Job Specifications
Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement
Work Location: 222 Jarvis St., Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid
Estimated Start Date: 2025-10-31
Estimated End Date: 2026-10-30
#Business Days: 248.00
Extension: Probable after the initial mandate
Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day
Security Level: CRJMC
Must Have
Experience with COTS based Business Automation and Case Management solutions (ie: IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation)
7+ years experience in Java based development utilizing a combination of WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower and associated Web technologies including JavaScript and JSP
5+ years experience in integration of Open Source Software (OSS) products into new and existing systems
Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume public facing programs
Integration of service API's and micro-services to existing or new web services.
Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
Ability to write programs that are modular, well-structured, and easy to maintain
Responsibilities
Description
Analysis of business requirement documents and liaison with clients.
Facilitating IT development, design, construction, testing, promotion, implementation of web-based/n-tier, cloud-based and mainframe applications
Responsible for Java based development utilizing a combination of WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower and associated Web technologies including JavaScript and JSP
Responsible for in integration of Open Source Software (OSS) products into new and existing systems
Creation and walk-through of Systems Response documents, Technical Specifications, Application Inventory, and Implementation Plans.
Preparation of test plans, test data, and unit-testing of programs.
Preparation of implementation plans and promotion of programs.
System Support/Documentation
As assigned, response to client queries and troubleshooting of production incidents.
Conduct/participate in design walkthroughs as well as test case and test results walkthroughs.
Support testing of the changes by other team members.
Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead/Project Manager or Portfolio Manger
Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
before being promoted into production
Perform assigned system, iteration, acceptance, regression, volume, performance, post implementation and/or user acceptance testing tasks
Analyze business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
Contribute to the testing strategy and create systems test plan and test suites (including test cases).
Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
Verify actual results meet expected results. Examine test databases using SQL. Analyze and log test results. Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system.
Provide recommendations to the Project Manager as to the acceptance or rejection of any changed system components.
Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issue/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
Transfer skills and knowledge to selected OPS staff.
Experience And Skill Set Requirements
Technical Skills - 50%
7+ years experience in Java based development utilizing a combination of WebSphere, JDBC, Oracle, DB2, DataPower and associated Web technologies including JavaScript and JSP
5+ years experience in integration of Open Source Software (OSS) products into new and existing systems
Experience in development and design of new mid-tier applications or enhancement to existing ones in a DevOps focused environment (current environment: IBM WebSphere - Java EE - Oracle and DB2 / new environment: Angular or React.js - Java Spring Boot - Cloud computing)
Preparation of automated deployment builds (Jenkins)
Experience in structured, agile and DevOps methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications
Experience with COTS based Business Automation and Case Management solutions (ie: IBM Cloud Pack for Business Automation)
Experience with one or more platforms, including the operating system, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gateways
Experience developing or maintaining large scale IT systems, including high-volume public facing programs
Development and design of new programs or enhancements to existing ones
Integration of service API's and micro-services to existing or new web services
Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and to design structured programs that efficiently satisfy these requirements
Ability to write programs that are modular, well-structured, and easy to maintain
Demonstrated success writing system design and implementation documents
Experience with, and understanding of, relational databases