Principal Engineer, Risk & Fund Tech Transformation

CPP Investments; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

CPP Investments is seeking a Principal Engineer to define architectural direction and elevate engineering practices across risk and total fund management technology platforms. Based in Toronto, you will influence enterprise-wide decisions, mentor engineers, and drive secure, scalable solutions aligned with long-term investment objectives.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to advance data capabilities, enable robust risk management, and strengthen observability and secure-by-design

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading architecture and engineering strategy across complex enterprise technology environments.
• Deep expertise in distributed systems, cloud technologies, and modern software engineering practices.
• Strong understanding of DevOps, observability, security-by-design, and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural direction for risk & total fund management technology platforms and data capabilities.
• Mentor senior engineers and raise engineering standards across multiple teams.
• Influence senior leaders and stakeholders through sound technical judgment and collaborative leadership.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud architectures

DevOps

Data platforms

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Job description

CPP Investments is seeking a Principal Engineer to define architectural direction and elevate engineering practices across risk and total fund management technology platforms. Based in Toronto, you will influence enterprise-wide decisions, mentor engineers, and drive secure, scalable solutions aligned with long-term investment objectives.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to advance data capabilities, enable robust risk management, and strengthen observability and secure-by-design