Technical jobs in Canada

Reference #: 2025-162

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• Position Title: Lead Application Developer
• Department/Section: Corporate Services
• Employment Status: Permanent Full Time
• Targeted Salary Range: $97,997.00 - $116,371.94
• Work Mode: Hybrid (2 Days Per Week)
• Location: 5310 Explorer Dr, Mississauga, ON
• Hours of Work: Monday-Friday 37.5 hours/week
• Posting Open Date: Tuesday, December 16, 2025
• Posting Close Date: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

The Lead Application Developer drives enterprise‑wide technology solutions and spearheads transformative initiatives that shape the future of the organization. This role combines strategic vision with hands‑on leadership, guiding the design and implementation of robust application architectures. As a mentor and technical leader, the Lead Application Developer empowers team members by expanding their expertise and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence across all aspects of solution architecture.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the development team.
• Drive adoption of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices.
• Oversee application architecture and ensure alignment with security and compliance standards.
• Identify improvement opportunities, escalates key issues/risks to the Manager, and proposes solutions.
• Maintain architecture service quality at the Product and Service Level within the specialty domain.
• Act as primary point of contact between the development team and other partners, ensuring clear communication of project status, issues, and requirements.
• Serve as first point of contact for team members' escalation and support.
• Support the Manager in overseeing day‑to‑day operational activities of team members.
• May act as back‑up in absence of the Manager.
• Other duties as assigned.

• University degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience and 5 years of Senior Developer experience.
• Leadership experience coaching and mentoring team members and overseeing day‑to‑day operational activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for team mentorship and stakeholder engagement.
• Proven ability to implement CI/CD pipelines and champion process improvements.
• Strong experience with .NET, C#, SQL Server, and Azure.
• Experience with security by design approaches and application security testing tools.
• Strong experience performing the entire agile software development life cycle, including requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of .NET and Windows applications.
• In‑depth experience with Transact SQL queries, stored procedures, and data access via ADO.NET and ODBC.

• Comprehensive Health, Dental and Vision Benefit Plan.
• 24/7 Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• Premium Defined Benefits Pension Plan Automatic Enrollment.
• Three Paid Personal Days (Pro‑Rated for Year 1).
• Accrued vacation time starting at three weeks per year.
• Perks! Employee Promotional Programs relating to personal phone plans, furniture, home/car insurance, travel, fitness, attractions and more.
• Tuition reimbursement and opportunities for learning and development.

• Community connectors.
• Equity in healthcare.
• Strong in our convictions.
• Proud of the services we provide.
• Uplifting in our mission, values, and services.

• Competitive pay, benefits, vacation time and more.
• Promoters of diversity.
• Champions of inclusivity and accessibility.
• Committed to your career advancement.
• A tight‑knit, supportive culture.

• You are driven by our collective desire to make a difference.
• Excited by problem solving and excel at in‑the‑moment decision making.
• Teamwork has always been where you thrive.
• You are ready to put your skills into action in a fast‑paced environment.

• If you are ready to uplift lives, apply directly online.
• Upon application, we’ll send you an email on how to check your application status within Jobvite.
• Ornge is committed to providing accessible accommodations in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please email us at HR@ornge.ca.
• Ornge encourages applications from candidates identifying as a member of a traditionally underrepresented group including First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and urban Indigenous peoples; Francophone persons; Black and racialized persons; members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities; and persons with disabilities.
• Ornge communicates with candidates for job openings by email and does not incorporate AI technology in its recruitment process. Applicants are responsible to check their email for updates and ensure they can receive messages from unfamiliar senders. We send time‑sensitive information via email; it is important for applicants to check their email frequently. If we do not receive a response from applicants, we will assume that they are no longer interested in the position, resulting in the removal of their application from the competition.

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