RQ11720 - Software Developer - Senior I Toronto ON - Onsite I 1+ year

Analyst Technical Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 131,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Government Services Integration Cluster in Toronto is seeking a Senior Software Developer to design, develop, and maintain Java components. You will build cloud-based microservices in Microsoft Azure, review code, and support deployments.

Strong leadership and experience with API integration and secure coding are required. The role is onsite in Toronto, five days a week, with a pay rate of 95–101 CAD per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams and managing development teams.
• Experience developing complex enterprise/public-facing applications.
• Experience implementing user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations, and database components.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, configure, test, and maintain Java components.
• Build and maintain cloud-based microservices in Azure.
• Review code and provide feedback to developers.
• Diagnose and resolve defects, performance, security, and integration issues.
• Support CI/CD and deployment activities.

Skills

Java

Azure

Unit testing

API design

Code reviews

Tools

Azure DevOps

CI/CD pipelines

Git

Job description

Job Title: RQ11720 - Software Developer - Senior

Organization: Government Services Integration Cluster

Location: Toronto ON , Onsite 5 days a week

Pay Rate:95-101/hr incorp

Title: BOR - One Senior Software Developer

Description

Develops, configures, integrates, tests, deploys, and maintains complex application components in accordance with approved architecture, technical designs, security requirements, and coding standards. Provides technical leadership and supports the quality, reliability, performance, and maintainability of the solution.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Experience

• Experience developing and maintaining complex enterprise applications using Java.
• Experience translating technical specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria into working software.
• Experience developing user interfaces, APIs, integration services, business logic, and database components.
• Experience building automated unit, integration, API, database, and user-interface tests.
• Experience developing and deploying cloud-based microservice architecture solutions in Microsoft Azure, including deployment pipelines, configuration management, and application monitoring.
• Experience reviewing code and enforcing development, security, documentation, and testing standards.
• Experience troubleshooting complex defects and resolving performance, reliability, and integration issues.
• Experience implementing secure coding practices and addressing identified vulnerabilities.
• Experience supporting deployments, production-readiness activities, and post-implementation stabilization.
• Demonstrated experience providing team and solution leadership, including guiding technical direction, coordinating development activities, and ensuring alignment with approved architecture and delivery objectives.
• Experience mentoring developers and providing technical guidance within multidisciplinary teams.

General Skills / Duties

• Design, develop, configure, test, and maintain Java application components.
• Build and maintain cloud-based microservices in Microsoft Azure, including interfaces, APIs, integrations, data-access components, and automated tests.
• Participate in solution design and technical planning.
• Review code and provide practical feedback to development team members.
• Diagnose and resolve defects, performance issues, security concerns, and integration failures.
• Support continuous integration and deployment activities.
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation.
• Estimate development work and contribute to sprint and release planning.
• Support test teams, business acceptance testing, deployment, and implementation.
• Identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Software Development Experience - 40%

• Experience developing complex enterprise or public-facing applications.
• Experience implementing user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations, and database components.
• Experience applying object-oriented, structured, and Agile development methodologies.

Cloud, Integration, and Deployment - 25%

• Experience developing and deploying applications in cloud-based environments.
• Experience with APIs, integration patterns, automated deployment, and configuration management.
• Experience supporting application monitoring and operational readiness.

Testing, Security, and Quality - 20%

• Experience developing automated tests for user interfaces, APIs, and databases.
• Experience applying secure coding and code-quality practices.
• Experience troubleshooting defects and improving application performance and maintainability.

Communication and Technical Leadership - 15%

• Experience providing technical guidance and conducting code reviews.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate technical issues and recommendations clearly.

Must Have:

Must have experience leading teams and managing development teams.

Demonstrated experience providing team and solution leadership, including guiding technical direction, coordinating development activities, and ensuring alignment with approved architecture and delivery objectives.

Experience mentoring developers and providing technical guidance within multidisciplinary teams.

Experience developing complex enterprise or public-facing applications.

Experience implementing user interfaces, APIs, services, integrations, and database components.

Experience developing and deploying applications in cloud-based environments.

Experience with APIs, integration patterns, automated deployment, and configuration management.

Experience developing automated tests for user interfaces, APIs, and databases.

Prior OPS or public sector exp.