07/09/2020

Role: Systems Testing/QA Specialist - contract RFS: IT20-HSC-0060 Client: Ministry of Health Duration: 175 working days, 7.25 hours per day Location: Offsite during Covid-19 measures / 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2M 4K5 Anticipated Start Date: July 23, 2020 Rate: $43/h inc Rated Criterion ==================================================== QA and Systems Testing Knowledge and Experience 2 - 4 years of experience in: • Planning, organizing and implementing testing efforts (includes preparation of test plans and coordination of test execution) • Knowledge and understanding of testing methods in an object-oriented environment • All stages of system testing, including strategy, selection of testing tools, test planning, preparing test cases and test data, manual and automated test execution and defect logging and tracking • Experience with a variety of testing systems, including clinical systems testing, mission critical systems testing, and testing high volume transactional systems in highly available environments • Knowledge and experience of structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation and maintenance of applications • Performing functional and non-functional system testing of the following: Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) solutions including testing of patches, new releases, acceptance testing of enhancement request functionality for modules of the product and other enhancements, and regression testing for implementation; in house web applications; HL7-FHIR based webservices (RESTFUL/JSON/XML); Application Programming Interfaces (API); reporting solutions; integration components, extensions, and enhancements • Performing testing of Security Components including use of SAML and JWT • Creating complete system testing documentation and artefacts such as: test strategies, test plans, test use cases, test scripts • Develop automated test scripts (using tools such as Selenium framework) • API testing tools to query and test interfaces at the messaging layer • Web service queries using tools such as Rational ClearQuest, SOAP-UI, POSTMAN or via Programming Languages • Knowledge and experience with information retrieval packages, and data queries and ad hoc queries (using SQL) and other query languages • Knowledge and experience with the following Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologiessuch as – Amazon Connect   • Performing Accessibility testing to websites, web content and mobile applications to conform to the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0   • Tools to support Web Accessibility testing in support of AODA legislation • Test results reports, including performance and security testing results, for use in Defect Reviews with clients, partners and project team • Business Intelligence (BI) solution to plan, prepare, and execute testing of BI solution, including data setup/integration and validating data in the BI solution accessed through predefined analytical reports, ad hoc reporting tools and dashboards to ensure accuracy, completeness, and data integrity of the solution • Validating successful deployment of releases in production environments, preparing reports on testing results • Performing business scenarios and cross-system integration testing on Product  Modules (e.g., Ontario Health Client Registry, Provider Registry, Health Information Access Layer – HIAL, Consent Engine, Terminology Services, and Audit Services) • Reviewing and providing input to technical and business requirements from a testing perspective, including business intelligence solutions • Executing automated tests using Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise edition, developed using C# • Knowledge and experience working in traditional and agile teams using standard and DevOps processes and tools • Knowledge and experience using at least one programming language • Knowledge and experience with all phases of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) • Reviewing business and technical documentation from a testing perspective to identify issues early in the SDLC • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices.   Logging, Tracking and Defect Reporting 2 - 4 years of experience with: • Identifying and documenting issues and risks • Creating and maintaining defect logs and defect summary reports (using tools such as Jira or Confluence) • Updating tasks and project status • Participating in QA and cross functional team meetings • Prioritizing test execution based on business priority, defect patterns, and available testing time • Dealing creatively with problems stemming from shared resources, such as test environments and test data • Actively participating in walkthroughs and triage sessions.   OPS/Healthcare Experience • 2+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers • Knowledge of OPS Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices • Knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and OPS I&IT project management methodologies. • Knowledge and experience with OPS Health related projects • Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements • Experience adopting and adhering to OPS Unified I&IT Project Methodology, OPS Enterprise Architecture and OPS Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies • Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects.   General Skills • Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills • Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience • Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution • Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships • Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively   • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines. Scope of Services and Deliverables ==================================================== • Perform functional and non-functional system testing of the Case and Contact Management (CCM) solution and integration with the provincial Immunization Repository • Perform testing of routine and incident management of the CCM solution, including support for infectious disease public health activities, infectious disease case, contact, and outbreak investigation and management, immunization administration, and vaccine distribution and delivery (inventory) • Running data validation of the CCM solution • Conduct testing in support routine and incident management, application functionality sustainment, performance tuning and technical documentation • Conduct various forms of testing (manual, automated, regression, performance and load) to verify issues, and assist in trouble-shooting problems • Assist with developing testing strategy, test plans, the selection of testing tools, and the identification of resources required for testing • Support product evaluations & User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Preparing complete system testing documentation and artefacts including: test plans, test cases, test scripts, automated test scripts, test results reports, defect logs for the CCM solution • Identify and log issues and risks, update tasks and status • Verify the completeness of deployment in production environments. • Review and/or provide input to technical and business requirements for the ministry’s applications, tools, and integration components • Participate effectively in QA and cross functional team collaborative situations including: status meetings, design reviews and walkthroughs, prototyping, test plan walkthroughs, defect log and resolution reviews.

