SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SPECIALIST - PEOPLESOFT ANALYST/DEVELOPER

We are banking at another level.

Choosing BDC as your employer means working in a healthy, inclusive, and skilled workplace that puts forward the best conditions to bring together unique teams where employees are empowered to act.

It also means being at the centre of ambitious economic and financial projects to see further and to do things differently, to fuel the success of Canadian entrepreneurs.

Choosing BDC as your employer also means :

• Flexible and competitive benefits , including an Employee Savings and Investment Plan where BDC matches part of your voluntary contributions, a Defined Benefit Pension Plan, a $750 wellness and health care spending account, to name a few
• In addition to paid vacation each year, five personal days , sick days as necessary , and our offices are closed from December 25 to January 1
• A hybrid work model that truly balances work and personal life
• Opportunities for learning , training and development , and much more...

POSITION OVERVIEW

We are looking for passionate, bilingual candidates to join a multidisciplinary squad responsible for the evolution and maintenance of BDC's Finance & Accounting critical applications.

As a Software Engineering Specialist, you will design, develop, secure, test, and maintain high-quality software (PeopleSoft Financials) to meet business and customer needs in an agile (scrum or Kanban) environment.

CHALLENGES TO BE MET

• Develop a global understanding of BDC's Financial Accounting system (PeopleSoft Financials version 9.2), familiarize yourself with the short- and long-term business needs and guide stakeholders by offering them alternative solutions and bringing them awareness of the constraints of a complex system.
• Participate in all phases of the Secure Software Development Life Cycle (SSDLC)
• Design and implement technical solutions that conform both to customer requirements and established software development standards.
• Develop and maintain customizations, interfaces, and reports (PeopleTools, PeopleCode, App Engine, SQR, SQL, Cobol, XML Publisher, Web Service, PowerShell...)
• Manage deployment of code between environments and coordinate releases to production according to internal change management procedure
• Create and maintain automated jobs in enterprise scheduler tool (TIDAL)
• Provide technical expertise for the management of all tiers of the application including Web Server, Application Server, Database and Process Scheduler Domains.
• Demonstrate technical leadership, stay up to date on technology evolution in the market and identify opportunities of improvement in existing technology on a continuous basis.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Professional & Educational Experience

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a PeopleSoft Developer or Functional Analyst, developing and maintaining secure solutions with PeopleCode
• A degree in computer science, engineering, or relevant field

Minimal competencies / Essential skills

• Knowledge of PeopleSoft Finance modules including General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Project costing.
• Excellent analysis, documentation and problem-solving skills.
• Bilingual and excellent written and spoken competencies
• Experience designing, documenting, developing, securing, and consuming REST APIs
• Professionalism, thoroughness, attention to detail and strong work ethic
• Integrity, honesty and transparency

Complementary skills

• Mastery of the concepts of object-oriented programming. Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and design patterns
• Excellent practical knowledge of the Microsoft suite, specifically Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of application security fundamentals (OWASP Top 10, SANS 25, etc.) and ability to apply adapted counter measures to correct detected vulnerabilities.
• Practical experience with agile software development (Scrum, Kanban)
• Knowledge of Elasticsearch deployment and configuration
• Experience upgrading Peoplesoft application and Tools, of PeopleSoft Update Manager (PUM) application and / or with Change Assistant
• Knowledge of ServiceNow, Concur, TIDAL scheduler

Technology Stack

• Oracle PeopleSoft Finance version 9.2 & PeopleTools 8.60
• Deployment via Change Assistant
• Database in Microsoft SQL server
• PUM installed on Virtual box (Oracle Linux)
• Case management in ServiceNow and work management in Azure DevOps

Other

• Work in hybrid mode - 2 days / week at head office
• Work in matrix model

Proudly one of Canada's Top 100 Employers and one of Canada's Best Diversity Employers , we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, inclusive and accessible environment where all employees can thrive and feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work.

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While we appreciate all applications, we advise that only the candidates selected to participate in the recruitment process will be contacted.