08/20/2021

Role: Business Analyst RQ01820 Rate: $80/h inc Client: Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services Location: WFH Duration: 123 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: Sep 2021 Must Haves Demonstrated experience in Business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions IBM Cognos Test and validate I&IT solutions Responsibilities: Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills: Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills: Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills • Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s businessproblems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way thatI&IT solutions can be determined. • Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements throughalternative and cost effective service delivery approaches • Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to theproject and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project ManagementMethodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS StandardSystems Development Methodologies • Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, andconducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives • Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but n o t limited toJAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. • Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical datamodeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rulesdefinition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects • Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management andstakeholders • Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysisevaluation and conducts follow-up • Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis • Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, includingpresentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement • Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools todocument conceptual requirements and scope • Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and writtencommunication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills • A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills • Experience in the use of information retrieval packages • Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts,policies and practices • Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient fordesigning appropriate technology solutions • Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysissuch as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business processmapping • Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for userrequirements • Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation andsubsequent follow-up • Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA)and related regulations and standards Skills Experience and Skill Set Requirements •        5+ years’ experience in business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions. •        Demonstrated ability to lead requirements for BI solutions based on tools such as IBM Cognos. •        Ability to lead and conduct business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. •        Ability to test and validate I&IT solutions against defined business requirements. •        Ability to document and communicate software defects. •        Ability to apply re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches. •        Ability to lead and conduct business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project. •        Ability to lead JAD sessions, interviews and product demonstrations/reviews. •        Understanding of use case modeling, conceptual and logical data modeling, process and data flow modeling, use case surveys and business rules. •        Experience of monitoring progress, resolving problems and reporting regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders. •        Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; •        Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills. •        Proficient at requirements refinement/grooming techniques in an agile/scrum environment using popular tools like Jira, Azure DevOps etc., Points Business Analysis for BI Solutions a. 5+ years experience in business analysis for I&IT enterprise applications and solutions. b. Demonstrated ability to lead requirements for BI solutions based on tools such as IBM Cognos. c. Ability to lead and conduct business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and document the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined. 25 Software Testing a. Ability to test and validate I&IT solutions against defined business requirements. b. Ability to document and communicate software defects. 25 Problem Solving and Analysis Skills a. Demonstrated ability to assess complex and diverse information/system needs and develop I&IT solutions. b. Ability to identify the root cause of problems and provide viable solutions. 25 Training and Knowledge Transfer a. Must have previous work experience in conducting training  and knowledge transfer sessions, ensuring teams receive the required knowledge to support the system. b. Must have experience in conducting learning activities and demonstrated ability to prepare and present. c. Development of documentation and materials as part of review and knowledge transfer to other members c.  Development and facilitation of classroom based and virtual instructor demo led sessions for users. d.   Monitor identified milestones and submission of status reports to ensure knowledge transfer is fully completed 25

