Software Developer
Contract Duration 6+ Months

Job Responsibilities:

Software Developer leads all development activities for the assigned system components which include, but are not limited to, coding, documentation, unit testing, defect resolution;
Work closely with systems analysts during the design review sessions to provide instruction and recommendations on best coding design, impacts, and options;
Work closely with business analysts and quality assurance analysts to confirm that the application code meets the business and system requirements that are outlined in the detailed design, during the analysis and user acceptance, testing, and implementation phases of the development lifecycle;
Assist systems analysts in the documentation of design, functional, and technical specifications and deployment guides;
Work in an Agile Scrum methodology framework;
Participate in all phases of the systems development lifecycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation, and work with project team members to review, evaluate, and approve project deliverables and documentation;
Develop and code, including links, application components prototypes as a proof-of-concept during the design phase, as assigned;
Coding, testing, and debugging of the code drop/code release developed based on the assigned application components;
Code all assigned application components in accordance with the approved detailed design specifications;
Prepare code drop/code release deployment packages in preparation for release to production, and co-ordinate code deployment into various environments (i.e. test, staging, and production);
Conduct and assist in code and design reviews;
Provide accurate estimates for newly proposed functionality/enhancements and review the estimates from other team members for completeness and accuracy;
Work with the technical staff to identify performance and/or availability issues for the code drop/code release developed and provide solutions;
Lead development activities during the defect resolution cycle during the acceptance test Write database scripts for assigned application components;
Obtain Client or Cluster application architect approval for all code drop/code release changes for assigned application components;
Develop AngularJS or NodeJS-based application Experience with Jasper reports Experience with PDF development Develop and code system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005;
Provide a defect-free code drop/code release according to the Cluster's development standards for the assigned application components;
Provide quality assurance for the code drop/code release (includes: unit testing, functional testing, load testing, tuning and regression testing, providing defect resolution and a fully tested application component);
Software Developer provides documented source code for the assigned application components and obtains approval, acceptance, and sign-off by the Cluster on the final code drop/code release;
Obtain acceptance and approval by the Cluster and the project team for all assigned deliverables; Ensure all artifacts are in compliance with Government of Ontario -Information Technology Standards (GO ITS) 54 Standards;
Actively participate in and contribute to weekly project team meetings and document review meetings, and when required facilitate and lead meetings;
Provide daily reports confirming the status of the assigned tasks in a Kanban setting

Must Haves:
Very strong experience interfacing with Java services with BPM
Some experience in developing UI applications using the latest web UI frameworks such as AngularJS and NodeJS
Demonstrates experience in Restful WebServices
Experience with different presentation and server-side frameworks such as Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), and Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA)
Experience with developing IBM ODM (Operational Decision Manager) based complex applications
Demonstrates experience with the systems development life cycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation
Demonstrates experience in developing and coding system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, of 2005

Nice to Have:

Previous Public Sector Experience is an asset.

Evaluation Criteria:

Development Experience - 35%

Very strong experience interfacing with Java services with BPM
Some experience in developing UI applications using the latest web UI frameworks such as AngularJS and NodeJS
Demonstrates experience in Restful WebServices
Demonstrated experience with Javascript
Demonstrates Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up
Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheets
(CSS); Connectivity/Structured Query Language (JDBC/SQL)

Technologies Experience - 35%

Experience with different presentation and server-side frameworks such as Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), and Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA)
Experience with developing IBM ODM (Operational Decision Manager) based complex applications
Demonstrates experience with SOA design and development, with a strong emphasis on WSDL, Web Services, and Rest Services
Demonstrates experience with IBM WebSphere and Liberty
Demonstrates experience with PDF development

Programming and Analysis Experience - 15%

10+ years of experience with the design and development of common utility components using JEE
Demonstrates experience with the systems development life cycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation
Experience in interfacing with relational databases utilizing Java
Working knowledge of the Agile development methodology

Technical Skills and Compliance Experience - 10%

Demonstrates experience in developing and coding system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, of 2005

Public Sector Experience - 5%

Demonstrated experience with the MOE Modernization of Approvals platform, or similar
SOA-based Public Sector modernization initiatives

Note:
Hybrid role- 3-days per week onsite required

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