SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

Job ID: 46136

Job Category: Information & Technology

Division & Section: Technology Services, Technology Standardization Delivery

Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street

Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 months) Vacancy

Hourly Rate: $51.19 - $56.07

Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

Affiliation: L79 Full-time

Number of Positions Open: 1

Posting Period: 26-APR-2024 to 10-MAY-2024

Job Summary:

To provide expertise and advice in the areas of: initiation, analysis, design, development, implementation and sustainment of enterprise solutions. To contribute in the development of corporate system architecture, methodologies, standards, policies, procedures and guidelines.

Job Functions:

• Performs analysis and design duties as well as programming, modelling and scripting, testing, documentation and deployment preparation.
• Coordinates and prepares needs analysis and detailed systems design.
• Conducts user interviews to determine detailed systems requirements.
• Completes preliminary analysis, system and functional design, workflow diagrams for quality systems development.
• Designs, codes, tests, implements and maintains enterprise systems.
• Designs and develops systems that comply with access and privacy legislation.
• Coordinates and develops program specifications and documentation.
• Designs and conducts all levels of testing i.e. unit, system, integration, regression, performance, security, usability, optimization/configuration and coordinates user acceptance testing.
• Liaises and coordinates with internal and external consultants in detailed systems deliverables and technical problem resolution.
• Implements enterprise in-house developed/custom/packaged systems and systems changes.
• Tests integrated systems to ensure system compatibility and proper functional integration.
• Provides application maintenance and enhancement including implementation of vendor systems fixes and patches.
• Conducts quality assurance on departmental and external developments.
• Develops systems interfaces between enterprise and departmental systems.
• Performs information and application data conversions.
• Provides development support to users by providing technical assistance and troubleshooting.
• Provides documentation and instruction/training to users of the system.
• Designs and develops application security interfaces to enable clients in controlling and administering access to their systems.
• Provides expertise, advice and technical skills for information and application service delivery.
• Conducts research and evaluation of hardware/software/framework and makes recommendations.
• Recommends, presents and demonstrates system solutions to City management and corporate business clients.
• Conducts presentations, system demonstrations and system walk-throughs at project review meetings.
• Participates as a team member in the execution of project plans providing technical expertise and advice re: architecture, development tools, work effort estimates.
• Contributes to project charters, statements of work and project plans, project status reports and variance explanations, risk identification and mitigation planning.
• Conducts research, investigates and recommends best practices for information and application services.
• Contributes to post-implementation project reviews.
• Recommends improvements to current methodologies, processes, standards, policies and guidelines.
• Contributes in planning of future system growth and provides detailed work plans.
• Participates in enterprise projects.
• Determines user training needs.

Key Qualifications:

Your application for the role of System Development Specialist should describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Post-secondary education in computer science or a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
2. Experience in automation testing with a deep understanding of test automation frameworks like Selenium, Cypress or TestNG etc.
3. Experience integrating automated tests into continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitLab CI.
4. Experience working in an Agile development environment and familiarity with Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

You must also have:

• Knowledge of performance testing tools and methodologies.
• Proficient in API testing and familiar with API testing tools like Postman or SoapUI.
• Understanding of SQL and familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or similar.
• Skilled in developing and executing comprehensive test plans and test cases, with a strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• Proficient in Java with a solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical challenges and solutions to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive and forward-thinking approach to testing challenges.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying current with the latest industry trends and technologies in Java development and automation testing.

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