07/02/2020

Role: Programmer/Developer - contract RFS: IT20-HSC-0053 Client: Ministry of Health Duration: 280 working days, 7.25 hours per day Location: 5700 Yonge Street, 9th Floor Anticipated Start Date: July 24, 2020 Rate: $78/h inc Rated Criterion ==================================================== Development Experience • 10+ years of software development experience in all aspects of the SDLC and Application Lifecycle Management.8+ years of experience with developing code in C# (.NET, ASP.NET, MVC, IIS, WCF) • 8+ years of experience with developing code in SQL using SQL Server Management Studio • Demonstrated experience with using XHTML, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, AngularJS, Bootstrap, XSLT and XML for development. • Demonstrated experience with building web applications, web services (SOAP and REST), and Windows client applications • Demonstrated experience with the development of APIs • Experience with multi-threaded applications • Demonstrated experience in using DI (IoC) frameworks such as Ninject and Castle Windsor • Experience with concurrency patterns in C#   Technical Skills • Demonstrated experience and competency with Common Language Runtime (CLR), its limitations, weaknesses, and workarounds • Demonstrated experience and competency with different testing platforms including unit, performance and load testing   • Experience with developing Business Requirements and designing new modules/ functionalities which meet business/client needs. • Working knowledge and understanding of continuous integration • 8+ years of experience with debugging, refactoring and optimization • Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of object-oriented programming and various design and architectural patterns • Experience in applying fundamental design principles and best practices for scalable application • Demonstrated experience with and knowledge of object-oriented programming and various design and architectural patterns • Experience with and knowledge of UI Design Principles     Communication Skills • Strong verbal and written communication skills. Strong Interpersonal and negotiation skills • Strong consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders. • A demonstrated team player with a proven track record for meeting deadlines • Experience in working on multiple projects at the same time • Experience in working on multi-year projects   OPS Experience • Experience with building enterprise level applications that protect high-sensitive information • Demonstrated knowledge and experience with OPS governance methodologies (e.g. UPM, architecture gating) Scope of Services and Deliverables ==================================================== • Review and understand code and architecture of the existing code, and make updates as required to ensure the code is modular and can support scalability requirements • Code enhancements to existing features and new features as per approved requirements and design direction • Provide realistic work estimates to support project planning; capture business requirements and update business rules based on the requirements • Use structured methodologies, design best practices, implement code that is of quality, and clearly documented. The application should function as required, without any defects. The application must operate with the Operating System (OS) and other peripherals as identified • Create custom reports as required, applying Microsoft Technologies • Conduct testing, integration and deployment of the developed changes across the environment • Review, analyze and recommend solutions to any defects discovered in production • Fully document all developed code, and transition in a steady-state to a full-time resource.

06/15/2020

Role: Systems Administration/Operation Support Specialist - contract RFS: IT20-HSC-0045 Client: Ministry of Health Duration: 120 working days, 7.25 hours per day Location: Offsite during Covid-19 measures / 5700 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2M 4K5 Anticipated Start Date: June 25, 2020 Rate: $44/h inc Rated Criterion ==================================================== Core Skills and Experience (5-9 years) • Tier 1 business help desk and service/incident management support experience • Coordinating communication, collection and storage of active reports for analysis • Tracking reported problem, issue, or system failure using automatic incident management system and providing report daily • Creating ad-hoc reports and running routine reports in production and non-production environments – directly and through other partners • Preparing technical documentation for product end users • Automated incident management systems, logging calls, and provide resolution in a timely and efficient manner • Support for complex problems or issues and escalating as appropriate or following escalation process • Experience with information retrieval packages, one or more communications protocols, one or more operation systems and hardware platforms • Experience with middleware and gateways • Knowledge of the following Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies – Amazon Connect, Amazon Pinpoint, Amazon DynamoDB, Amazon Kenisis Datastreams, Amazon S3, Amazon Polly, AWS Lamda and Amazon Cloudwatch • Knowledge of Contact Center Technology such as Call Routing, Interactive Voice Response, Workforce Management, etc.   Analytical Skills and Facilitation Abilities • Exceptional analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills • Demonstrated strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills • Proven troubleshooting and critical thinking experience • Demonstrated ability to apply strong listening skills to facilitate issue resolution • Effective consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders with proven track record for building strong working relationships • Strong facilitation and negotiation skills with ability to build rapport with stakeholders and drive negotiations to a successful outcome • Excellent customer service skills, including tact and diplomacy to ensure client needs are managed effectively • A motivated, flexible, detail-oriented and creative team player with perseverance, excellent organization and multi-tasking abilities, and a proven track record for meeting strict deadlines.   OPS/Healthcare Experience • 5+ years of experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers • Experience working with federal/provincial/broader public-sector healthcare providers • Knowledge of OPS Enterprise Architecture artifacts (or similar), processes and practices, and ability to produce technical documentation that comply with industry standard practices • In-depth knowledge of industry standard such as Project Management Institute (PMI) and OPS I&IT project management methodologies. • Knowledge and experience with OPS Health related projects • Knowledge and understanding of Ministry policy and IT project approval processes and requirements • Experience adopting and adhering to OPS Unified I&IT Project Methodology, OPS Enterprise Architecture and OPS Gating process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies • Experience with large complex IT Health-related projects. Scope of Services and Deliverables ==================================================== • Provide ongoing support for critical business and operational activities for the provincial Case and Contact Management I&IT solution to meet the diverse data and business needs of public health professionals and stakeholders across the province • Perform Tier 1 business help desk and service support • Log calls received via e-mail or phone into an automated incident management system and provide resolution in a timely and efficient manner • Escalate to the next tier of support for complex problems or issues   • Track reported problem, issue, or system failure using the automated incident management system and provide report daily • Support Contact Center Technology such as Call Routing, Interactive Voice Response, Workforce Management, etc • Provide feedback for the integration of the provincial Immunization Repository and the CCM solution • Participate in discussions in support of infectious disease public health activities, including infectious disease case, contact, and outbreak investigation and management, immunization administration, and vaccine distribution and delivery (inventory) • Prepare technical documentation for the product to be used by PHUs and other Case and Contact Tracing users   • Run routine reports in production and non-production environments either directly and/or through other partners • Create ad-hoc reports as needed and deliver the same to management • Co-ordinate communication, collection and storage of active reports for analysis.

