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Lead Contact Center Technology Engineer

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Aug 21, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Senior · 7+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Location requirements: Country, United States of America

Job summary

The Lead Contact Center Technology Engineer serves as the primary technical authority for the design, implementation, and evolution of the CCaaS ecosystem. This includes managing IVR architecture, digital channels, and AI-enabled automation to optimize customer experience.

Job details

Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. For more information, visit www.shift4.com. LEAD CONTACT CENTER TECHNOLOGY ENGINEER About Shift4 Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. This role is onsite and can be based at any of the following Shift4 locations: Center Valley, PA (Preferred) / Atlanta, GA / Tampa, FL / Las Vegas, NV / Toronto, Ontario, Canada ABOUT THE ROLE The Lead Contact Center Technology Engineer is the senior technical leader responsible for the design, implementation, support, and evolution of Shift4's contact center technology ecosystem. This role serves as the primary technical authority for CCaaS platforms, IVR architecture, digital channels, automation, and customer experience technologies. The Lead Engineer partners closely with the Director of Contact Center Technology to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions while remaining heavily involved in hands-on engineering, platform administration, troubleshooting, and delivery activities. While Shift4 currently leverages NICE CXone, this role is platform-agnostic and requires expertise that can be applied across evolving CCaaS and customer engagement technologies. The ideal candidate combines deep contact center technology experience with strong solution design skills and practical knowledge of emerging AI-enabled customer experience capabilities. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES TECHNICAL LEADERSHIP * Serve as the technical lead for contact center platforms, including IVR, routing, digital channels, automation, and AI-enabled customer experiences. * Define and maintain technical standards, design patterns, and best practices. * Review and guide technical designs, ensuring scalability, reliability, and alignment with enterprise architecture. * Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering team members. * Act as the primary escalation point for complex technical issues and architectural decisions. ENGINEERING & PLATFORM DELIVERY * Design, build, and maintain IVR workflows, routing logic, automation, integrations, and digital customer journeys. * Implement and support voice, messaging, chat, and emerging customer engagement channels. * Lead technical execution of platform enhancements, migrations, acquisition integrations, and strategic initiatives. * Translate business and operational requirements into scalable technology solutions. * Support platform administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and operational support activities. AI & AUTOMATION * Evaluate and implement AI-powered capabilities that improve customer self-service, agent productivity, and operational efficiency. * Support conversational AI, agent assist, workflow automation, and emerging customer experience technologies. * Partner with Operations, Product, and Customer Experience teams to identify opportunities for automation and customer journey optimization. * Help shape the adoption of platforms such as Cognigy, NICE CXone AI, and future AI-enabled customer engagement technologies. COLLABORATION & GOVERNANCE * Partner with Technology, Product, Operations, Data, and Customer Experience teams on initiatives impacting the contact center. * Participate in change management, release planning, and solution governance processes. * Contribute to platform strategy, roadmap planning, and technology evaluations. * Support global expansion, platform standardization, and acquisition integration efforts. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED * 7+ years of experience in Contact Center Technology, CCaaS platforms, or related customer experience technologies. * Must have experience implementing conversational AI, agent assist, chatbots, workflow automation, or similar customer experience technologies. * Deep hands-on experience with enterprise CCaaS platforms to include NICE CXone and any of the following: Genesys, Five9, Talkdesk, Amazon Connect or similar solutions. * Strong expertise in IVR design, routing strategies, platform scripting, workflow automation, and digital channels. * Experience serving as a technical lead, architect, or senior engineer within complex enterprise environments. * Experience supporting both production operations and project-based delivery. * Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, enterprise system architecture, and operational support models. * Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. * If located in Toronto, must have the ability to travel to USA for occasional onsite meetings. PREFERRED * Experience with NICE CXone Studio or similar scripting environments. * Experience with Cognigy, NICE CXone AI, Omilia, Google CCAI, Amazon Lex, Microsoft Copilot Studio, or comparable platforms. * Experience implementing WhatsApp, SMS, web chat, or other digital engagement channels. * Familiarity with LLMs, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), prompt engineering, or AI orchestration concepts. * Experience with CCaaS migrations, platform consolidations, or acquisition integrations. * Experience in FinTech, Payments, SaaS, or other highly regulated industries. * Experience supporting global and multi-region contact center operations. #LI-BN1 We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires 7+ years of experience in Contact Center Technology with deep hands-on expertise in enterprise CCaaS platforms and IVR design. Candidates should have a proven track record of technical leadership and experience implementing conversational AI and automation tools.