RQ08829 - Software Developer - Senior

Job Title: RQ08829 - Software Developer - Senior

Client: Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Work Location: 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Hybrid

Estimated Start Date: 2025-04-01

Estimated End Date: 2026-03-31

#Business Days: 248.00

Extension: Probable after the initial mandate

Hours per day or Week: 7.25 hours per day

Security Level: CRJMC

Must haves

• 7-10 years of experience as a Senior Cognos Developer in a public sector environment or large (greater than 1000 users) business and I&IT transformation project(s).
• Hands-on experience writing Cognos and SQL.
• Experience in large scale implementations.
• Technical expertise to enhance, configure, customize and integrate case management system with external or related applications.
• Experience in conducting requirements elicitation, fit-gap, design, and development phases in large Cognos implementations.
• Ability to advise and provide technical recommendations on infrastructure, reporting and interfaces.

Description

Responsibilities required to translate technical systems specifications into working, tested applications. This includes developing detailed programming specifications, writing and/or generating code, and compiling data-driven programs.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Application Design and Development Experience - 50%

• Hands-on experience with Cognos. Provide end-to-end solution design, development, and unit testing along with recommendations to achieve business outcomes in alignment with business requirements, Cluster reference architecture, and Ministry-specific objectives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business goals and support delivery outcomes.
• Develop code following the SA development standards, architectural governance principles, and design patterns in the development of end-to-end solutions.

Methodology, Testing, and Troubleshooting - 30%

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Experience working in an agile development environment.
• Ability to provide user and system documentation as required.
• Contribute to the effective management of risks and issues associated with solution designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and distributed teams, including designers, developers, architects, project managers, and QA.
• Promotes industry standards and best practices with the product teams.
• Perform thorough code reviews, including unit tests, and ensure the high quality of the software.
• Fix defects and support developers, testers, and end users.

Planning, Documentation, and Communication - 20%

• Prepare work plans with CYSSC Managers, report and adjust completion status, report issues and risks in a timely manner.
• Write technical documentation that supports and thoroughly explains the architecture.
• Deliver knowledge transfer sessions to the team on the work completed.