VP, Application Engineering

InforCapital, partnership; Toronto; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Brookfield, located in Toronto, seeks a Vice President, Application Engineering to lead a global team delivering innovative application integration solutions. You will drive design, implementation, and optimization of data pipelines and integrations, leveraging cloud tools like Workato and Snowflake, while aligning with Brookfield architecture and ITIL standards.

You will mentor engineers, engage senior stakeholders, and champion automation and operational excellence across wealth solutions and

Qualifications

• Experience leading global engineering teams in asset management or insurance domains.
• Strong expertise in application integration and data pipelines.
• Proven ability to drive automation, incident response and operational excellence.
• Familiarity with cloud tools (Workato, Snowflake) and modern data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a global team of Application Engineers to deliver initiatives on time.
• Drive operations by meeting SLA metrics for application integrations and incidents.
• Champion continuous improvement through automation and optimization of solutions.
• Lead design, implementation and support of application integrations using cloud tools (Workato, Snowflake).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align with architecture, SDLC, ITIL, and security standards.
• Maintain documentation: solution diagrams, interface inventories, data validation processes.
• Oversee non-functional requirements such as alerting and logging for proactive troubleshooting.
• Lead migration of legacy components to cloud (Snowflake, Workato, Azure DevOps).

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Stakeholder engagement

Operational excellence

Application integration

Cloud architecture

Tools

Workato

Snowflake

Azure DevOps

Informatica

C#

SQL Server

Job description

LocationToronto, Canada## About This RoleLocation Brookfield Place - 181 Bay Street Technology Services Technology Services (TS) is responsible for delivering all enterprise infrastructure, applications and related end user technology services across all Brookfield business groups. Brookfield Culture Brookfield has a unique and dynamic culture. We seek team members who have a long-term focus and whose values align with our Attributes of a Brookfield Leader: Entrepreneurial, Collaborative and Disciplined. Brookfield is committed to the development of our people through challenging work assignments and exposure to diverse businesses. Job Description We are seeking a Vice President, Application Engineering, to lead the delivery of innovative application integration solutions that support the operations and scalability of our Brookfield Wealth Solutions and Brookfield Credit business areas. In this pivotal role, you will apply your expertise in leadership, application integration and operational excellence to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our technology solutions. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong business and technical acumen within the Asset Management or Insurance industry, exceptional communication skills for engaging senior stakeholders, the ability to develop and mentor team members, and a disciplined approach to solving complex technology challenges. What You Will Do: Lead and mentor a global team of Application Engineers to deliver agreed initiatives within established timelines. Drive operational excellence by ensuring application integrations and incident response achieve agreed SLA (Service Level Agreement) metrics. Champion continuous improvement through automation, solution optimization, and root cause analysis of incidents. Lead design, implementation and support of application integrations leveraging Application Engineering experience and knowledge of the Insurance and Asset Management business domains. Lead design and implementation of application integrations leveraging Cloud tools like Workato and Snowflake for implementation of data pipelines. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between application integration initiatives and broader Brookfield architecture, SDLC, ITIL, cyber and tooling standards. Ensure documentation for application integrations are maintained in alignment with Brookfield and data platform standards ex. Solution architecture diagrams, interface inventories etc. Implement data validation, normalization and cleansing processes to ensure accuracy and integrity of application integrations. Ensure identification and implementation of IT non-functional requirements such as timely alerting and logging of application integration solutions for proactive troubleshooting of incidents or anomalous behavior. Lead migration initiative of existing legacy (C# code, SQL Server stored procedures and Informatica integration components) to Cloud environment (Snowflake, Workato, Azure DevOps), ensuring consistent...