Integration Technical Lead

Our Story & Purpose:

We’reVancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice.Since 1946, our relentless commitment to these values has helped us challenge the status quo and break down barriers.We’vemade bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, andwe’reactively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.

Your Role in Supporting Our Members:

VanCityis modernizing financial systems with secure, real-time, and scalable solutions. We are seeking an Integration Technical Lead to drive the design, development, and optimization of secure, real-time backend systems that connect to our financial platforms at scale. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with strategic guidance to deliver seamless end-to-end solutions integrating enterprise platforms, APIs, and third-party services.

This is a Full-time, Permanent rolewill report directly to S enior Manager,Integration Platform. Our head office is based in Vancouver, but we are open to candidates in BC and Ontario.While this position is for an existing vacancy and provides a hybrid work arrangement, you will be expected to be on-site for events and business demands when needed.

How You'll MakeanImpact:

• Leadingthe design and implementation ofenterprise ‑ gradeintegration solutions, with a strong emphasis onreal ‑ timeAPIs, backend services, andevent ‑ driven architectures
• Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards and best practices;API & Backend Expertise Act as the technical authority forAPI ‑ firstand backend integration design
• Ensuring seamlessEnd ‑ to ‑ EndIntegration Design, reliable data flow across internal platforms, core systems, and external partners, supporting both synchronous (API) and asynchronous (event/messaging) integrations.
• Evolvingintegration standards, reference architectures, and reusable components to drive consistency, quality, and delivery velocity across teams;Standards, Reusability & Governance Develop
• Executing an integration platform roadmap focused on modernization, performance, reliability, security, and regulatory compliance
• Leading and mentoringcross ‑ functional engineering teams through the full integration lifecycle from discovery and design through delivery, release, and operational support
• Overseeingcross ‑ functional collaboration partnership closely with Product, Data, Operations, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure integration solutions meet both technical and business requirements
• Overseeingvendor ‑ deliveredsolutions and external integrations, ensuring architectural alignment, quality, andlong ‑ term maintainability
• Monitoring, documentation, supportability, and incident management to ensure high availability and regulatory compliance in production environments

WhatYou’llBring tothe Team:

• Bachelor’s, ormaster's degree in computer science, Engineering, orrelatedfield.
• 12+ years of experience designing and leading high-scale, high-availability backend/API systems.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and influence architectural decisions for integration solutions.
• Proven experience leadingdevelopmentteam,technicaldesignand delivery for complex integration initiatives across multiple domains. Deepexpertisein API design, backend services, and distributed systems.
• Strong experience withevent ‑ drivenarchitectures, including messaging, streaming, and asynchronous processing patterns.
• Hands ‑ onexperience withcloud ‑ nativeand serverless architectures, preferably on Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of security, authentication, authorization, and data protection for APIs and integration platforms.
• Experience working in regulated or complex enterprise environments (financial services experience is a strong asset).
• Excellentproblem ‑ solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

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