Posted 25 days ago
Application Developer
@ IBM
Ottawa, Ontario
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Overview
IBM Consulting is hiring a full-time Application Developer in Ottawa, Ontario to develop, support, and maintain applications for clients. The role requires 5-8 years of hands-on development experience with C/C++ and Python, plus a Government of Canada Secret clearance and Controlled Goods eligibility. The work is onsite in Ottawa only.
Responsibilities:
- Develop, support, and maintain applications in C, C++, and Python
- Analyze and resolve issues with timely solutions
- Work with cross-functional teams on design and implementation
- Implement solutions that meet client needs
Requirements summary:
- 5-8 years hands-on software development, including low-level programming
- Strong C/C++ and Python proficiency
- Experience with device drivers and firmware
- Government of Canada Secret clearance eligibility required
- Master's degree preferred
Tools & skills
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-15
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-15
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Software development |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Background checks | credit, criminal record |
| Education | Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Security clearance | Secret |
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| Field | Value |
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| Open jobs on Jobsy | 6 |
Job description
Introduction
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your Role And Responsibilities
As an Application Developer, you will develop, support, and maintain applications.
Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include
Master's Degree
Pre Requirements
Required technical and professional expertise
Government of Canada Security Clearance is a requirement for this role. You must be eligible to obtain Secret, NATO and Controlled Goods Clearances
This role is onsite in Ottawa, Ontario only.
Requirements
Required Professional and Technical Capabilities
A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You'll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you'll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
Your Role And Responsibilities
As an Application Developer, you will develop, support, and maintain applications.
Your Primary Responsibilities Will Include
- Develop and Maintain Applications: Develop, support, and maintain applications development platforms such as C, C++, and Python ensuring high-quality solutions that meet client needs.
- Analyze and Resolve Issues: Utilize expertise in technologies to analyze and resolve issues, providing timely and effective solutions to ensure minimal disruption to clients.
- Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with cross-functional teams to design and implement solutions, providing technical guidance and support to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Implement Solutions: Implement solutions that meet client needs, and high-quality results.
Master's Degree
Pre Requirements
Required technical and professional expertise
Government of Canada Security Clearance is a requirement for this role. You must be eligible to obtain Secret, NATO and Controlled Goods Clearances
- Must be either a Canadian Citizen or Canadian Permanent Resident
- Must have resided in Canada for a minimum of 10 consecutive years, without leaving Canada (for any reason) for more than 30 days at a time OR traveling abroad to any non-NATO countries for any period
- Must have a clean criminal and credit history
This role is onsite in Ottawa, Ontario only.
Requirements
Required Professional and Technical Capabilities
- 5-8 years of hands-on software development experience, including low-level programming
- o Strong proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, Python, and other strongly typed languages
- Solid understanding of bitwise operations, memory management, and performance optimization
- Experience developing device drivers and firmware for embedded or hardware-integrated systems
- Strong knowledge of networking concepts and communication protocols
- Experience with system integration and ensuring interoperability between legacy and modern technologies
- Expertise in middleware development, including:
- Event brokers
- Service mesh / event mesh architectures
- Collaborate closely with Solution Architects to plan, design, and deliver new features and capabilities
- Lead cross-functional teams of developers and testers to successfully execute projects
- Take initiative to make informed decisions on project direction, timelines, and resource allocation with minimal supervision
- Drive process improvements by simplifying workflows, enhancing task management, and improving cross-team coordination
- Ensure high-quality delivery standards, including rigorous quality control practices
- Demonstrated leadership in mentoring and guiding developers, including leading large teams or multiple cross functional teams
- Provide input into project estimation, planning, and strategic direction
- Experience implementing security best practices (i.e. NIST, ITSG-33)
- Hands-on experience with large-scale systems software development and integration.
- Experience designing and implementing security controls with strong cybersecurity awareness.
- Contribute to technical evaluations and reviews of solutions developed internally or by third parties
- Promote and enforce best practices and design patterns across development teams
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present to stakeholders and large audiences
- Strong adaptability with the flexibility to take on multiple roles and responsibilities as needed
- Strong understand of design principals, software engineering processes (i.e. SOLID, DRY), and the Software Development Cycle (SDLC)
- Experience working in the Defence Industry or on defence-related systems
- Possession of, or eligibility for, Canadian Security Clearance
- Experience with ADA or other strongly typed programming languages
- Familiarity with AI-assisted coding tools and modern development workflows (e.g., code generation, and automation)
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