Application Development Manager (IT)

Meridia Recruitment Solutions has partnered with Major Drilling to recruit a Director of Application Development to join their team in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Major Drilling is a leading publicly listed mineral drilling company dedicated to providing high-quality services to the mining industry. Headquartered in Moncton, but with a global presence, our client maintains field operations and has offices in Canada, the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa. Major Drilling is strongly committed to innovation, safety, and environmental sustainability, always striving to exceed clients' expectations and driving growth within the mining sector.

Major Drilling has made significant investments in its application portfolio and is now building the leadership structure to match. This is a newly created role, carved out of a previously unified IT directorship to give application development its own focused, senior-level owner.

The Director, Application Development will lead Major Drilling's internal development team and own the execution of the application roadmap across a globally distributed environment. The primary driver behind this hire is delivery: getting the right things built, on time, to standard, and translating business needs into well-managed development outcomes.

This is an in-office role based in Moncton, NB, with opportunity for travel to field operations globally.

Development Leadership & Delivery
Drive consistent, disciplined delivery by managing priorities, timelines, scope, and quality across concurrent development projects
Establish and enforce development standards: source control, documentation, testing, code review, and deployment practices
Own the execution of the application roadmap, ensuring projects are delivered on target, on budget, and on time
Ensure long-term scalability, maintainability, and integration of internally developed and vendor-supported applications
Own the relationship with external development consultants and partners
Define scope, manage delivery quality, and ensure external work meets internal standards
Architecture & Technical Governance
Provide hands-on architectural oversight when needed
8+ years of experience in software development or application management, with at least 3 years in a leadership or management capacity

• Hands-on web and backend development background with the Microsoft development stack: C#, .NET, SQL Server, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Demonstrated experience managing distributed development teams, including offshore or remote resources
• Proven track record of improving development delivery processes and reducing project overruns
• Experience with cloud-hosted application environments, preferably Azure (App Services, Azure SQL, Functions, Event Hub, DevOps)
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate operational requirements into well-defined development priorities
• Experience managing external development consultants, including scope definition, delivery oversight, and vendor performance
• Post-secondary education in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Assets
Background in mobile application development
Exposure to industries with field-based or remote operations (mining, energy, construction, etc.)
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