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Senior Technical Lead (Enterprise Content Management)

Canada Life


Job Location:

London - UK

Yearly Salary: $ 102000 - 152000
Posted: 22 August 2026 (13 days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Permanent Full Time

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Role Overview

The ECM Senior Technical Lead will drive delivery and operations for Enterprise Content Management platform.

This role will be supporting the Director and will be accountable for the overall ECM platform delivery; from requirements to architecture and design through development deployment support and optimization. The ideal candidate is an allrounder who can wear multiple hats and operate as a Scrum Master Developer Business Systems Analyst Architect and Delivery & Development Lead ensuring the ECM platform is reliable scalable secure and delivering business value.

The Technical Lead partners closely with business stakeholders architects cloud engineering and product owners to evolve and modernize ECM capabilities. Success is measured by platform stability development excellence and the ability to deliver highquality automation and content solutions that align with enterprise priorities.

The role requires strong technical depth exceptional analytical and problemsolving capabilities and proven leadership in fastpaced cloud-based environments.

What you will do

Technical Leadership & Ownership

  • Own the end-to-end technical design development deployment and support of ECM solutions
  • Translate business requirements into solution architectures technical specifications and development plans acting as both architect and lead developer
  • Lead platform upgrades patching automation improvements and environment stabilization efforts
  • Perform hands-on troubleshooting for platform issues across application infrastructure and integration layers
  • Guide solution decisions and advise product owners architects and senior leaders on technical feasibility risk and strategic direction
  • Stay current on ECM OpenShift AWS and ECM industry best practices; introduce modernization opportunities including AI/GenAI enhancements
  • Conduct code reviews enforce engineering best practices and ensure adherence to architectural standards
  • Champion continuous improvement innovation and knowledge sharing across the ECM and automation teams
  • Collaborate with product managers business partners and enterprise architects to define scope timelines and priorities

Leadership & Delivery Management

  • Manage team intake backlog and capacity planning to ensure optimal work distribution identify resource gaps and maintain a healthy delivery pipeline
  • Provide leadership with regular updates on team velocity workload trends backlog health and forecasting insights to support planning and decision-making
  • Develop sprint plans estimate effort allocate technical tasks and drive on-time delivery
  • Communicate technical concepts and project status clearly and effectively with business and technical stakeholders
  • Support operational excellence through incident management root cause analysis and prevention strategies
  • Build strong relationships across technology teams (cloud security data infra) to ensure stable compliant and optimized service delivery

What you will bring

Technical Expertise

  • Strong hands-on expertise with delivery & development
  • Experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Developer guiding complex solution delivery
  • Familiarity with CI/CD (GitHub GitLab Jenkins or similar) and DevOps/Agile practices
  • Strong understanding of security compliance and platform resilience in enterprise environments

Professional & Leadership Capabilities

  • 610 years of experience in enterprise technology roles including development analysis design and solution delivery
  • Demonstrated ability to act as Developer Architect BSA and Lead simultaneously in complex ecosystems
  • Strong leadership skills with experience growing technical teams
  • Ability to influence collaborate and partner across multiple groups and seniority levels
  • Exceptional communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
  • Comfort with ambiguity shifting priorities and fast-paced delivery
  • Experience driving operational improvements challenging the status quo and leading cultural change
  • Strategic mindset with hands-on execution skills able to dive deep and also guide the bigger picture
  • Reliability Status Security Clearance this can only be completed with candidates who receive an offer of employment. This is a personal security status that is required as a condition of employment before an employee can gain access to Protected B information assets or work sites as outlined by theGovernment of Canada website. The cost of submitting these checks will be covered by Canada Life

Given the size and scope of our organization we have the flexibility for this position to be located in the following head office locations: Toronto London Winnipeg.

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The base salary for this position is between $102000 - $152000 annually. This represents base salary only and does not represent other variable compensation components of our total compensation ( i.e. annual bonus commission etc). If you are selected to move forward in our recruitment process your recruiter will be able to discuss additional details of our total rewards program with you.

Career opportunities will be open a minimum of 5 business days from the date of posting closing dates will vary depending on the search activity. All applications received will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Grow with Canada Life

Wereunited by a shared purpose: to improve the financialphysicaland mental well-beingof Canadians. Our company is trusted by 1 in 3 Canadians and contributes to the strength of communities across the country.

Werelooking for people who live our values everyday: we step up we do the right thing and we deliver for our customerscommunitiesand each you someone who always strives to do the right thing who steps up for themselves and others and who delivers with impact Then we want to hear from you!

What we offer:

Were committed to supporting our employees through every stage of their career. Heres what you can expect as a full-time or part-time permanent team member:

  • Career Development: Opportunities for career advancement access to industry-leading learning programs and up to$2000 annuallytowardseducation reimbursement.
  • Health & Wellness:Flexible health and dental benefitsplus a $5000 mental health benefit to support your well-being.
  • Time Off:In addition to regular vacation andpersonal dayswe support communityinvolvement with avolunteer day.
  • Financial Security:Company-matching pension planshare ownership program andadditionalinvestment options.
  • Rewards and Recognition:Employee recognition programs service milestone celebrations employee discounts and more!
  • Emphasis onCommunity:We provide aworkplace whereemployeesfeel connected and supported throughEmployee Resource Groups (ERGs)mentorshipprogramssocialclubsandevents.

Learn moreaboutCanada Life.

Werecommitted to removing barriers and ensuring equal access to employment. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation during the application process may contact. All information provided will be handledin accordance withapplicable laws and Canada Life policies.

Canada Lifewould like to thank all applicants however only those who qualify for an interview will be contacted.

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Required Experience:

Senior IC