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Senior Developer/Programmer

Job ID:
180280
Organization:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Division:
Land and Resources I+IT Cluster, Digital Solutions Branch
City:
Guelph, Peterborough, Sault Ste Marie, Toronto
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
2 Permanent
Job code:
17160 - Systems Officer 5
Salary:
$1,498.23 - $1,935.44 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

**Posting timeline: This posting will be advertised as seen and available for applicant submission from July 25 to August 23, 2022.**

About Us
We have the privilege of partnering on information and information technology (I+IT) with five ministries. Our business partners safeguard and foster Ontario's environment, lands, resources, mines, forestry, parks, agriculture, and northern, rural and aboriginal communities. We support our ministries' operational IT needs and enable business modernization. Passionately serving Ontarians, we work together to excel in providing modern, digital public services.

What We Do
The Digital Solutions Branch collaborates with cluster partner ministries to co-design, deliver and support digital solutions. We provide leadership in emerging technologies and innovative delivery techniques to enable modern government services.

The Opportunity
You will design, develop, and maintain software systems, applications, and interfaces related to Java technology. If this challenging opportunity interests you, then don't hesitate to apply!

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) offers:
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible work arrangements
• Collegial and professional work culture
• Career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas
• On-the-job training to support your success in the role

Note: The successful candidate will have the option of working from the following office locations:

• 40 St Clair Avenue West, Toronto
• 70 Foster Drive, Sault Ste Marie
• 1 Stone Road West, Guelph
• 300 Water Street, Peterborough

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

About the job

In this role, you will:
• provide technical team leadership to assigned staff and/or project teams
• provide application design, development and data management expertise, including performing analyses and assessments
• lead technical aspects of multiple projects
• work with internal staff and external consultants

What you bring to the team

Technical Expertise

As a positive highly skilled individual, you have:
• web development experience, including JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular, HTML5, CSS, and knowledge on AODA Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act's (AODA) best practice
• proven experience in API development using Java, Sprint Boot, JPA, Node.JS and microservice design
• good understanding of web services and related standard like REST/JSON, SOAP
• demonstrated technical background and experience working with IBM WebSphere, Liberty Server, Tomcat, IBM Business Automation workflow or/and IBM Operational Decision Manager and others
• knowledge on application security, java security, LDAP, Proxy, OAuth 2, OIDC, SMAL
• experience with Git repository and Azure DevOps
• demonstrated relational database and PL/SQL skills, experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL and Azure SQL.
• knowledge on NoSQL and In memory data structure store
• ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• experience with deployment of complex, maintainable and scalable enterprise systems and applications, with the capacity for problem-solving and making sound recommendations and decisions

Interpersonal and Communication Skills

You can
• work efficiently as a part of agile team
• provide technical leadership to the team in designing, developing, and delivering IT Solutions
• work effectively and collaboratively with team members, client representatives, and vendor partners
• interact professionally with a diverse group of technical professions and subject matter experts
• interview client teams to determine requirements and change requests
• write technical and design documents

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

You can
• investigate and analyze complex technical issues and problems and identify root cause and recommend solutions
• conduct options analysis, cost/benefit analysis on alternate solutions.
• analyze business and systems design requirements and provide technical solutions.
• gather/analyze client requirement and provide advice to make decisions on how best to deliver solutions based on client needs.

Additional information:

Apply by:
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
  • 2 English Permanent, 40 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Toronto Region or 70 Foster Dr, Sault Ste Marie, North Region or 1 Stone Rd W, Guelph, West Region or 300 Water St, Peterborough, East Region
Compensation group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Work hours:
Category:
Information Technology
Posted on:
Monday, July 25, 2022

Note:

  • Less qualified applicants may be considered on an underfill basis.
  • 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.
  • E-NR-180280/22


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.


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