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Genetec

Unifies video surveillance, access, ALPR

Director, Digital Platforms & Delivery Excellence

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeMontreal, QC, CanadaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline is required.
  • At least 12 years of experience in software development and technology leadership roles.
  • Proven track record establishing software delivery standards, quality assurance practices, and CI/CD capabilities in complex, multi-team environments.
  • Deep experience with delivery metrics such as DORA or equivalent and using data-driven insights to improve quality and delivery outcomes.
  • Experience leading platform, DevOps, quality assurance, or technology enablement functions supporting multiple delivery teams.
  • Strong background in build and release automation, testing strategies, cloud platforms, and developer tooling.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes across teams and stakeholders without direct reporting relationships.
  • Experience in enterprise software, SaaS, or B2B technology organizations.
  • Strong technical credibility and ability to engage effectively with technical and business audiences.
  • Fluency in French and English, both verbal and written.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and define engineering strategy, build buy-in, prioritize initiatives, and align goals with organizational objectives.
  • Build an 18–24-month roadmap that accounts for constraints and dependencies and allows resources to be realigned as business needs change.
  • Champion continuous improvement and operational excellence across technology teams.
  • Design and evolve team structures, allocate resources, and establish processes that support the long-term success of the people and department.
  • Hire, organize, and develop talent, including investing in career paths and succession.
  • Own software development standards and quality practices across the Digital Information Office.
  • Define, publish, and continuously improve development standards, coding practices, and quality controls used by application teams.
  • Lead the Quality Assurance function, including test strategy, automation practices, release readiness criteria, and quality governance as a shared capability.
  • Provide visibility into quality trends and delivery health to support informed decision-making across the DIO leadership team.
  • Define and maintain deployment governance practices, including readiness reviews, quality gates, and release controls.
  • Set the direction for CI/CD platform strategy and tooling, providing development teams with reliable and efficient processes to build, test, and deploy applications.
  • Manage and evolve development infrastructure, environments, tools, and developer platforms, focusing on reliability, scalability, cost optimization, and developer productivity.
  • Reduce delivery friction by standardizing and simplifying development workflows and platform capabilities.
  • Drive adoption of modern software delivery practices and automation across DIO teams.
  • Define and promote an API-first approach for DIO solutions and integrations.
  • Establish standards for API design, documentation, lifecycle management, security, and versioning.
  • Embed API governance practices into development workflows, quality controls, and delivery pipelines.
  • Partner with API platform and integration teams to align standards, tooling, and implementation approaches.
  • Foster reusable service and integration patterns that improve interoperability across business systems.
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of managers and individual contributors across quality assurance, platform engineering, DevOps, and development enablement.
  • Assess organizational capabilities and proactively build skills in software quality, automation, cloud platforms, and delivery practices.
  • Foster a collaborative, service-oriented culture focused on partnership, enablement, and continuous improvement.
  • Build credibility and influence through expertise, collaboration, and measurable outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

  • A master's degree or MBA is considered an asset.
  • Experience modernizing legacy applications into service-oriented or cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience leading distributed or globally dispersed technology teams.
  • Familiarity with enterprise platforms, internal business systems, and digital transformation initiatives.
  • Experience building platform and delivery enablement capabilities within an internal technology organization.

About the Company

Genetec

Unifies video surveillance, access, ALPR

Genetec builds open-platform software and hardware that secures physical spaces, supports public safety, and streamlines operations. Its flagship Security Center combines video management, access control, and automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) into one integrated system, along with other security features. Unlike some competitors, Genetec emphasizes an open ecosystem and cross-domain integration, enabling a single platform to work with various devices and partners while helping customers scale without vendor lock-in. The company’s goal is to help organizations reduce complexity, gain better visibility, and adapt their security and operations as needs change.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Montreal, Canada
Founded
1997

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