JavaScript Job: Web Portal Developer (Ottawa or Toronto)

Web Portal Developer (Ottawa or Toronto)

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The Bank of Canada has a vision to be “a leading central bank—dynamic, engaged and trusted—committed to a better Canada.” No other employer in the country offers you the unique opportunity to work at the very center of Canada’s economy, in a diverse and inclusive organization with significant impact on the economic and financial well-being of all Canadians. You will be challenged, energized and motivated to excel in an environment where we are reinventing central banking, renewing ways of doing business and reinforcing a culture of innovation.

With our defined-benefit pension plan, benefits, and high flexibility for work life balance - find out more about why we are annually ranked as one of Canada's top employers: Working Here - Bank of Canada

Note: This position can be staffed out of our Ottawa or Toronto office locations. The successful candidate will be required to adhere to our Hybrid Model in either location (more details below).

About the position:

We are seeking an innovative and skilled web portal developer to join our Retail Payments Supervision team! We are a collaborative and diverse team within ITS with the mission to carry out the roadmap of an effective regulatory IT platform to meet the requirements of the Bank of Canada’s role in supervising payment service providers (PSPs). To learn more about our core function – you can visit: About the retail payments supervisory framework - Bank of Canada

Lead by the Director of Retail Payments Supervision and FMBO Transformations, you will join a dynamic and highly skilled Scrum team working together to design, develop, and support our regulatory IT platform that comprises a modern HTML5/CSS/JS/Liquid web portal, Microsoft Azure cloud services and Dynamics 365 CRM to meet the business requirements.

Further, you will have the full support of your leader and teammates to enhance your skills, experiment, and further your career through our customizable Learning & Development programs across various domains (IT, Programming, Architecture, Analytics, etc.) and relevant certifications.

What you will do:

As a Web Portal Developer, you will be responsible for developing new features and maintaining existing components the Bank’s RPS regulatory IT platform comprised of a modern HTML5/CSS/JS/Liquid web portal, Dynamics 365 CRM, SharePoint, CollabSpace, 10+ Azure services (Front Door, APIM, B2C, Power Apps) and multiple system integrations.

More specifically, you will:

• Contribute to the development of the web portal application
• Analyze, design and implement enhancements to meet business requirements
• Maintain collaborative relationships with internal clients and external counterparts
• Perform technical and root-cause analysis on issues and make recommendations for correction
• Create working procedures and documentation on solutions and populate knowledge databases, testing plans and results
• Look for new ways of doing or providing services to our clients; changing or reconfiguring approaches to improve efficiency and capacity
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements during the support and maintenance of applications
• Provide second and third-line support, including evening and weekend paid overtime work as required

What you need to succeed

You have a strong attention to details with the ability to rank tasks per priority, meet deadlines and perform multiple tasks concurrently. You also can communicate effectively and maintain co-operative working relationships with the other project members and IT teams

In addition, you have:

• Proven experience with web portal development in a Microsoft or equivalent environment
• Experience developing and maintaining HTML5, CSS, JavaScript web portal applications
• Experience working with business analysts or user experience (UX) designers to creatively translate business requirements and designs into interactive web portal functionality
• Experience and understanding of source control systems essential, including advanced branching and merging techniques (e.g., TFS, SVN, or CVS)

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with Liquid or equivalent templating engine
• Experience developing within Dynamics 365/CRM (version 2016 or greater)
• Experience working with Swagger and Web API services

• Experience in writing programming scripts using PowerShell

Your education and experience

Your combined education and work experience demonstrate that you have the proficiencies and skills for the role. We are ideally seeking candidates with a relevant degree/diploma and 5+ years of relevant experience.

What if you don’t meet every requirement?

We are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you are interested in this position, but your experience & abilities do not perfectly align, we highly encourage you to apply. You may be a fit for the position and/or you could be a great candidate for other roles.

What you need to know

• Language requirement: English or French essential
• Priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents
• Security level required: Be eligible to obtain Secret
• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
• In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and further to public health guidelines, preventative measures are being taken to ensure health and safety during the recruitment process. All interviews are conducted virtually.
• The official title for this position is “Senior Developer, Web Portal ”

Hybrid Work Model #LI-Hybrid

The Bank is conducting a trial of a hybrid working model which provides employees with the flexibility to telework for significant portions of each month. During the trial, employees will be expected to come onsite on those days when they are involved in activities that they or their leader feel are better conducted in person and to build connections with colleagues. For the majority of employees, it is expected that onsite time will range from 5 to 10 days per month, depending on your role. You must live in Canada, and within reasonable commuting distance of the office.

Vaccination Policy

Please note that the application of the Bank’s Covid-19 Vaccination policy has been temporarily suspended, effective June 20, 2022. As a result, you will not be required to submit verification of your vaccination status before starting employment with the Bank. However, please note that the Bank reserves the right to reintroduce vaccination requirements in the future if necessary to respond to changing public health advice and\or government direction.

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

What you can expect from us
This is a great opportunity to join a leading organization and be part of a high-performing team. We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to meet your needs at every stage of your life and career. For more information on key benefits please visit A great deal to consider.

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  Salaries are based on qualifications and experience and typically range from $88,505 to $110,630 (job grade 17)
• Depending on performance, you may be eligible for performance pay for successfully meeting (7 to 10% of your base salary) or for exceeding expectations (15% of your base salary). Exceptional performers who far exceed expectations may be eligible for higher performance pay.
• Flexible and comprehensive benefits so you can choose the level of health, dental disability and life and/or accident insurance coverage that meets your needs
• Extra vacation days (up to five each year) that you can purchase to add to your vacation entitlement
• Indexed, defined-benefit pension #LI-POST