Careers

Who we are

We are an organization comprised of industry thought leaders who are passionate about health data and want to make a difference in the health care field. We are an independent, not-for-profit organization and together with our partners we provide essential information on Canada's health systems, enabling decisions that lead to healthier Canadians. As a valued member of the CIHI team, you and your work will have a pivotal role in the evolution of Canada's health care systems.

CIHI is recognized as an exceptional place to work that embraces diversity, respect, integrity, collaboration and innovation. Learn about our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and the work being done to create a more inclusive and welcoming organization by focusing on how we learn, govern and practise.

At CIHI, we recognize what matters to our employees. Some of the benefits of working at CIHI include

• HOOPP Pension Plan (Defined Benefits Pension)
• Retirement Planning Program
• Generous vacation days for permanent and long-term contracts
• Work-life balance
• Career Planning Program
• Learning and Professional Development Program
• Flexible benefits program from your first day on the job for permanent and long-term contracts

Why is this role important?

The Senior Developer works on defining system solutions to acquire and share data and develop information and analyses to CIHI’s clients and stakeholders. The Senior Developer operates, maintains and develops system solutions in current technologies as well as supporting and enabling initiatives on new platforms, technologies and services

What you'll do

Develops information systems, which may include the full range of requirements and feasibility analysis, design, coding, testing, quality assurance, implementation and documentation, as well as day-to-day application operation and end-user support.
2. Develops business processes knowledge and maintain ongoing contact, to ensure satisfaction by meeting their needs through information systems development, enhancements and integrations.
3. Executes the operational tasks related to incident troubleshooting and correction and scheduled product releases, and work on optimizing and automating these tasks to reduce operational effort.
4. Analyzes software deficiencies/problems and change requests, implementing the changes within the production systems.
5. Supports and ensures the timely implementation of the changes for the technical team.
6. Develops, modifies and executes test plans, using automation to improve testing coverage and reduce effort.
7. Ensures the correct testing and sign-off procedures as part of CIHI’s quality assurance review.
8. Ensures the promotion and implementation of applications in accordance with departmental change management processes.
9. Participates in the planning, development and delivery of end user training.
10. Participates and supports other relevant duties are required.

What you'll bring to the table

• University Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related discipline. Other relevant education and experience may be considered.
• Three (3) + years of experience as a web developer with a focus of front end, developing technical solutions for a web-based environment utilizing the below technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with Drupal, PHP, HTML, CSS, SASS, Javascript, JQuery, Linux/Windows, Git.
• Demonstrated ability to make sites accessible (WCAG AA).
• Ability to understand and prioritize user and business requirements, and to conceptualize information processing solutions in response to them.
• Experience in Javascript frameworks such as Twitter Bootstrap, Angular, React or Vie.js, charting libraries such as D3.js or Highcharts, front end build tools such as Gulp, PL/SQL are definite assets.
• Ability to develop cross-browser and cross-platform compatible solutions
• Knowledge and experience with Cloud AWS environment, tools and services are definite assets.
• Knowledge and experience with automated testing and DevOps are definite assets.
• Ability to plan and coordinate workload effectively, including managing and prioritizing multiple tasks.
• Strong team player with a client/user orientation.
• Fluency in English is required, bilingualism in both official languages is an asset.

To find out more about this role and other exciting opportunities visit our website at www.cihi.ca and check out our 'Careers' section.

We thank all those who apply, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

At CIHI we are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. Part of this commitment includes arranging accommodations to ensure an equitable opportunity to participate in the recruitment and selection process. If you require an accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note the CIHI Recruiting Team uses email to communicate with applicants. Please make sure your profile has an updated email address that is checked regularly, including the junk/spam mail folder, as we send time sensitive emails (i.e. testing and interview bookings).