06/15/2020

Role: Programmer/Developer - contract RFS: IT20-JTS-0002 Client: Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Duration: 162 working days, 7.25 hours per day Location: Remote - 720 Bay Street, 6th Floor Anticipated Start Date: August 07, 2020 Rate: $63/h inc Rated Criterion ==================================================== Programming Experience • Hands-on experience with programming and development in JSF, Angular, Spring, Primefaces, PrimeNg   Technical Development • Hands-on experience with tools and technologies for building responsive UIs   • Experience of building custom libraries used for such UI design as part of an enterprise wide project/program   Technical experience • Experience in building cross platform integration components? (e.g. using SOAP web services, EJBs, REST APIs)   Programming knowledge • Strong knowledge of object oriented programming, Struts 2.0, JavaScript, jQuery, Hibernate, Spring, CSS/HTML5, web services, Angular   Programming knowledge • Hands-on programming experience in core Java and JEE technologies as well as leading team of developers and track technical project deliverables to completion Project Requirements Checklist ==================================================== Does the candidate possess hands on experience in programming and handling development work for enterprise level case management applications using Java based technologies? Does the candidate possess hands on experience in developing web applications using Java, JSF, Angular and Primefaces? Does the candidate has proven experience in leading a team of developers and tracking technical project deliverables? Scope of Services and Deliverables ==================================================== SCOPE: The Justice Technology Services - MAG Court Portfolio Branch requires a (JAVA) Programmer/Developer L2 with 5 years+ experience for operational support and developing enhancements for Family Justice Services Online portal. Deliverables: These temporary L2 Programmer/Developers Lead with 5 years + experience will be responsible for: Deliverables may include, at a minimum: • Draft technical requirements, and prepare detailed technical solution design for JEE based applications • Develop and modify, maintain and unit test programs on JEE platform • Review code and document the software process flows, business logic, code dependencies, etc. • Develop and modify, maintain and unit test changes to solution design and user interfaces • Create new web services and orchestrate multiple atomic web services to build complex web service operations • Develop web-based applications including front end user interface and back application logic • Promote programs from development to test environment. System test online and batch programs • Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and Production environments • Prepare automated deployment build and test scripts in a DevOps environment   • Assist in metadata/test data creation and maintenance, and prepare data packages for implementation by the Database Administrator • Provide application support, including participation in on-call rotation • Support the testing team during system and UAT testing • Prepare deployment packages of code and instructions for builds in Development, UAT, and Production environments Mandatory Skillset: • Experience in programming and development at the specified experience level • Experience in Java and J2EE (all supported versions) development in a WebSphere application development environment • Experience with relational and hierarchical database technologies (Oracle, MS SQL, LDAP) • Experience using software development tools RSA 8, WebSphere Integration Developer (WID) 7.5, Hibernate, Angular, AngularJS, Spring Framework, JQuery, Eclipse, Spring MVC, Spring annotation, Spring AOP Framework, ClearQuest, Web Services Description Language (WSDL), Jasper reports, ESB, Primefaces, PrimeNg, JSF, Weblogic, Bootstrap • Experience in and expertise writing build and test scripts in automation scenarios • Experience in leading teams of developers and programmers, track technical project deliverables such as code, build scripts, DB scripts and related configurations. Desirable Skillset • Experience in DevOps methodology and tools • Experience in coding for producing accessible web sites for audiences that include visual disabilities

