Our Story & Purpose:
We’re Vancity, 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’ve made bold commitments to become net-zero by 2040 across all mortgages and loans, and we’re actively pursuing strategies in Indigenous banking and financial resilience for our members.

As the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada, we’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the country’s Top Employers. If you’re ready to join our team of 2,300 diverse individuals, access competitive rewards and benefits, and be part of a greater movement - apply today

Your Role in Supporting Our Members:
VanCity is 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 role will report directly to Senior 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 Make an Impact:

- Leading the design and implementation of enterprise‑grade integration solutions, with a strong emphasis on real‑time APIs, backend services, and event‑driven architectures

- Ensuring solutions are scalable, secure,



and aligned with enterprise standards and best practices; API & Backend Expertise Act as the technical authority for API‑first and backend integration design

- Ensuring seamless End‑to‑End Integration Design, reliable data flow across internal platforms, core systems, and external partners, supporting both synchronous (API) and asynchronous (event/messaging) integrations.

- Evolving integration 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 mentoring cross‑functional engineering teams through the full integration lifecycle from discovery and design through delivery, release, and operational support

- Overseeing cross‑functional collaboration partnership closely with Product, Data, Operations, Security, Risk, and Compliance teams to ensure integration solutions meet both technical and business requirements

- Overseeing vendor‑delivered solutions and external integrations, ensuring architectural alignment, quality, and long‑term maintainability

- Monitoring, documentation, supportability, and incident management to ensure high availability and regulatory compliance in production environments

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

- Bachelor’s, or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field.

- 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 leading development team, technical design and delivery for complex integration initiatives across multiple domains. Deep expertise in API design, backend services, and distributed systems.

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📌 Integration Technical Lead (Toronto)
🏢 Vancity
📍 Toronto