IT TRAINEE

at  City of Toronto

Job ID: 42607
Job Category: Information & Technology
Division & Section: Children’s Services, ChildSvcs Strategic, Business & Fin Svcs
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John St, Toronto, ON MV5 3C6
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Temporary Vacancy, 4 Months
Hourly Rate: $22.45 - $24.61 (2024 Rate)
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours Per Week
Affiliation: L79 Full-time
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 04-Mar-2024 to 18-Mar-2024
This is an opportunity to join one of the most innovative and collaborative teams in the City of Toronto, the Digital Transformation team in Toronto Children’s Services.
We provide strategic leadership in digital client services and process transformation for the Children’s Services Division. Our goal is to help families with young children and support Early Learning & Child Care organizations in Toronto. High quality, accessible care and learning at a young age is an important factor for a child’s growth and development.
The City of Toronto is recognized as one of Canada’s top employers, and offers a comprehensive health care, parental leave and pension benefits package, ongoing learning and development, and the opportunity to grow your talents to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families in Toronto.
We are a team that values teamwork, work/life balance, and flexible working arrangements. We work mostly from home except for in-person collaboration with colleagues. The current hybrid work arrangement is 3 days working remotely and 2 days in the assigned office.
We are excited about technology and its potential to make lives better for all families and residents. We use modern technologies and methods such as Cloud-based development, Agile Delivery, DevOps, and Customer Experience design. We take pride in our craftsmanship and seek to continually evolve and innovate.
You’ll love being a part of our collaborative, supportive, and fun team! Check us out on: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/digital-transformation-tcs/
Children’s Services is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We believe that advancing reconciliation, equity, and inclusion are critical to achieving our mission of promoting access to high quality early learning and childcare services for Toronto families and children. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the public and the communities in which we live and serve.
Join us in Full Stack Software Development for web applications that support the childcare needs of families with young children in Toronto. We use over 50 tools for front-end, back-end, database, cloud, and cybersecurity development, such as modern JavaScript, Angular, React, Java, PostgreSQL, AWS, REST API, and microservices. You will experience professional software development practices such as Agile/SCRUM, UX prototyping, application design, automated testing, DevOps, CI/CD, AODA, SAST/DAST, and penetration testing. Work alongside experienced software professionals, and receive coaching on design, code, and more.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Currently enrolled in, or a recent graduate of a post-secondary degree or diploma program in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, STEM program or any IT related programs.
• Experience with software development using at least one of the following: JavaScript, React, Angular, Java, cloud, REST APIs, UI/UX Design, DevOps, cybersecurity, mobile app development.
• Good communication skills, both written and oral, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent investigation, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills, including attention to detail, ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and work effectively with minimal supervision, deal with conflicting priorities and work demands.
  While all qualified applicants will be considered, lived experience as an Indigenous person, a Black person, or a member of an equity-deserving group is a strong asset.
  Note: The applicant pool from this job posting may be used for similar job opportunities in various divisions.

• Assists with designing, developing web applications that run public cloud (AWS) and private cloud (OpenShift).
• Assists with designing responsive UI/UX and developing app prototypes.
• Assists with developing test scripts and perform testing, including unit, system, and performance tests.
• Assists in Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous deployment (CD) configuration using toolchains.
• Research software technologies to create prototypes for demonstration.
• Assists with troubleshooting and debugging issues.
• Assist with drafting documentation.
• Participate in product team daily scrum meeting.
• Participate in special events and conferences as opportunity allows.