08/09/2021

Role: Business Analyst RQ01587 Rate: $88/h inc Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Location: WFH Duration: 184 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: August 2021 Responsibilities: Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. Business Analyst to work as part of the Project Management & Program Delivery project team in collaboration with the core project team, solution delivery vendor(s) and other stakeholders as required. Must Haves Business Analysis Agile/DevOps experience Client Interaction Documentation Communication Skills Nice to have Public Sector Experience Provide support during the design, implementation and testing phases of the project. Report progress of assignment on a regular basis to Project Management, raise any issue and concerns and propose mitigation strategies. Conduct feasibility analysis, project scoping and provide project work estimates. Conduct Joint Requirements Planning and Joint Application Design sessions. Analyze and map processes / data for current state and future state. Requirements development involving requirements elicitation, elaboration, analysis, specification and validation. Use of ministry mandated requirement management tools and templates for requirements Review and feedback of technical design documents. Conduct and/or participate in walkthroughs at each project milestone. Work with Development team and Testing team to resolve issues reported by clients. Knowledge transfer to TS and I&IT Cluster at all stages of the assignment. Report status to, and follow overall direction from the Project Manager and/or Lead Business Analyst. The Deliverables include (but are not limited to): Business Cases and Request for Bids Business requirements / rules Business process models System Requirements specifications Business / Data Glossary Business and System use cases User epics, stories and themes / Product backlog and sprint plans Data requirements / models (conceptual / logical) Functional and Non-functional requirements Requirements Traceability Matrices User Interface specifications, low and high fidelity prototypes Report specifications Test plan/strategies, test cases Risks and Issues Status reports Work plans, e.g. requirements management plan Artefacts/documents required for enterprise architecture development from a business needs point-of-view (contextual and conceptual), as required for the Architecture Governance Point review process Other artefacts as determined by the project Support to Development and Test teams in following areas (but are not limited to): Building and testing support to development team Reviewing test strategy, test plan and cases Management of defect logs Testing Applications Supporting end-user inquiries Defining the integration test plan Defining the user acceptance test plan Identification and resolution of problems/issues Document and manage risks and liaise with other project teams to coordinate project interdependencies. Documentation of all artefacts in a shared project library. General Skills: Experience in managing user stories with Agile, SCRUM, Lean, DevOps methodologies Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Desirable Skills: Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject Subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Strong communicator who is able to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, with the team members and across business lines. ?Knowledge Transfer Requirements: Knowledge transfer is expected to occur throughout the duration of the assignment through regular meetings, touchpoints, and working sessions with LRC staff All design, development, artefacts, and source code, including all relevant and complete documents must be transferred to the ministry in the designated repositories provided Dedicated knowledge transfer sessions will be scheduled during the close-out phase of the project to ensure completeness of knowledge transfer and all documentation is shared, and allow LRC staff to ask clarification and/or follow up questions Evaluation Criteria Business Analysis - 40% Client and technical team Interaction - 20% Documentation - 20% Communication Skills - 10% Agile/DevOps experience - 10% Nice to have Public Service Experience

