RQ09196 - Software Developer - Senior

Description

Hybrid Work Environment: The successful candidate is expected to work onsite at 222 Jarvis St 3 days per week, and may work remotely up to 2 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Required to translate technical systems specifications into working, tested applications. This includes:
  • Developing detailed programming specifications
  • Writing and/or generating code
  • Compiling data-driven programs
  • Maintaining and conducting unit tests
• Resolves and troubleshoots technical problems which arise during the use and operation of software packages, including technical assistance in implementation, conversion, and migrations.

General Skills

• Experience in programming and analysis; specialized software package support at the specified experience level
• Ability to collaborate with IT Professionals throughout the Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience in structured methodologies for the development, design, implementation, and maintenance of applications
• Experience in design, code, test, debug, and document applications
• Experience in the use of object and/or third generation language development tools
• Experience in one or more programming languages
• Experience in application design, latest design patterns, deployment, and troubleshooting
• Experience with relational and hierarchical database technologies
• Experience in the use of information retrieval packages using query languages
• Experience with one or more communications protocols
• Experience in structured methodologies for the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of applications
• Experience eliciting and documenting information from diverse business area stakeholders and subject matter experts
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills; verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal and negotiation skills
• A team player with a track record for meeting deadlines

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge and experience with programming Internet-ready applications
• Knowledge and experience in rapid application development (RAD) methodologies
• Knowledge and understanding of Information Management principles, concepts, policies, and practices
• Experience with middleware and gateways
• Experience reviewing, analyzing, and modifying product installation scripts including encoding, testing, debugging
• Ability to provide post-implementation support and resolve any post-implementation technical issues
• Experience conducting design walkthrough sessions with project team
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA) and related regulations and standards
• Ability to provide user and system documentation as required

SkillsExperience and Skill Set Requirements

Responsibilities / Assignment Deliverables

The Developers will be responsible for translating business requirements and technical system specifications into

working, tested applications. This would involve doing analysis & design based on requirements, writing Java EE

code, and conducting unit tests.

Mandatory Skills:

Over 8 years of experience in developing Spring Boot applications.

Expert in Spring Boot annotations and configurations, including JPA for database interactions.

Proficient in Spring Security for authentication and authorization.

Experienced with Angular (version 15+), HTML5, and CSS frameworks.

Extensive knowledge of RxJS for reactive programming.

In-depth experience with PostgreSQL, including SQL, PL/pgSQL, indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.

Skilled in PostgreSQL-specific features such as JSONB and array types.

Proficient in Git for source code management and CI/CD tools.

Experienced with AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and IAM for managing permissions.

Nice to Have Skills:

• Agile development experience - Scrum, User Stories, CI, TDD, Automated Tests, etc.
• Experience writing Web Services and implementing SOA
• BPM tools such as: jBPM, Activiti, IBM Process Server, Camunda BPM, Drools Rule Engine
• Fine-grained security frameworks such as: Spring Security, Apache Shiro, ForgeRock

Evaluation Criteria

Technical / Java EE platform

• 10+ years experience in developing n-tier Enterprise applications.
• 10+ years hands-on development with Java Enterprise technologies.
• Demonstrated experience in application design, latest design patterns, deployment and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated experience in conducting unit test based on requirements.

25%

Spring Framework

• Demonstrated experience working with Spring Framework - Spring Boot, Spring MVC, Spring Data, Spring Batch, Spring Security, etc.

10%

ORM

• Demonstrated experience with ORM tools such as JPA, Hibernate or MyBatis

15%

Database

• Working experience in writing SQL and Stored Procedures (preferably in Oracle and PL/SQL, Cosmos DB, Postgres, MySQL

15%

BPM

• Demonstrated experience with Camunda BPM, Drools Rule Engine

5%

Azure Cloud

• Demonstrated experience working with Azure Cosmos DB, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Cognitive Search, etc.

20%

UI

• Demonstrated experience with React, Angular, jQuery

10%

MUST HAVES:

1. Over 8 years of experience in developing Spring Boot applications, expert in Spring Boot annotations and configurations, including JPA for database interactions.
2. Proficient in Spring Security for authentication and authorization.
3. Experienced with Angular (version 15+), HTML5, and CSS frameworks.
4. In-depth experience with PostgreSQL, including SQL, PL/pgSQL, indexing, query optimization, and performance tuning.
5. Experienced with AWS services like EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and IAM for managing permissions.