Senior Programmer Analyst

Are you an experienced developer with strong JAVA skills, with interest in building high-performing, scalable and enterprise-grade applications? Well, bring your technical expertise and consulting services to the Community Services I&IT Cluster for the development, implementation and technology support of the iACCESS Solutions Branch.

To join the Ontario Public Service is to join one of Canada's Top Employers for 2017, an organization that offers challenging, rewarding work together with a defined benefit pension plan and a comprehensive group insurance plan covering basic life insurance, health, dental, vision care/hearing, and long term income protection.

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:

• provide specialized systems design, development and expert technical consultation to client management
• lead and/or advise on business systems needs analysis and systems business application planning, design, testing and customization
• develop business cases for recommended systems and applications
• design and implement new applications and changes to business application systems

How do I qualify?

Technical skills and knowledge:

You have:
• expert knowledge of programming, business analysis, systems requirements gathering, systems analysis and proficiency in the Unified Markup Language (UML)
• demonstrated knowledge of software change management
• excellent knowledge of systems design/development, data modelling and related methods, techniques, practices and standards
• knowledge of object-oriented development using Java EE (J2EE) technologies such as JSF, Spring, MyBatis and Hibernate ORM Framework, EJBs, Servlets, Core Java, WebSphere 8 +, Oracle, JDBC, itext, Jasper Report, Crystal Report, Spring Batch, Aspects; web based applications implementing with MVC framework, Apache MyFaces, Richfaces, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, Bootstrap, Foundation, Perl, NodeJs, RESTful Services and SML; Multiple platforms Solaris/Linux/Windows and system testing methods; IBM RAD 8, Eclipse, Maven, Junit, ANT Build and other open source tools
• demonstrated ability to use data model tools such as RSA, Erwin or ER/Studio
• knowledge of application deployment, maintenance and networking
• knowledge of software quality assurance and testing

Project management skills:

You have:
• demonstrated knowledge of project management methodology to provide technical leadership and advice
• knowledge of cost benefit analysis methods and techniques to prepare business cases, conduct feasibility studies, and prepare cost and resource estimates

Analytical and problem-solving skills:

You have:
• analytical skills to assess clients' business information and systems needs and recommend design alternatives

Communication skills:

You have:
• written communication skills to prepare systems design documents, business cases, systems documentation and users manuals
• communication and presentation skills to discuss business requirements with clients and to present and discuss options and technical analysis with a variety of audiences (technical and non-technical)

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Thursday, June 29, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.