The organization is going through a major enterprise transformation aiming to become more client centric and to review how we operate and deliver value to stakeholders. This initiative also includes an important digital transformation undertaking by modernizing business applications and converging data and processes through technology.
The Application Development Manager position plays a significant role in defining how technology is deployed to fulfil this transformation as well as how technology is sustained to keep businesses operational and secure. The ideal candidate will be an innovative and highly motivated leader with a strong hands-on attitude and appetite for continuous improvements and learning in technical areas.
As Application Development Manager, you will be accountable for leading, coaching and nurturing the development team in delivering and supporting working features in both Front Office and Back-office software products. You will also work collaboratively with business stakeholders, Product Managers, the Data Platform Manager, IT Security, and IT infrastructure teams and/or external vendors.
This position is expected to be highly technical but also a good liaison between functional and technical teams.
If you also seek to make a great impact in the Canadian Innovation ecosystem and are willing to put your energy and technology expertise to work for a purposeful cause, you are very welcome to apply.
Responsibilities
· Lead the software Development teams including Tech Leads, Software Developers, DevOps engineers by promoting autonomy and providing technical guidance while holding them accountable for their goals.
· Manage external Development contractors work and relationship, including their allocation, performance, and budget.
· Recruit internal and external Development positions when necessary.
· Provide technical direction for web applications (Front Office Product based on NodeJS and Angular) and back-office (Dynamics 365 and Dataverse)
· Contribute with code peer reviews and provide team feedback and guidance when necessary.
· Analyze the technical design and architecture for new solutions ensuring reusability and interoperability among different products and services.
· Encourage the team to leverage existing technology such as Software as a Service, APIs, Native Cloud Services, and open-source codes before any custom development.
· Own the development lifecycle processes and performance metrics such as team velocity and code coverage.
· Work together with the QA Manager in improving the quality of the development work and reducing software defects and release disruptions.
· Work together with Data Platform team in building and maintaining databases.
· Promote the best practices of Agile (Scrum or SAFe) and DevOps
· Join Agile ceremonies when required and actively support the team during PI Planning
· Own the Development tools, frameworks and platforms, including keeping the relationship with vendors, monitoring support lifecycle and security patches, and their contracts and budgets. (e.g. Bitbucket, Jira, Jenkins, Terraform etc)
· Support the implementation of a release management practices by defining the development and CI/CD pipeline and enhancing automation on Blue/Green deployment, feature flag etc.
· Partake on Cyber Security best practices, audits, trainings and actively act in case of any incident.
· Monitor technical debt levels and promote a steady investment in improving the quality of business applications, infrastructure, and team’s skill.
· Work in collaboration with the infrastructure team in pursing the best use of Azure Cloud Services, its tools, and capabilities.
· Assist in troubleshooting critical incidents and keep stakeholders informed when necessary.
· Review Software Change Requests and participate in CAB meetings.
· Research for new technologies and methods and keep curiosity among the team members to continue learning and exploring new technologies.
· Follow business decisions, metrics and what is going on in the scientific research and academic communities around the organization.
Qualifications
Salary : 130-150k annually
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