RQ11288 Software Developer Senior

Responsibilities:

• Required to translate technical systems specifications into working tested applications. This includes:
  
• Developing detailed programming specifications writing and/or generating code compiling data-driven programs maintaining and conducting unit tests.
  
• Resolves and troubleshoots technical problems which arise during the use and operation of software packages including technical assistance in implementation conversion and migrations.
  

General Skills:

• Experience in programming and analysis; specialized software package support at the specified experience level.
  
• Ability to collaborate with IT Professionals throughout the Software Development Life Cycle.
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the development design implementation and maintenance of applications.
  
• Experience in design code test debug and document applications.
  
• Experience in the use of object and/or third generation language development tools.
  
• Experience in one or more programming languages.
  
• Experience in application design latest design patters deployment and troubleshooting.
  
• Experience with relational and hierarchical database technologies.
  
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages using query languages.
  
• Experience with one or more communications protocols.
  
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design development implementation and maintenance of applications.
  
• Experience eliciting and documenting information from diverse business area stakeholders and subject matter experts.
  
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills.
  
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines.
  

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and experience with programming Internet-ready applications.
  
• Knowledge and experience in rapid application development (RAD) methodologies.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles concepts policies and practices.
  
• Experience with middleware and gateways.
  
• Experience reviewing analyzing and modifying product installation scripts including encoding testing debugging.
  
• Ability to provide post-implementation support and resolve any post-implementation technical issues.
  
• Experience conducting design walkthrough sessions with project team.
  
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards.
  
• Familiar with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
  
• Ability to provide user and system documentation as required.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 10 years experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications
  
• Expertise in application design latest design patterns deployment and troubleshooting
  
• Expertise in JPA or Hibernate and Spring Boot Framework
  
• Proficient in database design and SQL development with solid expertise in PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL Azure Cosmos DB
  
• JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks such as React Angular
  
• Experience gathering and documenting requirements from business stakeholders
  
• Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills
  

Nice to Have Skills :

• Experience building cloud-native internet-facing applications
  
• Agile development experience - Scrum User Stories CI and test automation etc.
  
• Experience with middleware API gateways or integration services
  
• Experience leading design walkthroughs and technical discussions
  
• Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and WCAG standard
  
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to contribute to technical leadership and quality assurance
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Responsibilities :

• Translate business requirements and technical specifications into scalable secure and fully tested full-stack applications
  
• Develop detailed technical designs and programming specifications
  
• Write review and maintain clean efficient and maintainable code following best practices
  
• Build and enhance data-driven applications and backend services
  
• Design and execute unit integration and end-to-end tests to ensure quality and reliability
  
• Design and implement modern responsive frontend components using React
  
• Develop robust backend services and APIs using Spring Boot
  
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices architectures
  
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across development testing and production environments
  
• Support application deployment data migration and system integration activities
  
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams through code reviews design sessions and Agile ceremonies
  
• Ensure all solutions meet security performance scalability and accessibility standards (AODA compliance)
  
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes tools and standards
  
• Provide technical support for implementation system integration data conversion and migration activities.
  

General Skills :

• Experience in programming and systems analysis within enterprise application environments
  
• Strong ability to collaborate with IT professionals across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  
• Experience in application design modern design patterns deployment and troubleshooting
  
• Experience designing coding testing debugging and documenting applications
  
• Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Java) and modern scripting languages (JavaScript/TypeScript)
  
• Experience with relational database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL) and SQL development
  
• Experience building and supporting data-driven applications
  
• Experience working with API-based and web applications (REST/ protocols)
  
• Experience using query languages and data access tools
  
• Experience with structured methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) for design development implementation and maintenance
  
• Ability to elicit analyze and document requirements from business stakeholders and subject matter experts
  
• Experience in application deployment and environment management
  
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving application and integration issues
  
• Ability to work with integration patterns and communication protocols
  
• Experience producing technical documentation and design artifacts
  
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills
  
• Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment
  
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines
  

Backend Development (Java/ Spring Boot/ Spring/ Integration):

• 810 years experience developing n-tier enterprise applications
  
• Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring Framework (Core MVC Security Data Batch)
  
• Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs
  
• Demonstrated expertise in application architecture design patterns (MVC Security integration patterns) and performance optimization
  
• Experience implementing and managing caching solutions using technologies such as Redis
  
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems and service integration platforms or integration hubs
  
• Proven ability to deliver secure scalable and production-ready backend solutions
  
• Strong experience with unit testing and integration testing
  

Frontend (React / Angular):

• Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React and/or Angular
  
• Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript (ES6) for building web applications
  
• Experience developing responsive accessible and user-friendly interfaces (AODA/WCAG awareness)
  
• Proven ability to implement component-based architecture and reusable UI components
  
• Experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs and backend services
  
• Understanding of frontend performance optimization state management and application scalability
  

Database & ORM:

• Strong experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Azure Cosmos DB
  
• Experience in schema design and normalization query optimization and indexing and writing database functions (PL/pgSQL preferred)
  
• Hands-on experience with ORM frameworks JPA Hibernate and MyBatis
  
• Experience integrating ORM frameworks with backend services
  
• Experience supporting data-driven applications
  

Cloud Platform (Azure):

• Demonstrated experience with Azure services such as Azure App Services Azure Functions Azure Storage and Azure Database for PostgreSQL etc.
  
