Programmer/Analyst

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The Health Services I&IT Cluster, Health Solutions Delivery Branch, requires a Programmer/Analyst to provide systems design, programming and ongoing support for new and revised applications supporting the Registration and ADP Team.

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About the job

As a Programmer/Analyst, you will:

• provide systems analysis, design, programming and testing services in support of ongoing maintenance and development of mission and business critical systems and custom applications in the provincial healthcare system;
• perform assigned programming tasks using various industry-standard databases, programming languages and operating systems;
• perform unit and system testing tasks, including documentation of test results;
• review and analyze clients' business requirements and prepare software and detailed design requirements documentation;
• write, edit and maintain application, implementation, operational and maintenance documentation;
• lead or assist with implementations of new and enhanced systems and provide ongoing support to production systems; and
• provide expertise, advice and assistance to clients where necessary.

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What you bring to the team

KNOWLEDGE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS:

You have:

• demonstrated experience programming in:
- an IBM mainframe environment that includes: COBOL, SQL, DB2 Relational Database, VSAM, flat files, IMS transaction manager (online), JCL and other IBM Utilities; and/or
- a mid-tier (JAVA based) environment that includes: JAVA, WebSphere, DataPower, BMC Remedy IT Software, Oracle and/or DB2 Databases, XML, Perl within the SOUPUI tool and other tools used in mid-tier solution development and support
• demonstrated knowledge of IT industry-standard systems development life cycles, methodologies and techniques in order to participate in the development of information systems
• demonstrated level of experience conducting business requirement reviews/analysis, systems analysis and design methods, preparing technical documentation and system testing analysis in a mainframe environment with linkages to a mid-tier environment
• demonstrated experience developing documentation and writing, editing and maintaining operational documentation such as system and user manuals, guides and on-call procedures
• demonstrated experience developing and executing system testing plans, test suites and test cases, creating and updating test data, reviewing test results, and developing complete system testing documentation
• demonstrated experience implementing enhanced systems

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

• You have demonstrated oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to explain and provide detailed clarification and information to technical and non-technical staff.

ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH SKILLS:

You have:

• analytical skills to determine the nature of issues or problems. Ability to select, interpret and integrate pertinent information
• the ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design system functions that meet the business requirements
• the ability to write technical designs, software specifications, test plans and test cases that are well-structured, easy to maintain, and easily understood by developers, testers, business analysts and clients
• research skills to isolate all elements and determine how they interact

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Additional information:

Note:

• E-HL-110232/17

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Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.