Role overview

Job Summary:

The Software Developer role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines and ETL applications to support Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence solutions. The successful candidate will work onsite full-time, collaborating with IT professionals throughout the software development lifecycle to deliver scalable, high-quality software solutions using a variety of cloud and database technologies.
Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and expand data pipelines involving extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) activities.
Translate technical system specifications into tested, working applications including detailed programming and unit testing.
Resolve and troubleshoot technical issues during software operation, including implementation, conversion, and migrations.
Develop, maintain, and optimize ETL scripts and database backend applications for data warehousing and business intelligence.
Collaborate effectively with development teams and communicate clearly with clients and stakeholders.
Create and maintain technical documentation such as source-to-target mappings, data model diagrams, and design documents.
Ensure applications comply with standards, best practices, and scalability requirements.
Provide post-implementation support and conduct design walkthrough sessions.

Required Skills:

Experience with Microsoft Azure technologies: Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, and Power BI.
Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies: Amazon Aurora, Amazon Relational Database Service, Glue, OpenSearch.
Strong ETL development skills including scheduling, dependency logic, data integration, cleansing, and analytics.
Proficiency in data modeling and design principles for data marts and data warehouses.
Database management, administration, and complex SQL query construction with performance tuning.
Experience with Git and source control strategies.
Ability to elicit, document, and validate business requirements.
Strong communication skills for clear verbal and written interaction.
Experience with software development lifecycle from development through testing and delivery.

Desired Skills:

Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related standards.
Experience designing visual dashboards, KPIs, and canned reports (scheduled and ad-hoc).
Programming skills in C#, API development, and functions.
Experience writing scripts in PowerShell and other scripting languages.
Familiarity with rapid application development (RAD) methodologies.
Experience with middleware, gateways, and product installation script modification.
Ability to provide user and system documentation.

Rated Criteria:

Core Technical Skills (50%): Proficiency in Microsoft Azure, AWS, ETL development, data modeling, and database management.
Other Technical Skills (35%): Dashboard design, programming languages, scripting, source control, and full software development lifecycle experience.
Communication Skills (10%): Ability to elicit, document, validate requirements and communicate effectively.
Standards and Best Practices (5%): Knowledge of AODA and related regulations.

Total: 100 Points Deliverables:

Design, develop, and maintain scalable ETL and database backend applications.
High-quality, tested code following design patterns and best practices.
Technical documentation including source-to-target mappings, data models, and architecture diagrams.
Visual dashboards and reports highlighting trends and KPIs.
Post-implementation support and troubleshooting.

Must Haves:

Onsite availability five days per week, 7.25 hours per day, Monday to Friday.
Experience with Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, Power BI, and AWS data services.
Strong ETL and data warehousing development expertise.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
Proven ability to deliver within the software development lifecycle.

Public Sector Experience:

Preferred