Job Description

Consider this exciting and challenging career with the Ministry of Health, Health Services I&IT Cluster, Corporate I&IT Solutions and Integration Management Branch.

Bring your technical expertise and knowledge to our dedicated team of IT professionals, where you will have the opportunity to coordinate and lead incident and problem management activities of systems and applications.

About Us

The Health Services I&IT Cluster provides information management and information technology solutions that support the business requirements of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Long-Term Care and its agents. The cluster enables the Ontario government's I&IT Strategy and plays a leadership role in major business transformation initiatives and infrastructure projects. The cluster is also working to promote the evolution toward a common IT infrastructure for government.

Why work for the Ontario Public Service?

The Ontario Public Service (OPS) offers a competitive compensation package. We support career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, recognize team and individual achievements, and support flexible work arrangements.

We are re-thinking how we deliver our services. Through various modernization initiatives, we are now accessing and delivering critical services remotely. We are striving to enable a future-ready OPS workforce through enterprise-wide strategies.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Senior Application Development Specialist, you will:

• provide team leadership on small to medium sized projects or on larger projects as a member of the team, in the development of solution approach resulting in cost effective information technology solutions and services
• provide technical consulting expertise in the design, development and maintenance of health applications being implemented to improve management information processing and reporting

How do I qualify?

Technical Knowledge and Skills

• you have demonstrated knowledge of systems development technologies such as .NET Core, C#, JAVA, MVC, Node.JS, JSON, Web Service, WCF, and Power BI.
• you have knowledge and experience of Web application development, security, scripting (JavaScript, Angular, Bootstrap, HTML, CSS, XML, JQuery), and Web server IIS.
• you have experience working with Relational Database Management Systems (RDMS) such as MSSQL, MySQL and non-structured database such as MongoDB.
• you have the ability to lead teams through end to end software development life cycle including deployment using DevOps tools and techniques.
• you have demonstrated knowledge and experience in developing multi-tier web-enabled systems (OLTP and Content Management) and Mobile application development.
• you have demonstrated knowledge of business and systems analysis including process and data modelling techniques (OOAD, UML)
• you have knowledge and experience in conducting feasibility studies, cost benefit and risk analyses on complex business systems initiatives and in implementing systems solutions.
• you have experience working with Operating Systems such as Linux and Windows.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills

• you can assess, identify and coordinate/manage problems and incidents and recommend solutions
• you can assess various options for optimizing security procedures and resolution of security problems and develop related recommendations
• you can recommend approaches regarding security processes and participate in the implementation of approved strategies
• you can evaluate problems to determine severity/priority levels

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• you can prepare project plans and status reports for management, maintain process documentation and training materials, and summarize test results
• you can discuss problems with clients/users
• you can explain/clarify technical issues/solutions to both technical and non-technical staff
• you can set priorities, assign activities, provide technical guidance and training
• you can collaborate with other technical teams to achieve project goals

Planning and Organizational Skills

• you can address workload priorities in order of urgency and to independently handle problems and assigned service requests
• you can work with external providers, and other areas in the cluster to negotiate for flexibility in allocating severity or priority levels to problems
• you have the ability to interpret and administer administrative policies and guidelines related to supervising contract staff, assigning work and monitoring performance

Additional Information:

Address:

• 1 Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 5700 Yonge St, North York, Toronto Region

Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union


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Category:
Information Technology


Posted on:
Monday, August 22, 2022

Note:

• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
• W-HL-185734/22