RQ11874 - Specialized IT Consultant - Senior

Maarut; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Maarut in Toronto is seeking an experienced Java developer with Spring Boot and Angular skills to build a secure, real-time notification platform for court appearances. You will design RESTful APIs, implement authentication, and ensure accessibility compliance.

The role involves developing modular microservices, deploying WARs, and integrating with secured services, while using Docker/Kubernetes and maintaining strong test coverage.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development with 4+ years in Spring Boot for REST services.
• 3+ years of experience developing Angular applications with reactive forms and multi-step flows.
• Bilingual English and French public-facing web application experience meeting WCAG 2.1 AA (AODA).
• Experience designing, building and consuming secured REST APIs (OAuth2, JWT).
• Strong SQL skills with SQL Server or Oracle.
• Experience deploying WAR applications on an enterprise Java server across multiple environments.
• Knowledge of integrating Java with secured .NET services.

Responsibilities

• Develop secure, scalable REST APIs using Java and Spring Boot.
• Implement authentication, authorization and input validation.
• Create modular microservices with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Produce comprehensive API documentation and testing.
• Mentor junior developers and participate in code reviews.

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Angular

REST APIs

SQL

WAR deployment

.NET integration

Bilingual EN/FR

Job description

Job Information

Term 142+64 days

Technology

Number of Positions 1

Work Experience 7-10 Years

City Toronto

State/Province Ontario

M4C

Job Description

Scope:

• The project will deliver a secure, user-friendly notification platform that provides real-time updates and clear instructions related to court appearances. The solution will ensure that accused individuals receive accurate, timely, and actionable information to reduce no-shows and improve adherence to court requirements.
  
• The Notify App project aims to improve and streamline communication for accused individuals within the judicial process, specifically targeting the first court appearance stage. This initiative addresses two critical issues:
  
• Missed court appearances due to lack of timely notifications.
  
• Insufficient understanding of court protocols, leading to procedural delays and non-compliance.
  
• Detailed design and specification documents for RESTful APIs, including endpoints, request/response models, authentication, and error handling.
  
• Clean, scalable, and secure REST APIs built using Java and Spring Boot, adhering to best practices and company standards.
  
• Modular and decoupled microservices, designed and deployed independently, with clear inter-service communication protocols.
  
• Using APIs to develop application based on the business requirement to transform and route data.
  
• Comprehensive test coverage using tools like JUnit, Mockito, or Test Containers to ensure code reliability and prevent regressions.
  
• Efficient relational database schemas designed and implemented to support API data storage and retrieval.
  
• Profiled and optimized APIs for response time, memory usage, and throughput, ensuring high performance under load.
  
• Secure API calls with proper authentication (e.g., OAuth2, JWT), authorization, input validation, and protection against common vulnerabilities (OWASP).
  
• Dockerized applications with configuration files, docker-compose scripts, and Kubernetes manifests (if applicable) for smooth deployment.
  
• Integrated monitoring (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (e.g., ELK stack, Logstash, or Splunk) for operational visibility.
  
• Produce clear documentation for developed systems such as design, deployment instructions, and operational guides.
  
• Regular code reviews, feedback sessions, and mentorship to junior developers, ensuring code quality and knowledge sharing.
  
• Weekly or sprint-based status updates on development progress, blockers, and delivered functionalities.
  
• Timely resolution of production issues, regression fixes, and performance improvements based on user feedback and testing.
  
• Available for any on-call on weekend for production issues.
  

Requirements

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:

Must Haves:

• 8+ years of hands-on Java development, including 4+ with Spring Boot for REST services, scheduled batch processing and persistence layers.
  
• 3+ years of experience developing Angular applications, including reactive forms and multi-step user flows.
  
• Demonstrated experience delivering a bilingual (English and French) public-facing web application that meets WCAG 2.1 Level AA (AODA).
  
• Demonstrated experience designing, building and consuming secured REST APIs, including authentication (OAuth2, JWT), error handling and retry logic.
  
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases such as SQL Server or Oracle.
  
