Development Manager, Information Technology - Vancouver, Canada - Langara College

Langara College

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Vancouver, Canada

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Sophia Lee

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Interested in a career at Langara College?_

Our employees exemplify Langara's values of excellence, collegiality, innovation and integrity. If you think this position fits your qualifications, we encourage you to apply

Langara College is located in Vancouver, B

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applicants to postings must be located in BC or willing to move to BC to accept work with Langara College.

Exceptions to this will be clearly outlined in the event Langara College requires work (or positions to be based) to be performed outside BC or Canada.

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Job Title:
Development Manager, Information Technology - Integrations/Solutions Lead

Employee Group:
Administrator

Employee Type:
Temporary (Fixed Term)

Start Date:
Monday, February 6 2023

End Date (if applicable):
Tuesday, March

Job Description:

The IT Development Manager (DM) is responsible for the delivery of high-quality information technology solutions that address complex technical and business problems.

In collaboration with the Associate Director, the IT-DM executes the department's vision and strategy, promotes the best practices and standards, and provides leadership, guidance and mentoring to their team members.

In this role, the Development Manager establishes and maintains highly effective communications and collaborative relationships with their subordinates, peers, management and all other stakeholders.

Qualifications Required

Education & Experience

Undergraduate degree in computing science or equivalent information technology discipline.
Additional specialized industry training of up to one year in programming languages and software development techniques.
Eight (8) years of recent related senior level experience including a minimum of six (6) years of coding, four (4) years of design, and four (4) years of business analysis. Experience should also include a minimum two (2) years of team leadership and two (2) years of project management.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Experience implementing and supporting Enterprise Resource Planning and/or Student Information System, solutions such as Workday or Banner in higher education.
Experience with database platforms, such as Oracle and MS SQL Server.
Solid understanding of SDLC methodologies, tools, and techniques, and agile practices.
Good understanding of UML and experience with at least one of the UML modeling tools [Desired].
Strong practical knowledge of project management principles, methods and practices, including developing plans and schedules, estimating resource requirements, defining milestones and deliverables, monitoring activities and reporting on accomplishments.
Solid understanding and practical knowledge of the Software Configuration Management methodologies, practices and tools, supported by handson experience building an SCM environment within Java/Oracle technology stack.
Solid understanding of cloud based architectures, technologies and deployment.
Solid understanding of enterprise integration architectures, patterns, SOAP, REST, JSON, XML and XSLT.

Skills & Abilities

Ability to effectively communicate (written and verbal) in both highly technical and nontechnical environments with all levels of the organization. Effective presentation communication skills required and able to clearly explain concepts to diverse audiences.
Ability to direct complex technology projects, including developing proposals, setting budgets, project planning and implementation.
Ability to effectively lead and direct the work of others in a collegial setting.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with management, faculty, employees, students, vendors, other institutions, external agencies and/or the general public.
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and to provide excellent customer service to all clients.
Ability to develop, plan, execute and complete multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to work well under pressure and to effectively meet deadlines and organizational requirements.
Ability to maintain a broad knowledge of current technology and practices in information systems and technology.
Ability to interpret and comply with policies, procedures and regulations.

Leadership Competencies

Solution orientation
Makes timely decisions and advances solutions that are in the best interest of the College and our students.

Accountability

Fosters and demonstrates a culture of accountability and ownership.

Relationship intelligence

Demonstrates emotional maturity and operates respectfully in all situations and dynamics.

Conflict resolution

Acts with courage to take on the tough issues and conversations.

Mobilization of people

Empowers others to be engaged, motivated and resilient through change.
Vision and strategic thinking
Energizes people around the vision and supports team alignment with the strategic plan.

Continuous learning