VP of Systems Engineering - Canada
Bankjoy · Remote · Canada · Usa ·
COMPENSATION
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Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- VP of Systems Engineering
- Fully remote (Canada)
- Azure + Kubernetes
- Quality & DevOps Lead
- Fintech / Banking
You will own three critical engineering functions: Release Management, Quality Engineering, and DevOps. Your primary goal is to build a quality engineering framework that raises standards across the organization, shifting from manual testing to automation-first practices.
This role involves leading QA, DevOps, and release teams while maintaining dotted-line relationships with embedded QA engineers. You will partner with senior leadership to drive cultural shifts in engineering ownership, reliability, and AI-assisted development within a regulated fintech environment.
What you'll do
- Lead Release Management, Quality Engineering, and DevOps teams
- Design and implement an engineering quality framework across all value streams
- Own multi-platform automation strategy for web, API, iOS, and Android
- Define and enforce quality gates and release readiness criteria
- Drive repeatable build, test, deployment, and rollback practices
- Champion AI-assisted coding and testing adoption across teams
- Partner with Technical Support to turn production issues into systemic improvements
- Establish measurable release performance indicators and quality dashboards
What you'll need
- 10+ years engineering experience with 4+ years in leadership roles
- Deep background in building or modernizing automation frameworks
- Proven success transitioning teams from manual QA to automation-first
- Strong technical background in Microsoft .NET and Azure environments
- Experience with Kubernetes, preferably Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD, preferably Azure DevOps pipelines
- Knowledge of Helm, containerized delivery, and infrastructure automation
- Experience driving AI-assisted coding or testing into team practices
Nice to have
- Experience in fintech, core banking, or digital banking platforms
- Familiarity with Angular, Swift, and Kotlin development environments
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform
- Knowledge of SOC 2 Type II, PCI DSS, or similar compliance contexts
- Experience building or scaling SRE or Platform Engineering functions
- Experience establishing DORA metrics or engineering reliability dashboards
Stack
- .NET
- Azure
- Kubernetes
- AKS
- Helm
- Azure DevOps
- Playwright
- Cypress
- Appium
- Maestro
- Angular
- Swift
- Kotlin
- Terraform
How you'll work
- Fully remote first culture
- Based in Canada
- Agile development practices
What you get
- Competitive compensation and stock options
- 100% medical, dental, vision coverage (Canada family plan)
- Retirement plan with 4% company matching
- 8 weeks paid parental leave for birthing parents
- 4 weeks paid parental leave for non-birthing parents
- 3-5 weeks PTO depending on tenure
- 5 health days and 15 holidays
- End of year shutdown
- Performance-based bonuses