Junior Software Developer (HYBRID)

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At the WSIB, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• explore many career paths and follow your passion
• continuously learn and grow professionally
• be recognized for the great work you do
• participate in programs that support your health and wellbeing

You’ll also receive a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefit package and defined benefit pension plan.

We are establishing our new head office in London and looking to grow our team in this region! Candidates located in this region will be given preference.

Our people have different ways of working and lifestyles. We’re committed to a mix of working in the office, in the field and from home. You have some flexibility in terms of where and how work gets done to help you balance your personal life and career goals.

Salary Grade:  207        Annual base salary:  $63,146.61 

Job Summary :

The Junior Software Developer will be responsible for programming software components or modules that are part of a complete application or system, program software that is of normal day to day complexity, program application software according to clear specifications and direction of a Senior Software Developer, performing unit testing and debugging of application components and modules and working on projects with well-defined programming tasks and deliverables.

Major Duties & Responsibilities

• Interacts with organizational contacts within IT and Front Line Management on day-to-day basis
• Writing and maintaining application code.
• Conducting development unit testing.
• Supports and reports on project activities on a daily basis in standup meetings, as directed by Senior Developer
• Identifies processes and data requirements necessary to assist with the definition of a solution
  • Identifies workflow and data enhancement as required by a new solution
  • Documents system requirement specifications
  • Documents new standards, process where applicable
• Provides work estimates for work tasks to be completed as part of a project
• Provides input for improving work processes on their team
  • Participant in Agile Retrospective and Agile Sprint planning meetings
• Captures action items of meetings in the form of minutes
  • Document meeting minutes in Confluence
  • Document changes requests in Jira
• Recognizes when a decision is required or a problem exists and follows established decision authority or standard problem-solving procedures
  • Provide detailed problem analysis to determine if an issue exists
• Works around temporary obstacles when they arise
• Escalates issues to Senior Software Developers, Project Managers or Service Delivery Managers, when required

Job Requirements

Education

• University completion at undergraduate level with a specialty focus in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics.

Experience

• One year prior experience in software development coding language (such as Java, Javascript, SQL, C, XML, HTML, CSS or .Net).

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We respect and value the diversity of our people. We strive to create an environment where employees can be themselves and where our differences are celebrated.

The WSIB is committed to being accessible and inclusive, and following barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know when we contact you and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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As a precondition of employment, the WSIB requires that prospective candidates undergo a criminal records name check any time before or after they are hired.

To apply for this position, please submit your application by the closing date.