Senior Technology Manager Java Platforms (Consulting)
Toronto, ON (Remote)
Long-term Contract
Role Overview
This role is responsible for:
- Leading multiple engineering squads delivering large-scale financial platforms
- Owning technical delivery, architecture oversight, and production stability
- Acting as the senior technology interface between Intellibus and client leadership
- Driving execution under tight regulatory and business deadlines
This is not a PMO role and not a pure people-management position.
You are expected to understand systems deeply, review designs, guide engineers, and step in when needed during complex delivery or production issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide hands-on architectural oversight across Java-based enterprise platforms.
- Review system designs, integration patterns, and performance strategies.
- Guide modernization efforts, including legacy-to-cloud and hybrid architectures.
- Ensure platforms meet scalability, reliability, and regulatory requirements.
- Participate in technical deep dives and solution design sessions with engineers and architects.
- Own delivery outcomes across multiple squads and workstreams.
- Drive sprint planning, release readiness, and dependency management.
- Lead incident response and root-cause analysis for production issues.
- Ensure adherence to SDLC, security, and compliance standards.
- Manage delivery risks and proactively escalate issues when required.
- Serve as senior delivery partner to client product, technology, and operations leaders.
- Communicate complex technical topics in clear business terms.
- Manage expectations, push back when needed, and protect engineering teams.
- Participate in executive reviews, roadmap discussions, and delivery planning.
- Support new project ramp-ups and squad formation.
- Provide technical input during solutioning and pre-sales discussions.
- Help identify opportunities to expand engagement footprint.
- Mentor emerging leaders and engineering managers within Intellibus.
Required Experience & Skills
- 15+ years of hands-on technology experience in enterprise systems.
- Strong background in Java-based platforms in production environments.
- Solid experience with Linux / UNIX systems, including:
- Batch processing
- Job scheduling
- Log analysis and performance troubleshooting
- Experience with:
- APIs and microservices
- Messaging and event-driven architectures
- High-volume transactional and batch systems
- Ability to read, review, and write code when needed (not just manage teams).
- Experience with cloud and hybrid deployments in regulated environments.
Financial Services Domain (Must-Have)
- Prior experience in banking, fintech, trading, or capital markets platforms.
- Familiarity with:
- Regulatory constraints.
- Data governance.
- Operational risk and production stability requirements.
- Background in technology consulting or professional services.
- Proven ability to manage multiple teams and delivery tracks simultaneously.
- Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
- Comfortable operating under pressure and tight deadlines.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field (required).
- MBA or equivalent business leadership experience (preferred).
