Job Details

Introduction:

Are you a Tech Professional looking to work closer to home? i–Open Technologies is looking to fill positions at our Mission offices, located in the heart of the Fraser Valley.  

The Fraser Valley offers the small-town community feel that provides a great place to live and raise a family. With more affordable housing, cheaper gas prices and a lower cost of living, i-Open Technologies provides the same opportunity as the big city companies but allows you to capture the benefits of living in the Valley.

Company Overview:

At i-Open, we work together to create an environment where our people come first. Our employees reinforce that all who join our team are, as owners, empowered to participate in the challenges and rewards that come from building a world-class company. As an IT and professional services firm, our employees are the key element of our continued success, as is our ability to attract and retain top-quality professionals — professionals like you.

Our projects are GIS & Geospatial related, which means that knowledge of the Google Maps API, Google Earth API and/or CesiumJS libraries, ESRI’s ArcGIS for Server JavaScript and REST API’s and similar will be needed as time progresses. You will be required to learn how to leverage HTML5 for use on tablets or developing smartphone apps with any number of development frameworks.

We are currently seeking a Senior Developer for our offices located in Mission, British Columbia. If you want to experience the spirit of an entrepreneurial organization, while enjoying the impressive resources of an international player, we invite you to join us.

Job Responsibilities:

• Build, troubleshoot and bug fix GIS applications for the municipal, energy, and transportation sectors
• Use technical documents to deliver required solutions for client requirements
• Fully document code
• Utilize version management through the Polar version control environment
• Provide Unit testing
• Work with team to devise creative ways to display and interact with complex data sets
• Collect and analyze client requirements
• Provision of technical prototyping/walk-throughs to ensure software meets business requirements
• Evaluate new software and technology and make recommendations regarding its use
• Document all methods used to create and maintain applications for future maintenance and updates;
• Document roll out procedures and strategies for software;
• Create and maintain of functional and technical design documents;
• Provide technical support;
• Investigate and resolve production problems;
• Optimize web systems;
• Report and escalate technical issues to management as needed
• Use and continually develop leadership skills
• Complete training as required to maintain proficiency
• Perform other related duties as assigned
• Work with IT team to optimize GIS Server
• To develop GIS products including custom applications based on functional and technical designs.
• To strategize web & client/server tool use and function.
• To create technical documentation.
• To test, support and troubleshoot applications
• To coordinate and communicate with various team members as necessary
• To proactively address issues and solve problems independently with little to no supervision
• To be accountable for all technical aspects of our GIS products and their performance.

Qualifications:

• Minimum four years’ software development in building GIS applications.
• University Degree in GIS/Geography with additional GIS programming education or a University Degree in Software Development/ Computer Programming.
• Expertise in C#.NET, ASP.NET, ArcGIS desktop, ArcGIS Server, ArcObjects, ArcSDE, CSS, XML, JavaScript, Ajax, Python, and web services.
• Database skills in Microsoft SQL Server including PL/SQL development and database
• Design, stored procedures, triggers, DTS and data replication
• Solid technical background and sound understanding of GIS.
• Effectively troubleshoot coding issues.
• Must have solid communication skills, able to provide executive summaries, write detailed reports, clearly communicate metrics, and takes a proactive approach to keeping management informed.
• Must possess excellent inter-personal skills, teamwork skills, and the ability to work well with others in an office environment.

Location: The Senior Developer will work from our offices in Abbotsford  B.C. (working remotely will be considered for the right candidate). There is no expected work-related travel, unless specified by management. 

Work Arrangement: Full-Time, Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm

Start Date: As soon as possible

Posting Closing Date: Open till Filled

In addition to offering a positive, flexible and fulfilling environment where you’ll have the opportunity to work on exciting projects, learn from our experienced tech team and work with the latest technologies. At, i-Open we offers a competitive wage and benefits package, with the opportunity for future growth.

To apply, please visit our career page at: http://i-opentech.com/careers/ to submit your application. In the “Job Title You Are Applying For” field, please write “Attention: Human Resources – Senior Developer”

We thank all interested applicants. However, we are only able to work with those who live in Canada and have permanent working status. Please note that only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

i-Open Technologies is an equal opportunity employer.

i-Open Technologies

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