Date Posted: 06/07/2023
Req ID: 29714
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Discovery Commons
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00030576

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto's Temerty Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

Discovery Commons provides information technology support for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine.Our mission is to partner and collaborate with clients, University, and third parties to determine value based, sustainable technology solutions that enable the Faculty to achieve its academic mission.

The Senior Developer plays a critical role in developing and maximizing the value of custom designed applications used by the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. Utilizing your leadership skills and in-depth knowledge and experience with enterprise or application architecture, you will produce high-quality and effective solutions that align with the service-oriented reference architecture and road-map established by the University. You will also ensure that project timelines and development standards are adhered to and provides service delivery recommendations to continuously improve operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing, recommending, and designing highly complex software architecture
• Reconciling business requirements with information architecture needs for highly complex system integration
• Designing, testing and modifying programming code.
• Evaluating programming code to ensure it has validity, compatibility, and that it meets appropriate standards
• Evaluating systems/software to determine if client needs are met
• Developing technical application implementation plans and task schedules in concert with project plans
• Advising on feasibility and impact of different implementation solutions
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting
  

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or an acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum five years in enterprise or application architecture, application design, or the same amount of experience in web-based software development with clear evidence of a structured, architectural mindset and project management experience
• Demonstrated experience using and developing reference architectures, models, or patterns
• Experience with development integration and devops tools such as Jenkins, Docker, and ELK
• Demonstrated experience and competency in agile software development and in behavioural and/or test driven design
• Experience developing and designing solutions that ensure implementations reflect established reference architecture
• Experience using object-oriented programming and MVC frameworks in web applications
• Experience using UML and the creation of ERDs
• Experience with software technical standards for application integration
• Experience administering and using industry-standard web application servers
• Experience writing complex code that adheres to industry standards that is re-useable, sustainable and testable
• Demonstrated experience integrating legacy systems with modern applications
• Strong understanding and proficiency with Java EE, PHP, Laravel, VueJS, JSON, XML, APIs, security and data protection
• Strong understanding of GIT source control
• Proficient in SOA protocols and platforms, relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL), identity management and SSO tools and techniques
• Excellent communication skills (both oral and written), including strong presentation and graphical communication skills
• Proven ability to work well with a wide range of stakeholders (i.e. faculty, staff and students)
• Proven ability to create, communicate, and implement technical visions
• Proven ability to find solutions to difficult and complex problems and to manage multiple projects and assignments simultaneously
• Ability to manage a high volume of client and vendor demands
• Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Ability to learn quickly from reference manuals and on-line help facilities
• Ability and inclination to keep technical skills up-to-date and relevant.
• Ability to main the integrity and confidentiality of personal data

Assets (Nonessential):

• Working knowledge of the policies and procedures of the University of Toronto
• Work experience in a university, government, or healthcare setting
• Experience working in community source and/or open source software

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Accountable
• Communicator
• Goal oriented
• Meticulous
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Team player

Closing Date: 06/28/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 16 -- $91,328 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $116,794. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Sharon Hung

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.