Senior Systems Developer / Integrator

Requisition ID : 20925

Department : Finance and Corporate Services Dept.

Service : Information Technology Services

Branch :  Network Engineering & Operations Branch

Employment Type : 2 Full Time Temporary Position (Up to 1 Year)

Work Hours : 35 hours per week

Affiliation : CIPP

Salary Information : $93,764.58 - $114,097.62 annually (2025 rates of pay)

Location : 100 Constellation, Nepean

City : Ottawa, ON

Job Category : Information Technology

Application Close :  03 / 03 / 2026

JOB SUMMARY

The mandate of Information Technology Services is to create business value by providing innovative and strategic technology solutions for the business operations of the City of Ottawa.

You are responsible for : researching, architecting, designing, developing, customizing, enhancing and / or integrating large-scale applications / solutions for assigned clients in response to new or changing business requirements and / or for assigned projects; maintaining these applications / solutions; and providing client technical support.

You are also responsible for : writing and maintaining systems documentation; ensuring all code is managed appropriately by using software configuration management tools; following the approved project lifecycle (PLC), as appropriate; ensuring solutions are made bilingual and comply with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 AA (WCAG 2.0 AA); mentoring / coaching of other developers; and performing tests on enhancements / new development.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 3 year university degree or college diploma in information management, information technology, or related field

Minimum of 5 years of progressively more responsible experience in applications development and / or integration, including experience writing and supporting applications with databases.

Desirable Qualifications :

• Development : Microsoft ASP, VB, C#, C++ and .Net programming languages; Java 7 / 8, Java Server Faces, Spring / Struts, Java EE; Python, Perl, PHP; Web services (XML, SOAP, REST, JSON); HTML5, CSS, XML, JavaScript; ColdFusion; PowerBuilder version 6.5 to 8.0
• Databases : Oracle 11g / 12c and higher, SQL Server 2014 / 2016, MySQL; PL / SQL and T-SQL for creation of procedures and packages; relational and non-relational (i.e. no-sql) database technologies; tuning query performance and logical data modelling concepts
• Servers : Oracle Application Server Technologies; Apache, Tomcat, IIS, WebLogic, WebSphere, nginx; Unix / Linux / Windows Server
• Office : development using Microsoft Office Suite tools and SharePoint
• Testing : Unit, regression and load testing; Test plan creation
• System / Software Development Life Cycle
• n-tier Architecture Design
• Configuration management (Ansible, Jenkins)
• Creation of technical and non-technical documentation
• ITIL knowledge

KNOWLEDGE

For all positions :

For Web Developer positions :

Requires strong demonstrated training, technical development experience and applying web technologies including :

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation to applicants during all parts of the hiring process, upon request.