Technical Manager, LMI

About Us

At CSDS, we prioritize people—both within our team and in the communities we serve. Our mission is to redefine how Nova Scotians engage with government by creating accessible, reliable digital solutions centered around user needs.

In today’s tech-driven world, CSDS empowers government departments with essential digital solutions to meet Nova Scotians’ expectations. As a trusted partner across government, we enable departments to fulfill their mandates with secure, user-friendly services. From healthcare and education to public safety, we collaborate to transform how services are designed and delivered.

We don’t just implement technology; we modernize outdated systems and reimagine processes. Our agile, data-driven approach ensures that digital services are both efficient and adaptable to Nova Scotia’s evolving needs.

Joining CSDS means contributing to work that makes a real difference. From providing vital tech support to healthcare professionals to strengthening cybersecurity and developing scalable digital platforms, you’ll play a key role in building a more inclusive, responsive government for Nova Scotians.

Together, we’re setting new standards for digital public service, delivering resilient solutions that meet today’s needs—and anticipate tomorrow’s challenges.

About Our Opportunity

CSDS, in partnership with Service Nova Scotia, is leading a full-scale modernization of the Land Registry Program—a critical transformation that will enable faster, more secure, and user-friendly land services for Nova Scotians. This initiative will overhaul outdated platforms and processes, introducing modern digital infrastructure that supports service excellence, adaptability, and inclusive design.

As the Technical Manager, you will report to the Project Director, and you will lead a multidisciplinary team responsible for building the future of land registration in Nova Scotia. This is a rare opportunity to shape a generational change in government services while applying human-centered design, modern technologies, and agile methodologies. You will play a strategic leadership role—guiding both technical excellence and collaborative delivery in an environment committed to service innovation.

Primary Accountabilities

Lead Technical Excellence
Guide the design, build, and deployment of secure, scalable, and user-centered digital platforms, ensuring they meet accessibility, cybersecurity, and interoperability standards in line with CSDS’s Digital Code of Practice.

Empower a Multidisciplinary Team
Manage a team of developers, testers, and DBAs, fostering a high-trust, inclusive, and psychologically safe environment. Support professional growth, encourage experimentation, and drive continuous improvement.

Modernize Legacy Systems
Lead the migration from legacy technologies (Java, Oracle Forms, IBM Forms) to modern frameworks like ASP.NET MVC and Razor/Blazor Pages, leveraging best practices in DevOps, automated testing, and cloud-native development.

Drive Agile Delivery
Operate within agile teams, supporting sprint planning, stand-ups, backlog management, and MVP delivery using tools like Jira. Champion service iteration based on user feedback and real-time performance data.

Ensure Quality, Privacy, and Resilience
Oversee robust documentation, architecture standards, data protection protocols, and cybersecurity practices, ensuring systems are compliant, auditable, and resilient.

Engage and Align Stakeholders
Collaborate with product owners, service designers, delivery managers, and government stakeholders to translate user needs and policy objectives into digital solutions that deliver measurable outcomes.

Promote Reuse and Sustainability
Identify opportunities for reusable components and services that align with CSDS’s broader platform and modernization goals, enabling scalable and future-ready digital capabilities.

Qualifications and Experience

As a Technical Manager, you have a Bachelors Degree or diploma in a technical discipline plus 
several years of progressive experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience may be acceptable

We are looking for a candidate who has:

• Experience leading technical teams through the full lifecycle of digital service delivery—design, development, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Experience in software development or IT project delivery.
• Confidence in communicating technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience with current automated testing frameworks and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated architecture and technical design capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving, organizational, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and build consensus.
• Understanding of modern programming languages & frameworks, software development processes, CI/CD pipelines and Cloud Native Technologies
• Experience helping teams to manage and visualize outcomes, prioritize work and adhere to agreed minimum viable (MVP) scope.
• You have hands-on experience designing, building, and operating scalable, secure digital services—especially in large or complex environments. 
• You have a track record of leading/coaching technical teams.
• You possess the ability to guide others through change, prioritize work amidst ambiguity, and foster collaboration across government. 
• A design approach rooted in principles like accessibility, privacy, and sustainability—aligned with CSDS’s Digital Code of Practice
  
  

Assets

The following qualifications are considered assets:

• Experience working with or within government or public sector environments.
• Proven track record of modernizing legacy systems.
• Domain knowledge in Land Registry or other Registry domains (e.g. Motor Vehicles, Vital Statistics) 

The following technical skills are considered an asset:

• Azure
• GitLab
• RedHat Open Shift
• Oracle Database
• Oracle Forms
• IBM forms

We will assess the above qualifications and experience using tools such as assessments, presentations, interviews, reference checks, etc.

Equivalency

Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must demonstrate such equivalencies in the application.

Benefits

Based on the employment status, the Government of Nova Scotia offers its employees a wide range of benefits such as a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, Health, Dental, Life Insurance, General illness, Short and Long Term Disability, Vacation and Employee and Family Assistance Programs.  For information on all our Benefit program offerings, click here: Benefits for government employees.

Working Conditions

• Normal work week is 35 hours/week, 7 hours/day
• May be required to work overtime on occasion 

Additional Information

This is a TERM employment opportunity with anticipated end date of March 31, 2027.  The appointment status (‘term’, ‘temporary’ or ‘casual’) is dependent on the start date of the successful candidate.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know.

Application Process

As part of the application process, candidates will be asked to respond to the following question:

“In your own words, why do you think the Digital Code of Practice is important for government service delivery?”

To help inform your response, please review the Nova Scotia Government’s Digital Code of Practice, available here: https://beta.novascotia.ca/digital-code-practice

Please note: Your response must not exceed 5,000 characters.

What We Offer

• Career Development where you have access to career guidance, tools, resources, and ongoing training for every stage of your career
• Engaging workplace: our Employees feel valued, respected, connected, and tuned in, we have forward-thinking policies and strategies
• Countless career paths
• A Dynamic, client-focused office environment where service excellence and teamwork are our focus.