Engineering Manager, Komutel (Bilingual EN/FR)
Apply NowCompany: Versaterm
Location: Ottawa, ON K1A 0A5
Description:
The Company
Versaterm is a global public safety solutions company helping agencies transform how they serve their communities. Since 1977, we've been building an ecosystem of intuitive tools designed for public safety agencies, forensic labs, court systems, schools and other institutions. Through purposeful integrations and a selective growth strategy, we focus on improving workflows to help our customers achieve more efficient operations, better service and more just outcomes.
Our teams are driven by innovation, expertise and an unwavering commitment to customer success. As we continue to grow and expand our ecosystem, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to solutions that enhance community safety and transform the future of public safety technology. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are seeking a bilingual (French and English) engineering manager, responsible for overseeing our Komutel emergency call management solutions, leading a team of talented engineers through a technical and organizational transformation, as well as a significant increase in scale. This full-stack team will oversee everything from system architecture to user interface, API tier, Service tier, and data tier.
You will partner with our product management team to continuously refine and enhance our product offerings for our customer base; and you will collaborate with our deployment team to deliver our products to customer sites. If you are an experienced player-coach who enjoys coding and strives to create a better tomorrow for engineers, this role is perfect for you.
We are seeking smart, passionate, driven, and compassionate leaders to join the leadership of the Komutel team.
What You'll Do
What You Bring
Impress Us With
Equal Opportunity
Versaterm is committed to building and supporting inclusion, diversity, and equity, and sustaining a barrier-free environment. Accommodations are available, on request, throughout all aspects of the selection process. These principles apply to the terms and conditions of employment at Versaterm. For detailed information on our accessibility policies, please contact [redacted].
Versaterm is a global public safety solutions company helping agencies transform how they serve their communities. Since 1977, we've been building an ecosystem of intuitive tools designed for public safety agencies, forensic labs, court systems, schools and other institutions. Through purposeful integrations and a selective growth strategy, we focus on improving workflows to help our customers achieve more efficient operations, better service and more just outcomes.
Our teams are driven by innovation, expertise and an unwavering commitment to customer success. As we continue to grow and expand our ecosystem, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to solutions that enhance community safety and transform the future of public safety technology. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you.
The Role
We are seeking a bilingual (French and English) engineering manager, responsible for overseeing our Komutel emergency call management solutions, leading a team of talented engineers through a technical and organizational transformation, as well as a significant increase in scale. This full-stack team will oversee everything from system architecture to user interface, API tier, Service tier, and data tier.
You will partner with our product management team to continuously refine and enhance our product offerings for our customer base; and you will collaborate with our deployment team to deliver our products to customer sites. If you are an experienced player-coach who enjoys coding and strives to create a better tomorrow for engineers, this role is perfect for you.
We are seeking smart, passionate, driven, and compassionate leaders to join the leadership of the Komutel team.
What You'll Do
- Lead and manage a team of engineers, providing guidance, mentorship, and performance feedback.
- Foster a culture of innovation and collaboration within the team
- Define and drive engineering best practices, coding standards and processes to ensure high-quality deliverables.
- Collaborate with product management, design, and other stakeholders to define project requirements and priorities.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, including planning, execution, and delivery.
- Develop and implement quality assurance strategies and processes to ensure the delivery of high-quality products.
- Define and enforce testing standards, including automated and manual testing practices.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the engineering team.
- Act as system architect and software development (systems/application developer) technical expert.
- Identify and address any technical or team challenges that may arise, finding effective solutions.
- Manage resource allocation and project timelines to ensure successful and timely project completion.
- Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive strategic initiatives and improvements.
- Align processes and procedures with overall Versaterm goals and direction.
What You Bring
- 3+ years of People Management experience
- 10+ years of Software Development experience (Full Stack)
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or in a similar leadership role within a software development environment.
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development and architecture.
- Excellent leadership and team management skills, with a track record of successfully leading and growing engineering teams.
- Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to overcoming challenges.
- Strong communication, decision-making, and influencing skills
- Knowledge and usage of Jira, Azure DevOps or similar development management platforms is required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in French and English
- Computer science degree, diploma, or equivalent experience
Impress Us With
- Experience with architecting and developing cloud-based SaaS products using AWS, Microsoft Azure or equivalent technologies
- Familiarity with tools such as Terraform, Azure ARM templates and similar technologies
- Familiarity with ISO, SOC 2 or other high regulation procedures
- Preference for experience and familiarity with C#, C++, Delphi, Javascript/Typescript
- Previous experience in GovTech or Public Safety Tech is a plus
Equal Opportunity
Versaterm is committed to building and supporting inclusion, diversity, and equity, and sustaining a barrier-free environment. Accommodations are available, on request, throughout all aspects of the selection process. These principles apply to the terms and conditions of employment at Versaterm. For detailed information on our accessibility policies, please contact [redacted].