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Our Vision: Forward-looking people, service, and technology.

Our Mission: Our Team proudly delivers quality IT expertise and advice with our partners to make citizen and business-centric service possible.

The Programmer Analyst’s purpose is to build the operations end of the organization's public and internal digital services and keep them operating efficiently. This includes designing, building, and implementing new web pages; integrating sites with back end applications; migrating legacy applications to the web; and performing day-to-day administration of the Government of Prince Edwards Island's web portfolio. The work of this position supports outcomes to achieve ITSS's strategic vision of Forward-Looking People, Service and Technology.

Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Construct and execute unit, load and performance tests;
• Work with business to iterate over software requirements;
• Modify existing code or create new programs in accordance with the approved design specifications, best coding practices, technical guidelines and using experience to ensure high quality and performance of the resulting module(s);
• Analyze and evaluate impact of application modifications or enhancements;
• Design unit tests, load tests, & performance tests;
• Ensure code written is thoroughly tested by following testing best practices including the use of unit testing, system testing, and performance testing;
• Provide support for one or more production systems for various Government Departments/Agencies;
• Assist in performing code deployment process, ensuring sufficient testing automation, defect tracking;
• Work as a team member in providing programming support services for a range of systems after being cross trained to ensure that ITSS provides support to departmental clients;
• Other duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications:

• University degree in computer science or related discipline with major IT course work and some experience in the IT industry OR a two-year college diploma in IT with a focus on programming and application development and experience in the IT industry with specific job experience in this area;
• Demonstrated equivalencies may be considered;
• Strong and demonstrable critical reasoning skills with demonstrated continuous learning;
• Knowledge of operating systems and platforms, security and networking;
• Strong written and verbal communication skills;
• Strong initiative to find ways to improve solutions, systems, and processes;
• The successful applicant must provide a satisfactory Criminal Records Check prior to beginning employment;
• Applicants must have a good previous work and attendance record;

Other Qualifications:

• Some experience in the following is considered an asset:
• Following established design and architecture specifications;
• Following best coding practices are followed; review and evaluate metrics and implement corrective actions if required;
• Troubleshooting and root cause analysis to solve existing and prevent problems in an integrated environment
• Experience with the following is considered an asset:
• Source control management systems and continuous integration/deployment environments;
• Assisting in the delivery of complex simultaneous system development projects from design through to release;
• Evaluating risks and predicting potential problems;
• Understanding and contributing to the technical solution from design through to code level;
• Producing delivery estimates and participating in the transition from analysis through to design and delivery;
• Participating in architecting solutions using APIs;
• Developing system, unit and integration testing;
• Participating in the testing lifecycle.
• Considerable experience in the following is considered an asset:
  • Some existing and emerging software development tools, frameworks and languages;
  • Web technologies, protocols and tools and working with databases.

This competition may be used to fill future job vacancies.

Please Note: Please ensure the application clearly demonstrates how you meet the noted qualifications as applicants will be screened based on the information provided. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those who are selected for an interview will be contacted.

Where possible, submitting an electronic resume or job application is preferred. Otherwise, please return forms to PEI Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 2000, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, C1A 7N8. Applications may be sent by fax to (902) 368-4383.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE APPLICANT TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF THE APPLICATION, BY TELEPHONE OR IN PERSON PRIOR TO THE CLOSING DATE.

Please ensure that the appropriate Posting ID number is stated on all application forms. You can apply online or obtain an application form by visiting our web site at www.jobspei.ca**. Forms may also be obtained by contacting any PEI Government office, ACCESS PEI Centre, Regional Services Centre, or by telephone (902) 368-4080.**

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