Vice President Technology

SolusGuard is committed to helping organizations protect their most valuable asset - their people. We protect lone and at-risk workers with a full suite of safety solutions meant to get people the help they need, the instant they need it. We are hiring a VP Technology to lead SolusGuard’s engineering organization with clarity, structure, and accountability.

In this leadership role you will own:

• Technical leadership and standards

• Team effectiveness and accountability

• Delivery predictability

• Risk management and resilience

• Alignment between technology and business goals

You'll partner closely with a Principal Architect, who owns deep backend architecture and execution, allowing you to focus on leadership rather than being pulled into daily coding.

Experience

• 8–15+ years in software engineering

• 3–5+ years in senior engineering leadership (Director, VP, Head of Engineering)

• Experience leading teams across backend, mobile, and infrastructure

• Experience with SaaS or safety-critical systems strongly preferred

Leadership Style

• Calm, structured, and pragmatic

• Comfortable making decisions and being accountable

• Clear communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Focused on building sustainable systems and teams

Technical Judgment

• Strong systems thinking and architectural sensibility

• Ability to challenge decisions and set standards without micromanaging

• Experience managing risk, reliability, and scale

Why This Role Matters
This role is critical to SolusGuard’s ability to:

• Scale revenue with confidence

• Support enterprise and government customers

• Reduce operational risk

• Build a technology organization that doesn’t depend on burnout

You’ll have real ownership, real influence, and a CEO who values clarity, trust, and people-first leadership.

SolusGuard builds systems that will be used in situations where every second is critical. As such we are committed to building resilient, robust and performant systems and take quality very seriously. We are a remote-based workforce with the option to work in offices in Regina or Saskatoon.

Key Responsibilities
Technology Leadership

• Own overall technical direction aligned with business priorities

• Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health

• Make and enforce architectural and technical standards

• Guide build vs. buy decisions and vendor relationships

• Ensure the platform is enterprise-ready, secure, and scalable

Engineering Leadership

• Lead and support a small, senior engineering team

• Set clear expectations, priorities, and success metrics

• Run effective planning, reviews, and retrospectives

• Create a culture of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement

Delivery & Execution

• Improve predictability and reduce reactive firefighting

• Establish lightweight, effective delivery processes

• Partner with Product, Sales, and Customer Success on priorities

• Ensure commitments are realistic and met consistently

Infrastructure, Security & Risk

• Own technical risk management and resilience

• Oversee DevOps, infrastructure, and security practices

• Ensure compliance requirements (e.g., SOC 2) are met and maintained

• Reduce single points of failure across systems and people

What This Role Does Not Require

• Daily hands-on coding

• Being the primary system architect

• Acting as the sole technical escalation point

Technical depth matters — but leadership judgment matters more.