• Experience deploying WAR applications on an enterprise Java application server across development, UAT and production environments.
  
• Working knowledge of .NET, sufficient to integrate a Java application with secured services built on .NET
  

Skill Set Requirements:

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming and functional programming with modern Java features.
  
• Strong expertise in Java and the Java development ecosystem, including experience with Spring Boot.
  
• In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems.
  
• Expertise in designing, building, and consuming REST APIs; knowledge of HTTP methods, status codes, and REST best practices
  
• In-depth knowledge of integration patterns and best practices, including experience designing and building integration solutions using Spring Integration and other integration with Mainfram/IMS
  
• Experience with enterprise integration technologies, such as JMS, AMQP, or REST, and an understanding of how to use them in a Spring Integration context.
  
• Strong knowledge of XML and experience working with XML-based integration solutions, such as XSLT and XPath.
  
• Knowledge of data transformation techniques, such as mapping and normalization, and experience using them in a Spring Integration context.
  
• Experience with message-oriented middleware and enterprise service buses, such as Azure Service Bus
  
• Experience on Event Driven architecture, experience on Azure Event Hub, etc.
  
• Strong skills in SQL and experience working with relational databases, such as SQL Server, or Oracle.
  
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing authentication, authorization, and encryption.
  
• Strong experience with writing automated tests, including unit, API test, and a deep understanding of the testing process.
  
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Helm, or other container orchestration tools.
  
• Familiarity with Agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and experience participating in sprint planning and retrospectives.
  
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
• A passion for staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and technologies, and a desire to continuously learn and improve your skills.
  
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, and experience diagnosing and resolving complex issues.
  
• A track record of delivering high-quality, robust, and scalable solutions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
  
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting abilities for complex systems.
  
• Clear verbal and written communication for technical and non-technical stakeholders..
  
• Capable of mentoring junior developers and contributing to architectural decisions.
  
• Ability to prioritize tasks, manage deadlines, and handle multiple responsibilities.
  
• Strong expertise in Angular, including reactive forms, multi-step user flows and bilingual (English and French) user interfaces.
  
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 Level AA, AODA) and experience applying them to public-facing web applications.
  
• Experience consuming secured external REST APIs, including service credentials, TLS, timeouts, retries, idempotent processing and error code handling.
  
• Experience developing scheduled batch jobs in Spring Boot that compare retrieved data against stored data and trigger business rules.
  
• Experience building, packaging and deploying WAR applications on an enterprise Java application server across development, UAT and production environments.
  
• Experience integrating with SMS and email messaging services, including delivery status and reply handling.
  
• Ability to stub external services during development and to take over an existing code base through knowledge transfer.
  
• Experience with .NET-based services, including consuming, testing and troubleshooting them from a Java application.
  

Technical Design:

• Strong expertise in Java and the Java development ecosystem, including experience with Spring Boot.
  
• In-depth knowledge of microservice, Event Driven architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems.
  
• Extensive experience with REST API design and development, including experience with API documentation and testing.
  
• Practical knowledge in applying various design patterns and standards to the technical design and development.
  
• Strong skills in SQL and experience working with relational databases, such as SQL Server.
  

Integration:

• In-depth knowledge of integration patterns and best practices, including experience designing and building integration solutions using Spring Integration and integration with Mainframe/IMS
  
• Hands-On experience in messaging queuing (Azure Service Bus) and event driven architecture.
  

Technical Framework and Middleware:

• In-depth knowledge of microservice architecture and experience building scalable, highly available systems using various Azure Services.
  
• Must have prior experience in working with containerized environments such as Azure, OpenShift, Docker, Kubernetes, Microservices, etc.
  
• Experience with message-oriented middleware and enterprise service buses, such as Azure Service Bus.
  
• Experience on Event Driven architecture.
  

Security:

• Experience with Security and Web Services Security standards and frameworks. Must have extensive working experience in OAuth, OpenID, SAML 2.0, etc.
  
• Understanding of security best practices and experience implementing authentication, authorization, and encryption.
  

Public Sector Experience:

• Previous experience working in Government or Public Sector organization