Head Of Engineering/ Technical Leadership

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment Partners LLC seeks an experienced Head of Engineering to lead a talented team and shape our technical strategy across cloud-native platforms and AI-driven initiatives.

In this leadership role you will guide architectural direction, champion security and DevSecOps, and collaborate with customers to translate business goals into technology outcomes. You will mentor engineering leaders and drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering orgs at senior levels with strategy, team development, and delivery.
• Strong cloud & security focus, scalable architecture across cloud environments.
• Knowledge of SOC 2 or equivalent compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and lead architectural direction.
• Build scalable, secure cloud solutions for enterprise customers.
• Foster culture of innovation, security, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineering managers and senior technical leaders.

Skills

Head of Engineering leadership

Cloud-native platforms (AWS/Kubernetes

Security & DevSecOps

Job description

Join a forward-thinking technology organization where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of engineering, security, and AI-driven innovation. We're looking for an experienced Head of Engineering to lead a talented team, define technical strategy, and build scalable, secure cloud solutions that support enterprise customers across a variety of environments.

This role is ideal for a collaborative leader who enjoys empowering engineers, partnering with customers, and influencing technology decisions that have a lasting impact.

While your primary focus will be on leadership, you'll bring the technical credibility to guide architectural direction, champion engineering best practices, and foster a culture of innovation, security, and continuous improvement.

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrated success leading engineering organizations as a Head of Engineering, Director of Engineering, VP of Engineering, or similar senior leadership role, with responsibility for engineering strategy, team development, and technical delivery.
• Strong background in cloud-native platforms, modern infrastructure, and software delivery, including AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code, and secure, scalable architecture across cloud environments.
• Deep understanding of cloud security, DevSecOps, enterprise compliance frameworks (SOC 2 or similar), secure software development, and engineering governance.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Experience driving AI adoption within engineering organizations, including Agentic AI, large language models (LLMs), intelligent automation, AI governance, and identifying practical opportunities to improve engineering efficiency and customer outcomes.
• A collaborative leadership style with experience mentoring engineering managers and senior technical leaders while building high-performing, engaged engineering teams that embrace innovation and continuous learning.
• Strong customer-facing and solution architecture experience, with the ability to partner with executive stakeholders, translate business goals into technology strategy, and lead complex cloud transformation initiatives across diverse customer environments.

You will receive the following benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Vacation Time

Current Vacancy: Yes

Use of AI in Hiring: No

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in Canada on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

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