Job Information
Job Requisition ID: 85416
Ministry: Technology and Innovation
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: July 28th, 2026
Classification: Manager Zone 2 (M41Z2)
Salary: $3,920.66 to $5,276.07 bi-weekly ($102,329 - $137,705/year)
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.
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.
The Software Branch is looking for a Manager, Software Development. Reporting to the Director, Software Development, this role is responsible for the operational leadership of software development teams and for translating practice direction into consistent, high‑quality delivery outcomes. The Manager ensures that software engineers and developers are effectively aligned to product teams, delivery priorities, and branch standards while maintaining a strong focus on modern engineering practices.
The responsibilities of this role include:
- 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.
To be successful in this position, you will demonstrate:
- Strategic thinking and sound judgment to balance competing priorities, manage risks, and achieve delivery outcomes.
- Strong relationship management skills, with the ability to collaborate and influence across ministries, stakeholders, vendors, and service providers.
- Exceptional planning and coordination skills to lead agile, adaptive, and results-focused delivery.
- Excellent communication skills, tailoring messages and approaches to technical, business, and executive audiences.
The Job Description is provided for Further details on this position.
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.
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.
Equivalencies:
- A related master’s degree and a minimum of two (2) years of related experience; or
- A related two-year diploma and a minimum of six (6) years of related experience; or
- A related one-year certificate and a minimum of seven (7) years of related experience; or
- A minimum of eight (8) years of related experience in lieu of formal education.
Assets:
- 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.
Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification.
Term of Employment: Permanent, Full-time position
Hours of Work: 7.25 hours daily / 36.25 weekly – Monday to Friday
Location: Edmonton
Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.
Applicants are required to provide a cover letter summarizing information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Additional Information:
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time, or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.
Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.
- Working for the Alberta Public Service
- Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
- Alberta Public Service Benefit Information
- Professional learning and development
- Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool
- Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
How To Apply
Applicants are advised to provide information that clearly and concisely demonstrates how their qualifications meet the advertised requirements, including education, experience, and relevant examples of required competencies.
Candidates are required to apply for a job online. Please see Job Application Resoures for information.
In your resume, please include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. For example, January 2006 - June 2009 (part-time). This example is provided for illustrative purposes only. Applicants are encouraged to present their information clearly and thoroughly, using a format that best conveys their experience.
It is recommended that applicants include the assessment certificate from IQAS or any other educational assessment service as part of their application.
Protection of Privacy Act Collection Notice
The personal information collected through this recruitment is for determining your qualifications for employment in the Alberta Public Service and to manage the Alberta Government talent acquisition program. The personal information will be inputted into an automated system to support the assessment of your suitability for this position. This collection is authorized by section 4(a) and (c) of the Protection of Privacy Act and sections 15 and 18(2) of the Public Service Act. For questions about the collection of personal information, please contact Talent Acquisition, Public Service Commission at [email protected].
Closing Statement
This competition may be used to fill future vacancies, across the Government of Alberta, at the same or lower classification level.
We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates' qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you require any further information on this job posting or require an accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Michelle Elliott at [email protected].
