Job Description

Why join us?

Are you looking to join a dynamic pension plan that embodies the strong values of its 500,000 members and is an industry leading global investor? If so, we would love to tell you our story.

At OMERS we put our people first and are proud to embrace the diversity of thought and leadership that comes from having locations in Toronto, London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. Our culture is truly one of a kind. We get stuff done, and have fun doing it! We take great pride in contributing to the communities where we live with an ever-constant eye to the global investment markets.

As the Pension Systems Solution Developer, you will be joining the Pension Systems team within Products and Technology. In this role you will be responsible for understanding the existing Pension Systems\xe2\x80\x99 architecture and will be accountable for PL/SQL development, Unix shell script development and creating design documentation to be used for development and testing. The successful candidate will support the architects and team leaders, working closely with analysts, designers, developers and testers, utilizing leadership skills in delivering large and complex designs. In addition, the candidate will, occasionally, take the role of Pension System\xe2\x80\x99s project leader or provide assistance to colleagues taking that role.

As a member of this team, you will be responsible for:

Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design complex software components and applications

Maintain detailed understanding of OMERS pension and financial business, and the various systems and relevant operational processes

Understand the Pension Systems\xe2\x80\x99 application and Legacy data models. Cooperate with the Data Modeler when the model changes as necessary

Develop large and complex designs, being accountable for the quality and timeliness of the deliverables

Development and the delivery of the system changes, enhancements, new tools, modules, systems and subsystems that are to meet the business requirements

Communicate with other team members (analysts, designers and Quality assurance) to cross-reference functionality back to systems specifications and develop solutions as problems or issues arise

Developing and implementing design standards, guidelines and compliance criteria

Performing design and code walkthroughs to assure better quality of the projects\xe2\x80\x99 deliverables. Provide assistance and mentoring to the team members, as well as support to the developers and testers throughout the project lifecycle using established guidelines

Creating conceptual designs. Working with analysts on the feasibility and workability of the conceptual designs by evaluating technical and business requirement specifications prepared by the analysts to meet the specific business needs

Create detailed design documentation and design artifacts for specific projects or change requests, which may include UI screens, reports, back-end business logic designs/specifications, and possibly, Entity Models, Sequence diagrams, wire-frame screen prototypes and other various charts and diagrams that indicate the various components involved

Ensuring processes and standards adherence, improvement and proliferation according to the industry best practices

Responsible for coordinating and delivering Pension System projects from, and including, creation of the detail designs, to the delivery of the software and deployment artifacts into production

Accountable for the overall quality and usability of Pension Systems design post-deployment.

Assisting in Testing phase for defect resolution and technical issues

Assisting in environmental and Support issues

To succeed in this role, you have:

A team player with outstanding leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. Able to effectively direct the work of other designers when necessary

University degree (Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics preferred), other University degrees will be considered

A minimum of 10 years of experience with SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX shell scripting and Oracle Reports. Extensive general knowledge about Relational Database Management Systems

Experience with PowerBuilder development tool

Good pension and financial knowledge

Knowledge of transaction/business-process/e-business-request driven architectures and data models is valuable

Proactive and results-oriented with good time management skills and the ability to work well under pressure

Able to grasp complex concepts. Excellent analytical and problem-solving ability. Detail oriented

Highly competent with information technology tools and databases. Willing to actively maintain personal skills and knowledge of IT

Our story:

Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada\xe2\x80\x99s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $127.4 billion in net assets as at June 30, 2023. OMERS is a jointly-sponsored pension plan, with more than 1,000 participating employers ranging from large cities to local agencies, and over half a million active, deferred and retired members. OMERS members include union and non-union employees of municipalities, school boards, local boards, transit systems, electrical utilities, emergency services and children\xe2\x80\x99s aid societies across Ontario. Contributions to the Plan are funded equally by members and employers. OMERS teams work in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe \xe2\x80\x93 serving members and employers and originating and managing a diversified portfolio of high-quality investments in public markets, private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

OMERS is committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities in which we live and work. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process. At OMERS inclusion and diversity means belonging. How we create a sense of belonging is through our employees and our vast network of Employee Resource Groups. Whether you are passionate about gender, pride, or visible minorities, we have groups that are focused on making a difference in all of our lives.

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