Why FirstOntario?

• Competitive compensation packages
• Top-tier health and wellness benefits, along with both a Health Spend Account ($500/yr) and a Personal Spend Account (up to $125/yr)
• Up to $1000 per year towards professional development
• Pension Plan
• Company-wide Employee Volunteer program (Blue Wave Program)
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Exclusive banking benefits

Job Overview

The Senior Application Developer will be responsible for translating software requirements into workable programming code and will maintain and develop programs for use in business, automation, configuration management, workflow development and parametrization.

Role

• Take the lead on the development of APIs and web applications
• Lead on code development and/or modifications to routines, versions, enquires, screens, tabs, menus, process workflows, local fields, and local tables
• Actively participate in the development and testing of technical updates to the T24 Banking System
• Complete interface updates, modifications, automation of services, and development
• Review programs for corrections and enhancements or environment changes
• Ensure and confirm parametrization changes in T24 are complete
• Apply your capabilities and know-how for the documentation of requirements and RFPs as required for existing and new clients
• Stay up to date in your area of expertise through research and consult about potential software and/or system changes
• Communicate with others about current industry trends, new technologies and services that impact member and employee experience as well as providing factual recommendations
• Maintain user manuals and training materials
• Accurately maintain and ensure FirstOntario's data integrity standards
• Consider health & safety as a primary concern to ensure the safety of self and others
• Perform other duties as required

Required Skills

• Post-secondary diploma or degree in computer science or equivalent in a related program
• Have a minimum of eight (8) years of working knowledge of Java, APIs, mobile development, .NET
• Have training and experience in Temenos T24 software support and development considered an asset
• Understand and have working knowledge of System Develop Life Cycle (SDLC) processes for planning, creating, testing and deploying an information system
• Have knowledge of application development best practices
• Be quick to respond to requests for service from all of your clients in a manner which is clearly understood
• Be analytical and detail oriented when dealing with technical support issues and IT projects
• Ability to provide strong member experience
• Demonstrate superior written and verbal communication skills
• Be aware of and mitigate enterprise risk factors and ensure compliance with applicable regulations, legislation and FirstOntario policies and procedures
• Be available to work evenings and weekends as the job demands and travel as required

Interested in this role, but don't meet every requirement? We encourage you to apply! We know from experience that a candidate doesn't need 100% of the qualifications listed to bring incredible value to our team. We're actively seeking diverse backgrounds and perspectives to help make FirstOntario better. At FirstOntario, inclusion, diversity, and equity aren't just "nice to have" - they're essential to our success.

Our inclusive work environment welcomes diversity and supports accessibility. If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please let us know.

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