Competition Number: REQ 7515
TITLE: Senior Developer
DIVISION: Information Technology
SALARY: Payband K, starting rate $48.07 per hour
SCHEDULE: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
HOURS PER WEEK: 37.5
LOCATION: 230 Richmond Street East
WORK MODALITY: Hybrid (2 days on-site)
STATUS: Full-Time Support
VACANCY: Replacement
EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
CLOSING DATE: October 30, 2026
Land Acknowledgement: George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work, and live in the community with each other.
Equity Statement: George Brown Polytechnic is committed to creating and sustaining an equitable and inclusive learning and working environment. We encourage and actively seek applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized people, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQIA+ persons, all genders, and persons with disabilities.
GBP Vision: To be a polytechnic renowned for its inclusion, excellence, relevance, impact, and leadership.
Position Summary
Within an Agile and DevOps environment, the incumbent provides technical leadership in the design, development, integration, and support of enterprise applications. The incumbent leads the implementation of complex solutions, applying approved architectural patterns, integration approaches, and development standards, and makes responsible use of modern tools, including AI-assisted development, to improve quality and delivery. Working closely with business stakeholders and ITS teams, they deliver secure, scalable, maintainable solutions that align with institutional requirements and enterprise objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Assesses assigned statements of work, business requirements, and technical specifications to understand project scope, identify solution options, and provide recommendations for complex business and technical challenges.
- Serves as the lead developer and senior technical resource for application development initiatives.
- Reviews business requirements, technical specifications, and existing systems to recommend effective, scalable, and maintainable implementation approaches aligned with approved solution designs.
- Designs and documents application solutions, technical components, integrations, and implementation approaches in alignment with approved architecture.
- Creates and enhances enterprise applications in accordance with approved business and technical requirements, leveraging modern software development practices, automation, and AI-assisted development capabilities to improve quality, efficiency, and delivery outcomes.
- Develops, modifies, and maintains application components in accordance with approved designs, coding standards, security requirements, and enterprise architecture principles.
- Prepares application changes for quality assurance, deployment, and ongoing support by ensuring code, documentation, and testing activities are complete and align with established development standards.
- Other duties as assigned.
Educational and Experience Requirements
Skills and Attributes
- Problem-solving skills, and knowledge of integration best practices and patterns and be able to coach team members.
- Solid coordination and time management skills, including the ability to work with competing deadlines.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, teamwork and interpersonal skills at a professional level.
- Demonstrated commitment to uphold the Polytechnicā€™s priorities on diversity and equity.
- Able to travel weekly to other campuses for requirement discussions, demo sessions (for developed features), etc.
Interview process may consist of a practical skills component.
Notes:
- The Polytechnic requires proof of degrees, credentials or equivalencies from accredited regional or federal post-secondary institutions and/or their international equivalents. Credentials may require validation at the time of interviews or offer.
- Priority will be given to internal candidates per our Support Staff Collective Agreement. External candidates are welcome to apply, and their applications will be considered after the internal review is complete. George Brown Polytechnic may keep applications for up to 12 months and may contact you for future opportunities.
About Us:
George Brown Polytechnic prides itself on educating students through real-world learning, in the heart of Toronto. Our faculty and employees make this vision a reality, and we support them by making George Brown a great place to work. See why we are consistently ranked as one of GTAā€™s top employers.
George Brown Polytechnic offers hybrid work opportunities, a competitive pension plan, generous holiday and vacation time, a tuition assistance program, discounted rates for employees taking Continuing Education courses, and an equitable work environment where everyone matters.
George Brown Polytechnic is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Candidates who require accommodation in the hiring process may contact TalentAcquisition@georgebrown.ca confidentially.