07/05/2021

Role: Business Analyst RFS: RQ01538 Rate: $94/h inc Client: Ministry of Solicitor General Location: WFH Duration: 177 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: August 2021 Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. Deliverables: Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess client’s business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements in such a way that I&IT solutions can be determined Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost effective service delivery approaches Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project, aligning with OPS Unified Project Management Methodology, Enterprise Architecture and Gating Process, and OPS Standard Systems Development Methodologies Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies for business I&IT initiatives Develops sound processes for requirements gathering including but not limited to JAD sessions, interviews, mockups, etc. Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to I&IT management and stakeholders Develops performance measures and traceability matrices for business analysis evaluation and conducts follow-up Experience developing strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis Experience conducting requirements gathering, developing documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducting stakeholder engagement Experience in the use of Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools to document conceptual requirements and scope Awareness of emerging I&IT trends and technologies Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines Experience in leveraging Microsoft Dynamics CRM to implement a legal case management system Experience in deployment of Agile methodology Experience in developing user stories in a fast-paced environment A note on Assignment Type: This position is currently listed as "Onsite"; however, the consultant will be remote due to COVID-19 related Work from Home (WFH) direction. Once the I&IT cluster staff are required to return to the office, the resource under this request will be required to work onsite as we Skills and Knowledge: Creating detailed business analysis documents Knowledge of native capabilities of the system that needs to provide the functionality (e.g., Dynamics 365 or any other system) Outlining problems, opportunities and solutions for a business Budgeting and forecasting Does the candidate have business analysis skills and demonstrated experience to provide leadership in the analysis and creation of business and functional requirements and design documentation and to capture the data and information needed to document, validate and analyse business processes for legacy applications being replaced Does the candidate have experience with traceability matrix, agile and client centric approaches Does the candidate possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in working with business stakeholders on functional design sessions and detailed solution design sessions, and negotiating and triaging issues for production Does the candidate possess at least 5+ years of hands on experience in building documentation towards production readiness such as support model, SLAs and checklists? Does the candidate possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in providing first level of triaging support for business and technical SMEs in identifying design gaps from testing cycles and production Does the candidate possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in implementing Microsoft Dynamics CRM? Does the candidate possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in implementing legal case management system? Does the candidate possess at least 5 years of hands on experience in leveraging Microsoft Dynamics CRM to implement a legal case management Desirable Skills: Experience in the use of information retrieval packages Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements Experience developing performance measures for business analysis evaluation and subsequent follow-up Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services for clients with diverse business and technological needs. Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. Mandatory Requirements: • Minimum 10 years of experience in providing full range of business analysis and project planning and management services Resume Evaluation Criteria: Criteria 1: Business Analysis Skills Criteria 1 Points: 30 points Criteria 1 Details: Demonstrated experience in creating Business Cases, Business Requirements Document, other Business requirements artefacts, testing documentation, Enterprise architecture artefacts and assist Solution designer/architect in the preparation of technical artefacts including technical design Demonstrated experience working on large systems implementation and case management solutions Working knowledge of system concepts and development methodologies to support business application Demonstrated experience supporting QA teams by creating testing documentation such as Test Cases, Test Plans and Traceability matrix. Criteria 2: Technical Skills Criteria 2 Points: 40 points Criteria 2 Details: Demonstrated experience in developing documentation towards production readiness such as support model, SLAs and checklists, and copy books for operational and data migration Demonstrated experience in solution design and architecture Demonstrated experience facilitating JAD sessions Demonstrated experience in working with technical SMEs and business SMEs in reviewing and analysing design gaps, provide initial cost and time estimates for change requests and enhancements, assist development team in first level triaging of defects to identify solution gaps and review with business and delivery team Demonstrated experience documenting and tracking requirements in project and issue tracking systems Hands on experience with projects leveraging enterprise level case management systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365. Hands on implementation experience in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Hands on implementation experience leveraging Microsoft Dynamics CRM to implement a legal case management system Criteria 3: Project Management and Communication Skills Criteria 3 Points: 30 points Criteria 3 Details: Writing skills, Negotiating skills, Project Planning, Project Management Experience assisting in project planning, scheduling and reporting to support project timelines. Experience working with clients to manage requirements gathering, project scope and approvals to ensure project timelines are achieved Experience planning and scaling quality assurance deliverables to achieve project timelines. Experience working with Project managers to ensure sufficient time is available in project schedule to support an appropriate level of quality assurance and user acceptance testing.

