Job Description

Position Title: Senior Back-End Developer

Edmonton, Alberta - Mostly remote wit 15% travel onsite

Duration: 12 months

Overview:

We are seeking up to two (2) Senior Back-End Developers to support the implementation of secure, scalable, and user-centered enterprise platforms and services. The selected candidates will join a high-performing Agile team to help modernize key systems that impact millions of citizens and internal users.

This is a long-term opportunity for experienced back-end developers with strong technical, architectural, and delivery skills who are passionate about transforming legacy platforms and contributing to public-sector innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and implementation of scalable back-end systems across multiple enterprise platforms.
• Translate user and business needs into high-performing, maintainable technical solutions.
• Collaborate with front-end teams, architects, and product owners in an Agile delivery environment.
• Apply security best practices and compliance standards across services.
• Conduct code reviews and lead best practices in back-end engineering and deployment.
• Support integration into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Maintain clean documentation and reusable components.
• Contribute to platform reusability, technical discovery, and architecture refinement.
• Mentor other developers and support knowledge transfer throughout the engagement.

Technology Environment:

• .NET / .NET Core, C#
• Azure App Services, Azure cloud development
• MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB
• React, React Native, TypeScript (for collaboration with front-end)
• GitHub, CI/CD tools

Qualifications:

Must Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
• 8+ years as a Senior Back-End Developer on enterprise-level systems
• 7+ years of experience with relational databases and back-end architecture
• 7+ years of API development
• 5+ years in Agile teams
• 2+ years working on the same large-scale enterprise project
• 2+ years mobile app development

Nice to Have:

• Experience incrementally modernizing legacy systems
• Familiarity with Dual-Track Agile Development
• Experience in public sector or Government of Alberta
• Use of AI tools in back-end development
• Experience in global/national enterprise environments
• Ability to quickly adapt to unfamiliar technology stacks and team structures

Security Requirements:

• Must pass a criminal record check
• May be subject to Enhanced Security Clearance or RCMP Top Secret Clearance
• All offers are contingent upon acceptable clearance results

Work Location & Conditions:

• Primarily remote (within Canada); occasional in-person meetings in Edmonton with notice
• Candidate must reside in Canada
• Developer must provide their own equipment
• Microsoft Teams is the primary collaboration tool