Application Specialist- Administration Branch

Introduction

The incumbent of this position is an employee of the Legislative Assembly and not a government employee.

The Legislative Assembly Administration Branch seeks a highly motivated and experienced professional to serve as Application Specialist of the Information Technology Branch. The incumbent will be accountable for the development, implementation, operation, support, and maintenance of information technology application services for the Legislative Assembly Administration Branch as well as several of the Independent Offices of the Legislative Assembly.

Duties : The Application Specialist is a member of the Legislative Assembly’s Administration Branch Information Technology team. The incumbent provides leadership on the development and maintenance of projects associated with the Administration Branch and several of the Independent Offices’ application portfolio. The position is responsible for meeting the functional needs of the clients with respect to business solutions, facilitating business process re-engineering and guiding clients to make strategic decisions regarding prioritization of system work. The incumbent is also accountable for assisting in the design, development, testing, acceptance, implementation, maintenance and ongoing support of all business applications.

Qualifications : Essential Criteria

• Degree, Diploma or Certificate in computer science or a related IT discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Extensive experience in a technical role with responsibilities for designing, building, implementing, and maintaining critical IT applications and services.
• Relevant extensive experience developing desktop applications using C# and VB programming languages, as well as front end web development technologies.
• Relevant experience with managing / administrating database technologies such as Oracle, SQL Server or other relational databases.
• Experience in designing and deploying cloud integrated solutions.
• Demonstrated organizational and time management skills along with the ability to plan and manage competing priorities and workload demands.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues and clients.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills demonstrating sound judgement.

Desired Criteria

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