Associate Configurator BizTalk

Agricorp is seeking an Associate Configurator for Biz Talk to join the Enabling Services portfolio within Information Technology Services (ITS). In this role, you will contribute to business need requirements reviews, design, configuration/development, and implementation of new project initiatives using Biz Talk services. You will also be responsible for daily support of the Biz Talk platform, which serves as the primary integration layer for multiple ITS supported systems at Agricorp.

The Associate Configurator (Biz Talk) will be responsible for the timely configuration/development of Biztalk components related to assigned tasks/projects or system enhancements by defining and coordinating work priorities. You will be responsible for adhering to and enhancing Agricorp’s Biz Talk standards on configurations, working closely with a Biz Talk Configurator. You will participate in system design and development primarily in the area of Biz Talk, along with some .NET

system development, as required. In this role, you will:

• Participate in configuring operational parameters, such as roles and permissions, user attributes, and regions
• Analyze and define business requirements
• Conduct impact and option analysis and make recommendations for technical and business solution
• Develop functional specifications
• Propose solutions and estimate the effort required to complete the work
• Develop solutions and configuration management procedures following prescribed software development life cycle methodology used by IT
• Conduct code and configuration reviews and walkthroughs with the Biz Talk Configurator and Team leader
• Develop unit and integration test cases as part of configuration and code development and verification
• Perform unit testing and resolve defects
• Create and manage sample data and new data elements
• Provide regular status and reports for work management use
• Provide Biz Talk application support, including off-hours, on-call duty on a rotational basis

12-months contract (posting for an existing vacancy)

Full time in-office

$37.54/hr - $44.16/hr

• University or college graduate
• Bachelor Degree or diploma in computer science engineering or mathematics is an asset
• Experience in modern integrated development environments (IDE) such as Visual Studio
• Strong analytical and problem-solving expertise to perform analysis of data and develop long sustainable designs
• Good understanding of Biz Talk Hosts and Handlers
• Knowledge of Biz Talk messaging patterns, message publishing – subscription
• Knowledge of Biz Talk adapters particularly WCF-Adapters, DB2 adaptor, FILE adaptor and its configuration
• Knowledge of publishing WCF services as Biz Talk ports and consuming WCF services in Biz Talk application
• Proven experience in data synchronization and system integration using integration patterns, messaging, and data synchronization techniques, transactional and event based
• Knowledge on related testing and monitoring strategies and mechanisms, such as knowledge of testing and performance tools i.e. soap
  
  UI, Post Man and Biz Talk Management Pack
• Working experience in production support to resolve issues in a time-bound manner
• Familiar with Agile (or SAFE) development methodology and experience in continuous integration
• Communication – Listens to others and communicates effectively, fostering open communication
• Critical judgment, decision making and problem solving – Uses critical judgment to make decisions and solve problems involving varied levels of complexity, ambiguity, and risk
• Initiative – Identifies and deals with situations and issues proactively and persistently, seizing opportunities that arise
• Analytical thinking – Interprets, links, and analyzes information and situations by breaking them down into component parts, and identifying patterns, connections, and underlying issues
• Client focus – Provides service excellence to internal and external clients
• Achieving quality results – Focuses efforts on managing one’s self to achieve high-quality results consistent with the organization’s standards and measures while managing risk
• IT – Application development/support and maintenance – Has the…