Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

　　PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

　　Design, Develop and Enhance rich COBOL, .Net, and Java user-interface applications with middle-tier (messaging) and other back-end processes and applications, in a large, complex, transactional based environment.

　　POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

　　Gather, refine, and document system requirements to ensure functionalities follow best practice methodologies

　　Code, test, document and deliver requested functionality changes or enhancements to new or existing enterprise applications

　　Produce technical documentation (i.e. requirements, design documents, turnover documentation, test plans) for requested functionality changes or enhancements

　　Work within established CP software development standards and configuration management procedures and processes

　　Assist in the creation of the system design and functional specifications

　　Provide Functional Support for applications as needed

　　Participate in weekly rotational on call support

　　Responsible for developing and testing solutions, coordinate the implementation and completion of recommended specifications application

　　Provide code and database administration in live and test environments

　　Write technical procedures and documentation for the applications including operations, user guide, etc.

　　Participate in meetings with team to discuss progress and issues to be resolved, and report progress on a weekly basis to the Manager and perform various other duties as required

　　POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

　　University Degree or Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent Application development experience

　　5+ years of COBOL Application Development experience

　　5+ years of Java Application Development experience

　　Excellent knowledge of any relational databases and SQL technologies

　　Experience working closely with the business to arrive at an optimal solution in terms of functionality, timelines, and implementation

　　NICE TO HAVE:

　　Experience with developing .Net applications

　　Experience withpatterns such as MVC, REST, and dependency injection

　　Experience with Micro Focus Visual COBOL and Object Oriented COBOL

　　Experience with Micro Focus Visual COBOL COBJVM integration

　　Experience with COBOL Embedded SQL.

　　Experience with MQ messaging or other messaging systems

　　Working proficiency with Linux in server environments

　　Profound insight of Java and JEE internals (Classloading, Memory Management, Transaction management etc)

　　Integration using JSON and XML based web services and MQ

　　Advanced SQL – modeling, advanced query writing, tuning/optimization of queries

　　Experience with Tomcat, Web sphere Application Server or similar application servers

　　Experience with agile development methodologies

　　Experience in the Spring Framework

　　Experience with test-driven development

　　WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER :

　　Flexible and competitive benefits package

　　Employer Funded Retirement Plan

　　Employee Share Purchase Plan

　　Performance Incentive Program

　　Annual Fitness Subsidy

　　Part-time Studies Program

　　ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

　　As an employer with North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

　　Background Investigation:

　　The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:

　　Criminal history check

　　Reference check

　　Management Conductor Program:

　　Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

　　CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

　　Req ID: 101719

　　Department: Information Services

　　Job Type: Full-Time

　　Position Type: Non-Union

　　Location: Calgary, Alberta

　　Country: Canada

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　　of Positions: 2Job Grade: 4

　　Job Available to: Internal & External

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