Manager, Engineering (Small Business Card ART)

Description

The Small Business Card ART team is hiring an engineering manager to lead a group of engineers who design, build, and maintain the SBFIC application on the FICO Cloud SaaS platform. The role works closely with cross-functional teams to deliver solutions that meet client needs.

You will also manage people, which covers coaching, skills development, performance, and succession planning.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a team of engineers, and oversee related engineering analysis work and deliverables.
• Work with cross-functional teams to define and build new features.
• Keep applications performing well, high in quality, and responsive.
• Write and maintain documentation for development processes, coding standards, and project requirements.
• Review code to check it follows best practices and coding standards.
• Help team members troubleshoot technical problems.
• Carry out thorough assessments to shape solutions.
• Make sure software projects are delivered on time and meet client expectations, and push innovation in software development.
• Introduce engineering tools, methods, and processes, including automation of build, test, release, and configuration across application, platform, and infrastructure.
• Serve as technology owner for critical assets and services.
• Maintain strong oversight of technology risk, compliance, cybersecurity, and operational resilience, including control groups such as regulatory and operational risk, compliance, and audit.
• Identify and actively manage delivery, operational, infrastructure, and vendor (FICO) risks.
• Build, lead, and grow high-performing engineering teams through leadership, training, coaching, development, succession planning, recruitment, and resource management. Hold ongoing performance feedback and assessments, and maintain a development plan for each team member.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable culture centred on continuous development.
• Support succession planning, talent management, recruitment, and employee engagement.
• Find strong talent and build a diverse pipeline of qualified candidates to drive better business outcomes.
• Help colleagues grow toward their career and business goals, and recognise their work in a timely way.
• Build a continuous learning culture by actively seeking and acting on peer feedback, and empower colleagues to drive innovation.
• Set team targets and objectives, give ongoing proactive feedback and coaching, and run Check-Ins with every colleague to drive accountability and results.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of proven experience as a Java developer and with Spring Boot, including building RESTful APIs and microservices. Node JS, Angular, and Hibernate experience is also listed.
• Knowledge of Agile, SAFe, and modern product delivery frameworks.
• Knowledge of API integration and coding best practices, including secure data exchange, error handling, and event-driven integrations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS) for deployment and integration.
• Strong grasp of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns.
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, or MongoDB.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
• Understanding of CI/CD tools and processes, including Maven/Gradle, Jenkins, and Git/Bitbucket.
• Familiarity with data integration, transformation, and reporting and analytics ecosystems (e.g. Rahona).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Knowledge of the FICO development platform, including FAWB, PLOR, Data Pipelines, and JAWS.

Conditions

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Hours: 5 days.

Line of business: Technology Solutions.

Pay: $126,800 - $164,100 CAD. This reflects a temporary market premium specific to the role, which is reassessed annually.

Final base pay may vary based on skills, experience, job-related knowledge, geographic location, and business needs. Pay progresses through the salary range over time as you grow in the role.

You are welcome to ask compensation questions and discuss them openly with your recruiter.

This job is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes, and each province or territory in Canada may have its own rules and requirements.

Benefits

• Total rewards include base salary, variable compensation, health and well-being benefits, savings and retirement programs, paid time off, banking benefits and discounts, career development, and recognition programs.
• Regular career and performance conversations with your manager, an online learning platform, and mentoring programs.
• Training and onboarding sessions to help you settle into the role.
• Recruiters will contact candidates of interest to arrange interviews, and the company aims to share outcomes with all applicants by email or phone.