Programmer Software Developer

Turtle Island Staffing; Canada; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing agency in Canada is seeking a contractor to perform software development and provide technical support. The candidate will work with Java in a microservices environment, participate in daily stand-ups, and contribute to the software development life cycle. Ideal candidates will have experience in performance tuning and agile methodology. This role emphasizes knowledge sharing and mentoring of application developers.

Qualifications

• Experience with object-oriented software design and programming in Java.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture and automated testing.
• Familiarity with IT security principles and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Participate in daily stand-ups to provide status updates.
• Provide technical support to clients on deployed applications.
• Develop and maintain microservices and web applications.

Skills

Java

Microservices

Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)

Performance Tuning

Technical Support

Agile Methodology

Job description

The contractor(s) must perform the following tasks:

• Participate in daily stand-ups to provide status updates on completed work, planned tasks, and any impediments.
• Undertake day-to-day operational and user support to meet defined service level objectives (SLOs).
• Provide work estimates for features, tasks, sub-tasks, and bugs, including activities such as writing design documents, technical implementation, unit testing, and identifying test data.
• Provide technical support to clients on applications deployed by the team.
• Perform object-oriented software design and programming using formal methodologies in an n-tier environment, specifically in Java.
• Design, develop, and maintain interdependent microservices and web applications.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and regression tests; verify and document test results.
• Perform performance tuning of n-tier software applications, optimizing disk or network I/O, memory usage, and CPU utilization.
• Develop build automation scripts.
• Work with solution and enterprise architects to design and document system architecture.
• Participate in implementing the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Contribute to the design of development strategies and tools for system components, including security, external functions, forms, and reports.
• Review technical design and architecture documentation.
• Review source code and unit test code to ensure adherence to quality assurance standards and team guidelines.
• Support defect and task resolution processes.
• Apply IT security principles following industry standards and best practices.
• Provide advice and recommendations on architectural and design specifications, as well as software development best practices.
• Provide advice, guidance, and knowledge transfer to application developers.
• Deliver technology training, mentoring, and documentation to ensure effective knowledge sharing.
• Document all developed software to facilitate knowledge transfer.