Application Specialist

IS3 Information Technologist 3

Regular/full-time

Manitoba Legislative Assembly

Information Technology Branch

Winnipeg MB

Advertisement Number: 13525

Salary(s): IS3 $76,239.00 - $101,771.00 per year

Closing Date: October 13, 2025

The Manitoba government recognizes the importance of building an exemplary public service reflective of the citizens it serves, where diverse abilities, backgrounds, cultures, identities, languages and perspectives drives a high standard of service and innovation. The Manitoba government supports equitable employment practices and promotes representation of designated groups (women, Indigenous people, persons with disabilities, visible minorities).

This is a preference competition. All applicants are encouraged to apply, however first consideration for this competition will be given to women, Indigenous people and visible minorities. Applicants are requested to self-declare at the time of application.

The Legislative Assembly seeks a highly motivated and experienced professional to serve as Application Specialist of the Information Technology Branch. The incumbent will be accountable for the development, implementation, operation, support, and maintenance of information technology application services for Assembly staff in the Legislative Building.

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada

• The incumbent must be, and remain, politically non-partisan in both perception and fact.

• The incumbent must be willing to work on a flexible schedule, including working outside of standard office hours.

Qualifications:

• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in computer science or a related IT discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Extensive knowledge, skill and experience in implementing, developing, testing, configuring and managing desktop and web applications, such as applications supporting business operations and back-end functions, both in the cloud and on-premise.

• Extensive working knowledge in C#, .NET, Visual Basic, HTML and other languages to develop desktop, web applications and automate processes.

• Several years of experience with relational databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, or DB2, including designing tables, views, stored procedures, and indexes; writing and optimizing SQL queries; performing data modeling; and supporting administration tasks like backups, performance tuning, and security.

• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills along with the ability to plan and manage competing priorities and workload demands.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues and clients.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders.

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills demonstrating sound judgemen.

Desired Criteria

• Experience providing technical support for desktops, printers, mobile devices, and related IT service to end users.
• General knowledge of network security design and practices relating to application.
• Experience with server hardware and network virtualization, such as VMWare and/or Hyper-V.
• General knowledge of Manitoba’s political history and the legislative process.
• Experience with the development and administration of collaboration and communication solutions, such as the Microsoft 365 suite, Teams, SharePoint, external websites, etc.

Duties:

The Application Specialist is a member of the Legislative Assembly’s Information Technology team. The incumbent provides leadership on the development and maintenance of projects associated with the Legislative Assembly’s application portfolio. The position is responsible for meeting the functional needs of the clients with respect to business solutions, facilitating business process re-engineering and guiding clients to make strategic decisions regarding prioritization of system work. The incumbent is also accountable for assisting in the design, development, testing, acceptance, implementation, maintenance and ongoing support of all business applications. The incumbent will also be required to assist in implementation, administration and maintenance of the IT infrastructure.

Apply to:

Advertisement # 13525

Manitoba Legislative Assembly

Human Resource Services

302-386 Broadway

Winnipeg MB , R3C 3R6

Phone: 204-945-7279

Fax: 204-948-3115

Email: hr@legassembly.mb.ca

Candidates who do not meet all essential criteria may be considered for an underfill position at a commensurate rate of pay.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process. When applying to this position, please indicate the advertisement number and position title in the subject line and/or body of your email. Your cover letter, resumé and/or application must clearly indicate how you meet the qualifications.

Please be advised that job competitions for represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file will be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.

We thank all who apply and advise that only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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