Senior Manager, Application Development

The Senior Manager, Application Development supervises a technology team, ensuring accountable oversight of the application development lifecycle and managing a diverse portfolio of enterprise applications. The role includes maintaining, supporting, and upgrading existing systems and guiding the team on design, development, and deployment of mission‑critical information and software systems.

Status: Permanent Full Time | Vacancy Type: Existing | Shift: Day shift | Work Style: Hybrid | Internal Posting Deadline: April 30, 2026

Responsibilities

Human Resource Management

- Manage and supervise the team, including recruitment, scheduling, development, evaluation, and corrective actions.
- Establish regular written and in‑person communications with executives, department heads, end users, vendors, and external clients regarding application development progress.
- Enforce functional policies, procedures, and quality‑assurance best practices within the team.
- Prepare and justify additional resources, monitor budgets, and coordinate activities with other IT department resources to ensure project success.
- Ensure application life‑cycle management is in place from inception to retirement for all key business applications.
- Develop an annual application plan for the portfolio.
- Lead pre‑testing of development proposals to identify potential problems and recommend solutions.
- Ensure projects meet business requirements, fulfill end‑user needs, and resolve system issues.
- Review and analyze existing application effectiveness and efficiency, then develop strategies for improvement or leverage.





Applications Acquisition & Development

- Manage development and deployment of new applications, system software, and enhancements to existing applications across the enterprise.
- Research and recommend software products and services to support procurement and development efforts.
- Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system products, providing advice based on findings.
- Ensure new software integrations meet functional requirements, system compliance, and interface specifications.
- Collaborate with analysts, designers, and system owners during testing of new or enhanced software programs.

Operational Management

- Provide direction to the application development team to support business operations.
- Identify and resolve program errors.
- Deliver technical leadership to delivery managers and programmers on development teams.
- Design, develop, and install enhancements and upgrades to systems and application software.
- Liaise with application support managers, network administrators, and software engineers for quality assurance, program logic, and data processing.
- Enforce functional policies, procedures, and quality‑assurance best practices.
- Prepare and monitor budgets as necessary.

Qualifications

Knowledge, educational requirements





- 4‑year college diploma or university degree in computer systems design or computer science, and/or 10 years equivalent work experience.
- 3 to 5 years’ experience leading a technology team.
- Experience managing a complex application environment.
- Successfully deployed and delivered multiple enterprise application solutions.

Technical Skills

- Proven project‑management skills and extensive exposure to project‑based work structures and lifecycle models.
- Hands‑on experience with automated software and system management tools.
- Robust knowledge of system and software quality‑assurance best practices and methodologies.
- Excellent understanding of organizational goals and objectives.
- Knowledge of relevant data privacy practices and laws.

Social Process Skills

- Strong customer‑service orientation.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user‑friendly language.
- Ability to conduct research into application development issues and products.
- Highly self‑motivated and directed.
- Keen attention to detail.
- Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high‑pressure environment.
- Experience working in a team‑oriented, collaborative environment.

Working Conditions

- Occasional evening and weekend work to meet deadlines.
- Some travel may be required from time to time.

Benefits

- Join an award‑winning "Top Employer" with meaningful and impactful career opportunities.
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📌 Senior Manager Application Development (Brampton)
🏢 Dynacare
📍 Brampton