Associate Director, Solutions Development

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Staff - Non Union Job Category M&P - AAPS Job Profile AAPS Salaried - Information Systems and Technology, Level E Job Title Associate Director, Solutions Development Department DAE Information Systems Compensation Range $9,859.25 - $15,380.75 CAD Monthly The Compensation Range is the span between the minimum and maximum base salary for a position. The midpoint of the range is approximately halfway between the minimum and the maximum and represents an employee that possesses full job knowledge, qualifications and experience for the position. In the normal course, employees will be hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the salary range for a job. Posting End Date June 29, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date Ongoing This position is expected to be filled by promotion/reassignment and is included here to inform you of its vacancy at the University. At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career. Job Summary The Associate Director, Solutions Development provides senior technical leadership, implementation strategy, and strategic direction for the design, development, and evolution of DAE's enterprise digital solutions. This role leads the delivery of custom application development, cloud native solution development, enterprise systems integration, API frameworks, and the modernization of legacy digital platforms supporting Development & Alumni Engagement (DAE). The Associate Director is responsible for defining and governing solution design practices and implementation frameworks across in-house applications, CRM extensions, cloud applications, public facing websites, digital engagement platforms, online giving systems, and SaaS integrations. The role ensures all solutions are scalable, secure by design, reliable, and aligned with institutional technology direction and cybersecurity requirements. This position leads a multi-disciplinary team of application developers, web architects and web specialists, cloud programmers, and integration developers, building organizational capability in modern solution delivery practices and ensuring long term sustainability of DAE's digital platforms. Organizational Status Reports to the Director, Information Systems at DAE. Works closely with UBC IT technical teams, cybersecurity, privacy, and senior DAE leadership. Provides direct leadership to application developers, web specialists, cloud programmers, and integration developers, and oversees technical contributions from vendors and contractors. Work Performed Provides enterprise level leadership for DAE's custom built and cloud integrated digital solutions Develops multiyear implementation strategies and roadmaps, ensuring alignment with institutional technology direction Defines and governs implementation practices, API frameworks, and integration delivery principles Serves as the senior authority for solution implementation delivery decisions that shape long term sustainability and reduce institutional risk Leads the modernization of legacy applications, transitioning them to cloud native, modular, and scalable solution models Evaluates and selects cloud services development frameworks, and integration technologies to support modern delivery practices Ensures all solutions adhere to secure by design principles and institutional cybersecurity and privacy requirements Oversees the design and implementation of enterprise grade integrations, ensuring secure, efficient, and resilient data flows across CRM, cloud platforms, and SaaS systems Governs API lifecycle management and integration delivery patterns to ensure interoperability and long-term maintainability Leads the application development function responsible for custom solutions, cloud-based development, API development, and web solution delivery. Directs the creation of high quality, secure, maintainable application code across multiple platforms Establishes and enforces SDLC best practices, including secure coding, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code review processes Identifies emerging technologies, solution frameworks, and delivery approaches that advance DAE's digital capabilities Conducts feasibility assessments, technical evaluations, and proof of concept initiatives to inform long term solution investments Provides mentorship, coaching, and performance oversight to technical staff, fostering advanced capability and professional growth Leads resource planning, workforce development, and capability building for the solutions development function Builds a team-culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement Collaborates with UBC

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