Airlines IT

Description:

FUNCTION: Reporting to the Team Lead, Web Development, the Intermediate Web Developer takes part in Porter initiatives from conception to post production. The Web Developer plays a key role in Porter’s business development by developing and supporting web technology initiatives.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Write, debug, deploy and document code for all Porter websites, micro-sites & mobile apps: www.flyporter.com, www.porterescapes, www.porterplans.com, iOS App, BlackBerry App etc.
Program large-scale, high-volume websites in a load-balanced or web farm/cloud environment
Program multi-lingual websites, including using techniques to Search Engine Optimize (SEO) pages in both languages
Diagnose performance bottlenecks in both web and database systems
Write technically challenging code that interfaces with numerous internal and 3rd party computer systems The 3rd party systems have been developed over several decades, and represent a broad spectrum of very old to very new technologies
Work closely with the Marketing Department on phased Porter Web, Loyalty and other marketing initiatives including but not limited to: establishing product requirements, solution design, documentation, implementation and training deliverables
Maintain and support multiple projects and deadlines
Work with team management to ensure fiscally successful projects
Accurately prepare written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective and professional
Propose solutions to problems and consider timeliness, effectiveness and practicality in addressing client needs
Actively participate in Porter’s Safety Management System (SMS) including, reporting hazards and incidents encountered in daily operations; understand, comply and promote the Company Safety Policy
Be responsible for the reliability and maintenance of airline operational software, including after hours support
Any other duties as requested by the Team Lead, Web Development

Requirements:

QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or another related field
2+ years experience with C# programming language
2+ years experience developing ASP.NET MVC language
2+ years experience in front-end languages: HTML, JavaScript & CSS
Experience in objective C and mobile app development on the iOS and Android platforms will be considered an asset.
Excellent organizational skills with a high degree of attention to detail
Ability to work effectively within a team environment and accept direction
Strong Microsoft ASP.NET software development skills using C#, Visual Studio 2010
Experience building interactive websites with Microsoft ASP.NET MVC 2.0 and above
Ability to build standards compliant web User Interfaces with strong skills in HTML/CSS/JavaScript
Knowledge of database design in SQL 2008 through 2012, T-SQL, indexing, stored procedures etc.
Experience with front end UI design would be considered an asset
Experience with AJAX and jQuery
Familiarity with unit testing principles and unit testing tools
Experience with distributed source control tools such as Git, Mercurial, etc.
Familiarity with project management and bug-tracking software such as JIRA, Bugzilla etc.
Aviation industry experience would be considered an asset

LOCATION:

Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport - YTZ

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