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Position Type: Full-time, Temporary 14 months, Management Location: Edmonton, Alberta Salary Range: $95,655.00 to $140,748.00 Closing Date: February 8, 2026 If you enjoy leading people, creative problem solving and and teamwork, then this is the place for you! What youre passionate about You want to make a difference and are excited about peoples development and coaching. You see the big picture. You have a vision and can motivate and engage the people around you. You are a master at planning, prioritizing, and scheduling. You bring people and your plans together and can adapt with ease. You love a good challenge and enjoy collaborating with others to create solutions and solve problems. A typical day for the Manager, Vendor Application Support Lead a team of specialists responsible for application support, maintenance, and solution integration. Collaborate with other departments and stakeholders to understand their IT needs and requirements and provide solutions. Oversee design, development, testing, deployment and maintenance of IT systems and applications. Monitor and evaluate performance, security, and reliability of systems. Manage resources, budget, and schedule to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery of IT solutions and services. Provide technical vision, guidance and roadmap for the team and ensure adherence to best practice, standards, and policies. Research and evaluate new technology and trends, make recommendations for the selection, replacement, and improvement of technical solutions. Coordinate with stakeholders and vendors to support the software lifecycle including selection, acquisition, licensing, implementation, maintenance and decommission. Contribute to development of standards, processes, plans and strategies and implementation in the operational environment. A university degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum of 5 years directly related experience; or certificate or diploma with minimum of 10 years of directly related experience. Excellent leadership, conflict resolution, negotiation and team building skills. A self-starter who is highly adaptable and sees change and challenges as opportunities and takes ownership of issues and ensures they are resolved. Demonstrated ability to interface and build relationships with key stakeholders, vendors and senior management. Strong problem-solving skills to analyze technical system requirements, assess impact on existing infrastructure and implement optimized solutions to address stakeholder needs. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, including potential conflicting priorities and time sensitive deadlines. Experience with: Leading technical teams and providing technical and architectural leadership. Program delivery, operational and strategic planning, resource management, technology implementation, and project management Implementing, maintaining, and optimizing workflow management, movement of data and integration between software applications. Operational troubleshooting, maintenance, upgrade support for vendor application solutions Experience in these areas is an asset: ITIL v4 or equivalent change management environments Query, coding, markup and scripting languages, including XML, SQL, HTML, PowerShell, C# MS SQL Server, Management Studio, stored procedures, data modelling and reporting services Financial services, pension administration or pension services industries Why choose APS APS is made up of hard-working, respectful and talented people who understand and invite diversity to the workplace. We take pride in holding ourselves accountable and continuing to meet or exceed service levels for plan members, pensioners and employers. We ensure they receive quality services because theyalong with our peopleare the reason we endure and succeed. And it sure feels good helping hard-working Albertans receive their well-deserved pensions. What APS has to offer Community-minded workplace with a friendly team environment Vacation starting at 20 days per year, 13 statutory holidays, personal days, plus office closure between Christmas and New Years Day Competitive benefit package featuring extended health and dental benefits and a 100% employer-paid flexible spending account In-house training programs, extensive career development and coaching program, access to external education opportunities and wellness programs Discount programs through various partner agencies #J-18808-Ljbffr