Senior Integration Engineer (Forward Deployed

Senior Integration Engineer (Forward Deployed)

About Anvil

Anvil is a trusted partner in the defence industry, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enhance military capabilities and operational effectiveness. We extend our expertise to public safety, law enforcement, and national security organizations, accelerating mission-critical decision‑making through analytical tools, automations, and game‑changing machine learning capabilities. ANVIL helps organizations discover, manage, enrich, fuse, and exploit the information available to them in support of Information Dominance and Decision Advantage.

Full Time (Ottawa / Hybrid / up to 30% Travel)

CAD $125,000 - $165,000 base salary - Placement within range based on experience and qualifications

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We’re seeking a versatile Senior Integration Engineer to connect our mission-critical software to the systems our defence, public safety, and national security customers depend on. You’ll design and build the integrations and data pipelines that move information into and out of our platform, develop custom connectors, and keep data flows reliable, secure, and compliant with stringent operational standards.

Working closely with defence contractors, military personnel, and technical authorities, you’ll map each customer’s data landscape, architect integration solutions, and build pipelines that ingest, transform, and validate data from diverse and often complex sources. You’ll own the integration process end-to-end — setting strategy, catching issues before they impact operations, and keeping designs clearly documented.

At Anvil, we’re fundamentally in the relationship business. Technical excellence is table stakes; what sets our team apart is the ability to build trust with customers and represent Anvil with professionalism in every interaction. Strong customer-facing communication isn’t a nice-to-have here — it’s essential.

This is a full-time position based in Ottawa with up to 30% travel (domestic and international).

Candidates must either possess or be eligible to obtain a Government of Canada Top Secret security clearance.

Eligible for Government of Canada Top Secret security clearance

• Minimum of 7+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on systems and data integration, preferably in defence or related industry
• Proven track record of integrating complex software systems and developing production data pipelines
• Demonstrated experience building integrations against external systems via REST APIs, message queues, and streaming interfaces
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and operating data pipelines that ingest and transform data from diverse sources
• Demonstrated experience leading customer-facing technical discovery sessions, including requirements gathering, solution scoping, and value-driven conversations that build customer trust and accelerate adoption

• Proficiency in creating pipelines for ingesting data from diverse sources (flat files, databases, APIs, message queues, streams)
• Proficiency in Python and web frameworks (e.g., Django, Flask)
• Strong knowledge of data and storage technologies such as SQL, Elasticsearch, and S3
• Experience with workflow management and automation solutions such as Apache Airflow
• Solid understanding of API design and authentication/authorization mechanisms, and how they apply to secure system-to-system integration
• Working understanding of TLS, HTTP/2-3, and PKI as they relate to secure data exchange
• Strong analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across development teams and with customer stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple integration initiatives simultaneously
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex data and interface issues and drive efficient resolution