Vice President, Engineering

We are hiring a VP Engineering! Reporting To:CPTOFull-Time/Part- Time:Full-timePosting Date:July 8 2026Closing Date:July 29 2026Hours of Work:8:30 a.m. 5:00 :Office Location: 30.4Toronto ONGreat location! Steps away from the main public transit station What we offer:Highly competitive compensation package which includes base salary bonus benefits and career advancement opportunities!*Eligibility for benefits is dependent on the terms of employmentThe Opportunity The Vice President Engineering reports to the Chief Product and Technology Officer and is accountable fortheapplication engineering organizationincluding engineering standards technical deliverysoftware quality release readiness application reliability supportability and role leads the teamsandpractices to design build test release support and modernize applications platforms and systems thatenableunderwriting servicingfundingand internal and external experiences (broker customer and partner).The VP Engineering leads an integrated Engineering organization that includes the product aligned delivery capabilitiesrequiredto translate business priorities into clear roadmaps sequenced execution plans and measurable technology you will contribute: Lead and develop a multi-disciplinaryengineering organization including engineering managers technical leads application engineering teams QADevSecOps release management solution architecture and application and improve engineering standards and SDLC practicesby embeddingQA test automationDevSecOps solution architecture release readiness change management observability and operational support into anend-to-end delivery and manage engineering performance measuresacross predictability productivity software quality release health application reliability supportability and technical debt the product aligned delivery planning needed totranslatesbusiness prioritiesandproduct roadmapsinto sequenced engineeringplans with clear tradeoffs dependencies risks capacity assumptions and release readiness sequencing capacity tradeoffsanddeliverycommitmentsacross engineering product delivery and business analysis teams ensuring modernization automation AIenabled deliveryprioritize investments basedon businessvalue risk reduction supportability and measurable architectureand technical designsare scalable secure maintainable testable observable supportable and alignedto modernizationof priority applications and components where modernization improves business agility risk posture scalability cost efficiency security reliability or long-term technical debt and improve maintainability integration and operational readiness by using AIassistedengineering automation reusable components cloud services modern architecture patterns and off-the-shelf libraries application-level supportability defect resolution production readiness andresponse to issues withEnterprise IT and Infrastructure on environments cloud platforms monitoring deployment automation infrastructure operations system health and platform with Technology Governance Risk and Performanceto advanceSDLC standards change management incident management controls risk and delivery ahighperformanceengineering culture with moderncapabilitieslearning agility technical discipline strong ownership of outcomes and accountability for as a member of the CPTO leadership teamhelping Engineering product delivery Enterprise IT and Infrastructure and Technology Governance Risk and Performance work as an integrated experience you need: Bachelors degree in computer science engineeringtechnologyor a related discipline10 years of progressive engineering experiencerequiredSenior engineering leadership experience in a complex environmentwithaccountability for engineering teams managers technical standards delivery execution and software leading applicationdevelopment platforms QA release managementDevSecOps solution architecture and support understanding of modern software engineering practices SDLC CI/CD test automation cloud-enabled delivery observability operational readiness and ability tolead integrated engineering and product delivery teams balancing business priorities technical constraints delivery capacity risk modernization needs quality reliability and experience modernizing legacy applications and technology componentswith minimaldisruption or using or scaling AIenabledengineering developer productivity tools automation and reusable engineering patternswhile ensuringsecurity privacy risk and code review technical judgment across application architecture integration data flows reliability security maintainability observability and to partner effectively with Infrastructure Security Risk Finance business stakeholders andexternal capability including building engineering talent coaching managers improving team performance managing capacity strengthening succession and raising technical in financial services mortgage lending lending operations servicing broker channels third-party partnerships or regulated technology environments :External Customers:Engages vendors platform providers and implementation partners to support solution delivery and technical Customers:Partners with senior leaders business stakeholders product delivery teams and technology teams to deliver modern secure and scalable technology solutionsWorking Environment and Physical Demands Analysis:Office environmentPeriods of high volume with tight timelinesLong periods of stationary position/sittingProlonged periods of repetitive movement (i.e. using a keyboard and mouse)Long periods of time in viewing a computer screenMulti-tasking may include speaking to customers on a telephone call while looking up information on a computer join First NationalCompetitive Compensation Comprehensive benefits program (i.e. Health Spending Account Maternity and Parental Leave Top Up)Extensive training programs to set our employees up for success Modern office environment conducive to collaborationSupportive teamwork culture Opportunities to give back to the communities and work through events focused on a variety of charities Ongoing social events throughout the year The team youll join: Founded in 1988 First National is one of Canadas largest non-bank lenders. We provide residential mortgages exclusively through the mortgage broker channel and we are Canadas largest commercial mortgage lender. First National has been consistently recognized as a great place to work and we are proud that our employee engagement feedback is higher than our industry partners. We would like to thank all applications for their interest in this existing vacancy but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. Artificial Intelligence is not used in our recruitment or hiring process for this role. #FNLOONFirst National is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and inclusion regardless of race color religion national origin age gender identity physical or mental disability sexual orientation and any other category protected by National supports requests for accommodation from applicants with disabilities; please contact Human Resources at should you need an accommodation at any point in the recruitment process.