BC Public Service - Internal Job Opportunities

About the BCLDB:

The BC Liquor Distribution Branch (LDB) is one of two branches of government that provide oversight for the beverage alcohol and non-medical cannabis industries in the province. The LDB is responsible for the wholesale distribution of liquor and cannabis, and operates the retails brands BCLIQUOR and BC Cannabis Stores. 

The LDB is committed to government’s goals of making life better for people in B.C., improving services, and ensuring a sustainable province for future generations. The revenue generated by the LDB helps fund essential public services like health care, education, and community programming. Learn more on the LDB careers page.

LDB’s Information Technology (IT) team consists of seven competency areas: Customer Experience, Infrastructure & Operations (I&O), Information Security, Enterprise Architecture, Software Services, Data Services, and IT Program Governance. Currently five divisions managed by IT Directors collectively are responsible for all of the seven competency areas to deliver the IT mandate of supporting LDB’s corporate and business operations and enabling future needs and initiatives.

At present, the IT team consists of more than 260 full-time employees and includes a sourcing strategy to leverage external expertise to ensure the integrated IT team continues to deliver LDB’s strategic initiatives timely and of high quality. 

IT department of the LDB is responsible for the entire computing infrastructure for all of the 230+ BCLIQUOR, BC Cannabis Stores as well as LDB’s head office in Burnaby and four Warehouse/Distribution Centres including Delta, Kamloops, Richmond, and Victoria. The IT department also manages three data centres located in Burnaby, Delta and Kamloops.

About this role:

The Senior Developer provides analytical and programming support to the LDB for the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of corporate, wholesale, and retail business applications, as well as complex enterprise integration solutions. This position requires extensive experience with the software development life cycle and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA). The position maintains and develops existing applications in various programming languages and technologies, such as Java, .NET, PL/SQL, Delphi, and Oracle Reporting.

Applications vary in complexity, cost, and business significance, involving both short- and long-term projects. Projects may be self-contained or may require assigning, coordinating, or supervising work performed by other assigned Developers to support business information objectives in a multi-product, multi-outlet, high-volume retail, wholesale, or corporate organization. Senior Developers lead the development of systems, changes, and enhancements through the various phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC). This position leads or participates in the design, development, testing, and implementation of assigned projects or work requests. Senior Developers work with senior technical staff to ensure DA and DBA requirements are satisfied. This position also works with other Developers to ensure development standards are maintained, and required documents, configurations, and code are delivered as necessary.

A criminal record check is required.

The core business hours of IT are currently 8:00am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday and we are expanding those hours to better support the business and projects. The expectation is that the Senior Developer resources will be available to work core hours and with two weeks’ notice cover expanded shifts during implementation rollouts and stabilization periods. Those hours will be based on the implementation requirements, available maintenance windows and any other exceptions deemed necessary by the project.

For complete details about this opportunity, including accountabilities, please refer to the attached job description, also located in the Additional Information section at the bottom of the posting.

An eligibility list for permanent or temporary future opportunities may be established.

Position requirements:

Education and Experience:

• A degree in information technology, computer science or related field with a minimum three (3) years of recent, related experience*;

OR

• A diploma in information technology, computer science or related field with a minimum four (4) years of recent, related experience*;

OR

• Formal coursework or certification in information technology, computer science or related field with a minimum five (5) years of recent, related experience*.

*Recent, related experience must have occurred within the last eight (8) years and must include the following:

• Experience in Drupal CMS (Content Management System) or Craft CMS and related technologies.
• Experience in front-end frameworks such as Angular 11 or higher, or React.js, or Node.js.
• Experience in UI/UX development for website design.
• Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for build and deployment of services and components using Microsoft Azure DevOps or Jenkins.
• Experience managing Git, GitHub, or SVN source controls.
• Experience with REST or RESTful APIs.
• Experience with MS SQL, PostgreSQL, or Oracle DB.

• Experience with agile software development using C# on the .NET framework.

Preference may be given to those candidates with experience in any of the following:

• Familiar with monitoring tools such as Datadog.
• Familiar with libraries and tools such as lodash, Matomo, FlippingBook, and GDX.
• Familiar with GraphQL.
• Experience with $U (Dollar Universe) job scheduler.

• Experience with agile software development using Java.
• Experience with agile software development using C# on the .NET framework.
• Experience with Linux/RHEL 9 systems.
• Experience with Springboot, Spring, and/or Hibernate development.
• Experience with application servers such as Wildfly, Tomcat, WebLogic or JBoss.
• Experience with scripting languages e.g., Shell, Python, Ruby scripting, SQL, XML, YAML.

How to Apply & Application Requirements:

To be considered for this position, your application must clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience as outlined in the position requirements section above. Applicants selected to move forward in the hiring process may be assessed on the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies as outlined in the attached Job Description. Applicants must meet the requirements as described below to be considered:

• A cover letter and resume in PDF format is required as part of your application.
• The content and/or format of your cover letter may be evaluated as part of the assessment process.
• Ensure your resume includes your educational accomplishments, employment history including start and end dates (month and year) of your employment, and any relevant information that relates to the job to which you are applying.

For specific position-related enquiries, please contact Jennifer Robinson, HR Advisor at jennifer.robinson@bcldb.com.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:00pm Pacific Time on the closing date of the competition.

We are committed to ensuring that reasonable accommodations are available throughout the hiring process, including the assessment and selection stages. Please email the individual or contact listed on the posting if you require an accommodation to fully participate in the hiring process.

The Indigenous Applicant Advisory Service is available to Indigenous (First Nations [status or non-status], Inuit or Métis) applicants originating from the land now known as Canada, seeking work or already employed in the BC Public Service. Indigenous applicants can contact this service for personalized guidance on the BC Public Service hiring process including job applications and interviews.

Applications must be submitted via email to internalcompetitions@bcldb.com before the close date and time. Your email application must include the following information:

Subject: Non-IDIR Job Application (Requisition Number 126901)

Email Body: Please submit my job application on my behalf for the following job opportunity:

Requisition #: 126901

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