Manager, Application Development

BC Energy Regulator

. Lead and manage the software development function for custom applications, integrations, and related technology solutions .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeFort St. John • CanadaMid-LevelSenior💰 CA$96,580 - CA$110,251 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in software development leadership, overseeing complex enterprise applications, and implementing modern DevOps practices. Proficient in managing vendor relationships and ensuring compliance with development standards and security requirements.

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Software Development LeadershipDevOps PracticesTechnical GovernanceAgile MethodologiesVendor Management

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Hard Skills

C#.NETTypeScriptAngularPythonRESTful APIsDatabase Migration ToolingCI/CD PipelinesAutomated TestingCloud-Based Development

Soft Skills

CoachingTeam DevelopmentWorkload AllocationCommunicationProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Azure DevOpsSource ControlDevelopment EnvironmentsBuild and Release AutomationMonitoring Tools

Industry Keywords

Software Development LifecycleTechnical Quality ControlsCapacity PlanningRisk ManagementEmerging Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularAzureCloudPythonTypeScript.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and manage the software development function for custom applications, integrations, and related technology solutions
Provide leadership and direction to the development team, including workforce planning, workload allocation, coaching, and development
Develop, implement, communicate, and maintain development standards, methodologies, and controls
Oversee development tools, platforms, infrastructure, source control, development environments, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, build and release tooling, repositories, and platform services
Ensure development platforms, tools, and environments are secure, reliable, supportable, monitored, documented, and compliant with enterprise requirements
Provide technical governance and architectural oversight of software development activities
Support planning and execution of the IMIT capital portfolio through delivery planning, sequencing, capacity forecasting, and coordination across initiatives
Monitor development performance, delivery commitments, risks, dependencies, service impacts, quality measures, and resource utilization
Allocate internal and external development resources across operational support, regulatory commitments, technical debt reduction, modernization, enhancements, and project delivery
Build partnerships with business areas, Digital Innovation teams, vendors, and external stakeholders
Manage vendor and contractor relationships, including procurement support, contract administration, performance monitoring, deliverable validation, issue resolution, and financial oversight
Advise on software development practices, delivery models, emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, sourcing approaches, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

A degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in a related field such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems, and five or more years of progressively responsible, directly related experience; or a technical diploma in a related field and six or more years of progressively responsible, directly related experience
An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered
Experience providing software development leadership and supervision, including work allocation, prioritization, coaching, and team development
Experience managing complex enterprise applications and integrations throughout the software development lifecycle
Experience establishing and governing development standards, coding practices, peer review, testing, documentation, release management, and technical quality controls
Experience overseeing development infrastructure and modern DevOps practices, including source control, branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, build and release automation, environments, repositories, and cloud-based development services such as Azure DevOps or equivalent
Experience providing technical governance and oversight, including solution architecture, system integration, security, privacy, scalability, performance, maintainability, and operational supportability
Experience planning and coordinating development across multiple concurrent capital projects and operational priorities, including capacity planning, resource allocation, estimation, sequencing, dependency management, and risk management
Experience managing vendors and contractors, including technical deliverables, service quality, contract administration, and performance monitoring
Experience with Agile, iterative, and incremental delivery and cross-functional teams
Experience evaluating and resolving complex and ambiguous technical and delivery issues
Experience with modern enterprise application technologies, including C#, .NET, TypeScript, Angular, Python, RESTful APIs, database migration tooling, and cloud-based development environments
Experience evaluating emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence-enabled solutions, and guiding responsible adoption
Experience managing or contributing to project budgets, forecasts, contractor expenditures, and financial reporting

Benefits

Comp & perks

An additional 10.75% Job Family Market Multiplier will be added to the posted salary
An additional 3% Location Allowance will be added to posted salary for northern location
Hybrid Office Model: employees work from both a home office and a designated BCER office location
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals
Equal employment opportunity workplace