06/03/2020

Role: Project Manager/Leader - contract RFS: IT20-LTC-0012 Client: Ministry of Transportation Duration: 182 working days, 7.25 hours per day Location: 87 Sir William Hearst Avenue Floor 1 Room 158B Toronto, ON M3M 0B4 Anticipated Start Date: July 06, 2020 Rate: $98/h inc Rated Criterion ==================================================== Relationship Management • Demonstrated experience in communication and mediation skills with Clients and Resources to ensure Client projects are progressing according to schedule • Demonstrated experience in team building, consensus building and relationship management skills • Experience with strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects - concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out   Project Management - Managing Team/Resources • Experience in sourcing, selecting and on-boarding team members in various disciplines • Previous demonstrated experience clarifying roles and responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources • Experience developing complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies. • Demonstrated experience effectively managing large project budgets and ensure a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals.   Project Management – Knowledge, Risks, Issues, Scheduling & Reporting • Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge • Experience with identification to risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. • Ability to articulate and prioritize issues and risks at senior executive level and recommend mitigation strategies for decision makers • Knowledge and understanding of Enterprise Content Management • Experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan • Experience with project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels; • Experience with participating in steering committee and stakeholder forums. Technical Skills • Expert knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform • Expert knowledge in Data Strategy   Soft skills • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills • Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills • Experience in the use of project management software • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills • A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and delivering high profile, high risk, complex initiatives   OPS Experience • Knowledge of Ontario government enterprise architecture standards including architecture domain artefacts required for government gating process • Knowledge of OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources. Scope of Services and Deliverables ==================================================== The Services and Deliverables to be provided by the Vendor will include the following: The Project Manager is responsible for the following activities:   • Provide expertise to all aspects of the project(s) related to compliance with the established methodology   • Co-ordinate and manage tasks related to completion of integrated project schedules and activities • Establish and lead project governance activities including client facing steering committees • Provide regular written status reports • Participate in status meetings as required • Work with a team comprised of both employees and consultants • Ensure knowledge transfer to full-time staff. • This resource also supports the Cloud First Program which will ensure alignment across numerous cloud initiatives, deliver a predictable and efficient activation of cloud offerings to Support the Ministry Data Strategy to create a centralized framework and plan for transforming MTO into a data driven organization • LTC stakeholders, and support business digital transformation initiatives including the Mid-Tier Refresh projects. • Resource may be assigned to additional projects as required.     Deliverables include (but not limited to):   • Coordinate multiple project activities and task assignments • Maintain project plans and schedules • Maintain issues and risk logs • Provide status reports to steering committees • Monitor project schedules, budgets, and deliverables • Identify, resolve and/or escalate issues as necessary • Adhere all required corporate project management standards • Chair regular status meetings with project team leads and clients • Supporting security review and Risk Mitigation Response activities. • Maximizing knowledge transfer from 3rd party providers, to build capacity in support of the Mid-Tier refresh project. • Manage mandatory hardware (Hosting Environment) remediations • Manage platform refresh/migration • Manage mandatory software upgrades to; Legacy MidTier application middleware and peripherals • Manage software refresh/migration   • Communication and mediation skills to liaise with clients and resources to ensure Client projects are progressing according to schedule • Experience gathering and developing requirements in order to create and maintain a detailed project schedule and/or integrated plan. • Expert knowledge in Microsoft Azure cloud platform • Experience sourcing, selecting and on-boarding team members in various disciplines, and clarify roles & responsibilities and set task/deliverable/performance expectations for resources. • Experience developing complex project budgets based on multiple funding channels and cross ministry dependencies. Ability to effectively manage large project budgets and ensure a high level of fiscal control and accountability including estimates, forecasts and reconciliation/confirmation of actuals. • Demonstrated ability to proactively identify potential risk events and issues before they occur so that proper mitigating strategies can be developed. Able to articulates and prioritize issues and risks at senior executive levels and recommend mitigation strategies for decision makers. • Experience establishing and participating in steering committee and stakeholder forums. • Experience providing, project, program, and/or portfolio reporting to multi-stakeholders at senior executive levels.   • Demonstrated ability to use appropriate strategies and actions to overcome resistance to change and capitalize on forces in support of change during all stages of projects - concept, definition, planning, implementation and close-out. • Knowledge of OPS I&IT standards and best practices for project management to facilitate control of system quality, adherence to standard methodology and the control of the use of I&IT resources. • Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge • Knowledge and understanding of Enterprise Content Management • Strong team building, consensus building and relationship management skills • Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills • Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills • Experience in the use of project management software • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills • A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines and delivering high profile, high risk, complex initiatives