Job Description
Job Description
Responsibilities :
- Support the branch in developing and implementing the technical solutions needed as well as providing operational support ensuring that any technical glitch can be quickly addressed
- Support the branch in data migration and data integration
- Design technical solutions for data collecting and storing into our centralized data repository
- Develop detailed application programming specifications, Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) scripts, design data-driven logic and conducting unit tests
- Develop, test and implement the required technical solutions as well as ensure that the requirements in terms of data accuracy, quality are met
- Produce design artifacts and documentation which will allow future support of the implemented solutions
- Support the enhancement to extend the current automatic ETL process for other data source from Contact+ (online tool for citizens to provide contact details), the Ontario Laboratory Information System (OLIS), Integrated Public Health Information System (iPHIS), iPHIS Cognos Reporting Network (CRN), the Provincial Client Registry (PCR) and Enterprise Master Patient Index (EMPI) service
- Develop coding, testing, and debugging to support centralization and standardization of data entry to achieve expediated public health case and contact initiation along with reporting and timely analytics
- Provide subject matter expertise to develop, test, support and maintain reports and transform and present data to support analytics
- Provide and support Case and Contact Management (CCM) solution to enable self-service reports which is a critical functionality for PHUs and other stakeholders
- Provide Business intelligence and data analytics, data warehouse design, dimensional data modeling, relational data modeling development and support
- Work to improve data transformation and reporting from the provincial CCM system
- Support Cognos administration and package creation
- Conduct research and assessment of options for technical design issues
- Contribute to design / development project plans, including work breakdown and resources estimates
- Provide Cognos report design, development and testing, Framework manager, Query Studio, Reports Studio, creation of dashboards, etc.
- Conduct technical analysis, preparation of detailed programming specifications, program design, writing and / or generating code, and conduct unit tests
- Translate technical specifications for integration / sustainment and upgrade into working, tested application code
- Undertake proof of technology with test data to simulate application load and performance tuning related applications
- Provide software expertise in various computing platforms, operating systems, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gateways
- Provide impact analysis, effort estimate and solution design / development for the centralization and standardization of data entry across systems
- Provide technical expertise and advice for the integration of the provincial Immunization Repository and the CCM solution
- Participate in the planning, technical analysis and design of solutions in support of infectious disease public health activities, including infectious disease case, contact, and outbreak investigation and management, immunization administration, and vaccine distribution and delivery (inventory)
- Conduct technical analysis, troubleshooting, and issue resolutions for production operational support of CCM reports and business models and other components and utilities
- Provide end users support for their user-defined reports if required
- Resolving and implementing critical fixes and changes in CCM tools and utilities as per defects found by business and as per critical changes
- Provide application programming support for incident management, application functionality sustainment, performance tuning and technical documentation
- Work with Quality Assurance (QA) to code, test, and debug extensions / tools integration services
- Perform performance tuning as well as audit and ad hoc reporting per business requests
- Call Provide software expertise in various computing platforms, operating systems, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gateways
- Maintain Development environments and continue continuous Integration (CI) practice
- Improve the quality and accuracy of the data collected for the approximately 34 PHUs and 2282 PHU users
- Ensure availability of the Covid-19 tools and CCM solution for use by all Ontarians.
Experience and Skill Set Requirements
Public Sector Experience – 5 points
Experience working with federal / provincial / broader public-sector healthcare providersKnowledge of the provincial immunization system and OPS large complex IT Health related projects or equivalentExperience with integration of Clinical IT Systems such as Client and Provider RegistriesKnowledge of OPS Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practicesKnowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI)Experience adopting and adhering to OPS Unified I&IT Project Methodology, OPS Enterprise Architecture and OPS Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies.Technical Skills – 50 points
10+ years of experience with :Data warehousing design and development with focus on extracting, transforming data coming from various data sources and loading into star / snowflake schemasDesign, build, automate and optimize complex data ETL / ELT processes using Informatica and equivalentExperience with data migration and data integrationExperience with Mulesoft, Salesforce bulk load API is an assetInformatica transformations, mappings and workflows (experience with other ETL tools such as DataStage, ODI or Microsoft SSIS could also be considered)Relational databases (Oracle, MS-SQL), data modelling (relational & dimensional), advanced SQL, query optimization, data replication, administrationScripting languages (Python, Unix shell)Cloud technologies (Azure, Google, AWS)Big data (Hadoop, Spark, Hive)Data analytics / machine learning (integrate AI algorithms in data processing pipelines for detecting anomalies, fraud or any other kind of outliers)BI / Reporting (Cognos, SSRS) and Data Visualization tools (Power BI, Tableau)Knowledge and experience with NODE.JS and PythonKnowledge and experience with the following Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies – Amazon Connect, Amazon Pinpoint, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Kenisis Datastreams, Amazon S3, Amazon Polly, AWS Lamda and Amazon CloudwatchCognos 11.x report design, development and testing, Framework manager, Query Studio, Reports Studio, creation of dashboards, map / location etc.Cognos AODA complianceCognos administration and package creationOther Reporting tools, particularly Crystal Reports and Business Objects and PowerBI would be an assetBusiness intelligence and data analytics, data warehouse design, modeling, development and supportInformatica for data extraction, transformation, and loading, initial setup and other ETL experience management and support, such as troubleshooting, performance tuning, failover and recoveryOracle RDBMs(19c), SQL, PL / SQL, JSON, XML, Unix / Linux shell scripting, optimized database queries, data architecture, data design, modeling and mappingDatabase and Cognos performance turning, AutomationExperience with version control system SVN or GitLabWorking knowledge of issue tracking sysem JiraEnhanced CI / CD experience and DevOps methodologies and technologies an assetDevelop and support application monitoring using Elastic / Logstash / Kibana or SematextKnowledge of Java, JSON, XML, API calls, HL7 / FHIR, Node JS,Python, Restful web services.Core Skills and Experience – 35 points
10+ years of experience with :
Technical analysis, program code, detailed programming and reports specifications, program design, writing and / or generating code, and conducting unit testsSoftware in various computing platforms, operating systems, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gatewaysDeveloping and maintaining system design models, technical documentation and specificationsConducting technical evaluation and assessment of options for technical design issues, application figuration aspects and integration capabilities, related tools and utilities, gap analysis of integration components to technical requirements / specifications / documentationProvide Business intelligence and data analytics, data warehouse design, dimensional data modeling, relational data modeling development and supportSupport Cognos administration and package creationConduct research and assessment of options for technical design issuesContributing to design / development project plans, including work breakdown and resources estimatesMaintaining development environments and continue continuous Integration (CI) practiceWorking with business analysts to translate the business requirements and functional specifications into an application design appropriate to meet the business and operational / IT needsWorking with technical systems specifications and translating them into working, tested applications for large, complex, mission critical applicationsWork with Quality Assurance (QA) to code, test, and debug extensions / tools integration servicesAnalysis, design and development work on complex, multi-tier web-based applications, micro-services architecture, mobile, and off-the-shelf solutionsProven technical leadership skills with ability to identify areas for improvement, and recommend solutionsDesigning, developing and implementing applications that work across modern browsers and various platforms, and mobile devicesMaintaining development environments and adopt continuous Integration (CI) practiceProviding impact analysis, effort estimate and solution design / development for solution / software upgrades or based on any new business requirementsUndertaking proof of technology with test data to simulate application load and performance tuning related applicationsProviding software expertise in various computing platforms, operating systems, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gatewaysProviding application programming support for incident management, application functionality sustainment, performance tuning and technical documentationDeveloping and maintaining system design models, technical documentation and specificationsDeveloping medical and clinical based systemsWeb performance optimizationVarious computing platforms, operating systems, database technology, communication protocols, middleware and gatewaysConducting technical analysis, trouble-shooting, and issue resolutions for production operational support of reports, and other components and utilitiesKnowledge of recognized accessibility laws, regulations, and standards (e.g., W3C, WCAG) or other specific accessibility standards, and experience in usability, accessibility and compliance testingEnsuring compliance with architecture framework and system standards, and Agile Development MethodologyProject management practices, and ability to contribute to design / development project plans, including work breakdown, resource estimates, and status reportsSoftware Development Lifecycle (SDLC) end-to-end Agile / scrum and Waterfall methodologiesContinuous Integration (CI) practice and enhanced Ci / CD experience and DevOps methodologies and technologies an assetKnowledge and experience with leading-edge technologies, design criteria including usability, security, and privacy for web and mobile applications.General Skills – 10 points
Demonstrated strong leadership and people management skillsExceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skillsDemonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skillsProven troubleshooting and critical thinking experienceDemonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolutionEffective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationshipsExcellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectivelyA motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.MUST HAVES :
10+ years of experience with :
Data warehousing design and development with focus on extracting, transforming data coming from various data sources and loading into star / snowflake schemasDesign, build, automate and optimize complex data ETL / ELT processes using Informatica and equivalentExperience with data migration and data integrationExperience with Mulesoft, Salesforce bulk load API is an assetInformatica transformations, mappings and workflows (experience with other ETL tools such as DataStage, ODI or Microsoft SSIS could also be considered)Relational databases (Oracle, MS-SQL), data modelling (relational & dimensional), advanced SQL, query optimization, data replication, administration