Senior Developer

We are looking for a Senior Developer! Reach out if you are interested and feel free to refer friends/colleagues!

Type of Employment: Contract
Title: Senior Developer
Term: 12-months – 37.5 hours/week
Location: Toronoto, Winnipeg, or London – 1-day in the office
Job ID number: C1145

Brief description of duties:

Software Developers are part of a DevOps Squad, responsible for full lifecycle of the products they support.  This includes the design, development, support and maintenance of software solutions.  The Software Developer will have the opportunity to be part of building sustainable modern solutions and supporting their quality work in production.

• Design, develop, integrate, test, transition to production, and maintain software applications
• Provide production support, application monitoring, and tuning for applications
• Participate in a multi-person on-call rotation for production support
• Participate in project planning
• Provide input into the evolution of the software development environment and methods, including consultations with the Systems Architects and Business System Analysts
• Provide technical leadership within your areas of expertise

Specific Activities:

• Implement enhancements to existing software including solution design, work breakdown and estimation, deploying the changes and warranty support
• Able to organize work tasks and coordinate with other team members
• Verbal and written communication required with other team members
• Trouble shoot application problems, then document and maintain an inventory of expertise for identified problems
• Handle multiple priorities when required
• Provide feedback into our software development best practices
• Occasional after hours and weekend work will be required

MUST haves:

• A degree or diploma in computer science or a related discipline or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Training, knowledge and experience with the following:

• Software design methodologies and proper documentation procedures
• Software requirements analysis and design principles
• DevOps and/or Agile team experience, especially related to Scrum or Kanban practices
• Understanding of technical environments and their infrastructure including servers, networks, and security
• Quality assurance techniques and automated testing practices

Can develop in one or more of the following languages or tools:

• Visual Studio
• VB .NET
• C#
• Web Services
• SQL Server
• Java and JavaScript
• Mainframe Tech (Cobol, JCL, Changeman, DB2)
• IBM FileNet
• Mainframe knowledgeable SD (JCL, CA7,COBOL), these SD’s required strong DB2 skills and knowledge
• Strong debugging and investigation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Plan and organize software development work
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing, in person or through remote sessions
• Previous experience with ServiceNow and Jira would be considered an asset