Experienced Technical Project Manager contract role supporting the development and delivery of a large-scale public-facing digital platform, including agile software delivery, cloud releases, technical leadership, integrated applications, risk management, and multi-project coordination.Full-time remote role requiring availability for at least seven hours each Alberta Business Day, with possible occasional work in Edmonton.Initial 12-month contract anticipated to begin October 26, 2026, with a potential extension of up to 12 additional months.What & Why:
Our client, a provincial public-sector organization, is seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to support the continued development, implementation, and operation of a large-scale digital platform and related web applications. The successful candidate will manage an inflight agile cloud-software development project and several related initiatives. The work includes delivery planning, backlog and sprint coordination, release governance, risk management, technical leadership, executive reporting, and coordination across business and engineering teams.Who:
The Technical Project Manager will join a multidisciplinary digital-delivery environment involving software development, architecture, infrastructure, cloud, content, business, and program stakeholders. The successful candidate will manage multiple projects and teams concurrently, provide project-management direction to staff and consultants, and deliver regular status reporting to senior leadership.You:
You are an experienced Technical Project Manager who understands how contemporary web applications are designed, developed, tested, released, and supported.



You can lead agile delivery while also participating credibly in discussions involving cloud environments, application architecture, integrations, authentication, CI/CD, release readiness, and production deployments. You communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, identify delivery risks early, and maintain control over timelines, dependencies, decisions, and project outcomes.Critical experience requirements include:
A university degree or two-year diploma in computer science or a related discipline, combined with at least seven years of experience on web-based software development projectsORA one-year certificate in computer science or a related discipline, combined with at least nine years of experience on web-based software development projectsAt least three years directly project managing agile web-software development projectsExperience leading backlog management, sprint planning, stakeholder coordination, delivery tracking, and multidisciplinary software teamsExperience managing web-software projects hosted on AWS, Azure, GCP, or comparable cloud infrastructureUnderstanding of release governance, environment management, CI/CD processes, deployment coordination, and production readinessExperience using Azure DevOps, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, or equivalent project-management toolsExperience managing applications with multiple integrated components, authentication or identity services, external system integrations,



content-management functionality, and large-scale public accessAbility to lead technical discussions, influence solution design, resolve delivery issues, and bridge business and engineering teamsExperience providing architectural guidance for cloud and non-cloud solutionsExperience managing multiple projects, teams, dependencies, and stakeholder groups concurrentlyStrong project-governance, executive-reporting, decision-management, and written-status-reporting capabilitiesDemonstrated experience identifying, assessing, tracking, mitigating, escalating, and communicating software-delivery risksAbility to work remotely for at least seven hours each Alberta Business Day and maintain an appropriate remote workspace and equipmentAbility to complete a satisfactory criminal record check before beginning the assignmentNice to have:
Government, education, public-sector, or other large-enterprise digital-delivery experienceExperience delivering high-volume public websites, portals, digital-content platforms, or content-management systemsAdvanced experience with Azure and Azure DevOpsExperience with SSO, identity and access management, APIs, external integrations and multilingual content platformsExperience preparing business casesPMP, PRINCE2, Certified ScrumMaster, PMI-ACP, SAFe, or comparable project-management and agile certificationsExperience using approved AI-assisted tools to improve project planning, reporting, risk analysis, or delivery coordination while independently validating all outputsCompensation:
Competitive hourly contract rate based on experience, qualifications, technical-delivery background, and overall fit.
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📌 Technical Project Manager (Winnipeg)
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📍 Winnipeg