SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST

• Job ID: 46811

• Job Category: Information & Technology

• Division & Section: Technology Services, Technology Services Delivery

• Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street, Toronto

• Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary (12 months) Vacancy

• Hourly Rate and Wage Grade: $51.19 - $56.07

• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

• Affiliation: L79 Full-time

• Number of Positions Open: 1

• Posting Period: 17-May-2024 to 4-Jun-2024

As a System Development Specialist (SAP Developer) within the Enterprise Application Solutions Section - SAP team, you will provide expertise in the analysis, design, development, implementation, and sustainment of SAP solutions. This is also an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to the development of integrated SAP solutions using SAP best practices.

Responsibilities:

• Performs analysis and design duties as well as programming, modelling, and scripting, testing, documentation and deployment preparation.

• Coordinates and prepares needs analysis and detailed systems design.

• Conducts user interviews to determine detailed systems requirements.

• Must be able to work on custom integration as well as standard integration packagesMust be aware of SAP CPI, BTP support activities.Must be able to perform root cause analysis of any re-occurring or critical issues and proposing solutions for them.

• Completes preliminary analysis, system and functional design, workflow diagrams for quality systems development.

• Designs, codes, tests, implements, and maintains enterprise systems.

• Designs and develops systems that comply with access and privacy legislation.

• Coordinates and develops program specifications and documentation.

• Designs and conducts all levels of testing i.e., unit, system, integration, regression, performance, security, usability, and optimization/configuration and coordinates user acceptance testing.

• Liaises and coordinates with internal and external consultants in detailed systems deliverables and technical problem resolution.

• Implements enterprise in-house developed/custom/packaged systems and systems changes.

• Tests integrated systems to ensure system compatibility and proper functional integration.

• Provides application maintenance and enhancement including implementation of vendor systems fixes and patches.

• Conducts quality assurance on departmental and external developments.

• Develops systems interfaces between enterprise and departmental systems.

• Performs information and application data conversions.

• Provides development support to users by providing technical assistance and troubleshooting.

• Provides documentation and instruction/training to users of the system.

• Designs and develops application security interfaces to enable clients in controlling and administering access to their systems.

• Provides expertise, advice and technical skills for information and application service delivery.

• Conducts research and evaluation of hardware/software/framework and makes recommendations.

• Recommends, presents and demonstrates system solutions to City management and corporate business clients.

• Conducts presentations, system demonstrations and system walk-throughs at project review meetings.

• Participates as a team member in the execution of project plans providing technical expertise and advice re:architecture, development tools, work effort estimates.

• Directs the activities of staff, mentors, and recommends training.

• Contributes to project charters, statements of work and project plans, project status reports and variance explanations, risk identification and mitigation planning.

• Conducts research, investigates and recommends best practices for information and application services.

• Contributes to post-implementation project reviews.

• Recommends improvements to current methodologies, processes, standards, policies and guidelines.

• Contributes in planning of future system growth and provides detailed work plans.

• Participates in enterprise projects.

• Conducts feasibility studies, business cases, RFI/P/Q’s, technical reports by researching and participating in evaluations and recommending solutions.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Your application for the role of System Development Specialist (SAP Developer) should describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Post-secondary education in computer science or a related discipline, or the approved equivalent combination of education and/or experience.

2. Extensive experience as an SAP developer for Cloud Platform Integrations (SuccessFactors) and ABAP

3. Experienced to design, develop, test, and deploy SAP CPI & BTP integrations (Minimum 2-3 years experienced in using OData API(s), groovy scripts) and other SAP based integrations for clients. Write code that is optimized for performance and scalability.

4. Experience in maintain and troubleshooting integration components for applications and systems.

5. Considerable experience in Human Capital Management or Financial Accounting modules

6. Experience with Java and Java Script in SAP environment

7. Experience with JSON and XML in an SAP environment

8. Experience in SAP ALE & IDOC development

9. Experience working with HTML5, OData and SAP Portal

You must also have:

• Knowledge of SucessFactors MDF development

• Strong understanding of SAP landscapes as it relates to Change Management using Solution Manager.

• Ability to communicate effectively in both written and verbal.

• Strong inter-personal skills with the ability to work effectively as a member of a team, collaboratively with others in multidisciplinary team environment and work independently, as required.

• Ability to be self-motivated and work with minimal supervision.

• Ability to negotiate effective resolution of conflicting business priorities with corporate business clients.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, listening and interacting skills.

• Demonstrated business acumen to establish and maintain an effective consulting relationship with corporate clients and vendors, with a strong customer service orientation.

• Ability to apply superior time management skills prioritizing concurrent deliverables to meet client demands

• Ability to be on-call, if required, for critical production support of systems.

• Experience implementing or supporting Success Factors, ESS/MSS and/or Ariba an asset, Hana Cloud Platform experience an asset.

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