Sr Systems Developer/Integrator

Position Details

• Department: Finance and Corporate Services Dept.
• Service: Information Technology Services
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Work Hours: 35.00 hours per week
• Affiliation: CIPP/CIPP
• Salary Information: $93,764.58 - $114,097.62 annually (2025 rates of pay)
• Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
• Job Category: Information Technology
• Application Close: 23/09/2026

Job Summary

You will support the City of Ottawa POSSE platform which manages building and right-of-way permitting, development approvals, business licensing and other municipal business activities. You will lead and oversee development of integrations with POSSE and related technologies. You will apply knowledge of full-stack web development, from front-end JavaScript and UI frameworks, to backend APIs and the database layer. You will help administer the windows server application infrastructure, user accounts involving Active Directory, and mobile app deployments. You will maintain system integrations using Esri, FME, Oracle, APIs, or other technologies and use applicable programming languages. Azure DevOps shall be used to maintain code and to collaborate on bugs, user stories, and requirements with the team.

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

Other Skills

• 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:

• Application development best practices
• IT security best practices and standards relating to application development and/or integration
• In-depth knowledge of the current City of Ottawa development toolset
• Event-driven/object-oriented program design techniques
• Structured systems analyses and design techniques
• City network environment
• Understanding of database concepts relating to application and database security
• System testing techniques
• Knowledge of and experience with COTS system installation, configuration, administration and support
• A combination of knowledge and experience working with Oracle, .Net and/or Java development tool sets
• Troubleshooting application issues
• Good understanding of system failover and recovery strategies
• Applicable legislation (e.g. MFIPPA, AODA)

Additional specialized knowledge sections for Business Intelligence, Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Service Bus, GIS, SAP, and Web Developer positions are listed in the full job description.

Competencies, Skills and Abilities

• Develop applications using current development toolset
• Install, customize and configure COTS applications
• Integrate hardware and software
• Liaise effectively with clients, all levels of ITS staff, vendors and consultants
• Gather and document user requirements
• Organize work and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills