Junior Software Developer, Information Technology

Job Description

<p><h3>Position Details</h3><p><b>Job Type :</b> Employee</p><p><b>Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs) :</b></p><p><b>Job Family :</b> Application Development</p><p><b>Campus :</b> Main Campus</p><p><b>Union Affiliation :</b> UOITP</p><p><b>Date Posted :</b> July 24 2025</p><p><b>Applications must be received BEFORE :</b> August 04 2025</p><p><b>Hours per week :</b> </p><p><b>Salary Range :</b> 66072.00 - $82151.00</p><p><b>Salary Grade :</b> UOITP Grade 08</p><h3>About Information Technology</h3><p>Information Technology is a dynamic and collaborative environment. We are focused on prioritizing and optimizing technological investments that facilitate the best student experience as well as the activities of faculty researchers and staff. Our greatest strength are the people working with us. People like you professionals eager to flex their intellectual muscle and achieve new heights in their career. Working here gives you access to a great IT environment rich with a diverse range of platforms products and services. This is a place where innovative ideas are welcome.</p><p><b>In a nutshell :</b> working here is challenging and rewarding. Itll bring out the best of you. We want people that have the drive to advance IT in higher education. We have the technologies to keep your inner fires burning and benefits that can help you sustain a better lifestyle. And all this minutes away from gyms the Byward Market downtown and the Rideau Canal at lunch time for runners and skaters.</p><h3>Position Purpose</h3><p>Reporting to the Senior Manager the incumbent develops new or enhances existing and off-the-shelf computer applications based on software requirements. Assigned small projects of limited duration or may participate in a designated portion of a larger project under supervision. Focused on meeting user needs and improving the efficiency of the Universitys operations through system and software solutions.</p><h3>Responsibilities</h3><ul><li>Analysis: Evaluates clients business and functional requirements to fully understand their needs. Focuses on solutions to improve systems and automation.</li><li>Design: Designs plans and coordinates effective software using appropriate tools and operating systems facilitating the function of the various departments to increase their efficiency and productivity and to reduce costs.</li><li>Development Testing and Documentation: Develops effective program code tests and provides documentation for new releases or application upgrades. Translates specifications document into effective program code. Assists in the provision of user documentation.</li><li>Deployment: Participates in the installation of new software in alignment with established procedures and processes and the integration the final product to existing software.</li><li>Maintenance: Reviews and identifies the requirement to repair and maintain current systems and software to ensure they continue to perform in keeping with client expectations. Ensures that all issues concerning data integrity security and confidentiality and user secrecy are identified. Ensures daily that the systems in production are functional and performing and that backup and recovery processes and procedures are completed properly.</li><li>Continuous Improvement: Provides recommendations to improve and enhance existing standards and procedures and improve the quality of the services provided to the client.</li></ul><h3>What you will bring</h3><ul><li>College degree in Computer Programming or university degree in Computer Science or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.</li><li>0-3 years of experience in the development and implementation of system or software programs.</li><li>Knowledge of web design and development including common technologies programming languages and operating systems with some experience using PHP and content management systems like Drupal.</li><li>Understanding of web development best practices with exposure to tools like Docker or similar virtualization / containerization technologies.</li><li>Knowledge of University policies guidelines and standards regarding system and software development and deployment.</li><li>Knowledge of and experience with programming tools languages techniques and industry standards and best practices.</li><li>Experience in troubleshooting and repairing programs.</li><li>Analytical skills to diagnose debug and repair programming issues.</li><li>Ability to proactively keep abreast of new / emerging technologies.</li><li>Ability to communicate technical concepts to users.</li><li>Bilingualism English and French (spoken and written).</li></ul><p>LI-Hybrid #LI-DP1</p><h3>Key Competencies</h3><p>Here are the required competencies for all of our employees at uOttawa:</p><ul><li><b>Planning</b>: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.</li><li><b>Initiative</b>: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.</li><li>Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.</li><li>Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.</li></ul><p>The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect teamwork and inclusion where collaboration innovation and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons racialized persons persons with disabilities women and LGBTQIA2S persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.</p><p><b>Note :</b> if this is a union position : The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.</p><p>If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.</p><p>Required Experience :</p><p>Junior IC</p><p>Key Skills</p><p>Law Enforcement,ABB,Marine Biology,Filing,Automobile,AV</p><p><b>Employment Type :</b> Full-Time</p><p><b>Experience :</b> years</p><p><b>Vacancy :</b> 1</p><p><b>Monthly Salary Salary :</b> 66072 - 82151</p></p>
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