Paul Alves

Engineering leader with 15+ years driving enterprise-scale software development, cloud modernization, and complex technology transformations across financial services and telecommunications. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary engineering organizations (70+ applications, 100+ annual projects, budgets up to $20M) while establishing governance, elevating engineering maturity, and delivering secure, scalable platforms. Recognized for building high-performing teams, advancing architecture standards, and executing modernization programs that reduce technical debt and accelerate delivery.

Senior Engineering Manager - TD Bank – TD Wealth

(2023-11)

• Lead multiple Agile engineering pods within the Advice Product Group, accountable for the technical ownership and lifecycle management of 70+ enterprise applications spanning bespoke and vendor platforms.
• Drive modernization, cloud adoption, and secure engineering practices across Wealth's evolving technology ecosystem.
• Directed one of Wealth's first successful migrations from private cloud to ASP Azure public cloud, establishing patterns, security controls, and architectural precedents for future migrations.
• Built and upskilled a dedicated cloud engineering team to support new network architecture, security models, and Azure-native operational practices.
• Advanced Wealth's AI roadmap by integrating Copilot + GitHub Copilot, enabling early adoption of agentic AI patterns and accelerating code remediation workflows.
• Strengthened application security posture through initiatives such as Glass Wing and Mythos, reducing vulnerability backlogs and improving remediation SLAs.
• Cultivated a high-performance engineering culture, resulting in multiple TD League of Excellence awards (2024, 2025).

Software Development Manager - TD Bank – TD Wealth

(2018-05 - 2023-11)

• Led a 30-person engineering organization delivering the next-generation Wealth Desktop platform supporting 5,000+ financial advisors.
• Oversaw developers, BSAs, PMs, and QA engineers across hybrid onshore/offshore delivery models.
• Directed modernization of legacy systems, driving technology currency initiatives and rationalizing a highly integrated application ecosystem.
• Assumed ownership of the Wealth Integrated Planning Platform (WIPP), consolidating roadmap strategy and improving cross-team collaboration.
• Ensured architectural alignment with enterprise standards (infrastructure, integration, security, regulatory compliance).
• Implemented Agile delivery with hybrid executive reporting, ensuring transparency across complex regulatory and business environments.

Senior Manager, Engagement - Rogers Communications Inc.

(2015 - 2017)

• Led Technical Delivery Managers, BSAs, and Project Coordinators delivering enterprise integration projects through full SDLC.
• Established a departmental Project Management Office (PMO) using Waterfall and Agile/iterative methodologies.
• Delivered 100+ capitalized projects for Enterprise Services Integration.
• Managed CAPEX/OPEX budgets using Oracle Financials.
• Implemented key technologies: CA API Gateway, SPLUNK, service catalog, DevOps practices.
• Delivered major cloud initiatives including Rogers 3.0 Infrastructure Program (private/public cloud, IaaS/SaaS/DaaS).

Senior Manager, Software Development - Rogers Communications Inc.

(2012 - 2015)

• Managed enterprise integration development teams (onshore/offshore) using Oracle technologies.
• Built high-performing engineering teams specializing in WebLogic, OSB, Java, Coherence.
• Delivered new and extended services supporting wireless, cable, media, home phone, and smart home lines of business.
• Adopted and implemented SOA for next-generation services.
• Introduced CA LISA service virtualization to improve test coverage and reduce defects.
• Championed early adoption of knowledge-sharing platforms (wiki, SharePoint).

Manager, Software Development - Rogers Communications Inc.

(2009 - 2012)

• Led engineering teams through modernization and increased workload demands.
• Advanced cloud evolution using private/public domains for scalability and elasticity.
• Directed platform currency work and annual technology roadmaps.
• Enforced SDLC, architecture, TOGAF, and ITIL best practices.
• Used NPS and customer experience data to improve CRM (Amdocs), provisioning, and activation flows.

Project Leader, Software Development - Rogers Communications Inc.

(2007 - 2009)

• Led larger development initiatives requiring advanced planning, coordination, and technical leadership.

Senior Software Developer - Rogers Communications Inc.

(2004 - 2007)

• Developed front-end UI and integrated COM/COM+ components for Rogers.com's core eCommerce systems.

Business Administration & Management - Business Administration & Management - Seneca College

Microsoft Technologies Diploma - programming, database design, networking - Trios College