Senior Director of Engineering in Canada Creek, Nova Scotia at Jobgether

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director of Engineering based in Canada.

This is a strategic leadership opportunity for an experienced engineering executive passionate about driving innovation at the intersection of healthcare and artificial intelligence. In this role, you will lead multidisciplinary engineering, R&D, and infrastructure teams responsible for building intelligent, scalable, and secure software solutions. You will shape the long-term technology vision, accelerate AI-driven product innovation, and foster a culture of engineering excellence across distributed teams. Working closely with product and business leaders, you will transform strategic objectives into impactful technology initiatives while ensuring reliability, compliance, and operational efficiency. This position offers the chance to influence the future of healthcare technology through automation, advanced analytics, and modern software development practices. The ideal candidate combines technical depth, business acumen, and strong leadership capabilities to drive meaningful outcomes at scale.

As the senior engineering leader, you will oversee technology strategy, engineering execution, innovation initiatives, and organizational development. Key responsibilities include:

• Define and execute an enterprise engineering strategy aligned with AI-first and automation-focused business objectives.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams across software engineering, AI research and development, DevOps, and infrastructure functions.
• Partner with product leadership to translate business priorities into scalable, maintainable, and high-performing technology solutions.
• Drive modernization initiatives across application architecture, development frameworks, and engineering practices.
• Lead the development and integration of AI-powered capabilities, including intelligent automation, workflow optimization, decision support, and productivity enhancements.
• Oversee experimentation, prototyping, and rapid innovation cycles to accelerate delivery of new technologies.
• Establish and monitor engineering performance metrics related to productivity, quality, reliability, and delivery effectiveness.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, automation frameworks, testing practices, and developer experience initiatives.
• Champion software quality, architectural governance, security, scalability, and technical debt reduction.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations, privacy requirements, and industry standards.
• Build, mentor, and inspire distributed engineering teams while fostering collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate is a proven technology leader with extensive experience managing engineering organizations and delivering enterprise software solutions in regulated environments.

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 7 years leading engineering teams or organizations.
• Strong expertise in .NET, C#, React, and enterprise-scale relational database environments, preferably Oracle.
• Proven experience defining and executing engineering strategies within complex enterprise architectures.
• Demonstrated success integrating AI, machine learning, automation, or intelligent systems into production environments.
• Deep understanding of DevOps methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, software delivery practices, and operational excellence.
• Experience establishing engineering KPIs, performance metrics, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of healthcare technology standards and compliance frameworks, including HIPAA, FHIR, HL7, and related regulations.
• Strong background in software architecture, application modernization, reliability engineering, and security best practices.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and team-building skills.
• Experience leading distributed or remote engineering teams across multiple locations and time zones.

• Competitive executive-level compensation package.
• Opportunity to lead innovation in healthcare technology and artificial intelligence.
• Flexible and collaborative work environment.
• Exposure to cutting-edge AI, automation, and software engineering initiatives.
• Professional growth and leadership development opportunities.
• Work alongside highly skilled engineering, product, and healthcare technology professionals.
• Long-term career advancement within a global software organization.
• Comprehensive benefits package and employee support programs.
• Participation in strategic technology decisions with direct organizational impact.