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SENIOR SYSTEMS INTEGRATOR (Technical Program Manager - Cloud & DevOps)

Job ID: 50919

  • Job Category: Information & Technology
  • Division & Section: Technology Services, Technology Standardization Delivery
  • Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John St, Toronto, ON M5V 3C6
  • Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 months) Vacancy
  • Salary: $112,280.00 - $149,247.00, Wage Grade 7.5
  • Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week per week
  • Affiliation: Non-Union
  • Number of Positions Open: 1
  • Posting Period: 07-NOV-2024 to 22-NOV-2024

 

Major Responsibilities:

 

  • Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
  • Supervises, motivates and trains assigned staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others.
  • Supervises the day-to-day operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work.  Authorizes and co-ordinates vacation and overtime requests.  Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments, hears grievances and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.
  • Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
  • Leads, facilitates, and contributes to the design, creation, development and sustainment of corporate standards for the division, including formalized project management and methodology, data warehousing architecture, data modeling, metadata, change management, and application development and migration.
  • Responsible to senior management within the division, business, and technical stakeholders for all aspects of assigned projects, including the project charter, project plan and schedule, progress, budget, risk management, issue management, change management, resource management, quality review/best practices. 
  • Provides project budget and financial management such as sole source requests; contract negotiations; leasing agreements; business cases; feasibility and cost/benefit analysis. 
  • Prepares and/or supervises the preparation of various formal contractual documents such as Request for Information/Proposal/Quotation (RFI/P/Q), Statement of Work (SOW), Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) and Service Level Agreements (SLA). 
  • Provides leadership in the evaluation, selection and recommendation of technical solutions and professional services; manages vendors and contractors in the overall solution delivery process.
  • Identifies and develops divisional/cross-divisional initiatives to produce synergies and economies of scale.
  • Negotiates with senior management, clients and various stakeholders often with competing and conflicting goals, objectives and priorities.
  • Provides assessments and recommendations of new technology trends on the effective use, acquisition, and integration of technology by the City.
  • Identifies and analyzes current business processes and practices in the context of evolving information architecture and performance measures; prepares feasibility study and recommends overall technical solutions for business initiatives and leverage existing enterprise infrastructure investments.
  • Recommends and implements security, privacy and quality assurance requirements consistent with both the Municipal Freedom of Information Privacy and Protection Act (MFIPPA), and corporate and legislated standards regarding the storage, processing and retention of confidential data.
  • Recommends, establishes, and sustains various project management structures that span one or more levels of government such as the Provincial Offence Act and Social Housing downloading initiatives.
  • Assesses and recommends scalable multi-jurisdictional business and technical solutions that meet client and business requirements in the context of corporate standards, policies and procedures for information technologies and architectures.  This includes determining requirements, conducting research and evaluations, and obtaining all approvals and signoffs.
  • Informs and educates senior managers, business users and technology peers on technology trends, and the effective use of business and technology solutions and information management.

 

Key Qualifications:

 

  1. Extensive Experience in Java and Spring Boot, including building microservices, REST APIs, and enterprise-scale applications.
  2. Considerable experience in developing and deploying cloud-native applications on Red Hat OpenShift
  3. Extensive experience in creating and managing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or other CI/CD platforms.
  4. Extensive experience in automated testing, deployment, and continuous integration to streamline the software release process, improving speed and quality of delivery.
  5. Experience with Apache NiFi for building data ingestion, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and real-time data streaming.
  6. Extensive experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure, with proficiency in containerized applications and serverless computing.
  7. Experience in leading cross-functional teams, from initial requirements gathering through to design, development, testing, and deployment.

 

You must also have:

 

  • Deep understanding of object-oriented programming principles, dependency injection, and transaction management.
  • Knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration, including monitoring, scaling, and managing services within OpenShift.
  • Strong understanding of flow-based programming for managing large-scale data transformations.
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures, focusing on microservices, containers, and stateless applications.
  • Knowledge of best practices in DevOps and infrastructure as code (IaC), utilizing tools like Terraform and CloudFormation.
  • Strong communication skills to coordinate between technical teams and business stakeholders, ensuring alignment with project goals and objectives.
  • Experience in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban, ensuring projects are delivered on time and meet quality expectations.

 

Note to Current City of Toronto Employees: 

 

City of Toronto employees are eligible to apply for the posted job opportunity, but cannot hold two different jobs. To be considered for this job posting, you must indicate that you are a "Current City of Toronto employee" on the on-line application form, and provide your "Employee Number".

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment to employment equity.

Accommodation

The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request. Learn more about the City’s Hiring Policies and Accommodation Process.

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