Application Coordinator

• Organize co-ordinate and supervise the day-to-day work of Application staff involved in systems administration application development application support and data management.
• Participate in a variety of management activities with staff including hiring performance management professional development discipline business plan development setting priorities and objectives budgeting and labour relations.
• Collaborates with Information & Technology Services (I&T) staff and departmental users to identify system requirements and improvements.
• Analyze application configurations from IT project teams and build a repository of documents for basic understanding of the ERP Applications.
• Responsible for the regular maintenance and configuration of applications including application support for various user interfaces operating systems technical devices platforms including desktop web and mobile.
• Evaluates current state of our ERP Applications and provides input to the Strategic Plans for upgrades and/or user modifications.
• Responsible for coordinating and possibly project manage standard application upgrades. Upgrades are a shared responsibility between the Application workgroup and the responsible business units.
• Works closely with I&T Operations and I&T Technical Project Teams to ensure a smooth roll-out of new functionality and solutions.
• Coordinates with Project teams and/or vendors on remediation of bugs or issues.
• Participates in Architecture Review Board (ARB) meetings and collaborates with the Cybersecurity and Enterprise Architecture Teams to ensure that the App development configuration upgrades and deployments are aligned with and follow the Cybersecurity and Enterprise Architecture standards and best practices.
• Ensure the development and maintenance of procedures which automate the updating of the enterprise & businesses databases where applicable.
• Collaborates with the Cybersecurity Team and the Enterprise Architecture team to ensure that all activities for the administration of the application environments including access security backups system development documentation performance monitoring testing and database administration follow the standards and protocols that HW has in place.
• Develop standard procedures and methodologies that follow Cybersecurity and Enterprise Architecture policies and protocols for application development and database development.
• Responsible for the support and direct involvement in software projects as directed by Manager Enterprise & Business Applications.
• Ensure completion of Transition to Operations in conjunction with the project team I&T Operations and the operational business unit.
• Ensure the development of application documentation including technical documentation and user guides for all supported applications is concise and meets the needs of the team to support the application.
• Liaise with I&T staff other agencies such as HALIFAX (Halifax Regional Municipality) and third-party vendors on corporate issues such as application and/or database performance security and distribution.

Education and Experience

• Education:
  • Computer Science/Information Technology degree or related discipline or University degree. (Other equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered).
• Experience:
  • Minimum of five years related experience in Application support and data management data analysis and enterprise application coordination in a corporate multi-site technology-based environment; including 2 years in a coordinating applications or staff supervision role.
  • Experience in managing a team of resources.
  • Experience in administering and/or developing web mobile or desktop applications using various frameworks and technologies.
  • Working knowledge of common enterprise infrastructure systems including operating systems database systems and management tools.
  • Experience with software design principles patterns and implementing best practices.

Other Requirements

• ITIL Certification (if not already in place must be obtained within 1 year of hire into the position).
• Project Management Certification is considered an asset.
• Training in relational databases is considered an asset.
• Must have a valid NS drivers license and be willing to use their own vehicle in accordance with the Mileage Policy.
• Must be willing to undertake and maintain the following safety training:
  • First Aid.
  • WHMIS.
  • Additional safety training as identified based on legislative and operational requirements.

As Atlantic Canadas Largest Water Utility our purpose is to supply and safeguard sustainable high-quality water services.

Everything we do at Halifax Water is tied to our purpose. With employees who are dedicated to supplying high-quality services for water wastewater and stormwater through a One Team One Water attitude we can meet the challenges of a growing population aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory compliance.

Halifax Water employees strive to be stewards of our environment and are fueled by a passion to serve our communities. Employee commitment and dedication of service mean a great deal to our customers stakeholders and to Halifax Water.

As an employee Halifax Water is proud to offer you:

• Pension & Benefits: We invest in our employees. As a member of our team you will have access to a competitive benefits package including health insurance retirement plans long-term disability paid holidays vacation sick leave fitness incentives and much more. Learn more about the benefits of working at Halifax Water on our website;
• Diversity Equity and Inclusion: We continually foster a more diverse workforce representative of our communities at all job levels. We know that a diverse workforce positively contributes to our success and the success of our community.
• Career & Professional Development: We encourage job development opportunities for all employees including on-the-job training tuition assistance eLearning courses classroom-based training and more.

We are committed to providing a safe and hazard-free work environment. Our employees health and well-being are a top priority and we promote a safety-first culture to provide daily healthy safe sustainable and reliable services. We take this responsibility seriously and feel immense pride in reaching beyond industry service standards.

As a public service utility operating critical infrastructure on behalf of our customers our employees are trained in Emergency Measures Operations (EMO) and Incident Command System (ICS). This type of training allows Halifax Water to respond to all emergencies from simple water main breaks to keeping customer water flowing (water wastewater and stormwater) through Hurricanes and other major natural events.

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