Position Title - Software Developer - Senior

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid)

Contract Position

Duration : 179 days + 240 days

Closing Date - 2025-06-23, 11:00 a.m.

Hybrid - Candidate MUST work 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

MUST HAVES:

• 10+ years' experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications
• 10+ years' hands-on development with Java Enterprise technologies
• Proficient in Eclipse IDE or Rational Application Developer
• JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks such as React, Angular, JQuery

Description

Hybrid Work Environment: The successful candidate is expected to work onsite at 222 Jarvis St 3 days per week and may work remotely up to 2 days per week.

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
• Ability to provide user and system documentation as required

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Responsibilities / Assignment Deliverables

The Developers will be responsible for translating business requirements and technical system specifications into working, tested applications. This would involve doing analysis & design based on requirements, writing Java EE code, and conducting unit tests.

Mandatory Skills:

• 10+ years' experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications
• 10+ years' hands-on development with Java Enterprise technologies
• Expertise in application design, latest design patterns, deployment and troubleshooting
• Extensive hands-on development & troubleshooting experience on Java EE platform
• Expertise in JPA or Hibernate, and Spring Framework
• Proficient working with Databases and SQL (expertise with Azure Cosmos DB, Postgres, Oracle and PL/SQL highly desirable)
• Proficient in Eclipse IDE or Rational Application Developer
• JavaScript / TypeScript frameworks such as React, Angular, JQuery

Nice to Have Skills:

• Agile development experience - Scrum, User Stories, CI, TDD, Automated Tests, etc.
• Experience writing Web Services and implementing SOA
• BPM tools such as: jBPM, Activiti, IBM Process Server, Camunda BPM, Drools Rule Engine
• Fine-grained security frameworks such as: Spring Security, Apache Shiro, ForgeRock

Evaluation Criteria

Technical / Java EE platform - 25%

• 10+ years' experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications.
• 10+ years' hands-on development with Java Enterprise technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in application design, latest design patterns, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting unit test based on requirements.

Spring Framework 10%

• Demonstrated experience working with Spring Framework - Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring Security, etc.

ORM 15%

• Demonstrated experience with ORM tools such as JPA, Hibernate or MyBatis

Database 15%

• Working experience in writing SQL and Stored Procedures (preferably in Oracle and PL/SQL, Cosmos DB, Postgres, MySQL

BPM - 5%

• Demonstrated experience with Camunda BPM, Drools Rule Engine

Azure Cloud - 20%

• Demonstrated experience working with Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Cognitive Search, etc.

UI - 10%

• Demonstrated experience with React, Angular, jQuery