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 compiling data-driven programs, maintaining,
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.