Intermediate Software Developer Information Technology

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Position Purpose:

Evaluates user business and software requirements and develops new or enhance existing and offtheshelf computer applications. Is assigned small projects of limited duration or may participate in a designated portion of a larger project under supervision. Is focused on meeting user needs and improving the efficiency of the Universitys operations through system and software solutions.

Typical Accountabilities:

• Analysis: Evaluates clients business and functional requirements in order to fully explore their needs. Recommends solutions to improve systems and automation.

• Design: Creates technical designs specifications or plans in order to translate requirements into technical specification documents. Designs plans and coordinates effective software using appropriate tools and operating systems facilitating the function of the various departments to increase their efficiency and productivity and to reduce costs.

• Development Testing and Documentation: Develops effective program code tests and provides documentation for new releases or application upgrades. Translates specifications document into effective program code. Assists in the provision of user documentation. Creates technical specification project plans and other documentation for review.

• Deployment: Installs or releases new software in alignment with established procedures and processes. Integrates the final product to existing software.

• Maintenance: Reviews and identifies the requirement to repair and maintain current systems and software to ensure they continue to perform in keeping with client expectations. Ensures that all issues concerning data integrity security and confidentiality and user secrecy are dealt with. Ensures daily that the systems in production are functional and performing and that backup and recovery processes and procedures are completed properly.

• Project Management: Develops and maintains plans outlining steps and timetables for small development projects including analyzing and estimating feasibility costs time and compatibility with hardware and other programs in order to ensure development projects are completed within an acceptable timeframe and budget and meet client expectations.

• Training and Advice: Provides specialized advice and training to users on the optimal use of the programs to raise the proficiency of users. Develops and maintains instructional materials for users.

• Purchasing Advice: Evaluates software options (custom versus offtheshelf) and measure these against client requirements to offer sound recommendations ensuring the most cost effective and operationally appropriate solutions for user needs.

• Continuous Improvement: Provides recommendations to improve and enhance existing standards and procedures and improve the quality of the services provided to the users.

Knowledge Experience and Skills:

Essential Qualifications:

• University degree in Computer Science or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the development and implementation of system and software programs.

Other Qualifications:

• Knowledge of University policies guidelines and standards regarding system and software development and deployment.

• Knowledge of and experience with programming tools languages techniques and industry standards and best practices specifically PHP programing frameworks (Laravel VueJS or ELOQUENT) and in MySQL database design querying and optimization.

• Experience in troubleshooting and repairing programs.

• Experience in designing implementing and maintaining Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines using tools like GitHub GitLab CI or Azure DevOps (asset).

• Analytical skills to diagnose debug and repair programming issues.

• Ability to proactively keep abreast of new/emerging technologies.

• Ability to communicate technical concepts to users.

• Bilingualism both French and English (spoken and written).

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