Principal Software Developer(Platform)

Aspen Technology; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

AspenTech seeks an experienced Developer to join the Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) to support the Agile development environment and pipeline across cloud-native stacks.

The role emphasizes building scalable data services, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering high-quality, secure software with a DevOps mindset. Montreal-based teams will work with diverse tech stacks and stakeholders worldwide.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of related experience OR an advanced degree with less experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Practical, working experience with several of the following: Continuous Integration: Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions
• Cloud: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform
• CI Tooling: Artifactory, BlackDuck, Snyk, Wiz
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
• Observability and Monitoring: OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, Grafana
• Scripting Languages: Python, Bash, Powershell
• Databases: MongoDB, Postgres
• Language requirement: French: A1 (advanced), English: C1 (advanced)

Responsibilities

• Provide platform infrastructure and self-service automation to development teams.
• Debug integration and performance problems.
• Create solutions that leverage cloud technologies and edge deployment platforms.
• Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization.
• Take high level strategic requirements and refine them into actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Produce high-quality, reliable, performant, and fault tolerant code to meet strategic business objectives.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across a variety of teams.
• Continually demonstrate adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices around cloud native and SaaS technologies.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Cloud-native architectures

Agile leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Self-directed work

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Terraform

Helm

Artifactory

BlackDuck

Snyk

Wiz

OpenTelemetry

Grafana

Python

PowerShell

Bash

Postgres

MongoDB

Windows

Linux

Job description

The driving force behind our success has always been the people of AspenTech. What drives us, is our aspiration, our desire and ambition to keep pushing the envelope, overcoming any hurdle, challenging the status quo to continually find a better way. You will experience these qualities of passion, pride and aspiration in many ways — from a rich set of career development programs to support of community service projects to social events that foster fun and relationship building across our global community.

The Role

AspenTech is looking for a talented and experienced Developer to join our Enterprise Operations Platform (EOP) organization. In this role, you will be a member of an Agile development team
responsible for supporting the Agile development environment. This includes developing and maintaining the continuous delivery pipeline, end-to-end solution testing, DevOps mindset and practices, and coordination with infrastructure teams.

As a member of the EOP development team, the delivery of next-generation industrial software solutions that provide a software-defined, data-centric, flexible platform for AspenTech’s diverse customer base. The team focuses on building highly performant data services that securely move and
manage massive volumes of information. The EOP platform supports multiple operating systems and cloud-native technology stacks, giving the team opportunities to work across a diverse set of modern technologies.

This role’s contributions have highly visible impacts on the success and scalability of our software offerings to our customers. Our organization and product are positioned in the market to grow at a rapid pace over the next decade with varied opportunities for career growth.

Your Impact

• Provide platform infrastructure and self-service automation to development teams.
• Debug integration and performance problems.
• Create solutions that leverage cloud technologies and edge deployment platforms.
• Actively participate with team members as part of a scaled Agile organization.
• Take high level strategic requirements and work with a team to refine them into actionable user stories with detailed acceptance criteria.
• Produce high-quality, reliable, performant, and fault tolerant code to meet strategic business objectives.
• Contribute to a culture of accountability and collaboration across a variety of support, development, security, and product teams.
• Continually demonstrate adherence to security best practices and compliance requirements.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices around cloud native and Software-as-a Service technologies.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills as a participant in a variety of Agile ceremonies.

What You’ll Need

• 8-12 years of related experience OR an advanced degree with less experience.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native technologies, services, architecture, and container orchestration.
• Practical, working experience with several of the following:
• Continuous Integration: Azure DevOps Pipelines, GitHub Actions
• Cloud: Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Helm, Terraform
• CI Tooling: Artifactory, BlackDuck, Snyk, Wiz
• Operating Systems: Windows, Linux
• Observability and Monitoring: OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, Grafana
• Scripting Languages: Python, Bash, Powershell
• Databases: MongoDB, Postgres
• Language requirement:
• French: A1 (advanced)
• English level C1 (advanced), the position requires interactions with international clients.
• Preferred but not required:
• Edge Deployment Technologies: Zededa, NetFoundry
• Identity and access management: OAuth 2.0, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Data platforms and integrations: Inmation, Aveva PI Connect, Microsoft Fabric
• Programming Languages: Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Lua
• JavaScript Frameworks: Angular, React
• Automated testing frameworks: Playwright, Cypress
• Architecture Expertise: Microservices, REST API Design
• Experience with Agile development frameworks such as SAFe or Scrum.
• Strong personal project management skills; able to be self-directed and capable of working effectively in an environment with a high degree of change.
• Strong technical leadership skills with a willingness to coach and mentor team members.
• Willingness to contribute ideas and solutions while honoring and supporting the ideas of others.
• Passionate about finding creative solutions to problems, and pride in well-crafted code.