HM Note: This hybrid contract role is three (3) days in office. Candidates resume must include first and last name.

Description

Responsibilities: Provide planning, consulting, technical analysis, design, deployment, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades and daily support of middleware products.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Mandatory: 50%

• Experience with web, applications servers and OS including but not limited to:

• Apache HTTP Server

• IBM HTTP Server,

• IBM WebSphere

• Linux, Windows, Solaris and AIX

• Experience with middleware and gateways

• Experience with development framework/technologies

• Experience on application monitoring and support

• Experience in middleware software installation, configuration, tuning and administration, as well as experience with application development

• Experience with change management and release management as processes supporting the implementation of large applications

• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of applications

• Experience producing design artifacts, code, configurations, scripts, and test cases

• Ability to analyze the results from functional, security, load-and-stress testing and resolve reported issues

• Ability to analyze and solve data integrity, security, configuration and recovery issues

• Assess and test Change Requests (CRQ) with technical content and update as necessary

• Ability to participate in release promotions/implementations

• A team player with a track record of meeting deadlines

• 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

• Experience design and implementation of REST API integrations and best practices

• Incorporate security requirements into the design, understand and comply with OPS security standards and policies.

Desirable:

• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.
• Knowledge of portal services
• Knowledge of PKI Security Infrastructure
• Knowledge and understanding of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Experience conducting system monitoring and performance and data integrity in accordance with ITIL standards

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 high quality of the software.
• Fix defects and support developers, testers and end users

Planning, documentation, and communication - 20%

• Prepare work plans with Managers, report and adjust completion status, and 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

Must haves:

• Experience with web, applications servers and OS including but not limited to:
• Apache HTTP Server
• IBM HTTP Server,
• IBM WebSphere
• Linux, Windows,
• Experience with middleware and gateways