Senior Systems Analyst, GIS - Ottawa, Canada - City of Ottawa

Description

Requisition ID: 12281

Department: Finance and Corporate Services Dept.

Service: Information Technology Services

Branch: Applications Management Branch

Employment Type: 1 Full-time Permanent; 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 1 year

Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week

Affiliation: CIPP

Salary Information: $87, $105,951.30 annually (2022 rates of pay)

Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean

City: Ottawa, ON

Job Category: Information Technology

Application Close: 24/04/2024

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of Information Technology Services is to create business value by providing innovative and strategic technology solutions for the business operations of the City of Ottawa.

You are responsible for: researching, architecting, designing, developing, customizing, enhancing and/or integrating large-scale GIS/Esri applications/solutions for assigned clients in response to new or changing business requirements and/or for assigned projects; maintaining these applications/solutions; and providing client technical support.

You are also responsible for: writing and maintaining systems documentation; ensuring all code is managed appropriately by using software configuration management tools; troubleshoot and resolve issues with Esri products, solutions and/or Esri integrations; contribute to capacity management planning and sustainment of the existing Esri infrastructure and solutions; following the approved project lifecycle (PLC), Agile methodology, or DevOps practices as appropriate; ensuring solutions are made bilingual and comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA (WCAG 2.0 AA); mentoring junior GIS team members; and performing tests on enhancements / new development.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 3 year university degree or college diploma in information management, information technology, or related field

Minimum of 5 years of progressively more responsible experience in applications development and/or integration, including experience with GIS/Esri infrastructure, software, services, Esri data and geodatabases.

KNOWLEDGE

• Application development best practices
• IT security best practices and standards relating to application development and/or integration
• In-depth knowledge of the current City of Ottawa development toolset
• Event-driven/object-oriented program design techniques
• Structured systems analyses and design techniques
• City network environment
• Understanding of database concepts relating to application and database security
• System testing techniques
• Knowledge of and experience with COTS system installation, configuration, administration and support
• A combination of knowledge and experience working with Oracle, .Net and/or Java development tool sets
• Troubleshooting application issues
• Good understanding of system failover and recovery strategies
• Applicable legislation (e.g. MFIPPA, AODA)
  
  For Geographic Information System (GIS) positions:
• GIS application development
• Enterprise GIS technology
• GIS development tools
• Esri ArcGIS, Safe Software FME, PL/SQL (creation of procedures and packages), Python, JavaScript, IIS, Kuebernetes are desirable
  
  For Web Developer positions:
• Good understanding of Apache, Tomcat, IIS, Drupal and JavaEE architecture
• Requires strong demonstrated training and development experience and knowledge in web technology including web application and server architectures, Java web application frameworks, web security, web-based user interface design, web accessibility principles, portal architectures, and web services
• Php or Perl development experience
  
  Drupal and PHP, SAP Netweaver, Solaris UNIX, CentOS Linux are desirable
  
  Desirable Qualifications:
• Development: Microsoft ASP, VB, C#, C++ and .Net programming languages; Java 7/8, Java Server Faces, Spring/Struts, Java EE; Python, Perl, PHP; Web services (XML, SOAP, REST, JSON); HTML5, CSS, XML, JavaScript; ColdFusion; PowerBuilder version 6.5 to 8.0
• Databases: Oracle 11g/12c and higher, SQL Server 2014/2016, MySQL; PL/SQL and T-SQL for creation of procedures and packages; relational and non-relational (i.e. no-sql) database technologies; tuning query performance and logical data modelling concepts
• Servers: Oracle Application Server Technologies; Apache, Tomcat, IIS, WebLogic, WebSphere, nginx; Unix/Linux/Windows Server
• Office: development using Microsoft Office Suite tools and SharePoint
• Testing: Unit, regression and load testing; Test plan creation
• System/Software Development Life Cycle
• n-tier Architecture Design
• Configuration management (Ansible, Jenkins)
• Creation of technical and non-technical documentation
• ITIL knowledge

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Develop applications using current development toolset
• Install, customize and configure COTS applications
• Integrate hardware and software
• Liaise effectively with clients, all levels of ITS staff, vendors and consultants
• Gather and document user requirements
• Organize work and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills
• Work independently and as a team member
• Use effective judgment when immediate supervision is unavailable
• Research and analytical skills
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Mentor junior staff (where applicable)
• Organize, develop and document procedures
• Good organization and prioritization skills to handle multi-tasking
• Enterprise scale application deployments
• Development techniques for optimal performance and scalability
• Collaborative approach in working with others
• Converse effectively using both technical and general business terminology
• Diplomacy and tact
• Demonstrate initiative and self-motivation
• Work effectively under pressure
• Work with minimum supervision
• Flexible
• Able to meet deadlines
• Client-focussed and service-oriented
• High degree of interpersonal skills

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre at , extension 47411.