Shape the Future of Cutting-Edge Enterprise Solutions!
Step into a dynamic, self-directed environment where you'll design and build complex applications, drive seamless system integrations, and lead innovative solutions across emerging technologies. In this senior role, you'll craft high-quality code, develop robust testing strategies, streamline deployment processes, and provide expert technical leadership to support major IT initiatives. If you thrive on solving intricate challenges, influencing best practices, mentoring others, and delivering state-of-the-art applications that power enterprise-wide success, this opportunity offers the perfect platform to make a significant impact.
About us:
The Labour and Transportation I&IT Cluster (LTC) provides leadership in the planning and deployment of information technology. The cluster enables the delivery of I&IT programs and services, support the generation of new business opportunities, and builds on key elements of the Government I&IT infrastructure.
Within LTC, the Digital Solutions Branch works directly with end users and stakeholders to launch both public and employee-facing digital transformation technology solutions. We leverage modern technology and methodologies including Cloud, Agile/Scrum and Balanced Delivery Teams.
We are re-thinking how we deliver services through modernization initiatives and how we access and deliver critical services remotely. We are aiming to enable a future-ready OPS workforce through technology-focused enterprise-wide strategies.
Our delivery teams excel at modern processes including:
- Agile/Scrum
- Azure Cloud hosting and services
- Feature Team-based development
- Microservices Architectures
- Azure DevOps for managing work and automating delivery pipelines
- A very hardworking and balanced team of Product Managers, User Experience Designers, Developers, Quality Assurance and Test Automation specialists, rounded out with robust client Product Ownership
- The full support of a highly engaged client and ministry executive team
As a Senior Developer, you will:
- develop and enhance complex applications through coding, configuration, and testing
- create system integration plans and recommend technical improvements
- build and document deployment processes and troubleshoot issues
- lead testing activities, including test planning, execution, and defect resolution
- provide senior technical guidance, mentor team members, and support project planning
- coordinate design activities and produce clear technical and systems documentation
You have knowledge and experience with modern software development tools, platforms, and practices, and the ability to apply them in the design, development, integration, and support of complex enterprise applications. This includes the ability to:
- Develop applications using .NET (ASP.NET Core) and languages such as C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, and SQL
- Build full-stack web applications using HTML5, CSS3, and frameworks such as Angular
- Create responsive, accessible, and user-friendly web applications aligned with industry standards
- Design and develop RESTful APIs and web services, and support system integration using JSON/XML
- Work with authentication and authorization approaches (e.g., OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect)
- Develop and deploy applications in Microsoft Azure or similar cloud platforms
- Apply modern architecture approaches such as microservices and distributed systems, and evaluate technical options to recommend effective solutions
- Use tools such as Docker and Kubernetes (or similar) for containerization and orchestration
- Work with Git-based source control and tools such as Azure DevOps
- Design, implement, and support CI/CD pipelines for automated build, testing, and deployment
- Apply Infrastructure as Code practices (e.g., Bicep, Terraform)
- Use relational and non-relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, Cosmos DB)
- Contribute to testing strategies and quality assurance practices, including unit and integration testing
- Apply and contribute to software development life cycle (SDLC) practices and system integration approaches
- Support monitoring and observability using tools such as Azure Monitor
- Leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot / GitHub Copilot) to improve development efficiency and code quality
- Provide technical guidance, contribute to best practices, share knowledge with team members, and continuously learn new technologies
You have:
- Knowledge and experience in the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-level solutions across the full software development life cycle (SDLC)
- Ability to evaluate technical options, assess feasibility, risks, and impacts, and recommend solutions aligned with business needs
- Knowledge of current information technology trends, engineering practices, and cloud-native architectures
- Experience contributing to architectural design, system integration strategies, and continuous improvement of technical solutions
- Ability to apply Government of Ontario IT standards, policies, and practices
- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments, including participation in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, demos, and retrospectives
- Experience implementing solutions based on defined user requirements (e.g., user stories and acceptance criteria), including associated testing artifacts
- Ability to provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members and contribute to quality assurance practices
You can:
- Conduct research and apply analytical approaches to resolve complex programming and design issues
- Evaluate system deficiencies and develop effective, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions
- Identify, diagnose, and resolve problems impacting information technology solutions, including production issues
You can:
- Communicate technical concepts and recommendations clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Discuss solution options, including advantages, risks, and impacts on business outcomes
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including clients, vendors, and internal partners
- Prepare clear technical documentation, reports, analysis, and recommendations
- Participate in and contribute to team discussions, technical leadership, and knowledge sharing
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
Why work for the Ontario Public Service(OPS)?
The OPS is one of the largest employers in the province, employing more than 60,000 people.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, support career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, and recognize team and individual achievements, and support flexible work arrangements.
Our teams operate as “Balanced Teams” in an Agile delivery, fully equipped with the resources, subject-matter expertise and tools to be successful. A balanced team is comprised of people with the functional expertise vital to complete a project from end to end.
Balanced teams:
- are multi-functional and found in organizations seeking an alternative to traditional hierarchical structures
- usually include people across different levels within the organization that possess a diverse set of skills
- have the potential to respond quickly to changing conditions and unforeseen circumstances
- may allow for faster delivery (e.g. improved time-to-market for solutions)
