Job Title: Technical Integration Lead

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid-1 day - Toronto)

Type: Full-Time / Contract

Overall Job Purpose

The Technical Integration Lead is responsible for driving the deployment, implementation, and transition of infrastructure components within a large-scale project. This role works in close collaboration with cross-functional technical teams and key business stakeholders to ensure a smooth and efficient migration to a new platform, with a strong focus on agile and DevOps practices.

Key Responsibilities

Implementation & Planning

• Lead the implementation of GoAnywhere MFT, coordinating closely with infrastructure and security teams.
• Act as the central facilitator to align and coordinate efforts across all technology teams.
• Identify, manage, and escalate project risks and dependencies across Infrastructure, Application Support, Security, and Client-Facing teams.
• Ensure clear task ownership, define requirements, and eliminate solution gaps across technical domains.
• Translate business needs into executable technical requirements and support seamless delivery.
• Advocate for and ensure the use of automation, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code best practices (e.g., New Relic, Ansible, Terraform, shell scripting).
• Lead technical solution discussions and resolve conflicting requirements based on priority and impact.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks and deployment guides.
• Oversee test strategy development, test case execution, and quality assurance in alignment with delivery timelines.
• Ensure adherence to DevSecOps principles and security compliance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Serve as Scrum Master for agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives).
• Manage project tracking tools like JIRA and Kanban boards.
• Ensure alignment and integration with parallel workstreams and other team leads.

Operational Management

• Monitor performance and stress test outcomes to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Validate production readiness with complete and accurate runbooks.
• Collaborate with operations teams for issue resolution and root cause analysis.
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and technical leadership to project team members.

Required Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's or Diploma in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (preferred).
• 5–7 years of progressive experience in IT with at least 1–2 years in a technical leadership role using agile methodologies.

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of IT infrastructure, networks, and systems architecture.
• Familiarity with relational databases and database technologies.
• Experience with source control tools (Git, Maven, Nexus).
• Exposure to containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes, CRI-O).
• Hands-on experience with automation tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading large-scale projects involving multiple technology teams.

Soft Skills

• Strong leadership and facilitation skills; ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• High sense of ownership, accountability, and bias for action.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage competing priorities.
• Agile mindset with a willingness to adapt quickly to change.
• Passion for mentoring and fostering a collaborative team environment.
• Flexibility to work overtime as needed to meet deadlines.