Senior Systems Developer – Integrator

Role Overview

• researching, architecting, designing, developing, customizing, enhancing and/or integrating large-scale applications/solutions for assigned clients in response to new or changing business requirements and/or for assigned projects;
• maintaining these applications/solutions;
• providing client technical support.
• writing and maintaining systems documentation;
• ensuring all code is managed appropriately by using software configuration management tools;
• following the approved project lifecycle (PLC), as appropriate;
• ensuring solutions are made bilingual and comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA (WCAG 2.0 AA);
• mentoring/coaching of other developers;
• performing tests on enhancements/new development.

Requirements

• Completion of 3 year university degree or college diploma in information management, information technology, or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively more responsible experience in applications development and/or integration, including experience writing and supporting applications with databases.
• Desirable Qualifications: Development: Microsoft ASP, VB, C#, C++ and .Net programming languages; Java 7/8, Java Server Faces, Spring/Struts, Java EE; Python, Perl, PHP; Web services (XML, SOAP, REST, JSON); HTML5, CSS, XML, JavaScript; ColdFusion; PowerBuilder version 6.5 to 8.0 Databases: Oracle 11g/12c and higher, SQL Server 2014/2016, MySQL; PL/SQL and T-SQL for creation of procedures and packages; relational and non-relational (i.e. no-sql) database technologies; tuning query performance and logical data modelling concepts Servers: Oracle Application Server Technologies; Apache, Tomcat, IIS, WebLogic, WebSphere, nginx; Unix/Linux/Windows Server Office: development using Microsoft Office Suite tools and SharePoint Testing: Unit, regression and load testing; Test plan creation System/Software Development Life Cycle n-tier Architecture Design Configuration management (Ansible, Jenkins) Creation of technical and non-technical documentation ITIL knowledge
• For all positions: Application development best practices
• IT security best practices and standards relating to application development and/or integration
• In-depth knowledge of the current City of Ottawa development toolset
• Event-driven/object-oriented program design techniques
• Structured systems analyses and design techniques
• City network environment
• Understanding of database concepts relating to application and database security
• System testing techniques
• Knowledge of and experience with COTS system installation, configuration, administration and support
• A combination of knowledge and experience working with Oracle, .Net and/or Java development tool sets
• Troubleshooting application issues
• Good understanding of system failover and recovery strategies
• Applicable legislation (e.g. MFIPPA, AODA)
• For Web Developer positions: Good understanding of IIS, Oracle databases and .NET integration
• Requires strong demonstrated training, technical development experience and applying web technologies including: Web application and server architectures .NET web application frameworks Web security standards and best practices Web‑based user interface design Web accessibility principles Portal architectures Hands‑on development experience with .NET 8 or .NET 9.
• Proficiency in PL/SQL coding and supporting Oracle‑based solutions.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps, including repository management and pipeline automation.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, containerization technologies, and CentOS Linux is considered an asset.

Tech Stack

• Ansible
• Apache
• Azure
• Java
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Linux
• MySQL
• NGINX
• Oracle
• Perl
• PHP
• Python
• SDLC
• SOAP
• Spring
• SQL
• Unix
• .NET