Manager, Software Development
About The Position
The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. Technology and Innovation is responsible for making innovation and technology the driving force behind Alberta’s economic growth and diversification. The Digital Design and Delivery (DDD) division is the Government of Alberta’s centre of digital delivery. It partners with ministries to design simpler, faster, and better services; build capability and confidence in modern digital practices; and assure service quality and value through standards and controls. Multidisciplinary product teams are assigned priority GoA projects and employ an agile, product-oriented approach in providing solutions for ministry partners. Within DDD, the Software Delivery Branch provides architectural leadership, CloudOps, DevOps practices, quality engineering, and software delivery excellence across product and platform teams. The Digital Architect plays a key role in shaping how digital solutions are designed, evolved, and governed, balancing innovation with reliability, security, and public sector responsibility.
Requirements
- A university degree in a related field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Technology), supplemented by four (4) years of progressively responsible, related experience.
- Experience leading digital delivery work, including experience with cloud development approaches and platform or product delivery in enterprise environments.
- Experience leading an assigned team or coordinating multiple workstreams in a matrixed setting.
- Experience leading teams through changes to delivery practices, including adoption of new tools, automation, and AI-enabled ways of working.
- Experience championing AI-driven Agile delivery by leveraging modern AI-enabled tools, automation, and data-informed project management practices to optimize software development lifecycles.
- A cover letter clearly demonstrating relevant skills and competencies tailored to this position.
Nice To Haves
- Experience applying AI-assisted review and analysis to improve quality, identify root causes, and summarize complex evidence and operational insights to support informed service decisions.
- Experience using operational data, service health indicators, support patterns, exception trends, and performance insights to identify service risks and propose mitigations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee software development teams to deliver secure, user-centric, and AI-enabled digital services that advance ministry and government priorities.
- Provide operational leadership for software delivery, including resource allocation, capacity planning, risk management, and continuous improvement to ensure consistent delivery outcomes.
- Foster a high-performing and inclusive team culture through performance management, coaching, mentoring, talent development, and workforce planning.
- Champion modern engineering practices, including Agile delivery, DevOps, cloud-native development, security-by-design, automation, and responsible adoption of AI technologies.
- Ensure compliance with Government of Alberta policies, standards, governance frameworks, and ethical AI principles while maintaining service reliability, security, and data integrity.
- Collaborate with product teams, architects, ministry partners, and senior leadership to align delivery priorities, resolve complex issues, and support enterprise digital transformation objectives.
- Drive innovation and practice maturity by promoting knowledge sharing, reusable solutions, emerging technologies, and continuous enhancement of software engineering and AI capabilities.
Benefits
- Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Professional learning and development
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
