Date Posted: 04/19/2024
Req ID: 37019
Faculty/Division: Ofc of the Chief Information Officer
Department: Academic, Research & Collaborative Tech
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00038136

Description:

About us:

The Academic Research & Collaborative Technologies (ARC) group is a central department responsible for all matters pertaining to the development, operation, maintenance and effectiveness of core teaching and learning systems, research systems, and enterprise collaborative technologies at U of T.

Included within these responsibilities are web and mobile application development services, mobile application promotion and distribution (via the MADLab), the academic toolbox (the learning management system and associated applications), web hosting services (CMS), collaborative applications (i.e., MS Teams) and enterprise video-mediated applications.

Your opportunity:

Reporting to Manager, Application and Mobile Development, the incumbent is part of a web application development team responsible for designing and developing administrative and educational technology for UofT.

The work involves a high amount of collaboration with other members of the development and support teams, and clients across the university. Day-to-day tasks include designing and implementing innovative new features for our applications, designing and maintaining our cloud deployment infrastructure, researching and recommending new technologies and software development practices, and acting as a senior mentor to support our creative team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Analyzing, recommending, and designing highly complex software architecture
• Developing and updating architectural framework for highly complex and confidential university-wide applications
• Writing complex technical code
• Evaluating programming code to ensure it has validity, compatibility, and that it meets appropriate standards
• Planning the infrastructure integration of cloud architecture
• Developing project schedules including milestones, critical path, timelines, deliverables and reporting

Essential Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or acceptable combination of equivalent experience.
• Minimum five years in the following areas:
• Strong experience in and knowledge of full stack web development environment (front-end, back-end, DevOps including Linux VM, and databases)
• Strong and transferrable experience working and implementing in Cloud environments, including CI/CD
• Strong experience working with, creating, and implementing APIs and WebSockets
• Strong experience implementing authentication standards in web applications
• Strong experience developing in modern software development frameworks
• Strong experience in requirements gathering and needs analysis
• Strong experience in Agile methodology and participation in software development and release lifecycles
• Strong experience in software project coordination
• Strong knowledge in software and infrastructure security, accessibility, and responsive design
• Strong ability to present complex systems and designs to non-technical audience

Assets (Nonessential):

• Knowledge of Laravel
• Knowledge of C# .Net MVC
• Knowledge of AWS Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Dynamo DB
• Knowledge of WordPress
• Knowledge of learning management systems
• Knowledge of service-oriented architecture
• Knowledge of project management

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Articulate
• Honest
• Motivated self-learner
• Proactive
• Team player

Closing Date: 04/29/2024, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 16 -- $99,548 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $127,305. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Khristen Sivaramalingam

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see http://uoft.me/UP.
Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

If you require any accommodations at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact [redacted].