06/24/2021

Role: Business Analyst RFS: RQ01544 Rate: $94/h inc Client: Ministry of Health Location: WFH Duration: 200 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: July 2021 Must Haves : ·     Minimum 5 years’ business analysis experience working in electronic health-related projects. ·      Experience working in the public sector, preferably in a health care setting. ·      Experience with and knowledge of Project Management concepts (e.g. project goals, risk, scope, participant roles, planning and quality management) ·      Excellent Communication skills both verbal and written, and strong stakeholder engagement skills ·      Time Management, with the ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritize multiple projects 1.1. Deliverables include, but are not limited to: ·      Develop funding criteria ·      Develop other supports (guidelines, care pathways) ·      Advise regions on proposal development (best practices, lessons learned, etc.) ·      Review proposals endorsed by regions ·      Address proposal gaps identified by Secretariat (potential negotiations on funding) ·      Collaborate with regions to implement projects and funding mechanism ·      Collaborate with regions to monitor projects ·      Collaborate with regions to facilitate reporting ·      Collaborate with regions to intervene with “at risk” projects 1.2. Responsibilities: As a member of the Patient Digital Access to their Health Information Team: ·      Provides a comprehensive range of I&IT business analysis services ·      Interacts with the business stakeholders and subject matter experts in order to understand their requirements through gathering, documenting, and analyzing business needs and requirements. ·      Prepares and advises on business analysis policies, processes, best practices and standards to promote a comprehensive and consistent business analysis practice within the organization. General Skills: ·      Translates patient portal specifications into business requirements to build and design the foundations of the program ·      Leads and conducts business analysis in order to assess business problems/opportunities and documents the business requirements ·      Applies re-engineering concepts to promote business improvements through alternative and cost-effective service delivery approaches ·      Leads and conducts business analysis at varying levels of detail appropriate to the project and phases of project ·      Develops strategies, prepares business cases and cost-benefit analysis, and conducts feasibility studies ·      Develops sound processes for requirements gathering ·      Conducts business modeling; use case modeling; conceptual and logical data modeling; process and data flow modeling; use case surveys; business rules definition and non-functional requirements definitions for assigned projects ·      Monitors progress, resolves problems and reports regularly to the Project Manager/Leader and stakeholders ·      Develops strategies, preparing business cases and cost-benefit analysis ·      Conducts requirements gathering, develops documentation, including presentations and briefing notes and conducts stakeholder engagement 1.3. Desired Skills: ·      Knowledge and understanding of Project Management’s Institute’s Project Management Body of Knowledge ·      Demonstrated project management software skills and experience e.g. MS Project, MS Teams etc. ·      College/University undergraduate degree in Health, Business or related discipline from a recognized institution or equivalent experience ·      Knowledge of Healthcare Information Systems used throughout the province of Ontario ·      Experience with health system business implementation and deployment projects ·      Proven track record working with health care professionals; direct clinical data experience or experience working with clinicians would be an asset ·      Ability to translate business and data requirements into specifications sufficient for designing appropriate technology solutions ·      Ability to readily identify, assess and mitigate implementation and adoption issues ·      Experience with and/or knowledge of change management, workflow analysis and redesign, business process integration, and/or evaluation/quality improvement, preferably in the health sector ·      Working knowledge of privacy policies and legislative processes – Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA), Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) and Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and associated Health Information Custodian (HIC) requirements ·      Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies and practices ·      Experience with a wide range of methods, tools and techniques for business analysis such as: business functional modelling, business event modelling, business process mapping ·      Experience in structured, object oriented and agile methodologies for user requirements ·      Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills ·      A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

