Requisition ID: 23344
Department: Finance and Corporate Services Dept.
Service: Information Technology Services
Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary
Work Hours: 35,00 /hours per week
Affiliation: CIPP/CIPP
Salary Information: $80 325,70 - $97 739,46 annually (2025 rates of pay)
Location: 100 Constellation, Nepean
Job Category: Information Technology
Application Close: 27/08/2026

JOB SUMMARY

This position will primarily focus on AI development and tooling, with an emphasis on designing, developing, integrating, and supporting LLM-based solutions.

You are responsible for: developing/customizing/enhancing and/or integrating a broad range of smaller-scale (or components of larger-scale) business applications/solutions for an assigned client portfolio or project, in response to new or changing business requirements; maintaining business applications/solutions (or components thereof); and providing client and technical support.

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 in one or more technical competency areas, such as:

Automation/Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML)
Business Automation tools
Software Development

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

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

Minimum of 3 years of progressively more responsible experience in applications development and/or integration.

Microsoft ASP .Net version 2003, 2005 Web or higher versions and .Net Framework 1.1 and higher is desirable

VB and C# .Net programming languages is desirable

Oracle RDBMS 9i and higher is desirable

Oracle Internet Developer Suite is desirable

Oracle Application Server Technologies is desirable

Oracle SOA Suite is desirable

PL/SQL for creation of procedures and packages is desirable

XML is desirable

Development using Microsoft Office Suite tools is desirable

Development using SharePoint tools is desirable

PowerBuilder version 6.5 to 8.0 is desirable

MS Access 97 and higher is desirable

ColdFusion is desirable

System Development Life Cycle is desirable

n-tier Architecture Design is desirable

Unit, regression and load testing is desirable

Test plan creation is desirable

Configuration management is desirable

Creation of technical and non-technical documentation is desirable

KNOWLEDGE

• 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
• SQL Server and/or Oracle DBMS at an intermediate level
• System testing techniques

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Develop applications (or components thereof) 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
• Work independently and as a team member
• Use effective judgment when immediate supervision is unavailable
• Research and analytical skills
• Collaborative approach in working with others
• Converse effectively using both technical and general business terminology
• Diplomacy and tact
• ]Demonstrates initiative and self-motivation
• Work effectively under pressure
• Work with minimum supervision
• Flexible
• Able to meet deadlines
• Client-focussed

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
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We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.