Frontier and Platform Development Leader

Job Type: Permanent
Work Model: Hybrid
Reference code: 133696
Primary Location: Toronto, ON
All Available Locations: Toronto, ON

Our Purpose

At Deloitte, our Purpose is to make an impact that matters. We exist to inspire and help our people, organizations, communities, and countries to thrive by building a better future. Our work underpins a prosperous society where people can find meaning and opportunity. It builds consumer and business confidence, empowers organizations to find imaginative ways of deploying capital, enables fair, trusted, and functioning social and economic institutions, and allows our friends, families, and communities to enjoy the quality of life that comes with a sustainable future. And as the largest 100% Canadian-owned and operated professional services firm in our country, we are proud to work alongside our clients to make a positive impact for all Canadians.

By living our Purpose, we will make an impact that matters.

• Have many careers in one Firm.
• Enjoy flexible, proactive, and practical benefits that foster a culture of well-being and connectedness.
• Learn from deep subject matter experts through mentoring and on the job coaching

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What will your typical day look like?

We’re looking for an Engineering Leader to lead Frontier Engineering, Platform Engineering, and the UI/UX function.
This role is responsible for managing engineering execution, platform enablement, design quality, team performance, and delivery outcomes.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technology leader who can guide architecture, delivery, engineering standards, reusable platform capabilities, AI-assisted development, and user-centered solution design.

Key Responsibilities
• Lead Frontier Engineering, Platform Engineering, and UI/UX capabilities
• Manage, coach, and develop direct reports both onshore and offshore
• Set team priorities, delivery plans, standards, and execution expectations
• Partner with architects, product owners, business stakeholders, and delivery
teams
• Oversee prototypes, proof-of-concepts, accelerators, and production-ready
foundations
• Drive reusable services, frameworks, libraries, templates, and platform capabilities
• Ensure platform solutions are secure, scalable, reliable, reusable, and maintainable
• Provide leadership for UI/UX strategy, design quality, design systems, and interface
• Guide technical design across applications, APIs, integrations, cloud platforms, and
shared services
• Promote CI/CD, DevOps, observability, automated testing, secure development,
and reliability practices
• Embed AI-assisted development, automation, and agentic delivery practices into
engineering workflows
• Manage team capacity, dependencies, risks, escalations, and delivery
commitments
• Improve engineering quality through design reviews, code reviews, standards, and
documentation
• Build a high-performing culture focused on quality, accountability, collaboration,
and outcomes

About the team

Frontier Engineering and Platform Engineering accelerate solution delivery through
modern engineering, generative AI, reusable platforms, automation, and delivery standards.
Frontier Engineering focuses on rapidly turning architecture and business requirements
into prototypes, proof-of-concepts, and production ready foundations.
Platform Engineering builds shared services, frameworks, tools, guardrails, and platform
capabilities that help delivery teams build securely, consistently, and at scale.
The UI/UX function ensures solutions are intuitive, accessible, consistent, and aligned to user and business needs.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

Required Experience
• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, solution
delivery, or technology leadership
• 5+ years of experience leading engineering or cross-functional delivery teams
• Experience managing direct reports and developing technical talent
• Experience coordinating distributed and offshore development teams
• Strong full-stack development background across frontend, backend, APIs, and
data layers
• Strong experience with .NET, NodeJS, Typescript, SQL, NoSQL, APIs, and cloudnative solutions
• Experience with Azure and enterprise cloud platforms
• Experience delivering production-grade applications, platforms, and shared services
• Strong understanding of system design, microservices, integration patterns, and
event-driven architectures
• Experience establishing engineering standards, reusable patterns, frameworks, and
developer enablement capabilities
• Experience with CI/CD, DevOps, automation, Github Enterprise, release management, and modern development workflows
• Familiarity with observability, monitoring, logging, reliability, and production support practices
• Understanding of secure software development and platform governance
• Experience working with UI/UX leaders, designers, architects, product owners, and business stakeholders
• Experience using AI/GenAI tools to improve development productivity and delivery speed
• Strong leadership, communication, prioritization, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills

Total Rewards

The salary range for this position is $104,000 - $215,000, and individuals may be eligible to participate in our bonus program. Deloitte is fair and competitive when it comes to the salaries of our people. We regularly benchmark across a variety of positions, industries, sectors, targets, and levels. Our approach is grounded on recognizing people's unique strengths and contributions and rewarding the value that they deliver.

Our Total Rewards Package extends well beyond traditional compensation and benefit programs and is designed to recognize employee contributions, encourage personal wellness, and support firm growth. Along with a competitive base salary and variable pay opportunities, we offer a wide array of initiatives that differentiate us as a people-first organization. On top of our regular paid vacation days, some examples include: $4,000 per year for mental health support benefits, a $1,300 flexible benefit spending account, firm-wide closures known as "Deloitte Days", dedicated days of for learning (known as Development and Innovation Days), flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work structure.

Our promise to our people: Deloitte is where potential comes to life.

Be yourself, and more.

We are a group of talented people who want to learn, gain experience, and develop skills. Wherever you are in your career, we want you to advance.

You shape how we make impact.

Diverse perspectives and life experiences make us better. Whoever you are and wherever you’re from, we want you to feel like you belong here. We provide flexible working options to support you and how you can contribute.

Be the leader you want to be

Some guide teams, some change culture, some build essential expertise. We offer opportunities and experiences that support your continuing growth as a leader.

Have as many careers as you want.

We are uniquely able to offer you new challenges and roles – and prepare you for them. We bring together people with unique experiences and talents, and we are the place to develop a lasting network of friends, peers, and mentors.

The next step is yours

At Deloitte, we are all about doing business inclusively – that starts with having diverse colleagues of all abilities. Deloitte encourages applications from all qualified candidates who represent the full diversity of communities across Canada. This includes, but is not limited to, people with disabilities, candidates from Indigenous communities, and candidates from the Black community in support of living our values, creating a culture of Diversity Equity and Inclusion and our commitment to our AccessAbility Action Plan, Reconciliation Action Plan and the BlackNorth Initiative.

We encourage you to connect with us at accessiblecareers@deloitte.ca if you require an accommodation for the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodations) or indigenouscareers@deloitte.ca for any questions relating to careers for Indigenous peoples at Deloitte (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

When you apply, we will review your application using Deloitte's Global Talent Standards to ensure a consistent recruitment experience. Our recruitment advisors and hiring teams will utilize human screening combined with AI technology to help identify the skills and qualities that matter most to our business, while safeguarding your privacy and using AI responsibly.

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