Job DescriptionDescription:To respond to the priorities of the Government of Ontario through the passage of the Bill 5, Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act 2025, the resource may be partially assigned to Bill 5 related projects or initiatives on an as needed basis.
- A Senior GIS Systems Analyst and Developer is needed to upgrade Geocortex based GIS applications to the new VertiGIS platform.
- The Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC), in partnership with the Ministries of Natural Resources, Energy and Mines; Environment, Conservation, and Parks; Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness; and Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation is undertaking a multi-year effort to upgrade up to 18 business-critical geospatial applications hosted on the GIS Delivery Platform (GDP).
- This initiative is driven by the need to upgrade Geocortex-based applications, which rely on deprecated middleware and infrastructure, to the current Geocortex vendor release version, the fully supported, next-generation VertiGIS platform. The project will deliver like-for-like upgrades of up to 18 existing Geocortex applications, preserving current functionality while upgrading the underlying technology and application codebase. This work will ensure continued alignment with GO-ITS standards and service delivery requirements, maintain vendor support, and mitigate risks associated with unsupported systems, including security vulnerabilities, system instability, performance degradation, and potential reputational impacts.
- The upgraded VertiGIS applications will provide improved integration with modern GIS capabilities, including enterprise data, geoprocessing services, and portal technologies. This enhanced compatibility will enable future modernization opportunities and improved data management efficiencies. In addition, the upgrades will address existing functionality and performance issues, support Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) compliance, and deliver an overall improved user experience.
- All Geospatial Ontario IT Program projects are composed of both IT Source Fee-For-Service and Full Time Employee resources.
- Projects will maintain independent, as well as, Program, and Corporate level governance.
- Two onsite work locations are recommended; however, the successful candidate may work out of a locally available Ontario Public Service office:
- 300WATER STREET, NORTH TOWER, FLOOR 4, PETERBOROUGH, ONTARIO
- 40ST CLAIR AVENUE WEST, FLOOR 11, TORONTO, ONTARIO
The successful candidate is expected to work without break in service for the duration of the contract. However 5 days off have been built into the contract.
Responsibilities:- Providesenior technical expertise, project leadership, and coordination ofactivities in the development, implementation, and maintenance of adiverse range of cost-effective I&IT solutions.
- Providetechnical advice to clients and leverage OPS I&IT solutions andapplications to meet program/service goals and objectives, ensuringefficiency.
General Skills:- Providesspecialized technical expertise in the overall analysis of the design andarchitecture of systems solutions.
- Abilityto evaluate recommendations and ensure all recommended solutions forimprovement are congruent with the project goals and objectives.
- Identifiesshort and long-term project goals/objectives, and as a senior technicalexpert, defines and identifies program and service delivery requirementsin support of the development and/or acquisition of client applications.
- Leadsthe analysis, development, and documentation of design and architecture ofsystems solutions.
- Leadsthe development of testing, integration, and implementation of systemssolutions into the clients' applications.
- Guidesthe feasibility studies and cost-effective analyses of proposed clientI&IT initiatives, ensuring all studies and analyses are documented.
- Leadsthe technical aspects of projects related to the development and/oracquisition of a diverse range of client applications through all stagesof the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC). This includes planning,scheduling, and estimating resources, providing technical expertise,coordination, monitoring progress, and providing management with projectstatus updates.
- Demonstratedexperience gathering requirements, translating business documents intotechnical specifications.
- Experienceleading development/support teams supporting multi-dimensional andrelational databases and their applications for effective planning,budgeting, strategizing, and forecasting procedures.
- Demonstratedexperience designing and developing complex applications utilizingrelational and multi-dimensional databases.
- Abilityto provide implementation and post-implementation support as required.
- Overseesthe research and evaluation of the technical components in the acquisitionof software, hardware, technology, systems, and products.
- Recommendsand directs the measurement and improvement of tools, techniques,standards, and performance criteria to control the quality of applicationdevelopment initiatives.
- Providescoaching and direction to junior analysts throughout the project, relatedto the development and/or acquisition of a diverse range of clientapplications through all stages of the Systems Development Life Cycle.
Desirable Skills:- Experiencedeveloping and deploying solutions to cloud platforms, ideally Azure.
- Knowledgeof service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices, and web services(REST, JSON, AJAX).
- Abilityto troubleshoot and support incident management and operations.
- Experiencedeveloping web applications (JavaScript, Typescript, HTML5, CSS) andscripting (Python).
- Knowledgeof Geographical Information Systems (GIS), spatial data, analysis, andapplications.
- Experienceusing GIS software suites, ideally ArcGIS, VertiGIS/Geocortex, and/or FME.
- Knowledgeand understanding of Information Management principles, concepts,policies, and practices.
- Experiencewith development/maintenance of documentation including installationguides and build books.
- Abilityto gather, review, and provide feedback to business requirements.
RequirementsExperience and Skill Set Requirements:Must Haves:- Experience using GIS software suites, ideally ArcGIS, VertiGIS/Geocortex, and/or FME.
Skill Set Requirements:Technical Experience:- Experiencewith Esri's ArcGIS Enterprise suite of products e.g., ArcPro SDK, FileGeodatabases, ArcGIS Enterprise Portal, ArcGIS Notebooks, ArcGIS Server,ArcGIS Image Server, etc.
- Experiencewith Microsoft Azure, GIS infrastructure and networking management andmodernization
- Knowledgeof service-oriented architecture (SOA), microservices, and web services(REST, JSON, AJAX)
- Experiencedeveloping GIS web applications (JavaScript, Typescript, HTML5, CSS,VertiGIS/Geocortex, and/or FME)
- Experiencewith Python, VBA, .Net, C++, C#, SQL, and SDKs
Communication Experience:- Experiencecommunicating technical concepts to lay audiences
- Experiencenegotiating / resolving project direction to achieve consensus
- Experiencecollaborating with stakeholders, Business Analysts and project management
- Knowledgeand understanding of Information Management principles, concepts,policies, and practices.
- Experiencewith development/maintenance of documentation including installationguides and build books.
- Abilityto gather, review, and provide feedback to business requirements.
IT Public Sector Experience:- Experiencewith projects in the Land and Resources I&IT Cluster (LRC) or OntarioGovernment
