Senior Developer - Vancouver, Canada - Langara College

Description

Job Description:

Under general supervision of the Development Manager, the Senior Developer evaluates requirements for, designs, develops, implements and maintains application software used throughout the College. As the senior member of a project team, the incumbent develops applications and supports systems in accordance with software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes and procedures, guidelines, and best practices. Primarily involved with the support of staff, faculty, and student communities, the Senior Developer also provides technical support to end users and assistance to other applications developers and client groups within the department. May assign tasks and supervise on project phases over Programmer Analyst (a and b)'s and other staff in junior positions. Incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required. A preference will be given to a candidate with the strong knowledge of Ellucian Banner ERP and WordPress Content Management System, including LAMP technology stack

Qualifications Required:

Education

• Computer Science Degree preferred or two year diploma from a recognized institution in computing science or equivalent information technology discipline.
• Minimum six (6) years of recent related experience including four (4) years of coding, two (2) years of design, two (2) years of business analysis . Experience should also include one year of team leadership and one year of project management.
• Additional specialized industry training of up to one year in programming languages and software development techniques.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Experience maintaining and supporting Ellucian Banner Enterprise Resource Planning and/or Student
  Information System in Higher Education.
• Excellent understanding of Object Oriented design and programming, test-driven development, and agile methodologies.
• Solid understanding of UML and experience with at least one of the UML modeling tools. Enterprise Architect experience would be an asset.
• Experience writing PL/SQL packages and procedures including JOINs, indexing, optimization as well as a solid understanding of Entity Relationship (ER) diagrams.
• Experience with one or more of the following database platforms and tools: Oracle, MS SQL, My SQL, TOAD and SQL Developer.
• Experience with one or more HTML, CSS, JSP, Web Services, J SOAP/REST/XML, MS and/or Oracle AQ, as well as Enterprise Java Beans programming.
• Experience with one or more of the following Web and Application platforms: WebLogic, WebSphere, JBoss, Apache, and Tomcat.
• Experience with programming languages, such as Java and C#.
• Experience developing and configuring solutions in Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power
  Automate.

Skills & Abilities

• Excellent communication skills, verbally and written, in English.
• Excel at explaining and demonstrating complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Ability to liaise with clients and assist them in the definition and articulation of their business requirements.
• Ability to produce clear, concise, and easy to read design and specifications documentation.
• Ability to develop efficient, optimized, sustainable, well documented, and """"elegant code"""".
• Ability to """"think outside the box"""", re-evaluate, and improve development techniques for software development and programming.
• Effectively analyze, understand, and evaluate the impact of modifications or enhancements.
• Provide advice and support to users on the use and operation of application systems.
• Organize and manage time to meet deadlines.
• Effectively contribute to the overall improvement of department services and operations, team spirit, and morale.
• Work both independently and as a member of a committee or team.
• Work harmoniously with others.
• Aptitude to learn new languages, methodologies, tools and technologies for software development and programming.
• Exhibit high level of work ethics and professionalism within a business environment.
• Perform duties to meet established policies, practices and standards.