Job Description

Posted: Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Job Number: PC -22-78
Job Type: Permanent Full-time, Union
Position Closing Date: Friday, January 13, 2023



Choose Barrie

The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.

Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.

Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.



The Opportunity

The Information Technology Department provides information technology expertise and professional services to all City departments, affiliated agencies (Barrie Public Library, Barrie Police Services) and area municipalities receiving Barrie fire dispatch services. The Department is responsible for delivering, administering, managing and supporting (in partnership with the business units) all data and voice communications, including but not limited to network infrastructure, servers, storage infrastructure, printers, computing infrastructure, applications and software, databases, web services, geographic information systems, and project and portfolio management. The Department provides daily technology support to over 1100 users at more than 40 City locations across the City.

The Systems Analyst (SAP Basis) position is responsible for developing, administering, securing, supporting and providing problem resolution for the City\'s SAP applications. Through development and implementation of technology solutions the Systems Analyst (SAP Basis) ensures the Corporation is effectively and efficiently using its information system applications to align with corporate and departmental needs while building positive working relationships with staff, customers, other municipalities, agencies and vendors.



Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job

Corporate Culture

• Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community

Education (degree/diploma/certifications)

• Four (4) year University Degree in Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Experience

• Five (5) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities
• Demonstrated experience in an information technology portfolio developing, supporting, and managing business systems
• Demonstrated experience in disaster recovery, high availability, virtualization and mobile technologies

Knowledge/Skill/Ability

• Demonstrated Ability to:
  • think and work collaboratively forming working relationships with both internal and external groups o align branch programs/services with departmental and corporate goals and objectives o champion the mission and values of the City
  • manage vendor relationships and achieve desired performance outcomes while maintaining a positive working relationship o commit to continuous learning and professional development
  • Ability to think and work collaboratively forming working relationships with both internal and external groups; and align branch programs/services with departmental and corporate goals and objectives, and to champion the mission and values of the City.
  • Experience achieving desired performance outcomes while maintaining a positive working relationship.
  • Experience in SAP upgrades/migrations and kernel upgrades in a virtualized high-available environment.
  • Proficient in Linux commands, Database administration (SQL and HANA), and network architecture design, and troubleshooting. o Experience managing and maintaining multi-landscape environments through client copies, system refreshes, and transport management.
  • Experience with SAP Basis tasks, such as designing and implementing landscape and infrastructure, client strategy, capacity planning (sizing), high-availability and disaster-recovery setup, backup and recovery strategy, storage systems, SAP upgrades, OS/DB migration, system refresh/client copies and Basis administration within an enterprise environment.
  • Monitor all SAP systems (work processes, users, system logs, short dumps, locks, developer traces, system traces, disk space)
  • Experience with CUA, user and role life cycle management such as security role development and maintenance, security design, security configuration, implementation and production support
  • S/4HANA is a plus

• Intermediate skills include: Analytical; Facilitation; Interpersonal; Presentation; Problem Solving; Project Management; Time Management; Troubleshooting; Verbal Communication; Written Communication
• Intermediate computer literacy using the following systems and software: SAP ECC, SAP PI/PO (Process Integration / Process Orchestration), Solution Manager, Netweaver, ADS, BI/BW, Gateway, Fiori and Web Dispatchers
• Availability, on a rotational basis, to assist with after-hours questions, concerns, or emergencies; to attend evening/weekend meetings or special events; or to work outside of designated normal hours per week

Conditions of Employment

• Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*

• Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure. Existing employees will be grandparented from this requirement.

Other Important Information

Location: City Hall, 70 Collier Street, Barrie, Ontario

• Please note the City has recently launched a Hybrid Work Program Procedure that may allow a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet the eligibility requirements.

Hours: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week in accordance with the Collective Agreement.

Wage: This position is within the CUPE Local 2380 Bargaining Unit with the following pay level and 2023 pay range:

• Pay Level: Level 9
• Yearly Salary: $76,130.60 to $91,163.80 per year
• Hourly Pay Rate: $41.83 to $50.09 per hour

Benefits: This position includes a comprehensive union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS pension plan, discounted rate for City Fitness Memberships and much more.



Don\xe2\x80\x99t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City\xe2\x80\x99s Education Equivalency Procedure to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/JobOpps.

• Position Equivalency Code: F

Please note that verification of educational credentials will be required from the preferred candidate prior to an employment offer.



The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Disclaimer: The job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of employees to do this position. For full position details, please request a copy of the by emailing HR.Recruitment@Barrie.ca.

We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.