Lead Developer

Join the Long-Term Care and Community Administration I&IT Solutions Branch to develop, maintain and modernize the I+IT solutions for public health and associated stakeholders.

About Us
Ontario is building a digital government. Innovative future ready technology is what will bring exceptional people focused services forward for Ontario. The Health Services I&IT Cluster provides information management and information technology solutions that enable and support the business requirements of the Ministry of Long-Term Care, Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility and the Ministry of Health, and its agents. The cluster supports the Ontario government's I&IT Strategy and plays a leadership role in major business transformation initiatives and infrastructure projects that are currently underway. The cluster is also working to promote the evolution towards a common IT infrastructure for government.

The Long-Term Care and Community Administration I&IT Solutions Branch (LTCCASB) mandate is to develop, maintain and modernize I&IT solutions for the Ministry of Long-Term Care and the Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility in support of ministry operations and community sector administration.


Why work for the Ontario Public Service?
The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment. The OPS offers a competitive compensation package. We support career and leadership development, invest in learning opportunities, recognize team and individual achievements, and support flexible work arrangements.

To learn more about the compensation package for this position, please visit the Ontario Public Service Employee Union website (https://www.opseu.org) for a copy of the current collective agreements.

Note: Flexible work arrangements including telework (remote work) and compressed work week may be considered.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?

As a Lead Developer, you will:
• Deliver user-centric solution design, development and implementation of cost-effective, high-performing, reliable and simple-to-use IT solutions
• Have a unique opportunity to contribute to the delivery of the top digital government priorities that have a high impact on the lives of the people of Ontario
• Be part of an agile team that includes a Product Manager, Software Developers, User Experience Researchers, Experience Designers, DevOps and Content Advisors
• Research new technology trends and develop proof of concept
• Provide contributions and guidance in solution development and modern web frameworks related to open source technology solutions that ensure our solutions are available anytime, anywhere and on any device
• Be a pioneer for the development and implementation of forward-thinking standards and technologies to support transforming the digital experience for Ontarians interacting with government
• Provide contributions and guidance in problem-solving that involves people, tech and processes, using logic and common sense

How do I qualify?

Architecture and Design

You can:
• demonstrate your solid understanding of modern architectural standards for cloud-based solutions
• apply software engineering best practices and architectural practices to agile product delivery using emerging delivery methodologies that include, but are not limited to, agile, hybrid, and waterfall, etc.
• design modern architectural patterns to support delivery of complex IT solutions that are stable, secure, responsive and scalable
• conduct feasibility studies, reviewing new IT system architecture or re-engineering legacy systems

Technical Knowledge

You can:
• demonstrate your development skills and understanding in Salesforce.com platform
• work with Salesforce Omni-Studio, Velocity, lightening web components, Experience Cloud, Apex, Triggers, and Visual Force
• lead teams through end-to-end software development life cycle, including deployment using DevOps tools and agile techniques
• provide guidance during evaluation of a business requirement and how it can be met with either point-and-click configuration or code and customization
• demonstrate your knowledge and understanding in code management and change management using Cloud-based tools like GitLab, Azure DevOps
• demonstrate your knowledge of, and hands-on ability to lead application development, including architecture, security, coding, testing, troubleshooting, documentation, and cloud administration
• provide hands-on expert level assistance to developers for technical issues
• analyze systems requirements, architecting, designing and implementing IT solutions that conform to IT standards and best practices
• build complex, API-based solutions and transactional systems
• build effective UI design, accessibility, web standards, and design systems
• demonstrate your knowledge of common authentication technologies, browser-based security controls and standard web application security tools
• demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of code version control systems (e.g. Git), DevOps practices, cloud delivery / deployment models, virtualization, and container solutions (e.g. docker, Kubernetes)
• demonstrate your advanced knowledge and understanding of best practices for developing web-based applications that meet Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance standards

Leadership and Organizational Skills

You can:
• lead by example via taking ownership, writing code, being proactive and advocating for a collaborative environment
• steer teams on large-scale, complex IT projects and initiatives with high levels of autonomy
• provide mentorship, and guiding the work of team members/colleagues
• foster a culture of ownership and technical excellence
• articulate methods for build/buy choices on project components, identify common IT risks and address them with contingency plans and back-out options
• energize and motivate the team by recognizing successes and learning from failures

Project and Digital Expertise

You can:
• work closely with the project and product manager in planning product development, assisting in formulating product strategy, building a technology roadmap and setting timelines
• demonstrate your judgement and prioritization skills to supervise developers and perform code reviews/quality assurance activities
• define technical approaches to understand the user story, breakdown the tasks and guide others in doing so
• get buy-in from a team to implement new and improved ways of doing things
• demonstrate your technology expertise around product development, shared best practices and tools with your peers across the organization, collaborated and shared insights and opinions with other developers, and shared lessons learned from your work with peers and leaders to help guide your approach to digital transformation
• thrive on feedback and are comfortable transforming ideas generated through user research and data to create a better user experience

Communications Skills

You can:
• work in a multi-disciplinary team environment to sell your ideas to colleagues, both technical and non-technical
• be adept at navigating complex issues, handling partners and stakeholder interactions
• work with partners to establish relationships with their security, operations and IT teams
• guide successful technical, business and people-related initiatives that improved productivity, performance, and quality
• develop processes to improve the efficiency of teams and taken steps to help others resolve conflict and maintain trusting relationships