reliability. You will also lead the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into software engineering practices while ensuring consistent governance of shared platforms and services. This position offers an excellent opportunity to showcase your leadership and technological expertise by bringing multidisciplinary teams together around a shared vision. You will help translate technology strategies into tangible, measurable solutions that are adopted across the organization.

What You'll Accomplish With Us

As Director, Platforms and Software Engineering, you will be at the heart of our mission. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Define and implement the strategic vision for platforms and software engineering by developing a roadmap aligned with business priorities, technology strategies, and organizational needs.
• Lead the evolution of development and delivery platforms, including the developer experience, software environments, CI/CD pipelines, source code management, automation, and self-service capabilities.
• Promote the responsible integration of artificial intelligence throughout the software development lifecycle (AI-Native SDLC) to enhance productivity, quality, and delivery speed.
• Establish and continuously improve engineering practices and technology governance in collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Ensure software quality, application security, DevSecOps, observability, reliability, vulnerability management, and compliance throughout the development lifecycle, while overseeing the secure and measurable use of artificial intelligence.
• Ensure platform performance and continuous improvement by overseeing availability, resilience, and capacity.
• Establish key performance indicators to measure outcomes, adoption, risks, costs, and user satisfaction.
• Manage initiative portfolios, budgets, vendors, and service commitments while optimizing investments and expected benefits.
• Lead, engage, and develop multidisciplinary teams by supporting managers and specialists in achieving their objectives.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, autonomy, and accountability while representing the department in governance forums and with business and IT partners to facilitate strategic decision-making and platform adoption.

What Could Accelerate Your Success in This Role

We are looking for someone who:

• Is recognized for their engaging leadership style, ability to guide multidisciplinary teams, and capacity to communicate a clear vision in an evolving technology environment.
• Stands out for their strong expertise in software engineering and technology platforms, particularly in automation, DevSecOps, CI/CD, observability, system reliability, technology governance, and the responsible integration of artificial intelligence into the software development lifecycle.
• Demonstrates strong strategic thinking and execution capabilities, enabling them to translate technology strategies into actionable roadmaps, effective operating models, and measurable outcomes while balancing business value, risks, costs, and long-term solution sustainability.
• Is recognized for their excellent communication, influencing, and negotiation skills, sound judgment, systems thinking, and ability to build strong partnerships with technical teams, managers, and business stakeholders.
• Also possesses strong capabilities in portfolio management, budgeting, vendor management, risk management, and complex organizational change management.
• Has a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in information technology, including at least 5 years in a leadership role managing teams or large-scale technology capabilities.
• Demonstrates proven experience in software engineering, development platforms, DevSecOps, technology operations, or the transformation of delivery practices within a large organization.
• Has an in-depth understanding of artificial intelligence technologies applied to software engineering, including AI coding assistants, autonomous agents, and generative AI, as well as experience responsibly integrating these technologies into the development lifecycle.
• Is capable of overseeing their governance, security, risk management, value measurement, and organization-wide adoption.
• Has a strong understanding of software architecture principles and modern platforms, enabling them to guide technology decisions, critically assess proposed solutions, and ensure their consistency, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
• Has demonstrated experience leading large-scale technology transformations, including the evolution of ways of working, platforms, engineering practices, and operating models within a complex organizational environment.
• Has advanced proficiency in French and intermediate proficiency in English, as the role requires daily communication via videoconference and email with internal English-speaking colleagues who do not speak French.

Specific Requirements of the Position

Occasional availability outside regular working hours during major incidents, critical production deployments, or planned activities requiring management presence. Occasional travel between work locations or to meet with partners, as required.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

A work environment where learning and development go hand in hand with a collective pursuit of excellence; Artificial intelligence is accessible to everyone, helping you increase your personal efficiency while supporting organizational growth; A healthy, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment where everyone can freely express and develop their potential; The opportunity to work in a hybrid environment that offers flexibility and access to inspiring, innovative workspaces.

Competitive Benefits

• Flexible group insurance coverage
• Competitive pension plan
• Employee share purchase plan
• Vacation, wellness days, and personal development days
• Telemedicine services
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Ergonomic furniture program
• Performance bonus
• Discounts on iA products
• And much more!

Location(s)

Quebec / 1080, Grande Allee West Other Possible Location(s) Montreal / 1981 McGill College Avenue

Company Overview

iA Financial Group* is the strength of a company with a human side, with its over 8,000 employees. Together, we have earned the trust of our more than four million clients and 25,000 advisors who have chosen us for their insurance, savings, and wealth management. With over $200 billion in assets and half a billion invested in technological innovation, we’re a key player in the financial services industry in Canada and the United States. The secret to our success? Investing in you, one person at a time. Because, for over 125 years, we have believed that it’s by supporting our employees and surrounding ourselves with the most reputable leaders in the industry, we will continue to innovate. At iA, we’re invested in you. * iA Financial group includes the following entities: iA Services financiers, iA assurance auto et habitation, iA Gestion privée de patrimoine, PPI Management, Investia, iA Gestion de placements, Prysm, iA Clarington, Michel Rhéaume et associés, Garanties Nationales, WGI Manufacturing, WGI Service Plan Division, Lubrico, iA Financement auto

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

At iA Financial Group, we support and celebrate diversity. We strive to provide a workplace that is recognized as inclusive for all, regardless of ethnic origin, nationality, language, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, family situation, or physical or mental disability. Please note that if you need help or assistance to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please Contact us here. Someone from our team will be happy to assist you with your needs.

Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment

To optimize and support our recruitment process, iA Financial Group may use certain technological tools, including artificial intelligence. These tools support the work of our recruiters but do not replace their judgment. All hiring decisions continue to be made by authorized individuals within the organization. For more information, please refer to our Privacy Notice. As a reflection of our employees’ appreciation and engagement, iA once again stands out this year as one of Canada’s top employers according to Forbes. In 2026, iA Financial Group also ranks 1st among major publicly traded Canadian insurers. At iA Financial Group, our differences make us unique. We are committed to supporting and celebrating diversity because we believe that it is by bridging our differences that we will be stronger. Our employees’ wellbeing is our priority. We are also committed to creating a stimulating and safe work environment, in addition to offering a real work-life balance with our flexible work model. As a reflection of our employees’ appreciation, iA has been ranked as one of the top employers in Canada in 2023 by Glassdoor and Forbes.

Posting End Date 2026-12-03