Heart & Stroke Hiring for Junior Software Developer at Remote Full Time

Heart & Stroke is a place that values championing health and has a bias for action as we tackle heart disease and stroke. Our mission is to promote health, save lives and enhance recovery. We are committed to a culture that exemplifies our core values: CHAMPION Health, PRACTICE Humility, EMBRACE Change, DRIVE impact, LEARN and GROW and BE HEARTFELT.

We have a permanent, full-time opportunity for a Junior Web Developer with full stack experience and/or education. Internally within Heart & Stroke this position is called Software Developer I.

Heart and Stroke (H&S) is committed to supporting the health, wellbeing, and safety of our employees and their families. As such, temporary remote work arrangements are currently in place, and we are regularly reviewing this as we monitor public health guidelines. When it is safe to open our offices, this position can continue to work remotely from home or from any of our 4 offices across Canada (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto or Montreal).

Who we need

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Development, the software developer I is responsible for working on a variety of online fundraising and internal systems to help fulfill H&S’s overall strategic activities. While staying abreast of the latest trends and enabling technologies, you will work in a fast-paced collaborative environment providing a variety of solutions and services which interface with both internal and external stakeholders including donors, staff, board members and the community at large.

How you will make an impact every day

Software Development

Work on the continued refinement of online based materials for the purposes of fundraising, communication, and stewardship

Develop, maintain, support, update and troubleshoot all online based fundraising tools.

Research, provide and implement innovate solutions that utilize software applications to help drive fundraising revenues

Produce HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS/ReactJS and SQL code as required across the full stack.

Working with the Information Technology team, ensuring the overall security of the organization’s data connected to new software applications.

Scoping & Gathering Business Requirements

Alongside the Software Developer II lead, participate in stakeholder meetings, interviews and/or workshops to review existing information, understand objectives and to elicit needs

Gather and document system functional and non-functional requirements, produce design documents, including but not limited to: Site maps, Information Architecture, ERD, DFD diagrams.

Research and recommend alternatives and identify process and system implications.

Support the delivery processes of projects

Support the software development team in the preparation and implementation of project the identification and confirmation of assumptions

When directed by the software development lead, work with internal stakeholders to build system, unit and integration test plans. Support in the execution of these test plans.

Support in the resolution of issues during post-launch normalization, and transition to support teams

Participate and contribute to Lessons Learned discussions.

What you bring

Education Requirements

Post-secondary education (degree or diploma) in Computer Science or a related degree or diploma

Experience

1-2 years of experience working in a development role or applicable co-op/intern experience

Skills

Experience with the full stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL languages

Exposure to MVC Frameworks (Angular/React) and RESTful API’s is a requirement

Experience working in an Agile environment or with familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Familiarity with source control tools (ie. GitHub)

Experience working within a SaaS environment

Experience working with or knowledge of Salesforce and/or Sitecore

Understanding of data management principles is an asset

Knowledge of AWS/Azure (cloud hosting) is an asset

Ability to create support documentation for all new applications

Ability to work in both a team environment and independently as required.

Superior verbal, facilitation, and written communication skills

Performs well under pressure. Shows diplomacy, tact, and good judgment when conflict arises.

Experience working in a collaborative development environment

Experience in business process analysis and documentation (mapping and requirements gathering)

Good understanding of systems environments, quality assurance and change management.

Big picture thinking with absolute attention to detail and follow-through

What we offer

Heart & Stroke believes that time off is integral to the personal health and wellness of our employees. We offer a generous paid time off package including vacation days, personal days, wellness days and paid companywide closure between Christmas and New Year’s. In addition, we provide competitive health, medical, dental and vision benefits, basic life insurance, disability, employee assistance program (EAP) and a defined contribution pension plan with employer matching. Furthermore, our staff enjoy flexible hybrid working arrangements and support with reimbursement for mobile phones and home office set up.

Apply now

Beat as one. If you want to join the fight to beat heart disease and stroke while building an engaged and giving community, apply by February 7, 2022.

To learn more about our mission, our values and the difference our foundation makes in the lives of Canadians at every age, visit our website.

At Heart & Stroke, we believe in equity, diversity, and inclusion; it’s embedded in our values and core mission work to support all people in Canada to lead healthier lives. We are committed to applying this principle to cultivate a welcoming environment that embraces diversity among our employees. Candidates from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to, Indigenous peoples, racialized and LGBTQ2+ communities, women, and people with disabilities, are encouraged to apply.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, barrier-free and accessible environment. If you have been contacted for an interview and require accommodation to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please advise and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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