Centre for Advancement T&L

VICE-PROVOST (LEARNING, ANALYTICS, & AI)

Position number: 37701

Date posted: April 20, 2026

Job details

Senior DLE Developer - IT5 (AESES)

New Regular Continuing Full-Time (Budget Funded)

Full-time:

Yes

Permanent:

Yes

Work schedule:

35 Hours/week (Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

Salary:

$41.59 to $60.02 per hour ($75,693.80 to $109,236.40 per annum)

Expected Start Date

May 25, 2026

Trial/Probation period:

840 hours worked

For more information please contact: Madhanika Muthuvairavan - Madhanika.Muthuvairavan@umanitoba.ca (2044748708)

Qualifications

MINIMUM FORMAL EDUCATION/TRAINING:

• University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology required, or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• ITIL certification (Foundation minimum).

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 5 years of professional software development experience, with demonstrated delivery in higher education environments required.
• Demonstrated experience developing and supporting integrations Microsoft Power Platform; best practice governance standards; RESTful APIs, and 1EdTech APIs (e.g., EDU‑API, LTI Advantage (LTI 1.3) is required.
• Experience delivering production systems in complex higher education environments is required.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Strong system analysis and solution design skills are required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Receptivity to feedback is required.
• Strong collaboration and problem‑solving skills are required.
• Proven ability to lead technical work and mentor developers is required.
• Strong understanding of software lifecycle, integration patterns, and cloud platforms is required.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders is required.
• Satisfactory work record, including satisfactory attendance and punctuality, is required.

Key responsibilities

• Leads the technical design of software solutions supporting academic systems and workflows.
• Translates functional requirements into well‑structured, supportable technical designs.
• Designs application, integration, and data components using standards‑based approaches.
• Evaluates solution options for feasibility, risk, sustainability, and alignment with institutional standards.
• Provides authoritative technical guidance to project teams and stakeholders.
• Leads and contributes directly to software development using: Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse); RESTful APIs and Microsoft Graph; 1EdTech standards, including EDU‑API; LTI Advantage (LTI 1.3, Deep Linking, Names & Roles, Assignment and Grade Services)
• Performs code reviews to ensure quality, security, and maintainability.
• Oversees integration with learning management systems and core institutional platforms.
• Troubleshoots and resolves complex technical issues.
• Ensures solutions meet requirements for availability, performance, security, privacy, and accessibility.
• Applies ITIL practices to incident, problem, and change management within the supported solution space.
• Leads technical planning for deployment, monitoring, and operational hand‑off.
• Identifies and addresses technical debt and sustainability risks.
• Supports continuous improvement through retrospectives and post‑incident reviews.
• Provides technical mentoring and guidance to developers and technical staff.
• Shares best practices, patterns, and reusable components.
• Contributes to the development of standards and guidelines within the unit.
• Collaborates effectively with architects, analysts, instructional designers, and vendors.
• Identifies opportunities to improve development tools, processes, and practices.
• Maintains current knowledge of higher‑education digital learning technologies and standards.
• Tracks advancements in Microsoft Power Platform and interoperability standards.
• Participates in communities of practice and professional development activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional information

The University of Manitoba is committed to the principles of equity, diversity & inclusion and to promoting opportunities in hiring, promotion and tenure (where applicable) for systemically marginalized groups who have been excluded from full participation at the University and the larger community including Indigenous Peoples, women, racialized persons, persons with disabilities and those who identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse sexual identities).

If you require accommodation supports during the recruitment process, please contact UM.Accommodation@umanitoba.ca or 204-474-7195. Please note this contact information is for accommodation reasons only.

Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the protection of privacy provisions of "The Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act" (Manitoba). Please note that curriculum vitae will be provided to participating members of the search process.