Application Developer

at  OLG

78,400.00 - 117,600.00 CAD

Job Description:
Application Developer
GAME ON – OLG needs you
We’ve said GAME ON, and we mean it – OLG is rapidly transforming its organization to better serve Ontarians by delivering great gaming experiences through our digital, retail lottery, and land-based gaming channels. Over the course of fiscal 2022-23, OLG delivered a record $2.5 billion in net profit to the Province of Ontario. OLG is now expanding our horizons even further, with a new strategic direction, to become a world class gaming entertainment leader with a globally admired digital platform.
We are ready to take this game to the next level and need a passionate Application Developer to assess, design, develop, configure and implement the application/infrastructure solutions to support the business requirements to meet customer expectations. Collaborates with stakeholders across OLG to ensure that the application/infrastructure solution designs and developments drive the desired business results.

Reporting to the Technical Product Owner, you will be empowered to:

• Develop the application, data and infrastructure assessment and design in accordance with business requirements.
• Conduct the design, configuration, development of new applications/infrastructure solutions.
• Conduct changes required to existing systems (e.g. upgrade/new releases, optimization).
• Develop and configures integrations in addition to conducting unit testing and technical fixes during subsequent testing etc.
• Develop and deploys proof of concepts, prototypes and evaluates opportunities to leverage agile methodologies and tools.
• Develop and maintains code and configuration repositories to ensure code is centrally monitored/managed.
• Support the change and release management process (ITIL) including defining release strategy & associated task planning for change projects, service readiness & acceptance and service transition.
• Provide tier two (2) and three (3) application support, including on call support as required to ensure that issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Identify potential solution risks/issues and escalates/communicates to relevant key stakeholders (business/technology/vendors) to ensure a mitigation strategy is developed.
• Prepare documentation and other relevant information to transition to the operate team for business as usual.
• Lead deployment of new releases for both inhouse and vendor developed products on all environments.
• Deliver resolution of reported issues within defined SLA and customer centric manner.
• Leverage proactive monitoring tools to monitor application health & develop dashboards providing insights into overall application behavior and performance.
• Support automating the CICD pipeline.
• Co-ordinate DRP and FRP activities for applications.
• Work collaboratively within an Agile environment.