Manager, Application Engineering

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At Heart & Stroke our mission is to promote health, save lives and enhance recovery. We are committed to a culture that exemplifies our core values: champion health, practice humility, embrace change, drive impact, learn and grow and be heartfelt as we work together to beat heart disease and stroke.

We believe in equity, diversity and inclusion — it’s embedded in our values and core mission work to support all people in Canada to lead healthier lives. We are committed to applying this principle to cultivate a welcoming environment that embraces diversity among our employees. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, 2

SLGBTQIA+ communities, women, and people living with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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Heart & Stroke offers a remote work environment and candidates can work from anywhere in Canada.

The Application Engineering Manager leads a team responsible for building bespoke custom applications and integration into the company’s technology ecosystem.

As Heart and Stroke modernizes key technology solutions and adapts its technology engineering ways of working, this role is also accountable for driving software engineering maturity uplift and productivity improvements through the progressive operationalization of modern delivery methods and emerging technologies including AI-assisted development tools.

In addition, this role architects technology solutions, supported by the Director of Software and Platform Engineering and then oversees the full execution lifecycle, from discovery and design through development, testing, deployment, and operational support. The manager ensures all solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise strategy and business objectives.

This role combines hands-on technical delivery and architecture expertise with leadership responsibilities, guiding teams through both a delivery transformation and day-to-day complex projects and working closely with Platform and Data teams, as required, Security and Infrastructure & Operations to deliver technical solutions. The Manager serves as the bridge collaborating closely with product, fundraising, mission, marketing and project management.

The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of technical leadership, software architecture and engineering expertise, AI experience and system integration experience, along with the ability to work cross-functionally with stakeholders across Product, Fundraising, Marketing, Engineering, Security, and Infrastructure & Operations.

• Work closely with Product, Fundraising, Marketing and Mission stakeholders, and Project Managers to clarify project scope, elicit requirements, and identify project delivery timelines.

• Help elicit and clarify requirements, business objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure effective solution design.

• Provide clear communication of project status, risks, and dependencies to technology leadership and stakeholders.

• Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

• Contribute to intake process ensuring clarity and completion of business requirements.

• Lead solution design and work estimation to inform and support prioritization across multiple concurrent initiatives with the Director, Application & Platform Engineering.

• Assign and manage execution activities across the team to ensure scope, timelines and budget are met.

• Ensure effective transition to operations post deployment or launch.

• Guide technical development and delivery of solutions for custom applications and system integrations.

• Align technical decisions with business objectives and architectural standards for new engineering solution intake and project scope identified by the Director.

• Drive and manage technical design reviews, code reviews and solution assessments.

• Manage technology vendors engaged in projects to ensure high quality, secure delivery that meets contractual scope, budget and timelines.

• Ensure vendors project work aligns with Heart & Stroke standards for architecture, development, and security.

• Architect major changes to existing solutions and work with the Director of Software Engineering to co-architect new solutions, using a methodical approach that anchors on functional and non-functional requirements, manages risks and considers alternatives.

• Oversee development of bespoke applications and integrations tailored to business needs, using modern frameworks and engineering best practices.

• Ensure code quality through standards, peer reviews, automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Embed security and compliance into…