Software Developer, Software Engineer

About the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba

The Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba (WCB) serves workers and employers through a no-fault insurance system integral to the Manitoba economy. With approximately 600 employees, the WCB is dedicated to ensuring and supporting safe and healthy workplaces.

We put workers and employers at the centre of everything we do, providing services for injury prevention, compensation and facilitating return to health and work. Through SAFE Work Manitoba, a division of the WCB, we collaborate with our partners to build a strong culture of workplace safety and health by preventing injuries and illnesses before they occur.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives, we invite you to join our dedicated team and contribute to a safer Manitoba.

If you’re looking to make a real difference in your community, grow your career and work in a supportive, inclusive environment, the WCB is the place for you. We offer:

• competitive wages
• compressed work week and flexible start times
• work from home program
• health and wellness spending accounts
• paid mental health and wellness days
• staff appreciation and recognition events
• respectful, diverse and inclusive workplace culture

The Software Developer I position is an entry level position in Application Services. Software Developer I's are responsible for assisting in the design, development, integration, implementation, maintenance and support of custom software solutions. Software Developer I’s are also responsible for assisting in the customization, integration, implementation, maintenance, and support of packaged software/services solutions.

• Analysis & Design
  • Assist with analysis & design.
  • Assist senior IT staff with prototyping or other simulation techniques to evaluate and confirm requirements.
  • Create and apply analysis documents (models) as per departmental standards, guidelines, and practices to document the structure and function of systems.
  • Create and apply design documents (models) as per departmental standards, guidelines, and practices to document and refine the structure and function of systems.
  • Analyze the requirements for purchased software to determine how it should be configured and customized.
  • Prepare software specifications for development staff.
  • Participate in quality assurance activities, such as reviews.
• Construction
  • Create, modify, and assemble program code to meet requirements and specifications.
  • Configure and customize purchased software.
  • Test applications to ensure requirements are met.
  • Produce documentation.
  • Apply appropriate programming methods and adhere to standards.
  • Participate in quality assurance activities, such as reviews.
• Support and Maintain Business Applications
  • Provide technical support for existing Computer Applications, including problem analysis/resolution, performance tuning and handling requests from other functional areas within the WCB.
  • Work with software vendors to resolve problems with their products.
  • Monitor application performance, availability, reliability, and security.
  • Provide technical expertise to IT and other WCB staff in the use of application development technology and tools.
  • Apply appropriate programming methods and adhere to standards.
  • Meet published Service Level Agreements and other targets.
• Quality Assurance and Control
  • Create and maintain test documentation as per standards and guidelines.
  • Identify test strategy for projects.
  • Identify test scope, tests, procedures for projects.
  • Plan, prepare data, perform, and verify unit, integration, system, performance, scalability, benchmark, and user acceptance testing.
  • Review work products and ensure standards and guidelines are adhered to.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Two (2) year Diploma in Computers or four (4) year Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from a recognized post‑secondary institution, preferably from a program that has been accredited by CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society).
• Three (3) months of experience building and supporting computer systems, preferably using development tools, methods, and techniques similar to those used by the WCB IT department.
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