06/21/2021

Role: Programmer/Developer RQ01486 Rate: $80/h inc Client: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry Location: WFH Duration: 240 business days, 7.25 hours per day Anticipated Start Date: August 2021 Full-stack position with a primary focus on java service development experience. Must Haves: 10+ Years of Java Development experience Angular JS Typescript Node JavaScript Experience Nice to have: Public Sector Web Modernization experience Lead all development activities for the assigned system components which includes, but is not limited to, coding, documentation, unit testing, defect resolution; Work closely with systems analysts during the design review sessions to provide instruction and recommendations on best coding design, impacts and options; Work closely with business analysts and quality assurance analysts to confirm that the application code meets the business and system requirements that are outlined in the detailed design, during the analysis and user acceptance, testing, and implementation phases of the development lifecycle; Assist systems analysts in the documentation of design, functional, and technical specifications and deployment guides; Ability to work in an Agile Scrum methodology framework; Participate in all phases of the systems development lifecycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation, and work with project team members to review, evaluate, and approve project deliverables and documentation; Develop and code, including links, application components prototypes as a proof-of concept during design phase, as assigned; Coding, testing, and debugging of the code drop/code release developed based on the assigned application components; Code all assigned application components in accordance with the approved detailed design specifications; Prepare code drop/code release deployment packages in preparation for release to production, and co-ordinate code deployment into various environments (i.e. test, staging, and production); Conduct and assist in code and design reviews; Provide accurate estimates for newly proposed functionality/enhancements and review the estimates from other team members for completeness and accuracy; Work with the Cluster technical staff to identify performance and/or availability issues for the code drop/code release developed and provide solutions; Lead development activities during the defect resolution cycle during the acceptance test Write database scripts for assigned application components; Obtain Client or Cluster application architect approval for all code drop/code release changes for assigned application components; Experience in developing AngularJS or NodeJS based application Experience with Jasper reports Experience with PDF development Develop and code system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005; Provide a defect free code drop/code release according to the Cluster’s development standards for the assigned application components; Provide quality assurance for the code drop/code release (includes: unit testing, functional testing, load testing, tuning and regression testing, providing defect resolution and a fully tested application component); Provide documented source code for the assigned application components and obtain approval, acceptance, and sign-off by the Cluster on the final code drop/code release; Obtain acceptance and approval by the Cluster and the project team for all assigned deliverables; Ensure all artefacts are in compliance with Government of Ontario –Information Technology Standards (GO ITS) 54 Standards; Actively participate in and contribute to weekly project team meetings and document review meetings, and when required facilitate and lead meetings; Provide daily report confirming status of the assigned tasks in a kanban setting Experience and Skill Set Requirements Application Modeling Tool: Rational Software Architect v.8.0 Application Server: IBM WebSphere Application Server (ND) 8.x, IBM Business Process Manager 8x, Liberty 8.x Database: Microsoft Access®, Oracle Enterprise Edition , 11g, Database Design Tool: Oracle Designer 10g and 11g Development Environment: RAD 8.0 Websphere BPM v 8x, IBM ODM(ILog/JRule), Liberty 8.x Development Language / Runtime Environment: Java™ Enterprise Edition,Java™, JavaScript™ , VB Script™, HTML, DHTML, XML, AJAX Office Automation Tools: Microsoft Office, including Exchange/Outlook Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows 10, SUN Solaris, Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition - sp2 Server Platform: Windows 2008 and Sun Solaris Tools: IBM/Rational® Products, Requirement Composer, Rational Application Developer for Websphere®, Liberty 8.x Testing Tools: Mercury QuickTest Professional 10.x Astra LoadTest 5.4.3 (with Load Runner) IBM AppScan Rational Quality Manager Rational Performance Tester Web Browser: Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox© Web Server: IBM HTTP Version 1.3.26 and IIS Very strong Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up Very strong experience interfacing with Java services with BPM Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheets (CSS); Connectivity/Structured Query Language (JDBC/SQL); Strong experience building UI application using AngularJS , NodeJS Strong experience in Restful WebServices Strong knowledge of Java scripts. Experience interfacing with relational databases utilizing Java Experience developing AODA complaint applications Experience with different presentation and server side frameworks (e.g., Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA) etc); Understanding of Agile development methodology such as Scrum Experience with JEE application Servers, IBM WebSphere, Liberty 8.x; Experience with Web Services-security, application security (crypto Application Programming Interfaces (API)); Must be able to handle multiple tasks at the same time. Must be able to work under pressure and in high paced environment. Evaluation Criteria: Development Experience - 35% Very strong experience interfacing with Java services with BPM Some experience in developing UI applications using latest web UI framework such as AngularJS and NodeJS Demonstrates experience in Restful WebServices Demonstrated experience with Javascript Demonstrates Web design and development experience, including Hyper Text Mark-up Language (HTML), Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX), Cascade Style Sheets (CSS); Connectivity/Structured Query Language (JDBC/SQL) Technologies Experience - 35% Experience with different presentation and server side frameworks such as Struts, Spring, Enterprise Java Beans (EJB), and Java Persistence Application Programming Interface (JPA) Experience with developing IBM ODM (Operational Decision Manager) based complex applications Demonstrates experience with SOA design and development, with strong emphasis on WSDL, Web Services and Rest Services Demonstrates experience with IBM WebSphere and Liberty Demonstrates experience with PDF development Programming and Analysis Experience - 15% 10+ years of experience with the design and development of common utility components using JEE Demonstrates experience with the systems development life cycle from analysis and design, development and coding, acceptance testing, and implementation Experience in interfacing with relational databases utilizing Java Working knowledge of the Agile development methodology Technical Skills and Compliance Experience - 10% Demonstrates experience in developing and coding system components that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 Public Sector Experience - 5% Demonstrated experience with the MOE Modernization of Approvals platform, or similar SOA-based Public Sector modernization initiatives