Project Lead - Digital Delivery - RFS 1739620 - 24

This unique opportunity will allow you to learn various platforms and technologies and contribute to continuously improving our digital delivery skillsets as we grow as a team and into multiple teams. If you are a curious individual who loves to learn, loves change and an environment where you can be expressive and challenged by other ideas, we need you on this team!

Advantages
- HYBRID = three (3) days in the office and two (2) days work from home.

- Strong potential to renew the contract for a second year

Responsibilities
1 - Act as Scrum Master for the team, removing impediments from
the development team.
2 - Designs, develops and delivers digital solutions (web, mobile,
platform) that significantly improve our citizen experience and
police officer and staff experience.
3 - Balances quality of code with citizen and police officer needs and
business requirements.
4 - Collaborates with team members cross disciplines and
departments.
5 - Engages with real users to understand need, validate hypotheses,
conduct user testing.
6 - Contributes input and expertise to the overall success of the
team.
7 - Facilitates input and expertise from rest of the team to ensure
every voice is heard.
8 - Mentors team developers with technical guidance and work
prioritization.
9 - Tests and validates code.
10 - Contributes to the continuous improvement of design thinking
practice at Toronto Police Service Digital.
11 - Researches, experiments and oversees continuous improvement
of the scrum development team.
12 - Evaluates ‘Requests for Proposals’ and development tools. 13 -
13 - Assists with the analysis, evaluation, documentation and design
of complex systems.
14 - Creates user documentation and technical program
documentation for use by personnel.
15 - Trains small groups of users.
16 - Acts as a liaison with the Technical Support Group, Database
Administrators, and vendors. May be required to participate in
special projects including (but not limited to) the design,
development, implementation, monitoring and testing of data base
systems.
16 - Leads a triage team to evaluate, prioritize and assign the
resolution of defects.
17 - Updates job knowledge by using the latest development tools,
programming techniques, and by participating in educational
opportunities, reading professional publications, and participating
in professional organizations.
18 - Performs typical duties inherent to the position.


Qualifications
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE NEEDED
1 -: minimum of 5 years of experience in a data architect or related
position.
2 - Due to the nature of work/project(s) a combination of education
and experience such as IT certifications with 10+ years of
experience shall be considered if the mandatory is not met.


9.7 Education, Training, Certifications or Designations Required
Mandatory

1 -University or College Degree/Diploma in Computer Science or a
related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training
and experience.
2- Strong understanding and experience in web development with 5
years’ experience using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and modern
JavaScript frameworks.
3 - Experience on Client Object Model (CSOM). .Net Framework, C#,
ASP.Net, Azure.
4 - A thorough understanding of the HTTP protocol
(GET/POST/PUT/DELETE, requests/responses and
cookies/sessions), REST APIs, client-side caching, responsive
websites.
5 - Hands-on experience with Power Apps, Power Apps Portal and
Dataverse.
6- Experience with UI responsive frameworks such as Vue.js .
7 - Some familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
8 - Experience working with cloud based solutions and cloud
deployment.
9 - Experience working with a team of developers and version
control management tools.
10 - Experience working in an Agile development environment
11 - Experience using processes such as Scrum and tools like Jira
Software
12 - Experience integrating with APIs, Content Management
Solution(s) and Customer Relationship Management System(s).
13 - Strong debugging skills combined with an understanding of
performance, scaling and caching in web platforms

9.8 Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
Mandatory

1 - 5+ years experience working in Agile/Hybrid-Agile teams, with at
least 2 years as a Scrum Master or Product Owner
2 - Excellent grasp of Agile values, principles, and practices including
experience facilitating events like Sprint Planning, standups,
retrospectives, and reviews
3 - Coaching and mentorship skills to guide Agile/Hybrid-Agile teams
through transformation and optimization
4 - Ability to influence peers and team members with effective
communication and fact based decision making
5 - Technical expertise including software development,
architecture, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and other modern
engineering practices
6 - Passion for continuous improvement and ability to optimize
delivery workflows
7 - Outstanding communication, collaboration, and relationship-
building skills
8 - Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills
9 - Experience guiding teams through conflict resolution and
change
10 - Knowledge of various agile frameworks like Scrum, Kanban,
SAFe, and Lean
11 - Certifications such as CSM, CSPO, or PMI-ACP
12 - Knowledge of Agile project management tools like Jira
13 - Leadership experience coordinating multiple teams with diverse
skillsets
14 High emotional intelligence and self-awareness

Preferred
- Certifications such as CSM, CSPO, or PMI-ACP

Soft Skills Required

1- Strong verbal, reading comprehension and written
communication skills
2 - Self-motivated in learning new technologies
3 - Customer relationship and time-management skills
4 - Requirements and information gathering skills
5 - Collaboration and team building skills
6 - Strong problem solving and analytical skills
7 - Meeting facilitation and presentation skills


Summary
-: minimum of 5 years of experience in a data architect or related
position.
- Due to the nature of work/project(s) a combination of education
and experience such as IT certifications with 10+ years of
experience shall be considered if the mandatory is not met.
- Strong understanding and experience in web development with 5
years’ experience using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and modern
JavaScript frameworks.
- Experience on Client Object Model (CSOM). .Net Framework, C#,
ASP.Net, Azure.

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