Senior System Analyst Lead Programmer

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If you are looking for an opportunity to showcase your IT and development skills, consider joining our team at the Community, Mental Health and Addictions, and Long-Term Care I&IT Solutions Branch with the Health Services I&IT Cluster.

About Us

The Health Services I&IT Cluster provides information management and information technology solutions that support the business requirements of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Long-Term Care and its agents. The cluster enables the Ontario government's I&IT Strategy and plays a leadership role in major business transformation initiatives and infrastructure projects. The cluster is also working to promote the evolution toward a common IT infrastructure for government.

Why work for the Ontario Public Service?

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) supports career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, recognize team and individual achievements, and support flexible work arrangements.

We are re-thinking how we deliver our services. Through various modernization initiatives, we are now accessing and delivering critical services remotely. We are striving to enable a future-ready OPS workforce through enterprise-wide strategies.

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About the job

As a Senior Systems Analyst Lead Programmer, you will:
• provide project team leadership in supporting the design, development, programming, implementation and maintenance of cost-effective systems solutions
• provide systems consulting expertise to clients and advise on use of information technology to meet program business goals and objectives
• design system specifications by preparing requirements for proper system testing, implementation, and operation
• coordinate technical implementation procedures and conduct program and module tests
• participate in the development of technology performance standards, development and evaluation of Request for Proposals
• provide technical direction and assistance to consultants and junior programming staff

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What you bring to the team

Information Technology Knowledge and Skills

• You have demonstrated knowledge in conducting feasibility studies, cost benefit and risk analyses on complex business systems initiatives and in implementing systems solutions.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of business and systems analysis including process and data modelling techniques (OOAD, UML).
• You have demonstrated knowledge in developing multi-tier web-enabled systems (OLTP, OLAP and Content Management) and Mobile application development.
• You have the ability to lead teams through development and testing phases within waterfall and/or iterative methodologies.
• You have demonstrated knowledge of and experience in application development including testing, troubleshooting and documentation.
• You have expert knowledge of systems development technologies such as .NET frame work, ASP.NET, MS Visual Studio, C#, VB.Net, T-SQL, TFS.
• You have extensive development experience with Microsoft Sync framework, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF), Entity framework, Web services, MVC.
• You have knowledge and experience of Web application development, security, scripting (JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XML, JQuery), Web server IIS and database management systems (MS SQL Server).
• You have exposure to cloud-based technologies.

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

You can
• discuss client requirements and lead discussion of systems development options and technical processes among project teams
• discuss systems development recommendations with clients in non-technical terms
• prepare project reports, business cases, systems documentation, and manuals
• plan and co-ordinate project activities and schedules

Analytical and Organizational Skills

You can:
• analyze design and develop software to meet clients business needs
• investigate and resolve application faults, and assess the impact of new technologies on existing platforms and applications
• prioritize and co-ordinate team activities for system implementation plans and testing

Leadership and Project Management Knowledge and Skills

• You have knowledge of team leadership techniques and practices.
• You have knowledge of standard project management methodologies and tools to work with project plans, schedules, cost and resource estimates and ensure project team meet deliverables.

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Additional information:

Note:

• T-HL-161570/21 - The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures, including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.

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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.