• Experience deploying and supporting cloud-native applications
  
• Understanding of scalability monitoring and cloud security
  

Test Automation & Quality Engineering:

• Strong experience in test automation across unit API and end-to-end (E2E) testing
  
• Hands-on experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5 and Mockito
  
• Experience with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest
  
• Experience implementing end-to-end testing using tools such as Playwright or Katalon
  
• Experience with API testing automation and validation of RESTful services
  
• Experience applying Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices
  
• Proven ability to design implement and maintain automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines
  

Agile / Collaboration / Soft Skills:

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
  
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
  
• Participation in code reviews design sessions
  
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and meet deadlines.
  

Required Skills:

Experience and Skill Set Requirements: Must Haves: 10 years experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications Expertise in application design latest design patterns deployment and troubleshooting Expertise in JPA or Hibernate and Spring Boot Framework Proficient in database design and SQL development with solid expertise in PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL Azure Cosmos DB JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks such as React Angular Experience gathering and documenting requirements from business stakeholders Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills Nice to Have Skills: Experience building cloud-native internet-facing applications Agile development experience - Scrum User Stories CI and test automation etc. Experience with middleware API gateways or integration services Experience leading design walkthroughs and technical discussions Knowledge of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and WCAG standard Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to contribute to technical leadership and quality assurance Skill Set Requirements: Responsibilities: Translate business requirements and technical specifications into scalable secure and fully tested full-stack applications Develop detailed technical designs and programming specifications Write review and maintain clean efficient and maintainable code following best practices Build and enhance data-driven applications and backend services Design and execute unit integration and end-to-end tests to ensure quality and reliability Design and implement modern responsive frontend components using React Develop robust backend services and APIs using Spring Boot Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices architectures Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues across development testing and production environments Support application deployment data migration and system integration activities Collaborate with cross-functional teams through code reviews design sessions and Agile ceremonies Ensure all solutions meet security performance scalability and accessibility standards (AODA compliance) Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes tools and standards Provide technical support for implementation system integration data conversion and migration activities. General Skills: Experience in programming and systems analysis within enterprise application environments Strong ability to collaborate with IT professionals across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Experience in application design modern design patterns deployment and troubleshooting Experience designing coding testing debugging and documenting applications Proficiency in object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Java) and modern scripting languages (JavaScript/TypeScript) Experience with relational database technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL) and SQL development Experience building and supporting data-driven applications Experience working with API-based and web applications (REST/ protocols) Experience using query languages and data access tools Experience with structured methodologies (Agile/Waterfall) for design development implementation and maintenance Ability to elicit analyze and document requirements from business stakeholders and subject matter experts Experience in application deployment and environment management Experience troubleshooting and resolving application and integration issues Ability to work with integration patterns and communication protocols Experience producing technical documentation and design artifacts Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment Proven ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines Backend Development (Java/ Spring Boot/ Spring/ Integration): 810 years experience developing n-tier enterprise applications Strong hands-on experience with Spring Boot and the Spring Framework (Core MVC Security Data Batch) Proven experience designing and building RESTful APIs Demonstrated expertise in application architecture design patterns (MVC Security integration patterns) and performance optimization Experience implementing and managing caching solutions using technologies such as Redis Experience integrating with enterprise systems and service integration platforms or integration hubs Proven ability to deliver secure scalable and production-ready backend solutions Strong experience with unit testing and integration testing Frontend (React / Angular): Strong experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React and/or Angular Proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript (ES6) for building web applications Experience developing responsive accessible and user-friendly interfaces (AODA/WCAG awareness) Proven ability to implement component-based architecture and reusable UI components Experience integrating frontend applications with RESTful APIs and backend services Understanding of frontend performance optimization state management and application scalability Database & ORM: Strong experience with PostgreSQL and SQL Azure Cosmos DB Experience in schema design and normalization query optimization and indexing and writing database functions (PL/pgSQL preferred) Hands-on experience with ORM frameworks JPA Hibernate and MyBatis Experience integrating ORM frameworks with backend services Experience supporting data-driven applications Cloud Platform (Azure): Demonstrated experience with Azure services such as Azure App Services Azure Functions Azure Storage and Azure Database for PostgreSQL etc. Experience deploying and supporting cloud-native applications Understanding of scalability monitoring and cloud security Test Automation & Quality Engineering: Strong experience in test automation across unit API and end-to-end (E2E) testing Hands-on experience with unit testing frameworks such as JUnit 5 and Mockito Experience with frontend testing frameworks such as Jest Experience implementing end-to-end testing using tools such as Playwright or Katalon Experience with API testing automation and validation of RESTful services Experience applying Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) practices Proven ability to design implement and maintain automated test suites within CI/CD pipelines Agile / Collaboration / Soft Skills: Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills Participation in code reviews design sessions Proven ability to work collaboratively and meet deadlines.